The Cotton Factory Times. — 1889-07-19 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

EDS.—On Tuesday, at the Leeds Town Hall, before Mr. Brace, Herbert Lunn (27), boot salesman, 5, Westfield Place, Westfield-road, Leeds, was charged with having attempted to commit suicide. It appeared that on Monday the prisoner went to his work whilst under the influence of drink, and was told by his master to go home. In the evening he was observed to throw himself into the river Aire, near Warehguse Hill, but was rescued bya boatman named Thomas Greaves, and handed over to Constable Kirby. Mr. Bruce remanded the prisoner till Tuesday next, in order that he might °onside: what he should do with him.  INIDINAN TREATIIENT cia A Napixzw.—An inquiry was held by the Sheffield Coronor on Tuesday touching the death of George Simpkins. The deceased had lived with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and , Mrs. Shiel, at Sheffield, The death teok place a few weeks ago. A sergeon who examined the body found a number of wounds and bruises. On the head were two wounds, One of which, recently inflicted, caused death. Two medical men expressed the opinion that the wound was inflicted with a poker. Evidence was given by several neighbours to the effect that Mrs. Shiel frequently ill-treated the boy. A verdiot of "wilful murder" against the aunt was returned. LABOIIN AND Wzoas.—There are now about 120 1, men out on strike in the Leeds building trades. Close upon 100 employers DINO given the advance, and the men are confident that the straggle will be of short duration. Funds still come in briskly. The Bradford plasterers struck work on. Moe day, owing to the Wesel of the employers to increase their wages from 6/4. to Bd. The Midland Railway Bisectors have decided to advance the wagasef second-class guards 2s. per week, but they have declined to alter the terms of service of either first or third class guards. They have, however, decided that if the guards are employed two Sundays in succession they will either be allowed a day off or be paid overtime. An inquiry was held at Brighton on Monday night into the ease of amen who had lost his life by coming in eoutait With as electric light wire. The deseaesd, Thos.,„Serreihe. 32 years of as, was night watchman at Messrs. Ha.fiett and Abbey's Brewery, audit was part of his duty to go to the roof to examine the liquor vat. Suspended at s height of between four or five feet over the stand from which this inspection was made was an electric light wire, and on Monday morning Garman was found lying there dead, with a mark half round his neck, as if grazed by the wire. A medical examination proved the man to have been perfectly healthy, and it was the opinion of Dr. Lowe that Garman had been killed by the electric current, his neck by some means coming in contact with the wire.—The jury returned a verdict accordingly, and expressed an opinion that the wire, which bad no connection with the brewery, had been very unsafely hung. It was only five weeks since that another man received a bad shock from the wire.  Lxrice IN num or 'num.—Four lads, named Willian James Carless, Robert Willett, Edward Dixon, and John Edward Cohan, each about nine years of age, were charged at Lancaster Cattle, on Saturday, with wilfully placing themselves in front of a train on the Midland Railway so as to obstrnot the engine. The case was a peculiar one. The lads, it appears, whilst straying on the line between Lancaster and Moroombe, conceived the idea of having a "'irk with a coming train, on the evening of the 25th ult., with a view of bringing it to a standstill. Willett laid down in the four-foot, carelessly observing that the train would not hurt him if it went over him. The others took the bolder step of sitting on one of the rails. A train left Lancaster at 7 22 p.m.,Henry Prentice being the engine-driver. When about 300 yards off he saw the *ye on the line, and whistled hie engine two or three times, but no notice was taken of the warning. He than put on the brake, and brought the train to • standstill when within five yards of the bodies. Even then the boys did not move, but upon the fireman (Eardikar) pimping down, they ran off.—Coben, who could not be identified, was discharged. The others were ordered to receive six strokes from a birch rod by a police sergeant.