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The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1886-05-07 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

GENERAL ITEMS.  A SHOCKING AvFAIR.—At Plymouth, on Thursday, , gasfitter, named Reynolds, was found lying in a lane with his throat cut. He was conveyed to the hospital, :ind when there it was found that he had cut himself so deeply that his truvgue had been severed at the roots. It had (Alm out, and was subsequently picked up in the mud. A melancholy accident has occurred to M. Liverani, member of the French company now playing " Martyr " in Belgium. One of his eyes had been -Completely destroyed by the pistol-shot fired by M. Abel in the second act.. This disaster was caused by a gunsmith at Ghent, who supplied a ball-cartridge instead of a blank one.  An inquest was held at Sheffield, on Thursday, on .the body of John Harrison, aged 33, who, a week before Christmas, received £247 from a legacy, and since then had been drinking hard. He spent all the legacy by the end of March, and brought on delirium tremens. Last week he had some words with a sonin-law ; then went away and drowned himself. A .rdiet 4 "Suicide during temporary insanity" was returned.  At a recent meeting of the Academy of Sciences, Paris, M. noteur announced, the British Medkal Jourmtl statns, that he had treated the knowing number 'Of people from different countries for bites from mad dogs :—France, 505; Algeria, 40; Russia, Engu,d, 25: Italy, 24: Austro-Hungary, ; Belgium, 10 ; North America, 9 ; Finland, 0; Germany, 1; Portugal, 5; Spain, 4; Greece, 3; SaNzerland, 1; Brazil, 1. This makes a total of 720.  A man named Fisher, living at Brierlow Bar, was iisoned the other night under peculiar circumstances. it appears that the family were in the habit of drinking wormwood tea, and Fisher, seeing a cup on the 4ble, supposed that it was the sante. He took it up and drank the greater portion of its contents, when, to the consternation of the family, it was found that one of the children had mixed in the cup a quantity of rat poison. Medical aid was summoned, and Fisher: whose life was in jeopardy, is now recovering. The wife and children hail partaken out of the same c Ili but not sufficiently to cause any serious aymplpsns. Aw UNTWOgriIY
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1886-01-29 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

LARGE WINDFALL.  An advertisement has recently appeared in the Manchester newspapers asking for information on the part of a firm of solicitors in that city, respecting certain members of a family who are heirs to an estate worth £BOO,OOO at Chicago. The property • remained unclaimed up to a few days since, but now it seems that the rightful heirs have been discovered at Glossop. Some fifty7years ago there iesided in the last-mentioned town a man named Robert Garlick, who worked as a dresser in a cotton manufactory. He acquired a little property, and in 1855 or 1850 he, with his uife, emigrated to America, taking with them an only child, a daughter, who was a cripple. They settled at Chicago, where Mr. Garlick made some speculations inland, which realised a handsome fortune. This fortune was left to the daughter, who remained single to the time of her death, which occurred about two years ago. She bequeaths her possessions to two branches of the family, named Fielding and Lomas. After her demise her legal representatives addressed a letter to Mr. Thomas Fielding, of Glossop, uncle of the deceased, but as he had died before the latter reached Glossop it was sent to the dead-letter office. Since that time efforts have continually been made to find the heirs to the property, and it was in consequence of one of the Lomas family making at plication to the Manchester solicitors that they have been discovered. There are seven members of the Fielding family, children of Thomas Fielding, , and two of the Lomas branch, among whom the whole of the estate will be divided.  A farmer named Penwarden, belonging to Hols worthy, committed suicide on Friday in a carriage of a South-Western Railway train as it was proceeding to Okehampton. He was found suspended from the hat rail by means of a leathern belt he had been accustomed to wear round his waist.
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1886-01-29 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

LARGE WINDFALL.  n advertisement has recently appeared in the ichester newspapers asking for information on part of a firm of solicitors in that city, respectiw; am members of a family who are heirs to an te worth £BOO,OOO at Chicago. The property ained unclaimed up to a few days since, but now wins that the rightful heirs have been discovered Hossop. Some fifty!years ago there iesided in last-mentioned town a man named Robert lick, who worked as a dresser in a cotton manuory. He acquired a little property, and in 1855 1856 he, with his wife, emigrated to America, ing with them an only child, a daughter, who a cripple. They settled at Chicago, where Mr. lick made some speculations inland, which realised andsome fortune. This fortune was left to the ghter, who remained single to the time of her th, which occurred about two years ago. bequeaths her possessions to two branches the family, named Fielding and Lomas. er her demise her legal representatives ressed a letter to Mr. Thomas Fielding, of 5501), uncle of the deceased, but as he had died ire the latter reached Glossop it was sent to the d-letter office. Since that time efforts have con sally been made to find the heirs to the property, it was in consequence of one of the Lomas family king at plication to the Manchester solicitors that y have been discovered. There are seven members be Fielding family, children of Thomas Fielding, two of the Lomas branch, among whom the whole ;he estate will be divided.  k farmer named Penwarden, belonging to Hols rthy, committed suicide on Friday in a carriage of ,outh-Western Railway train as it was proceeding Okehampton. tie was found suspended from the L; rail by means of a leathern belt he had been :ustomed to wear round his waist.  MIIMIIMIIMMIIE
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1886-01-01 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

SUICIDE IN A WATER-TANK.  On:Tuesday Dr. Diplock held an inquest at 38, Redcliffe-gardens, South Kensington, on the body of Sarah Martin, aged 38, a cook, who conunittted suicide at the above-named address, he residence of Mr. Gowdry, a gentleman, on Sunday morning. It appeared from the evidence adduced that the deceased was addicted to habits of intemperance, On the morning in question she got up as usual, and made preparations for her master's breakfast. She dressed, and went out. Lucy Amos, the housemaid, subsequently found her attired only in an undergarment, in a water-tank, which was situated on the top flour of the house. Amos immediatly gave an alarat. r. lowdry pulled the deceased out, and sent for Dr. Burke, who attended, and pronounced life extinct. No reason could be assigned for the act. The jury returned a verdict that the deceased committed suicide while in a state of temporary insanity.  A stableman in the employ of the Duke of Edin burgh, at Eastwell Park, has been trampled to death by a horse. The man, in attempting to mount the animal, fell, and the horse kicked and trampled upon him, inflicting injuries from which the poor fellow died withiu a few hours. An inquest was held on Wednesday. A young lady, aged 17 years, daughter of Mr. Fairley, ship-builder. Sunderland, has been burnt ho death. Miss Fairley was subject to fits for several years, and by some means not explained her night' dress caught fire in the bedroom in the absence of her nurse, and she received such injuries that death resulted soon afterwards. _  Mr. Gladstone attained his seventy-sixth birthday on Tuesday. The right lion. gentleman, who is in good health, received the congratulations of all the members of his faintly assembled at liawarden. At Chester a banquet in celebration of the event was held.  During service at Castlegate Congregational Church, Nottingham, on Sunday morning the HO/. Josiah Bull, M.A., a retired minister, aged 78, was siddsnly seized with illness. He was removed to the vestry, where he died in a few minutes.
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1886-04-16 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

DORMIEBTER. ' WEYMOUTH. WINMOUTII. DORMIRLTER death, and thirty more were injured, several of them a-- --- --fatally. 7155W17 35 a in 5250 W , 540 a in A suicide, accompanied by circumstances of a very 853 0 GI W 920 a m 7208 W S W I 910 a in 620 S W I 76 4400 : maa - 9 unusual character, has created a sensation in Pestle 9450 W 10 sam 8 OGW 820 am On the 16th of last month the daughter of an official 11 17 G W 11 35 ain 18 35 S W 853 a m Of the Austro-Hungarian Railway, named Irma 11 27 8 W 11 42 a m 10 15 S W 10 31 a m Szercenyi, a handsome girl of 17, and well-known st 50 S W 12 5p in 10 00 W 10 2(2 p m In the best middle-class society in Pesth, died there. 12 40 0 W 12 1:IpP m 1: 2: 37v n2O j',. mm Suspicions having been aroused, a Peet 2"rtein' la(3 Zr sO. p min 12 15 8 W 12 35 p examination of the body was made, which made it 8 50W 320 pm 125 SW 143 p clear that the unfortunate girl had been poisoned 3 58 SW 4 14 p m 230 0 W 247 p m by phosphorus. The body remained in the town 544 G W 62 pm 220 S W 240 pm hospital during the police investigation, which 65 S W 615 p m 8 250 W 342 p m lasted about a week, and eventually a servant 038 8 W 653 p m 450 S W : 1,6, p m confessed that on March 15th Irma had had a 4 4,?, (34, 'il'i gDI 11., mm :40 91 sVir 7 0 I)pinm quarrel with her stepmother, and poisoned herself 10 40 9 W 10 53 p m 700 W 720 p m In consequence. It appeared that about 11 in the 10 2311 W 10 45 p m 940 S W 10 10 pm • forenoon she took the poison in her room, where she was left unattended, screaming in the most heartrending manner all day and night until four the next
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1886-02-12 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

SUICIDE IN A CEMETERY.  On Friday night Mr. Wyatt, the Camberwell coroner, held an inquest at the George and Dragon, Mt. George's-road, Camberwell, on the body of Mr. Nathan David Cook, aged 61 years an independent gentleman, residing at Belmont, Upper Norwood, who is supposed to have committed suicide in Nunhead Cemetery.—Mr. George Brinsley, auctioneer and surveyor, of 30 and 31, New Bridge-street, E.C., identified the body as that of his cousin, who had resided with him at his address at Norwood for about twelve years. Deceased, as a rule, was of a cheerful disposition, but occasionally he suffered from fits of depression. On Wednesday morning the deceased was seen by one of witness's servants to leave the house, and he did not return,—A man named John Wright stated that he was at work on some headstones in the cemetery on Thur-day morning, when he saw the body of the deceased lying between two tomb stones. He seemed quite dead.—Police-constable Hanchett, 593 P, deposed that he was called to the cemetery, and on searching the body of the deceased he found a gold watch and chain, in gold, and some silver and bronze. There was also a corkscrew with acork attached, labelled " carbolic acid, "and a case which had contained a bottle of that poison. Some distance off the bottle was found empty.—Sergeant Ledger said he found a broken bottle which had con tamed the acid some eighteen yards from the body.— Dr. Brockwell, of Park-side, Gipsey-hill, said that he had attended the deceased constantly, and knew his disposition. He at times suffered severely from mental depression, and then witness had known hini to threaten his life. Witness had seen the body, and had no doubt that death was due to poisoning by carbolic acid. —After some cm-inflation the jury returned a verdict of " Suicide whilst mentally deranged."
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1886-02-12 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

DISTRESSING DEATHS.  An inquest was held on Saturday as to the death of the wife of the Rev. W. H. Stock&le, ar, elderly lady residing at Ferndale Villa, Paignton. On Thursday night a servant employed to wait on the lady took her some bread and butter. The mistress told the servant that she could not sleep, and she would take a sleeping draught which was on the chest of drawers. The servant took a bottle which she thought contained the steeping draught, and gave the lady a dose. Subsequently it was discovered that the servant had given her mistress a liniment marked "Poison," and emetics were administered, but without avail, and the lady died on Friday. The medical man had made a post mortent, and stated that death was due to belladonna liniment. The Coroner, in summing up, said that the servant should have been mine careful in ascertaining what medicine she was giving her mistress. A verdict of "Death from Accidental Poison' was returned. Jr. C. C. Lewis on Saturday held an inquest at Brentwood on the body of Edward Furbank, an army pensioner, who had seen 24 years' service, and who ' committed suicide by tAking laudanum while staving at the Chequers Inn, Brentwood. Under his pillow was found a seven-chambered revolv9r loaded. He resigned a post in London shortly before Christmas, and broke up his home, and for some time he appeared to have been in a distressed state of mind. Three or four weeks ago he attempted to destroy himself by taking poison, and by opening a vein in his arm, but he recovered under treatment at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. On the day that he made this attempt he wrote the following letter to his daughter, a girl of about twelve years, who is staying with an aunt near Brentwood :—" Dear Minnie,-1 have always loved your mother and our children. I can bear this life no longer. Since I saw you last I have made four attempts to poison myself. I hope to-night to be more successful. God bless you, dear children. As you cannot be happy with a father, may you be happy without one." The daughter was present at the inquest, and her distressed condition and piteous cries of "Oh, my dear fattier 1" created a painful scene. A verdict of " Suicide while suffering from temporary insanity" was returned.
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1886-04-02 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

SUICIDE. At w,st Hain, Ellen Elizabeth Crouch, 19, a single woman, living at 21, Mayfield-road, Hermit. road, Plaistow, was charged, on remand, with attempting to commit suicide by cutting her throat with a razor.—The evidence showed that the prisoner for some time pi.st had been keeping com• pany with a young man named Walter Porter; and on Sunday evening, the 2lst inst., she called at the house of Catherine MaGmarin, a friend. MaGovarin, fancying she looked strange, invited her to have a cup of tea, but prisoner said she could not take any. thing as she had fallen cut with Walter, adding, "If he does not speak to ma to-night I will do away with myself. He had the best' of inn three months ago, and ever since he has been playing the fool with me. Will you come with me and try and fled him? If he speaks to me to-night I'll give him up the razor." McGovarin and prisoner left the house together, and, meeting Walter, McGovarin asked unit ti speak to the prisoner, but he said he would not, and when told that prisoner had a razor, and said she would "do away" with herself if he did not speak to her, he replied, "I can't help it. If she will be headstrong she can do so." He then went into a publichouse, but afterwards he went to the prisoner and demanded the razor, saying if she did not give it up he would give her in charge. To this prisoner replied, "Very well, do so," and Porter went., away. Prisoner followed him, and asked, 'What is it to be? Are we going to be friends, or not ?" and his answer being "'No," she asked, "You will not, then? You see this razor?' and at the same time producing the razor, and draw. ing it across her throat, she added, "You will repent the day."—Mr. Phillips said he had had a letter from the chaplain, who said prisoner was willing to go into a home.—Prisoner: Yes, sir, I will go.—Mr. Phillips: Very well. You are now discharged, and I hope you'll never be so foolish again.
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1886-04-02 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

BLOWING HIMSELF TO PIECES.  An officer of the School of Artillery at Fataineblsau, named Bourrin, has committed suicide in an extraordinary manner. He went to the depot of material at the butts of Avran, and loaded a piece of cannon with a box of canister shot, containing about 120 bullets, levelled the mouth of the gun to the height of his breast, placed himself before it, and discharged it. He was blown to pieces. For some time past he had been in a desponding state of mind.  THR INVENTIONS EXHIBIiIoN.-- Co too rtllor of The Daily Telegraph.—Sir,—May we ask you to insert in your celutuus the fodowing statement ef facts contained in the London Gazette and the Society of Arts' Journal—facts which seem to us the more important because the conclusions from them are applicable to both the main divisions of the recent exhibition at South Kensington. Upon reference to the official catalogue, we find that two gentlemen connected with the pianoforte trade were nominated on the Music Committee, one of them being also a member of the Committee of Advice. We also discover that the firm to which one of these two gentlemen belongs, is announced as winning not only the highest prize—viz., the Gold Medal of the Society of Arts, but also the Ordinary Gold Medal. As for the second committeeman, he receives a gold medal with the names of the three firms for whi,l he is agent, so added that the single honour oecomes equivalent to six, the agent and the manufacturers being equally entitled to the gold medal awarded in their joint nausea. In other words, the medal may be used as three by the committeeman, , and as one by each of the three firms. We observe also that the firm which bears this gentleman's name obtains a silver medal. The violin experts of the Loan Collection were in like manner rewarded with one supremo gold medal and one of the ordinary character, But this is not all. A firm to which the nephew of one of the committeemen belongs received a r gold medal and a bronze medal, similar honours falling ' to another firm for which he is agent, with the game of the maker added, so that both can use it, It thus appet.ra that the firms, in which the officials referred to are pecuniarily intereste(l, have obtained the equivalent ot two supreme gold medals, eleven ordinary gold medals, one silver medal, and two bronze medals ' —sixteen in all. This simple statement of facts emboldens us to ask whether officials connected with , the International hxhibition should be permitted to compete for prizes.—We are, sir, your obedient servants, JOHN Battestszen and Seale, London, Jan. :it/Lb.—Daily Telegraph, January 21st, 1886. SATOktDAT "
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1884-03-14 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

EXTRAORDINARY DISAPPEARANCE OF A FISHERMAN.  A most extraordinary omurrence took place here on Sunday last, when a fisherman 'lamed James Pearce disappeared in a most unaccountable manner. Pearce, who is of a somewhat eccentric character, and who is about 40 years of age, resided with his father, in Chesil. He went t,) bed on Saturday night with his father, and got up, RO it is stated, abut 2 a.m. on the following morning—a not unusual hour for this extraordinary individual to arise. When his father came downstairs he saw his son had been out, because of two nieces of board that had been brought in. He did not return, but this did not cause the elder Pearce any uneasiness, knowing what an eccentric character his son was, and therefore he said nothing. However the day wore on with no sign of him, and as night came on Pearce became anxims, and get about making inquiries, when he ascertained that his son's hat had been discovered on the Chesil Beach about eight o'clock between the Cove and Cove Inn. Later in the day his waistcoat was picked up at the water's edge, about half-a-mile west of the railway station, and not far from the spot where the men found this they distinctly saw a body in the trough of the breakers, but were not able to dkinguish the features. It i+ thought probable that this was the body of Butroe, both the father and brother having identified the clothes, and it is their opinion that the unfortunate man was taken with a fit whilst walking on the beach, and rolled into the bay and was drowned. Others, knowing his peculiarities. are inclined to the belief that he committed suicide by deliberately walking into the water, whilst others consider it very doubtful whether he has been drowned at all, However, nothing has since been heard of him.
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1884-01-18 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

SAD DEATH BY DROWNING OF A YOUNG LADY.  The town of Wareham was deeply distressed on Friday night by hearing of th, untimely end of a young lady very much rdspect-d in th p Irish—Miss Emilie Annie 4ansham, the daughter of the highly esteemed Congregation ti ml aster, Rev. W. Densham, who has ha 1 the superinteudenca of that church for the last nine or ten years. The deceased, who was only 25 years of age, has for some time past suffered from melancholia' for which she has been treated by Dr. Daniel, and although her lowness of spirits had been very manifest, she had never said ant t`iing that was calculated to lead her friends to believe she was tired of her life.  0 Friday eveninz, about half-past eight, she left her home, informing her parents that she was going for a walk. Dra Daniel had just previously seen her, and she then appeared as usual. About an hour after a man named C 4 war, a labourer, was tol i by another named Spicer that he had seen something fl oating in the water near the club boat house. He rowed towards it, and skW it was a body fully cletsied. He did not take it into his bo it, as the boat being leaky he was afraid it might sink it. He however at once gave information to the police, and Superint-endm.t Feltharn with several constables imocieded t dwell for it, and after some trouble " dra-tgel" it from the bott ma of Radcliffe hole, where it had floated and sunk. It was then diacovered to be the body of Mies Dansham, and information was at once given to her friends, who, of course, were terribly grieved. Au inquest wan bell on Saturday at the Town Hall, before Dr. Web+tnr, coroner. when in addition to evi Jenne given to the above effect Mica Selby, a friend of the deceased, WAS c died, and ilated that she hid seen nothing in her demeanour to lead her t ) the belief that she iatended too oratnit suicide. '4lla knew nothing of the deceased la lying suffered from a disappointment in love. The jury returned an own verdict of " Found Drowned."  The funeral tmk plans yesterday (Wonlay) afterno m, and was attended by the chief members of the oongrertalion, &TA a large number of other?. The Rey. E. Evans of Poole performed the mournful rites. Among the mourners was Dr. StainViqrpe, an intimate friend of the family.