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Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1864-05-11 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE. OF AN IRISH BARONET.  Sir Thomas Judkiu Fitzgerald: the descendant of a man well known as a royalist in 1703, committed suicide last week by throwing himself into toe River Seir, near his own residence. Golden Hills. He had been in Dublin the greater part of the previous week, it is supposed with the object of effecting an arrangrineut with some of his creditors. There he was net by several of his friends, who found him in his usual health and spirits. He returned home, and was in Chin:nal on Monday. It appears that there was an execution then in hie house for s debt of £3OO, and the baniffs were in possession He made a last effort to raise this amount on Monday morning, but his solicitor failed to accomplish it, owing to the heavy liabilities under which he laboured. Ile went home by the train on Tuesday afternoon, having left a letter with his solicitor stating that he should shortly be no mare, and indicating where his body would be found. This gentleman insm-diately communicated with the office of the constabulary, and a tel-gram was at once sent with imperative orders for the instant arrest of Sir Thomas Fitzgerald. But the precaution was, uafortunately, toe late. lle wrote similar letters to other friends, and among them was the followin' - to Mr Edmund Dalton. Dublin, April 26, 1864. Dear Neid—l am going to ask a favour of you, and that is, that yell will get Mrs Dalt in to break the sad news of my death to poor Lady Fitzgerald. Igo d twn this evening, and my pear body will be fitted in the Stair at Pig-hole, where all the salmon are taken, near where the white thorn stump is that was lately cut. The Lord have mercy on me and my poor family ! Yuma truly, Thomas J. FITZORR UAL Sir Thomas arrive,' from Dubith A t the Gold tomes station at 11.30 pm. on Tuesday nignit. He was tin. usually silent, and seemed rather angry, as if he was disappointed about smoothing; but otherwise in his ordinary state of mind. He reached Golden Hills about half-past twelve. The family had retired to rest, except the butler, who Waited up for his master. He fiist went upstairs, it was supposed to Lady Fitzgerald's room. Soon after, the servant heard hitn unbar the hall door and go out. After about an hour Lady Fitzgerald tapped at his door and said, "Mir ia d, get up. Sir Thomas is gone out somewhere and he ha' mot returned. You had better go out towards the eh übbery and see what is the matter. I fear he has got a weakness." The butler and Rourke, the coaahman, then hurried out and searched all the grounds. At length they found his hat and coat on the bask of the riser near the spot which the deceased had himself indicated, and about two hundred yards further down the bedy was found in the shallow water. As Sir Thomas was a remarkably we'd swimmer, it is supposed he most have taken some drug to prevent the failure of his attempt at self-destruction.
Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1864-04-13 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

DETERMINED SUICIDE BY • LUNATIC.—An inquest was held at the Oystermouth Brewery, on Thursday evening, before E. Strick, Esq., and a respectable jury, Mr. Rees, of Clarencemtreet, acting as foreman,—on the body of David Williams, who committed suicide on Thursday morning, under vest, peculiar circumstances. The particulars of his death may be gleaned from the fdlowing facts :—The deceased was formerly a workmate with Messrs. Boundy and Voyce, of the Ca-mbwrla Tinworks. It appeared that while he was in that employment he acted contrary to the rules of a certain society to which he belonged, and this, it is said, vexed him and affected his mind. After a time it became apparent that he was wrong in his mind, and on Wednesday last he was conveyed to the Swansea Workhouse. It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Williams, master of the Workhouse, that the deceased made his escape between seven and half-pest, on the evening of that day, and eid not return. He was observed after that wandering about the town, by several members of the police force, but as they had no information of his having broken out of the workhouse, they did not apprehend him. Nothing was seen of him till the following morning, when a yoang man named Williams, who happened to be on the Oystermoutb-road, saw the deceased go up to the seawall, opposite the Trafalgar Hotel, and jump over into the water. Williams immediately rushed to the spot, and calling out to two men to come and assist him, made several attempts to rescue the miserable man. Their efforts, however, were unavailing, as it was high water and the sea was belting violently against the wad. The deceased was not under the water, and it was quite evident that he had "soundings," but he was foaming at the mouth and behaving iii a most flantic manner. After tossing about and struggling for upwards of ten minutes, he deliberately threw himself under the water and was drowned. His body was recovered about an hour afterwards, and was then conveyed to the Oystermouth Brewery. A person named Jarrat, who was called as a witness, proved that several members of the same family as the deceased had been of unsound mind. —The jury were of opinion that it was a case of determined suicide, and unanimously reterned a verdict to the effect that the deceased had committed suicide whilst labouring under a fit of temporary insanity.—The deceased hes left a wife and two children, who ate living It Tydn, in Monmouthshire.
Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1864-12-21 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

TUB RAILWAY SUICIDE NEAR GLOUCESTER. —The inquest upon Josiah Davis, the lunatic who committed suicide on the Jreat Western Railway, near Gloucester, on Saturday, was held on Monday night. The evidence shoed that deceased was a farmer of Leominster. He had been an inmate of the Barnwood Asylum since April last. On one or two occasions he had tried to escape, and once he attacked a keeper, but he was not ! considered a dangerous lunatic, and was allowed free ! exercise with the other patients in the grounds attached ' to the asylum. On Saturday lie and seven or eight others were out walking in charge of two keepers, named Willes and Constable. The latter went away. Willes I was welkin", with another patient when Davis suddenly ! came behind them and struck down his fellew lunatic with a broom whieh had been negligently left on the ground by some workmen. Willes turned and seized the weapon. In the struggle the head parted from the handle. The madman retained the handle and flourished it menacingly at the keeper, who then went for alsistaece. Meantime the madman ran off in the direction of the Great Western Railway, wading a brook and pas- . sing through a little wicket gate in the railing which bounds the grounds. The keepers felleweil, and were within twenty yards of Davis when they saw him throw his body between the line of rails, and lay his neck upon, the metals, in readiness for a c ike train whieh was coming slowly up the incline. The guarl-iron of the engine knocked him off the line ; but he deliberately again place his neck on the metals between the leading and driving wbetile of the engine. The driver stopped Ins engine as soon as possible, in obedience to the shouts of the keep ire, hut the driving whe and the wheels of a truck d pelmet over the lunatic, and he was taken tip a headless ti oak. The jury ieturned the usual verdict, and the coroner censured the carelessness of the workmen in leaving the broom on the grounds.
Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1889-03-20 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

DESCENDANT OF AN EMPEROR. The eorrespundentof a China newspaper gives the following details of a sudden change of fortune in that country :---Upon the accession of the present Manchu dynasty, the heir of the last Ming Emperor, who committed suicide on a coal hill in Pekin. was made a marquis, and known •as the Ming Marquis. During the reign of the ' last Emveror but one, the then holder of the ' title died without 140118 and with no direct heir to succeed to the marquisate and estates. Reference to the family records showed that the right heir was an obscure personage, who had been completely lost sight of, and search was made for him 'everywhere by the officials of the Banner under which the marquis was enrolled. For a long time no trace could be found of the missing nobleman, but he was at length discovered standing with a barrow outside one of the gates of Pelriu selling a species of large pumpkin. He proved to be a man of the mostrustie appearance and uneducated. Ignorant of his high birth, he was gaining a precarious livelihood an a • costermouger. He was with difficulty made to realise the sudden freak by which fortune had raised him to he one of the great nobles of the I land. Hurried off to the office of his Banner, he was washed, shaved, and combed, and his rags exchanged for costly garments suited to his , new station in life. For some days lie was ' polished up generally, and taught the etiquette ' and Manehu phrases necessary for his' presentation to the Emperor. His succession was allowed, and he went to , his palace and took possession. Report speaks of him as an honest and kindhearted man, who has done his best to educate himself and fulfil the duties of his high position. He is now about 5-t years of age, and still retains his rustic appearance. The birth of sons has secured the succession. so that the family is now in as strong a position as ever. It is his duty to offer wicriflee each autumn at the Ming tombs. His palace is near one of the gates of the Impetial city. He is popularly known as the Pumpkin Marquis.
Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1889-03-20 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

SUICIDE OF A BRECON' ST. PATRICK CELEBRAMAN. TION. IThe feast of St. Patrick was sustained right ' loyally at the St. David's Schoolroom, Rutlandstreet, Swansea, on Monday evening, when a capitally-arranged programme was admirably gone through, and won the golden opinion of the large company present. The first part of the programme consisted of a legerdemain and ventriloquial entertainment by " Professor Tristram" (Mr. J. H. gtephens), who, for upwards of an hour, kept his audience in excellent humour with his clever sleight of hand tricks and comical I ventriloquial exhibition. Mr. J. H. Stephens, comparatively speaking, is merely an amateur, but his performance was as neatly accomplished as those we have witnessed given by socalled professionals. Professor Tristram made his , Jubilee dolls address some droll remarks to the , audience, and the laughter reached a sidesplitting pitch when one of the puppets artfully ' informed those present that "lust quarter's pew rents were due. Mr Stephen's dolls also sung and recited in a praiseworthy style, the parody on " Excelsior " being much enjoyed. At the conclusion of Mr Stephen's performance Canon Wilson stepped forward and thanked that gentleman for the excellent treat he had afforded them that evening. His (Mr Stephen's) serrino were given gratuitously, as well as the other ladies and gentlemen who would apjvar. Ho thanked them all very much for their good feeling and assistance towards the church, and also those present for their hearty support. During the interval Messrs Louis Follett and J. Viner Leeder rendered in character the comic duet, "Not Really.' Several extempore verses were introduced, refening to the peculiar state of our delightful atmosphere, and other interesting topics. The duet was successfully rendered, and both gentlemen were called again and again. The evening's performance concluded with the familiar farce, "Paddy Miles." Mr. James E. Bannister appeared as the rollicking romp, Paddy Miles, and succeeded ' in making everyone regret his arquaintanceship. He also turned on the indispensible " Ballyhooley," and gave the audience his well-known prescription for a blue ribbon drink in his customary inimitable style. This is Bannister's first appearance as an amateur histrionic, and having acquitted himself so successfully we hope that he will frequently appear in such wellacted parts. Mr. A. H. Fowles was very good as the young " toff " Henry Listen, and Mr. Arthur Bell made as much as he could out of his part, Job the gardener. Mr. S. J. Powell acted and "made up" remarkably well as the irritable sawbones, Dr. Coates. Mr. C. L. Thomas figured as Reuben, and made himself, as is usual, conspicuous by his extraordinary effort to make himself look as Inhuman as possible. ABM Ellen Flynn and Miss Maggie Lake sustained the female parts, and performed their respective parts in capital style. Mr W. F. Halley and Mr. W. Evans constituted the orchestra, and discoursed appropriate selections during the evening in their best style.
Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1889-03-13 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

THE FRENCH COPPER. SYNDICATE. CONTINUED RUN ON A BANK. THE SYNDICATE HAVE SPENT EIGHTAND-A-HALF 3IILLIGNS STERLING.  The run on the Comptoir d'Escompte was continued on Thursday. At ton o'elock, the opening time, some fifteen hundred persons were standing outside; at noon the "queue" was a quarter of a mile long. The promise oi immediate payment turned out to be impossible of luUiiment. People wese admitted in batches of 20; and the wattle day and part of the evening elapsed I before the depositors were attended to. During these dreary hours of waning in the street, waiters from the neighbourhood cafes drove a thriving business supplying the hungry crowd ! with rolls, coffee st.d other refreshment. The Comptoir d'Esoompte has ample funds to meet the t.mergency ; in anticipation of the panic the !directors withdrew £1,600,000 from the Bank lof France. The payments in the course of the I day amounted to £1,480,000. On Toursday mornin g another £1,600,000 in geld was brought Ito the Comptoir, and the other Paris I banks have placed £2,400,000 at its dist:meal. This is enough, and more than enough, to face any liability. It appears that the smaller depositori alone were affected by the panic. It is now known that M. Denfert-Rocherean had suffered heavy losses in the Copper corner. the Otroptoir had, under his advice, given a credit of £1,200,000 to the Societe de !detail'. He himself had brought 1,000 shares, worth £200,000, in that company, and had backed all the Copper concerns, chiefly Rio Pinto, Tillage, and Cape Cooper. The tremendona and sudden fall which took place iu all those seeurities was c?rtoinly the caused his suicide. The Copper Syndicate has, up to the present, spent eight and a half millions sterling, and it has entered into contracts with the large mining ' companies to buy annually until January 1, 1891, 160,030 tons of copper at a oust of ten milking sterling. But contrary to expectations, the Syndicate finds scarcely any market for its copper. During last month, for instance, it received 10,090 tons, mud sold 1,397. DI. Den. fert-Itoehereau's suicide seems to have been carefully planned beforehand.  There'B considerahle excitement on the Stock Exchange on Frilay morning in consequence of the run on the Paris Comptoir d'Escompte. Subsequently a report that Messrs. Rotbschilds had offered to help the Comptoir to tide over the difficulties restored confidence.
Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1889-01-16 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

SUICIDE ON AN AMERICAN LINER. A FIERY ORDEAL WED. DING. AN EXTRAORDINARY SCENE. The performance of a marriage ceremony at a blazing altar must have been a rather trying ordeal for the bride, he bridgegroom, and the party of wedding guests, whose experiences and emotions are narrated in the American papers. It appears that during the ceremony, whieh took place at a churl in the t. two of Culpepper, the evergreen decorations which had been lavishly employed to ornament the altar Cok fire from a candle, tar cons.guenee being that in a few minutes the cedar waft blazing, and th contracting parties stood under an arch of fire. The bride turned pale, and manifested symptoms of swooning, as did wan,' other ladies present; but the bridegroom, who was unwilling to have the ceremony interrupted, whisperid words of encouragement to the frightened women, and persuaded them not to induce the bride to run away. Many of the guest, however, fled ; but the young couple remained until the minister had completed the ceremony which made them man and wife, though sparks were flying around them in every direction. When all wee ended, and the newly-married pair left the church, the young lady fainted; but tio little display of womanly weakness was certainly pardonable, seeing what she had just gone through.  A most determined case of suicide was committed by a young American lady named Miss Gale on board the Inman liner City of Berlin, which caused gaits a sensation amongst the panseowere on hoard. Those wlp landed at Queenstown on Monday morning state that the dav after sailing from New York, Mine , Gale wassupposed to be suffering from sea aiekness, hut after being in torture for some time she admittrd having taken rat poison, and that she had a family quarrel and was deter. to eat her life. All that medical skill could do for her was done by the dootor of the ship, but it was of no avail, and she died the same night. The next day another saloon passenger named H. D. Blonden died from delirium tremens, and on the same day both bodies were buried at sea,
Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1889-06-05 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

BANK  MANAGER.  Terrible trogedy took place on Friday at Ballymena, Comity Antrim. At about half past four o'clock, Mr. John Hilliard Lawlor, manager of the local branch of the Peovincial Bank, left his residence to take a walk on the Galgorm Road. ON his way he passed the residence of the cashier of the bank, Mr. Edw. Murray, who lived in Gladstone Terrace. Murray was afterward; seen following Lawlor with a double-barrelled gun, and subsequently both gentlemen were dismavered at Brocklanwm, lying dead on the footpath, within a short distance of each other. Mr. Lawlor was in front of Mr. Edward, Murray, with a deep gunshot wound at the lower part of the back of his neck. Murray was lying oi his back, and presented the appearance of hr ring committed suicide, the shot having pawed through his mouth, carrying with it a portion of the brain. News of the occurrence was convey to the constabulary barracks. and the police were soon on the scene. Ia the meantime a large crowd had hurried to the 'pot, and intense excitement prevailed. Shortly before six o'clock the bodies of the deceased men were conveyed to their homes by order of the coroner, and the crowd joined in the solemn procession. The theory advanced is that Marray murdered Lawlor, and then committed suicide. It appears that a short time ago unpleasantness arose between them, and since then they have not been on the best of terms. It is said that Murray was in his house, lookbag out of the window, when he saw Lawlor paasisg. He immediately raufor his gun, and threatened toshootsomeperson. His vriferemonstrated with him, and endeavoured to prevent him from carrying out his threat. He, however, got away from her, and she immediately called use assistancefrom people livingnear. Mr. Wright, • neighbour, states that else came to him in • most excited state, and, in compliance with her earnest solicitations, he proceeded in the direction of Brocklamoua. Another young man had I been requested to follow Murray, and both ram after him. At Alexandra Terrace they saw Murray a little behind Lawlor, and shortly afterwards heard the gun discharged and saw a man fall. The man who fired the shot immediately turned round, and another discharge was heard, and befell. Lawlor was found lying on his face, and Murray on his Back. Mr. Lawlor was a native of County Cork, and went to Ballymona about a quarter of a century ago to manage the Provincial Bank. Ile married a daughter of Colonel Cairns, of Coleraine, by whom he had several children.
Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1889-03-27 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

TERRIBLY. SUICIDE A.T SWANSEA POLICE COURT. SWANSEA. A MAN THROWS HIMSEL' TINDER AN ENGINE,  Jost as we go to press information reaches no Ilist a terrible ..curence has taken place on the Great Western Railway, near Pentre-road, Swansea.; It is said that as the 11.20 train was speeding along past the bridge at the spot we ' have indicated, is man rushed from the side of , the railway and threw himself under the wheels , of the teem, which, passing I WIT his neck completely severed his Ilead from the trunk. From enquiries we have made wo find that the man who met with such an untimely end was Richard Morris, a resident of Llangyfelach-road, Pentre. It seems that as the 11.20 train was nearing the bridge by the Landore Station the guard noticed the body of a man lying by the side of the metals. Ile blatantly put the brake on and stopped ; the train, but finding that the: body was lifeless, he instructed the engine driver to pmceed to the station, where he informed the authorities of the occurrence. Two men belonging to the St. John's Anibulenee Association were despatched to the spot, but finding they were unable to do anything, they conveyed the body to the station, from whence it was taken to the deceasnl man's residence. Neither the driver or the stoker of the Moque, tive saw the man until the engine was "braked," and the general belief is that deceased rushed mider the engine. This is borne out, too, by the fact that Morris attempted to take his life about a fortnight ago, when he tried to hang himself. He leaves to widow and four children.  Abraham Boyle (62) Por tab -driver, ta-driver, was brought up in custody charged with non' maintenance of his wife. The (imam amounted to Al 2s. The defendant has been before the magistrates for a similar often,' on a previous oemisiom and he wan now ordered to pay the money forthwith or go to prison for 21 days.  _