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Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1891-02-14 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

GIGANTIC BANK SWINDLE IN PARIS.  A gigantic bank swindle on Tuesday was reported, leaving liabilities estimated at over 20,000,000 francs. (£800,00). The name of the banker in question is Victor Mace. He opened an establistiment here five years ago at No. 12, Rue Cadet. It was modeatly furnished, the furniture consisting of • few wooden tables, at which some ten clerkn were engaged daily in conducting most voluminnous correspondence. The banking house thee established soon acquired an enormous clientele. Its customers numbered about 20,000, and the manipulation of very large funds was intrusted to its managers. The ntodue operandi adopted by the promoters of the concern was as follows : Advertisements were published offering a return of 10 per cent, per month for all investment., great or email. The bait took. Expectant investors flocked to the new El Dorado, and what is hill more remarkable, Mace succeeded during five years in punctually fulfilling his engagements. The promised dividends were paid with the utmost exactitude at the end of each month, and this satisfactory circumstance led many depositors to increase the amount of the capital they had invested tenfold. All this time M. Mace was speculating upon the Stock Exchange. Of late, however, he had experienced increasing difficulty in meeting his obligations, and several customers had begun to dun him for the money to which, according to the contract, they were entitled. Finding himself indebted for a very large amount whioh he was unable to meet. Mace determined to abecond, and on Friday last he disappeared. On Saturday and Sunday his office was besieged by claimants demanding the settlements of their accounts this morning, when the police of the quarter received from Mace • letter informing them that in consequence of the numerous demands which had been made upon hie establishment for repayment of fonds invested, he was unable to face the situation, and had, therefore, made up his mind to :nom mit suicide. He added that he left to be divided among his creditors a sum of OM million francs, deposited with the Credit Lyonnais. The polike ox receipt of this in., formation at once pfoceeded to the go-called bank, and planed their official seal upon all it contained. M. Dopfer, examining magistrate, has been charged with the investigation of the case, and M. Flory, an accountant, has been appointed to examine the books upon the demand of the police. Mace will be declared bankrupt.
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1888-11-10 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

WIFE MURDER NEAR PICKERING.  On Wednesday morning a 'hooking diatio very was made at a gate-home at a railway crossing on the Melton and Whitby branch of the North. Eastern Railway. The place is locally known as the Blank 8011, no ogled from an adjoining public. house. The railway there crosses the Melton and Pickering high road, and the gate-house wan originally built for • small station, but was not much used for that purpose. A platelayer named James Pennant lived at the house, with his wife and six children. Early on Wednesday morning one of the children made the discovery of its mother's body weltering in blood in the bed. There wall a severe wound on the right temple and another on the shin, and the bed-clothes were saturated with blcod. A blood-statned axe found in the house was evidently the iastrament used in the murderous attack on the woman. Dr. Robertson, of Piokering, was called in, and he says the woman breathed after his arrival, but very soon expired. Rapt. Sperm, of Pickering, swornponied by Dr. Walker, also prooeeded to the spot and made inquiries. The husband was miming, and had not been found up to the time of writing. Jealousy is supposed to have been the came of the act. Our correspondent, writing later, says the river Derwent was on Wednesday afternoon dragged by the pohoe and other men, but without finding the body of the husband, who, it is supposed, has committed suicide. He had placed the axe where he found it, and went out, leaving no trace behind him; but ills thouiht he had walked down the line to the river. The deceased woman was about forty years td age, and leavea a family of eight children, six of whom are at home. It is said she and her husband had had some slight quarrel the day before. The husband was a very steady, sober man.
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1888-04-14 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

SHOCKING SUICIDE AT SPEETON.  A very shocking and determined act of suicide occurred at Bpeeton on Sunday last, . and put that usually quiet little village into a state of feverish excitement. Mr. John Jordan, farmer, who had been indisposed during the last few days, was found by his wife early in the morning suspended to a bed-post, quite dead. An inquest was held on Monday otter. noon before Mr. J. M. Jennings, coroner. The ' first witness called was _ _ „  Mary Jane Jordan (deceased's widow) who stated that he had not been well during the last few days. He went to bed on the previous Friday and remained there during the whole of Saturday. On the Saturday night witness left him about to 11 o'clock and went to bed in an adjoining room. She went into her husband's room about three o'clock in the morning, and again at half-past four. He was delirious both times when she was in. She did not see him again till a little after six o'clock when she found him dead, having a handkerchief round his neck, tied to the bedpost. She at once called for assistance. She had not heard anything of the deceased after she left him the last time. " '  fienry Cockerill, the foreman, said that he was sent for about half-past six on Sunday morning. When he got up stairs he found deceased with a handkerchief round his neck and fastened to the bed post. His knees and legs were on the door, and the head and body leaning forward. He tried to looee the handkerchief, but could not. Deceased was quite dead. Witness assisted to get Mrs. Jordan and the children to a further part of the house, arid then ran over to Sellers'. . .  Win. Sellers stated that the last witness came to their hones and fetched his (witness) wife, and he ran after them. When he got into Mr. Jordan's room, he found him fastened to the bed-post as described by the last witness. He I , assisted in taking the handkerchief off his neck, and found the latter black at both sides. He was quite dead. I Dr. Edward Hutchinson said that he examined the body, and found a good deal of discoloration round the neck. There was an ecchymosis mark, and the appearances were just such as would be produced by strangulation. He had attended deceased at various times, but not just lately. He was subject to epileptic fits. The cause of death was strangulation. He (witness) might say that when a man was in delirium he did many things which might cause death without having the intention to do so. _ _ .  The CORONER, in addressing the jury, said that they must take a broad view of the fact,. There could be no doubt that the deceased had caused his own death, but the question for them to decide was whether he had intended to do it. If they thought that he was at the time out of his mind their verdict must be accordingly. A verdict of" Suicide whilst in a state of tempor. sty mental derangement" was returned. Deceased was 43 years of age, and leaves a widow and six children, for whom deep and genuine sympathy is felt.
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1888-03-03 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

OOO. Tee name of the successful company has nd yet offici‘lly transpi el, but it is known that nearly ill the mak-rr are now very busy on orders from t3,dith Americt, di., Australis, and elsewhere. The large.t work. are on night cud day, ant are employiug 1000 hands. There has not been such activity for year. past.  A case of suicide occurred on Thursday night at a restaurant on the Boulevard St. Denis, Paris. A young man named Emile Gut-in, bclonging to an excellent family, had embezzled a small sum of money, and spent it in a few dais. He dined quietly, smoked a cigarette, asked for writing materials, and then weat upstairs and blew his brains out. One of the lettere left on the table stated that as he had not sulliiient mossy to pay fur his dinner he left the revolver to the café proprietor.  Memorials numerously signed are about to be presented to the Oxford and Cambridge Local Examinations Boards and to the council of the Society of Arts praying them not to limit the study of shorthand, or .examinations therein, to any one system c' of  of eliorthand, or to rooommetid lb. 'study  any one system in preference to any other, because the progress of shorthand improvement woald be thereby arrested. In the Parliamentary Reporters Gallery these memorials have received 93 eignatnree, representing the following systems of shorthand—Pitman's, 63; Taylor's, 12 ; Gurney'', 6 ; Lewis'e, 3; Gurney-Taylor, 1 ; Lows's, 1 ; Byrom's, 1 • Peaohey'a, 1 ; Everett's, 1 ; Malvdlo Bali's, 1; Mayor's, 1 ; Graham's, 1 ; Janes's, 1.  What is the proper poet's food! Not in theory —there we know it is oatmeal and a dish of bean. ; but as a matter of fut. Shelley coquetted with vegetarianism ; but for the most part poetry, I.lre other forms of brain work, seems to require plenty of strong meat and drink. Teonyson used to most resort" to a chop and a pint of port at the •'Cock' ; and now it appears from some intsresting notes in the Telegraph that Nranger lived on field end psrk. The fish one oats understand ; but it is somewhat of a shook to have henceforth to associate patriotic poetry with pork pies.  A readable history of Ireland for popular use has never yet been written, and is badly wanted. lam in hopes that this "felt want" will be adequately supplied by a-little book which Messrs. Casco. and Co. are shoot to publish. It iv entitled "The lii-h ' Union : Before and After," and iv written Op kr. A. K. Connell, whose books on Inlia and p imphlets on political subji.ets, c .uoled With his success at a lecturer, ehouid qualify him for the task.
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1888-09-29 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

CLUE TO THE MURDERER.  On Wednesday the police were still engaged in their work of scouring the district in search of the murderer of Jane Beetamor, at Bartley Fell, near Gateshead, on Saturday night. The murderer has been very skilful in leaving no trace behind him so far, and not even the instrument with which he so brutally accomplished the crime has been discovered. The authorities insist that in the missing man Waddle lies their hope of solving the mystery, but aa yet the rumours of the ironworker's appearance at many different places aboat the same 'time have pr a red to be myths created in alarmed imaginations. No clue to his whereabouts has yet been found. The theory of suicide seems no longer tangible, as the most vigorous and diligent search Jute not revealed the whereabouts of his body. The scene at the funeral was an affecting one. For miles round the inhabitants had turned out to show their respect for the deceased, and the procession which was foamed from the house of the poor victim's parents to the pacturesque village churchyard of Bartley was nearly half a mile long. The coffin bore the plain and simple inscription, " Jane Beetmore. Died September 22nd, 1885." At the churchyard the officiating clergyman, the Rev. Arthur Watts. of Durham, conducted the ordinary Chureh Service for the burial of the dead, and referred to the solemnity of the occasion in the following words : Mourners, sympathisers, pause a moment beside thie open grave. A terrible deed has been done an our midst; doubtless begun in anger at baled lust, finished is most malignant spite. Oh I the down slide is a swift slide. What lessons has to day for each of .? Burn these two leseone of to-day into your memories that they never die out. The down slide is a swift elide. In us, whose manhood is disgraced, pity for the wretched murderer has a hard struggle with shame, at his crime. We will try to say, "May he find mercy,' though he allowed none. For our sister, whose poor mangled body lies there, we fear not ; she died rather than sin; shebas borne her arose ; her soul is with God iter gift to us to-day is, " Die rather than sin."
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1888-09-22 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

BRUTAL ATTACK ON A WOMAN.  A REJECTED LOVER'S REVENGE.  A young collier named Thomas Clewee, 20 years of age, employed at Hanley and Bueknall Colliery, on Sunday entered the house of a young widow, Mr!. Mary Bonen, of 8, Washerwall.rosd, Bucknall, with whom he had been keeping company, and attacking her with a large axe, inflicted auch terrible injaries that it is considered impossible that she can recover. The woman is about eight years older than Clewes, and has been a widow two years, having been left with three children. She is in well-to-do circomatances, and lives on a small farm presented to her by her father, Cleans, having during the past fortnight assiated her in harvesting operations in connection with the same. Although; the two had lived for a considerable period on terms of great intimacy, ehe has latterly preferred the attention of s brother of her late husband, and this has so aroused the jealousy of Clewes that on Sunday week he forcibly entered her house by a small window, and presen.ing a loaded pistol at her head, threatened in the presence of her children, to take her life. A warrant was then issued for his apprehension, but owing to the sympathy of the neighbours it was impossible to pat it in execution. He had, however, remained in the locality, and although Mrs. Bonen had been in such fear of him that for the past few nights she bas not Oared to occupy her own dwelling. Cleves on Saturday morning availed himself of her return home to milk her cattle, and following her into her house, dashed the axe into her head in the presence of one of her young daughters. Tire wound penetrated over an inch into the skull. He then fled, and although a large force of police, assisted by dogs, have scoured the surrounding country his whereabouts has not yet been ascertained. From the foot that he had said goodbye to his friend it is conjectured he has committed suicide.
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1888-01-21 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

FATAL ACCIDENT.  An inquest was held at the New Inn on Wednee. day evening before Mr. J. M. Jennings, on the body of Maria Whiting, reviling at Midway Terrace, : Quay Road, who was found in the harbour near Clough Bridge, that morning. Mrs. .r. Allerston, Hilderthorpe, stated that she had known deceased for many years. She came to witness's house the previous night, to bring some plain sewing home, and remained about an hoar. She wanted to see annses's daughter, who was not in, A little after 8 o'clock, she said the could not wait any longer as she expected a lodger in about half past. Witness saw her to the door and bid her good night. She was qui'e natural and can erful. Witness had no idea of suicide. John Whiting said the deceased was his sister. She was nom ailed and would be 67 or 68 years of age. He knew of nothing that could lead him to suppose she had committed suicide. Henry Musk, said that he was in his yard on Clough Bridge about half past nine that moroiog, and heard some one say "is it a girl or is it a woman." He looked over and law J. Williamson and one of his sons in a boat, and on some piles, left bare by the receding tide was the body of a woman. Witness went to Williamson, assisted to get the body into the boat, and landed it at the slipway. He saw no marks of violent*. Deceased must have fallen over the edge into the harbour. There were marks near the spot ta iodinate that snob had been the sacs—Dr. 0. Nelson, jour. sell that about a quarter to ten o'aock he was near the elipway and saw the body landed. He examined it and found no marks of violenee, no fraduree, ni dislocations. Death ha d evidently taken place some hours ego, and was in his opinion doe to asphyxia caused by immersion in water. A verdict of accidentally drowned was returned.
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1888-05-05 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

THE DRINK QUESTION.  TO THE EDITOB.  Sir,—Would it be right to allow the English Government to sanction and seal the downfall of the British Empire? By giving a vested interest to the drink sellers for demoralising the nation they are taking the greatest step in that direction, and I would warn the Government that by so doing they are dipping their hands in blood, in the blood of innumerable infants, in the blood of thousands and millions of human beings both at home and abroad, and I ask what right has the British Government thus to sanction the death warrant of so many human beings? Let the ratepayers, the people, arise in their majesty and demand from their servants obedience to their wishes, and not sit down and calmly consent to pay a hundred million pounds of money to the drink sellers for making the people drink and filling the Poor-houses with paupers and the gaols and Lunatic Asylums with criminals and lunatics, I and thus adding enormously to the police and poor rates. The Conservative principle is a very good one, it is to conserve everything that is good and beneficial to the best interests of the nation, I that is the true spirit and essence of conservatism But there is a wide difference between the principle of conservatism and the practise of conservatives. The conservatives have for four hundred years conserved the deadliest enemy to , this country that ever existed or ever will exit*, I believe. The enemy that a royal prince designated I the greatest enemy that England had to fear; the enemy that Mr. Gladstone said was greater than war pestilence and famine combined; the enemy I that John Bright said if England was rid of the nation would be so changed for the better that we should scarce be able to know it again; the ' enemy that John Wesley said was driving men I and women to bell like sheep; the enemy that Charles Buxton said was but one development of the war between heaven and hell; the enemy that brings the British Government into complicity I with almost every murder and suicide committed under the influence of intoxicating liquor, by ! their shameful sanction and license of the Liquor I Traffic. When will the British Government wash their hands clean of the enemy that blocks the way to every social, moral, religious and commercial reform? Until they do the prosperity I of the nation will be impeded and its downfall insured. Richard Cobden said that Temperance laid at the root of every social and commercial reform. The only tribunal to bring the 'mintGovernto for their misdeeds lies in the ballot box, land I hope everyone possessed of the Franchise I will use his eyes and ears and judgment before he gives his vote, and then vote only for those who are willing to do away with the Liquor Traffic.— I am yours truly, Bridlington Quay.
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1888-08-11 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

SANITARY, IMPROVEMENT AND FORE-- -- SHORE commrrnE. At a meeting of this committee, held on 31st of July, present, Mew" L. Mainprize Hutcheroft, Dobson, Cammish, and Butterfield. The accounts for work done and materials supplied, were examined and referred to the finance committee. An estimate of the amount required for the payment of labourers' wiyies for the next four weeks, amounting to the sum of £4O, was presented by the Inspector of Nuisance.. It was resolved that such estimate be allowed. The monthly report of! the Medical Officer of Health of the District of the Authority, dated the 30th mat, of which the following is a copy was read. " It is again my privilege to congratulate you on the very satisfactory state in which the health of the community is at present—the vital statistics for the month ended 30th June continuing the favourable characteristics which have distiaguishal the immediately preceding months. The births registered in the period above specified numbered, 21, and exhibit an annual rate of 25-7 per 1000. The deaths for the same period were 8, and included one case of suicide, and one of premature birth, and are at the minuet rate of 01 per 1000 for the mouth. During the current month I have accompanied Mr. Winpenny, your immector of common lodging houses, in an inspection of those places in the Bridlington division of your District. I find, in the majority of cases, that the number of lodgers taken is in excess of the cubic space and accommodatiou provided; that there are no tickets nor regulations shown as , required by your Bye-Lawn, and that the keepers generally exhibit a very hazy knowledge of the duties 1 cad upon them by the said Bye-Laws. I beg to suggest that these houses be immediately registered in I accordance with sec. 76 and 77 P.11.A., 1675, and that your Bye-Laws relating to the same be carried out. I have also accompanied your Inspector of Slaughter Houses in an inspection of some of those in the Brbllington division of your District. In one case only did I find a ropy of your Bye-Laws exhibited as required by Bye-Law 17. The regulationa as to air-tight vessels, and the removal of garbage, filth, die., appear to be frequently disregarded. In one instance I found a great heap of stable-manure, mixed with blood, offal, &c., which had been allowed to accumulate in close proximity to several dwelling-houses. I wish to advise that applications for licences be called for, mud the same confidered with due regard to suitability of position as well as of fitness of prembies for the carrying on of such business, and that your Bye. Laws relating to the same be stringently enforced. In the conduct of the usual District inspections, I have vikited most parts of the town, and find it generally in a clean and sanitary condition. A few minor matters requiring your attention will be found in the annexed memorandum.—l am, gentlemen, your obedient servant, Wu. A.