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The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1888-01-24 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

HORRIBLE DOMESTIC TRAGEDY AT  CARLISLE.  A domestic tragedy was perpetrated on Saturday at Carlisle. Richard Glaister, between 30 and 40 years of age, was tot merly traveller for a London firm, and whikt in their service he fell from his gig and hurt his head. After leaving London he went into the grocery trade, but failed, and has lately been out of a situitioa, it is stated that he had differences with his wife, and that she had arranged to leave him and go home to her mother. About noon on Saturday a railway ferryman went to their house in Westmorland-. street, Deutortholme, to remove some of the furniture, and as he could obtain no answer to his k °eking, and the neighbour, had not seen the Glaisters astir, the window was forced by a joiner, who, with Mrs Glaister's brother, entered. A hcreible spectacle awaited them in the bedroom. At the foot of the bed Mrs Glaister was lying, cut and stabbed in the face and breast in many places, and with a deep wound in the chest. She was dead. At the head of the bed was seated her dead husband, with his head nearly severed from his body. He was grasping in his baud a bread knife, with which, it is supposed, he had first of all murdered his wife, who was much cut in struggling to defend herself, and then cut his own throat. Before committing the murder he had written two letters, one of them dated as far back as Tuesday, in which he said, "It's her cursed temper and tongue that have caused the affair, to say nothing of her hands." Is a second letter dated Fiiday, he says. "I've lived as long as I could, and no longer than I could have peace in this world. I now fly to the next to get rest and peace for my poor shattered head and mind. Mai, God have mercy upon my soul."—The coroner's inquest was held Olt Saturday night. John Wallace Bell, next-door neighbour, deposed that at a quarter to eight on Saturday morning he heard screams in Gl Lister's house, and heard Mrs Glaister call out "Murder !" He afterwards heard her say, I'm done." He thought something was ,irong, but did not give an alarm, because he did not know whether he" had the law on his sida." At the time he believed Glaister was trying to strangle his wife, but as he subaequently heard a gurgling II Jise he thought she had recovered. The jury returned a verdict of "Wilful murder" against Richard Glaister, and found that he had committed "Suicide while temporarily insane." It transpired that a second large knife, newly sharpened, had been found concealed in the mattress of the bed, but had not been used.
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1888-06-16 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE. —On tbe arrival of the 5.15 train from King's Cross at Peterborough, on Saturday morning, the body of a gentleman about 40 years of age was found Li a firstclass carriage. He had been shot through the heart. A revolver was lying by his side. On him was found two cards, with name Robert M. K. Tickell, Dublin Evening Mail On the back of one was written, "Wire George Tickell, Esq., Mail, Dublin. Your son shot himself whilst travelling from London to Peter. born' this morning. He is dead." On the back of another card were the woids, "On the road from ' Loudon to Peterboro'. An ill-spent life is terminated by a cowardly act. —Robert Tickell, 9th June, 1888." PERFECT HEALTH restored without medicine or expense. THE &MUCH, BLOOD, BRAISI, NERVES LIVER, LUNGS, BREATH, AND SKIN restored by Do BARRY'S DELICIOUS REVALENTA &WHOA FOOD and Tomo DIGESTIVE BISOUITs, which cure effectually dyspepsia, indigestion, constipation, acidity, coughs, asthma, bronchitis, consumption, phlegm, diarrhoea, dysentery, liver complaints, flatulency, distension, hternorrhoids, • nervousness, biliousness, typhus, typhoid, scarlet, gastric. enteric. bilious, ague. and other fevers, sore throats, diphtheria, measles, catarrhs colds rheumatism, gout, eczema, eruptions, weakness of the glands, impurity and poverty of the bLiod, hysteria, neuralgia, irritability. sleeplessness, low spirits spleen, palpitation heartburn, headache, nervous debility; nausea and vomiting after eating, even in pregnancy or at sea; sinking fits, ev.haustion, , epilepsy, paralysis, atrophy, wasting diseases, diabetes, feverish breath. 37 years' invariable NUCCI3i with , adults and delicate children. 100,090 cures of cases conaidered hopeless. Four times as nourishing and sustaining as meat, and digesting when no other food will stay on the stomach, it saves fifty times its cost n other remedies. We quote a few of the 100,000 cares :—Oure No, 49.430, of 50 years' iudescrib able agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, couga, constipation, flatulency, spasms. sickness, and vomiting, by Du Barry's Food.—
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1888-01-28 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

THE SUICIDE OF AN ADMIRAL.  SHOCKING REVELATIONS.  On Saturday the inquest on the body of Rear. admiral Versturme was held at the residence of tee i deceased, Arwenack Mansion, near Falmouth. Mrs ! Yersturme, who was greatly affected when giving her evidence, deposed that she and her husband dined together on Thursday evening. They were very happy, and the deceased wits in good spirits. After dinner they went into the dinine-roons. Having a sore throat she asked her husband to excuse her sing• jug to him as was her custom, and said she would play the piano only. She went to the piano, and her husband at the same time walked over to the fireplace and put the small brass poker into the fire, as she supposed to make a blaze. Shortly afterwards, as she was in the act of opening the piano, she heard a "stuttering" noise, which caused nee to look round. She thee saw that her husband had the red-hut poker in his hand. Something in his face alarmed her, and she rushed across the rooie, cud seized the poker. In the struggle which ensued for the possession of the weapon she burnt her han,ls, and then she fainted. After that she remembered nothing more. She always lived on the beet of terms with her husband. There were, however, some family troubles which had upset her husband lately; and at the diniug-tabie, when she was trying to cheer him up, he remarked, "You are the most cheerful companion any man could have." Witness added that iii the desperate struggle for the poker her hush mud seemed bereft of his senses, and seized the lamp, the shovel, and, in fact, anything he could lay his hands on. Ellen Davis, the only servant in the house at the time of the tragedy, said she heard groans proceeding from the drawiug-room, and hurried thither. She found her mistress on the floor in front of the fire and unconscious. A little distance from Mrs Versturuae lay her master, with a poker in his hinds, " struggling and banging himself about.' She took the poker from him, and threw it to the end of the room. A. lighted lamp was also on the floor, and this her master was . "hugging" to him. She threw a rug over the lamp in order to put it out. She could not hear her. mis• tress calling her, as the kitchen was too far away from the drawing-room.—Dr. Bellmore deposed that on his arrival lie found the deceased on the 11)0r of the drawing-room in a perfect state of frenzy. He was, in fact, suffering from a paroxysm of suicide mania. There were four punctured wounds in the abdomen, two of them going right through the integuments, and all with au appearance of burniug. The heated poker had penetrated to the peritomum. Blood was flowing from his mouth, caused by his swallowing broken pieces of glass and china. Witness knew Admiral Versturme had been in a despondent frame of mind owing to family trouoles, but he had never shown any sign of suffering from Mapia or delirium tremens. The jury returned a verdict that deceased died from the effects of wounds self-inflicted while in a state of temporary insanity.
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1888-02-25 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

NEW YORE, MONDAY.— A. terrible cyclone yeeter- Miss Gold was married at Winchelsea, Sussex, to Mr. her and he turned again to his work. John Brown, city editor of the "Daily Itemizer," arliament was then dissolved. These . bore, of the date 1240, are the very first Jewish M. day swept over the town of Mount Vernon, Idinois. T. Mitchel, of Van 13m en, Bonapart, United States. in England. A little later, Henry, who must has One half the place was levelled to the ground, aed in Kr. Mitchell is a farmer, and being determined to was a newspaper man of the old school. lead a really orig The Jews, we must mind, though out an entirely afire which broke out three-fourths of the business marry, advertised in England for a wife. Among He did not absolutely hate women, but he had new scheme. remember, quarter was destroyed, 500 houses were wrecked, stud those who replied was Miss Gold. and her portreit peculiar ideas about women's work, and when he . were by contitutional law, "his Jews." He got ea 30 persons were killed, besides 200 being injured, having been approved, she was proceeding to America read Edith's letter, and Manley Stewart's indore e- ' to marry the advertiser. References lond been exchang. ment upon the back, he sniffed conteinotti- money out of his property by every conceivable mom, _ mi ed, but neither party had seen the other. Since the sty, I way known to conscienceless holders of property; gliste. disaster in the channel Mr. Mitchell has journeyed to oo my inch. I now, why should lie not sell it? Profits might be mornine, I turned over afreelo in new hands. So actually happy tla MURDER AND 5P ICID E BY A England, and the marriage ceremony was performed dear young lady," he Said, in a cold, sive tone of voice, " I have more men here than I 1 King Henry 111. sold his Jews to his brother on a mince ir MOTHER, at Winchelsea. can find work for, and there are very few fancy I 1 Richard, receiving 5,000 marks as their price, and plum and his A murder and suicide were committed at Sheffield, Tun
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1888-02-25 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

ICID E BY A I MOTHER. murder and suicide were committed at Sheffield, on Saturday morning, under very distressing circumstances. There lived at Weedou-street, Carbropk, a labourer named Richard Henry Richards with his wife and four children. The father worked at nights, and at nine o'clock on Friday evening Mrs Richards took him his supper, and she then seemed more cheerful than usual. At six o'clock on Saturday morning she called the two eldest boys to go to work. When one of them returned home to breakfast, not seeing his mother about he went to her bedroom, and found her 'Sing in bed with her throat cut. Her little daughter, tVi years of age, was by her side with its throat cut, and the youngest boy, aged five, was lying across the mother, and endeavouring to induce her to speak. The boy hastened for his father, who, on reaching the bed side exclaimed, "Why, who has cut her thwat ?" She made answer, "I have done it, Dick." She died sxin after, but the child, by breathing through the severed windpipe, lived on for some hours. Richards and his wife, who came to Sheffield about 12 years ago, are natives of Shropshire, and her mother and aOmit were both subject to fits of extreme depression, and the aunt was once in an asylum. Mrs Richard', it ta Flipposed, when she committed the shocking deeds was similarly attacked.  Bo's Ccuteornrn Essence of Linseed, Aniseed, ,Senegal, Squill, Tonic, &c., with Chlorolyne. 944., AL & 2233 ,„Lustru,.. ClTirsainctrx Puma, a pleasant aperient, 91d 'ot4. 2s 94. Kay Bros., Ld., Stockport. b„...Catono-Lnisaan"—Conou LOVINORS, post free 7d —Aar. Bros., Ld., Stockport 2233 "My farm is called Saudhall,lllverston, where any"B may learn, any day, whether MANX saRUB nre rheumatism.% G" 11°u°11 ON COnzre.*Ask Chemists, Perfumers, or rocers for" Wells' Rough on Corns., Quick, nom-I),lete, permanent cure for hard or soft corns, warts, "inlioak 744. & Is. bottles. MANX SHRTJB is a new discovery—but thousands Of voluntary testimonials already prove its complete °matian Mot), over that too long unmauagable curse—Rheu
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1888-01-10 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

ISLAND.  A MURDEROUS MATE. A romantic and thrilling story of adverituree upon a desert island is related by two survivors of the schooner General Siegel, who have arrived at Honoln.u. Tire men state that the General Siegel left Honolulu on September Ist, 1886. for French Frigate Shoals, on a shark fishing expedition. Her crew was composed of Captain Aberdine, Adolph Jorgen, the mate, the two men already mentioned, Peter Larkin, Peter Brown, Martin Neilson, and Charles Clemens. On September 23rd, they arrived off Midway Island, On the night of i-3eptember 26th, the vessel was riding at anchor off this island, the whole of the crew being camped on shore. Towards midnight a gale of wind arose, the vessel drifted ashore, and became a wreck. The crew thus found themselves cast upon a desolate island in mid-ocean, their only 113.&118 of sustenance being sea birds and their eggs and fish. About ten days afterwards a painful accident happened to Peter Larkin. While engaged in killing fish with giant powder, one of his hands was blown off. He died from his injuries in a few days. After this a fend appears to have arisen between the mate Jorgen and the other survivors. William Tempe, one of the survivors, says that while he was alone in the hut Jorgen crept behind him and tried to strangle him with a rope. The lad called for help, when the mate desisted from the attempt. While the captain and Brown were after eggs, Jorgen murdered them. When the others heard of this, they taxed Jorgen with it, but he said the two had committed suicide. Olsen arid Tempe then resolved to leave the island. They accordiuKly destroyed the ship's boat, and then itriled away, on the 28th June, in a scow, and left the murderous mate alone. They headed for Marshal Island, which they reached after a voyage lasting two months and a half.
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1888-01-14 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

SEVEN MONT EIS ON A DESERT  ISLAND. A MURDEROUS MATE.  A romantic and thrilling story of adventures upon a desert island is related by two survivors of the schooner General Siegel, who have arrived at Honolulu. The men state that the Generel Siegel left Honolulu on September Ist, 1886. for French Frigate Shoals on a shark fishing expedition. Her crew was composed of Captain Aberdine, Adolph Jorgen, the mate, the two men already mentioned, Peter Larkin, Peter Brown, Martin Neilson, and Charles Clemens. On September 23rd, they arrived off Midway Island. On the night of September 26th, the vessel was riding at anchor off this island, the whole of the crew being camped on shore. Towards midnight a gale of wind arose, the vessel drifted ashore, and became a wreck. The crew thus found themselves cast upon a desolate island in mid-ocean, their only means of sustenance being sea birds and their ego and fish. About ten days afterwards a painful accident happened to Peter Larkin. Whiie engaged in killing fish with giant powder, one of his hands was blown off. He died from his injuries in a few days. After this a feud appears to have arisen between the mate Jorgen and the other survivors. William Tenipe, one of the stirvivors, says that while he was alone in the hut Jorgen crept behind him and tried to strangle him with a rope. The lad called for help, when the mate desisted from the attempt. While the captain and Brown were after eggs, Jorgen murdered them. When the others heard of this, they taxed Jorgen with it, but he said the two had committed suicide. Olsen and Tempe then resolved to leave the island. They accordingly destroyed the ship's boat, and then sailed away, on the 28th June, in a scow, and left the murderous mate alone. They headed for Marshal Island, which they reached after a voyage lasting two months and a half.  rHOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PlLLS—Coughs, Influenza.—The soothing properties of these medics. ments render them well worthy of trial in all diseases of the respiratory organs. In common colds and influenza the Pills, taken internally, and the Ointment rubbed over the chest and throat, are exceedingly efficacious. When influenza is epidemic, this treatment is the easiest, safest and surest. Holloway's Pills purify the blood, remove all obstacles to its free circulation through the lungs, relieve the engorged air tubes, and render respiration free, without reducing the strength, irritating the nerves, or depressing the spirits; such are the ready means of saving suffering when anyone is afflicted with colds, coughs, bronchitis, and other chest complaints, by which so many persons are seriously and permanently 4flicteJ in most comutries,
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1866-02-17 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

RAILWAY COMPANY NOT "PERSONS."— The Blyth and Tyne Railway Company were summoned, on Monday, before Tynemouth Petty Sessions. on. a charge of having, on the 9th and 14th of January last, conveyed 25 head of cattle from Newcastle to Blyth, in contravention of the order of the Quarter Sessions under the orders in council, prohibiting the importation of cattle into any place in the county of Northumberland without the jurisdiction of the Quarter Sessions. Mr. Daglish, who appeared for the defendants, contended that the order said, "Any person or persons," (Sic. Now, a railway company was not a person and although it could sue and be sued civilly, yet that was a different case from a criminal proceeding. After some consultation the bench dismissed the summons, on the ground that a railway company was not a person—Shields Gazette.  STRANGE SUICIDE BY LEAPING FROM A WINDoW.—On Wednesda3 , Mr. Richards, deputy coroner, held an inquiry relative to the suicide, in the Poplar Workhouse, of Susan Davis, aged 37 years. Samuel Davis, 11, Charles-street, Poplar, an ironworker, said that the deceased was his wife. She had three little children, the younger being a baby recently born. Owing to her confinement and witness being ill for a short time, they fell into difficulties. The deceased became much affected, and was in great dread of the brokers being put into the house for arrears of rent. She said she would cut the children's throat and kill herself. Witness said to her, "No, don't do that. Read the bible, and it will you good," and he hid his razors. On last Thursday morning she went unknown to him, before six o'clock, to his foreman to borrow money to pay the brokers that she thought would be put in. He spoke to her. about the foolishness of the affair, and asked her to go home and mind her two elder children. She said that she would do so, but she did not return to the house and he never saw her alive after. Ann Coke, paid nurse at the Poplar Union-house, said that the deceased, with an infant in her armsz applied at the Workhouse on Thursday evening for admission, as she was ill and destitute. . She was admitted to the infirmary at once. She did appear irrational. On the morning of Saturday she was found on the flags underneath the infirmary windows, covered with blood. She had forced herself out through a small closet window, and had killed herself by jumping down into the yard, a distance of .60 feet. She had fortunateleft the baby in bed. Until after she had committed suicide the workhouse authorities really did not know who her husband was, and he did not know that she had entered the workhouse. Mr. W. F. Lowndes, surgeon, said the deceased's skull was frightfully injured by the fall from the window. It was almost difficult to believe that she could have forced herself out through the closet window, it was so small. She must have used great adroitness and strength to get out through it. The coroner having summed up, the jury returned a verdict of "Suicide while of unsound mind."
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1866-02-17 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

SAD CASE OF SUICIDE AT BLACKPOOL.—On • ednesday last an inquest was held at the ~.-Lane-encls Hotel, Blackpool, on the body of Mr. r: Swindells, druggist, who was found dead in 1115 garden on Monday morning. It appears that deceased had been very melanch ly and 10W-spirited for some time back. He was a very nervous and excitable man at all times. 1.111-iday afternoon last, about five o'clock he eft his own home, and was not seen again alive. He was found in a garden which he occupied, near the Raikes, lying under a shed, Suite dead. By his side lay a bottle labelled Poison," and there is little doubt that he had LePlumitted suicide, having swallowed a quan.Qty i prussic acid. A verdict to the effect litat deceased had committed suicide while iabourine, under temporary insanity was returned.  THE CATTLE PLAGUE IN THE GARSTANG Garstang, on Thirsday, Mr. I;reakell, cattle inspector, made a statement to ne magistrates at the petty sessions there, relative to the cattle plague in that district. He t'aid that all the animals on Mr. Melling's farm 41111, Winmarleigh had been destroyed; that since !'"en the disease had broken out at Gift Hall, Winmarleigh, where one bull had been des; r°Yed, and where 10 animals were now suffer-;1,-Tig from theplague ; and that at the Throstle e,st Farm, in the same locality, two animals had died of the plague, and 10 were suffering from i-_The magistrates of Garstang, on the Same day, fined James Wells, of Preston, 45 and costs for removing a calf along the high-111 Myerscough, without the necessary leense • imposed a penalty of £1 and costs "Pen Siephen Rigg, son of Thomas Rigg, skinof Bay Horse, for removing raw hides _during prohibited hours between Preston and Garstang; and fined John Robinson £5 and costs for removing contrary to the regulations 40 sheep from Quernmore to Garstang.
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1866-02-17 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

DISTRESSING SUICIDE AT FOBBING.— On Saturday last an inquest was held at the White Lion Inn, before C. C. Lewis, Esq., coroner, and a respectable jury. of whom Mr. Wellington Long was foreman, touching the death of a young woman named Sarah Ann Rust, aged 10 years, who was found hanging in her bedroom on Thursday morning. From the evidence given by her father, Mrs. Roberson, and Mr Rea Corbet, surgeon, it appeared that the poor young woman was barmaid at the White Lion' and was related to the landlord and landlady; she had been ailing for a few days, requiring the atteution of a nurse, and the old lady, Mrs. hoberson, waited upon her. On Monday afternoon the deceased was obliged to keep her bed, and her manner was strange, as it had been noticed to be on several occasions. On Wednesday night medical aid was applied for by her father, as deceased appeared to get no better. During the night she was attended by her nurse, and was very restless at times, asking her on one occasion to pray to her and with her, and she took the Bible to read. In the morning early her father visited her. About seven o'clock the nurse left her, and on doing so the deceased said "Good bye and God bless you," stating that she felt drowsy. About eight o'clock, her father, having occasion to go up stairs, found -her bedroom °door fast, which he immediately forced open. The nurse also came at the same time, and her father remarked that his daughter was out of bed, standing at the side of it. He Went up to her, and to his great horror found her hanging from the top part of the bed; he at once cut her down, but the vital spark was gone. No cause whatever could be assigned by her father or friends for her committing suicide; her manner was wild and strange of late, especially on Wednesday night, which left no doubt that she was very much disturbed.—The coroner having commented on the evidence, the jury at once returned a verdict of "Temporary derangement." '