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Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1881-12-24 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

EXTRAORDINARY CASE.  The following extraordinary case, Hunter v. Edvney (otherwise Hunter), has just been heard in the Court of Probate and Divorce, before the Right Hon. the Prmident : Mr. Hayford appeared on behalf of the petitioner; Mr. Searle for the respondent. In this case the husband prayed for a decree of nullity of marriage on the ground that at the time of the marriage the rmpondent was of unsound mind. Mr. Hunter, the petitioner, said that he was 26 years of age, and the respondent 23, at the time of the marriage. He made the acquaintance of the respondent and proposed marriage to her at Horndean, Hampshire, and she accepted him. From time to time he saw her at her home, and it was arranged that the merriage should take place on a given date. On that day she was very much worried, bathe attributed it to excitement. He noticed that the respondent was very peculiar in her manner, and that her hands were particularly red through rubbing. Be could not put on the ring properly at the altar because her hand was so swollen. Upon returning to the house in the carriage neither of them spoke. Afterwards she would not enter into any conversation with him. She continually rubbed her halide. He brought her to London, and on the journey she would not speak to him. They proceeded to his father's house, but she took no interest in anything. When they went home to his house she said she had been forced to get married. In the morning she asked him to cut her throat, bathe declined to do so. (Laughter.) By Mr. Searle: He had taken the advice of Dr. Miskin and Dr. Savage. Mr. Hayford read the report of D. Savage, which stated that the rmpondent was suffering from melancholia. He should think she was of unsound mind at the time of marriage, as she showed a complete and unreasonable aversion to the lover of her choice. He thought she would probably recover, but that she might have a relapse, and that in the event of any children resulting from the marriage, the probability was that they would inherit melancholia. Evidence as to the mate of mind of the rmpondent having been given, the respondent was called, and in answer to the learned President, said she was aware that it was supposed she was insane at the time of the marriage, but she did not think to. She had heard that she attempted to commit suicide, but she was not aware of it. In the result the learned President decided that the respondent was insane at the time of the marriage, and therefore she was not able to appreciate the nature of the not. He therefore pronounced a decree nisi, with costs.
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1881-12-24 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

MARGARET CRAWFORD AND BALCARRES.  ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE. A few days ago, just before midnight, a young man, named Charles'Henry Willson, aged 19, attempted to murder his sweetheart, Mary Jane Firth, in a house in Brook-street, Leicester. Willson, it seems, returned that night f roar Nottingham, and called at the house of a man named Hubbard, in Brook- street, where he met his sweetheart Firth. The girl decibel to go with Willson, or to have him any more for a sweetheart, alleging that he was limy, and would not work, and was no good. Mrs. Hubbard left the house for unhurt time, and on her return she found the young woman Firth crying, in explanation of which she said that Willson had threatened her with a knife. Willson then said," Will you go home with me?"to which Firth replied, "No, not while you have got that knife." He denied having a knife, and Mrs. Hubbard informed him that she would not have him in her house if he behaved like that. must then Mrs. Hubbard's husband came home, and he had no sooner passed into the back yard than Willson drew a very large butcher's knife and attacked the womim Firth. In a moment the big Indfe was plunged deep into her neck, and true terrible stabs, four inches in length and very deep, were given on her shoulder. The girl and Mrs. Hubbard screamed, but the latter bad a babe in her arms mid was powerless. Her husband rushed ip, and Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard seized Willson by the hands and a terrible struggle ensued. Willson plunged the knife into the poor girl's side, and inflicted another severe wound on the back of her head, Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard being unable to hold him, as he was a very powerful mail. Hubbard and his wife, however, behaved very bravely, and, notwithstanding that they both had their fingers badly cut by the big kinfe, which had been made very sharp, they at last succeeded in holding Willson's hands while the girl Firth, streaming with blood, ran into the street. Assistance was soon rendered her, and she Was taken to the infirmary. It was there found that five very dangerous wounds had been inflicted, all of them bleediim very profcsely. As soon as the young woman escaped', Hubbard got the big butcher's knife out of Willson's hand, and then ran for assistance. No sootier had this been done than Willson seized a table knife, which was lying on a loaf of breral, and cam' menced an attack upon his own throat. He inflicted a terrible wound, and was hacking away at his throat when be fell on the floor. He was seized, and, owing to the loss of blood, was easily overpowered, and the knife taken out of his hand. A doctor was called, but the man was in such a critical condition that be was at once removed to the infirmary. The affair has caused great excitement in the town. The young woman bears a very good character, bat the man is saki to be an idle, worthless fellow. It is very doubtful if Willson will recover.
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1881-11-19 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

DISTRESSING SUICIDE.  -- Mr. Langham has held an inquest at the St. Martin's ' Vestry-hall, London, as to the death of Otton Carlovitt Ramsdits, aged 67,a retired colonel of the Russian army. Mrs. Jessie Behind, manageress of a private hotel in ' Craven-street, Adelphi, said the gentleman had resided there about eighteen months. He had been in the Russian navy, and also held the title of lieutenantcolonel iu the army. He Was indebted to her in the sum of £l6O. Ile had been expecting a remittance from Moscow, in reference to an invention of his. On the day of his death witness was sent for to his apartment, which was on the second floor, and he told her that the letter he had received from Moscow was not the one he was expecting. Witness had given him notice to leave owing to his inability to pay his bill, and he had consequently been very depressed in spirits. She had never pr.ased him for the money, nor had she made any difference in his winm and dinners. Theresa Stevens, housemaid at the above address, stated that she took lunch up to the gentleman's room and found the door shut. She opened it, and discovered hint lying on the floor with his back against a chest of drawers. He looked very pale, and blood was streaming down his face. Ile laud a piatol in his right hand. Witness had previously noticed his depressed condition. He was of sober habits. Mr. J. C. M'Coy, a physician of New York, deposed that be had been staying at the some hotel, and was called to the deceased, whom he found lying against a bureau in his bedroom. In his right hand lie was elenching• a pistol, and there was a wound in his temple. The body was still warm, but he had been dead about twenty minutes. Sergeant Bridgeman, 1 E Reserve, said he was called to the house, and found the deemed gentleman as described by previous wit. nmses. On the dressing table were some address cards, a cartridge, a letter case, and six shillings in silver. There was no money in the pockets. Mr. A. Carter, manager to Ilmsre. Whistler, gunsmiths, Strand, depmed that the deceased purchased the pistol produced at their shop. He appeared perfectly calm, and witness had no reason to suspect that he intended committing suicide. Dr. C. S. Watkins, of King William-street, Charing-croas, stated that he examined the body of the deceased. The bullet had entered the brain. The position of the wound was quite compatible with the act being that of the deemed. The jury returned a verdict that the deemed committed "Suicide whilst labouring under temporary insanity."
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1881-11-19 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

JOHNSON, MA., Dean of Wells, has jmt died at Wmton-super-Marc, where he had been sojouming to recruit his health. He bad been in a precarious state for weeka,and unconscious the last few days. He was institute,/ in 1854. The stipend of the dean its £lOOO a year. AT DONCASTEII a man named Redding, sergeant-major of the lot York Yeomanry Cavalry, has murdered his child by beating its brains out with a part of a stone table which he had previously broken. Redding, since he had served in India, has been in bad health, and it is supposed that this may account for the murder, lle is in custody. As EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF SUICIDE is reported from Clitheroe. John Wood, aged 62, left home some weeks ago, and no trace as to his whereabouts could be found until discovered lumging in share. He was of peculiar habits. Occasionally he would leave home and wander for miles, and all attempts to ascertain where he had gone to were futile. Over a fortnight ago be was found in a barn, having been fourteen days without food. AN ACCIDENT KAS HAPPENED to the Sittingbourne mail cart whets within emits and a half of the town. The horse stumbled and damaged the cart so seriously that the driver wm unable to continue his journey. By the assistance of the police, however, another vehicle was procured in which the mail bags were conveyed to the general pmt-office at Dover, where they arrived just in time to save the mail. OWING TO THE FREQUENT COMPLAINTS which have been made during the past few months of the polluted and bad state of the River Thames there is every possibility that an inquiry will shortly be ordered, ender the powers conferred by the 31st section of the Metropolis Local Management Act, 1858, as to the causes whirls affect the purity of the river near the metropolis, and the best 'mans that shall be adopted to prevent the jolluted condition, if such a state &mild be shown to eAlet.
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1881-10-01 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

GLOSSOP. A double murder and suicide was committed at Glossop on Tuesday morning. A ROMALI named Downing wife of David Downing. living in George street. prooeeded to a smell reservoir on the new road belonging to Mr. Sumner, Wren Nest Mill, and drowned herself and two children. The deeeased, it is said, had been mentally effeuted since the birth of the baby, and her oomluct was no strange, that her removal to the imbecile ward was under coniidoration. : VACANT LIVINGs—FiTe benefices are now vacant 11 in the diocese of Maneheater, viz : —The Vicarage i of Andenehaw, value £4ll, patron the Crown; the I Rectory of St. Stephen's, llnhne, value £3OO, patrons, Meseta Hugh, Herbert, and Arthur Birltyp the Vicarage of Samlesbury, near Preston, value £3OO, patron, the Arch-de:Loon of Blackburn; the Vicarage of Whalley, near Blackburn, value about £370, patrons, Trustees ; and St. Mar. genet'. Rectory, Whalley Range, near Manchmter. • value £503, patrons, live traineee. Two of tee wee missies are caused by reffignation of the tnonm' bents, and three by death. The first statutory meeting of the creditors of Joshua Taylor of Dukinfield, and Hooley machinist, and ironmonger, was held on Monday, at tie offices of Messrs. Gartside and Itoninson, Ashton-under-Lyne. The statement showed liabilities to unsecured creditors £073, and ...its after deducting preferential claims £197. The • debtor ilMellw..an offer of .la. in the pound payable by equal instalments in two, three and four months the whole secured, and thie toe creditor: anoepted The principal creditors were represented by I Masers. Garteide and Robinson, and by Messrs. Simpson and Mackin, solicitors of Manchester. a a  AIETIIODIST SAW CONnIPiM: MANCIIICSTEI DlirrklOT —A special ILL coula.l district meeting of the ministers awl lay represent++, two. of tneveriutie oiroilA4 ito (Ai+ district, wan held on Wednesday in Salem Chapel, Strangeways. the Rev. duo. Medicraft, chairman of the distriot. oocupied the chair. The Rev. Thomas Scowhy, Bolton, read • paper on " Ways of advancing the spiritual life of our churcaes," in which he gave some practical advice to ministers, sts+war 5, oader., and members. the conversation upon the paper was introluoed by the , Mee. E. Holyoake (Moseley), and Mr C. Shaw (Lees) one of the delegates to the late (Ecumenical Methodist Conference. The Rev, T. U. Crothere (Su,lybridge) read • second paper on " Habitual aw. special effarts for the conversion of einuers." tut c-onversauon that followed was intraluoed by the Rev. Thomas Rider (Ashton-onder•Lyne) and Mr. A. Pilling (Bolton) In the evening a putina meeting was held in the chapel. The Rev, J. P. bloolall presided, and addressee were given by the Rev Jua Medicraft on "Winning souls one by one," and the Rev. W. J. Townsend (Stockport) on" 'I he latent power in our churches: A number of other mini.. tent ancl laymen also took part in hue proceedings.
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1881-10-15 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

CIII PS.  "Doctor, is tight lacing injurious? "Of corset In, madam." And endlee I : ish Milo—the Lai League. Only a ques not time—Asking toe hour. A black tie—a coloured wife. "Air," sail a deaf man who had a scolding wit^ "man wants but little 'hear' below." A man being tormented by coral kicked his ' through a, t a pain was gone inst  ly. Why is a r Because it's uo till it's draw No parsec the end of h  er "spelled backsrardE  A /TEMPTED SUICIDES IN OLDHAM That the course of true love never ran smoothly we have been again reminded by two young ladies attempting to terminate their existence in noosequeuce of an affair of love. On Friday night one of the young ladies in question, during the performance at the Gaiety Music Hall, Union-street, quantity of carbolic acid. Medical aediately rendered, and the unfortue ,at, aoved to the infirmary. The eecond caw Lucy Driver—took place on the fol. •r and is attributed to the same -nurse. It, rip;•• nit shout seven o'clock on Saturday everneg proprietors of one of the Oldham Slade he iccompanied by the lady in question, e-•htffild h • Grapes Inn, Yorkshireatreet. and 0.01. 'Too glas.es of brandy, with which Eh., The gentleman went into the bar ht a cigar, and during his aheent e come carbolic acid with the brandy. On returning. he observed the difference in the colour of the brandy, and snatched the glass from te r whilst she was drinking some of its contents, and gave it to the landlord, Mr. Ushwoith. The gentleman then ran to a druggist's shop for an emetic, and the landlord sent for Dr. Car-on, who, with hie assistant. came immediately, and applied ' the stomach pump with effect The would-be euicide was quite cool and apparently rational, and quietly accompauieda policeman to the Town Hall. She was subsequently sent to the Workhouse. The bottle from which the poison was poured bore the label of Mr. Potts, drugg et, Ashton-road.
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1881-11-12 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

SHOCKING SUICIDES.  be. George Danford Thomas coroner, hae Ind held two inquests at the Hampstead Workhouee, New-end, Hampstead, upon the bodies of two gentlemen who committed suicide by cutting their throats. The first Inquiry was concerning the death of Arthur 13.ry Acton, aged 20. Mr. H. J. Gillespie, barrister, residing at Wiedon Hotter, Redington-road, Hampstead, said deceased was his brother-in-law, was an architect, and lodged in tire neighbourhood. He fancied be suffered from an internal complaint, and he woo in a low and dernonding state of mind. He dined with whams on the evening of the act, and subsequently went into the drawing - room to look at a book. lAltoeoo soon followed, and found the deceased atanding with hit throat cut, and with a razor an the chair btside him. Witness asked him what be had done, and he said be "thought it better to do it." • rr.edical man was called, but deceased died four days after. A gentlemun lived with deceased to look alter him. Mr. John Lang rear., if Well-walk, Hampetead, depmed to deceased's despondency, but said be had never talked of committing suicide. The jury returned a verdict that "Decemed had committed suicide whilst of unsound mind." The second inquiry was respecting the death of Thom. Gordon, aged 51, of 36, St. George's-place, Cmaterbury. Miss Matilda Mitchell, of 2, Heath-rise, Willow-road, Hampstud, said she had known the deceased, a professor of music, for some years. A few days ago he came to eee her unexpectedly, and he was in a great state of excitement. She telegraphed to hie medical man, and alto advi.d deceased to go and visit a friend at Yorkshire, thinking that the change would do him good. The succeeding day he went for a walk, sod when he returned he seemed better; but some time afterwards he turned ill, and was found dead in his room. Edward Rush said that, as deceased did not answer the knocking at the door, he forced it open, and found him lyicg on the floor in a pool of blood, dead. There was a razor on the m.tel-shelf, with which the d.emed had cut his throat. The coroner's officer stated that he was called to the house at half Teat-nine l,ethr morn. tog, and he found the dammed lying dead with hie throat cut, and there was Mao a wound on the cheat. The deceased had dnmk about half a bottle if brandy. The jury returned a verdict that the "Deceased committed aro; ride whilat of unsound mind."  euitered  . „ A SMART American gun CUM a young fellow of her acquaintance "Eloneysuckle," because he's always hanging Over the front fence. VASSAR Cou.sos is to have a SlOOO elevator. The girls have almost worn out the banisters sliding down, so the faculty think it will he cheaper to provide an elevator. "NOMINATE your poison," is the poetical way they have in Indiana of asking you, " What will yen drink?" A CHILD RBA recently born in Parke county, Ind., with his arms and hands turned backwards. Its parents were in despair till they redected that the youngter would make a good custom-house inspector.
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1881-11-12 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

CAXPELLO. Messrs. Hodder and was charged on a warrant with unlawfully obtaining the stonghto. will publish immediately the autobiography of corn of £55 from Joseph Johnson, a rope merchant, of Count Campello, whose recent memoirs, from the Pipe' Mile-end-road. The prisoner wee remanded, and on. ' Church has attracted so much notice. The English wane surety in £lOO was accepted for his appearance. ' lotion has been revised by the Rev. William Arthur, A vsitsONEß, named Jarman hag committed M.A. who will also write an introduction. suicide in Leicester Primo. Deassed, who was a con- 'ritl NEWARIC (Nam JERSEY) BANE ill Stated 'run CoLatoN ANcnou SocrETT Consurrsi have determined to appropriate 5.300 a year out of their ------ funds to endow an ArlCllOl. chair at the Printed University i•T'S TIC Pauhfor Ifeurelgla,Taceache,bo„Std.,ls. ltd. 1 College, in acoordanee with their resolve to abolish doles Portage Id- cold b 7 4 chem.". K.l 8r... Bt.al. ris in favour of educational work. As this will be a science THE PROVINCLAL COUNCFL OF NAPLEB have I professorship, it is proposed that the Conservative grmted a sum of 10,000 f. for making a channel to tolled i society, the Dolphin, should endow a chair of literature, Creme., and Torre del Greoo, which suffered grestlY been reopened, having been declared free from foot-aud. fectioner by trade, in July last cut Ms wife's throat to have failed for more than $2,000,000. during • quarrel at Market Harboro, and afterwards cat Tax PRINCIiBB OF WALES, attended by Lady his own. The women lay In e Pm...ion. 'do" for .... Suffield, Wme Knollys, and Mr. Hohmann, hos AR time but ultimately recovered, bat Jarman wee comIdarlborough House for Sandringham. mitted for trial st the assizes. Since he has been in 1 m e E PRINCE OP WALES, taterrtlerl by Lieut.' Piln'n e*thi'gPethlier bee bee. eathed in hem, hot "AY ' Colonel Clarke, has left Lemion on aViit U. lienTi.q.i. • the 'th" " thethg' ethth the 'era" wentwt nin inn'', b. sad Marchiooess of Abergavenny at Erldge CWI°. . found the prisoner in hie cell in a pool of blood. It woo 1 Barton SovanAL, the Portuguese Chargt i discovered that he had cot hie throat in a frightful meaner i d'Aff • t Balkh hes been designated ?Wog... t aims a with a piece of broken glass ' Wreaker at ltadiiit left  __---...•§INOIMM
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1881-07-16 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

WOMAN AT ANNTON. —On Sunday morning Matilda Kellett, aged 46, wife of Edward Kellett, labourer, of 33. Duncan- I street, committed suicide by cutting her throat She complained of being unwell all last week, having a severe pain in the bead. On Thursday she went to Dr. Hamilton, and receive I a bottle of medicine. She retired to bed about nine o'clock on Saturday night, and nothing more was seen or heard of her until half -past five o'clock on Sunday morning, when her bueband awoke, and found that she was not in bed. lie went downstairs and found the deceased lying on the scullery floor. There was a razor lying beside her, and she was bleeding from a wound in the throat. The husband at once called in assistance, and the woman, who was then alive, was carried on to the sofa in the house, but she died before a medical man saw her.  HER MAJESTY'S Royal Letters Patent have re— cently been grantal to Mr. G. H. Jones, Gr. at Russell Street, London, for his improved method of Painlessly adapting Prize Medal Teeth (London Paris and New York.) This valuable invention ensures mastication, articulation, and all the comforts of a sound set of Natural Teeth. An explanatory pamphlet is forwarded gratis and poet free on application.  OKE BOX OF CLARKE'S B 41, PILLS war ranted to cure all discharges from the Urinal Organs in either sex. acquired or constitutional Or ssel arid pniuMin the back,—Sold in boxes 4.6 d. each by all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors; or Sent to any address for GO stamps by the maker, F . J Clarke, Consulting Chemist, Apothecaries' Hall High-street, Lineelm—Wholesale Agents, BASCLAY Is Sens, London, end the Wheleeale homes,  .4cttcrs to tt. ibitar.  We wish it to be distinctly understood that see do not hold ourselres responsible for the opinion., em. pressed by Carreepondentm. We cannot undertake to return rejected comment. cations. All letters intended for publication must be acoom. 'milled by the name and address of the writer. Persons exemri•moinc any irregularity in the delivery of the Examiner or any difficulty in pa. curing it, will obiign by informing us Lettere applying for information to be furnished by post cannot be attended to.