Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1879-01-04 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT HYDE. It almost seems that every year is to case at Hyde with some tragedy. Towards the end t 1876 James Barrett Bannister murdered his wife and attempted to commit suicide by matting his throat. and was efterwarde executed at Chester. N ar the close of 1877 Joseph Shepley murdered his infant son and attempted to commit sued le, While a few days after Samuel Henry Brierley fired a pistol at a policeman. And on Monday morning tine week , another event occurred which has caused much surprise, consternation, and regret in the town. Mr Horace Jackson attempted to lake his life by dis charging a pistol in his mouth, and there it little doubt but the injuries are of a fatal naturd. Mr Jackson resides in Lewin Hollow, and about half. past eight on Monday morning he was seen by a young man coming down Shepley street from the direction of his house, and C,OBB Mottram•road into a short cui dessac street on lb, opposite side. From this short street there is a narrow passage leading along the back of corns houses and shops to the back premises of the Sportsman Inn. Mr Jackson went into this passage, but the young man who saw him took no special notice of him, tor be imagined he was going into the Sportsman Inn by the back door. Shortly after the report of a pistol was heard by those in the Sportsman, and also by the neighbours. Two boys named William Hilton and Jo•eph Regan also heard the report, aud went to the entry of the passage, Mr Jackson coming back, and a great stream of blood was flowing from his mouth He staggered against the back door of Mrs Potts house, and when he got into the short street already mentioned he fell on ffie flags beside the window of the house occupied by Mr G. Hilton, dyer, An alarm was quickly raised, and people ran to him, picked him up, and placed him in a chair. Dr. O'Grady wag cent for. and his assistant came. Constable Birtles was on the spot almost immediately, and Sergeant Britton also soon arrived. Jackson was carried into the Sportsmau. Blood was flawing in:copious streams Dom his mouth, and his teeth w-re so firmly clenched that the medical gentleman had much difficulty in getting his mouth opened. Tuere were not many external marks of wounds—indeed hardly any—about the mouth and face, but the left elteek and temple began tu ewell quickly, and the right arm and right side downwards became corn ph tily paralysed. It may hers be said that Mr J iceson never spoke after shooting himself. When the flow of blood was stopped he was conveyed home in a cab. and Dr. Cooper was sent for, and visited him frequently during the day. Constable Birtles found in Mr Jackson's outside coat pocket a oneibarrelled pistol about five niches em length. It was supposed at first that the pistol was charged with powder only; but in the clotted blood on the spoon used by the doctor in opening Mr Jackson's month Mrs Wood, landlady of the Sportsman, found a smelt pellet. She also found two more pelletta in the flannel with which his mouth had been wiped. Later on in the day also when Constable Birtles examined the contents of Mr Jackson's pockets more minutely he found among slot of papers a small quantity of powder and pellets, the latter being about the size used in sparrow shooting. It has else idy been stated that the deed was done in the back passage to the •Sportsman. An examination of the place showee the spot to be in the corner at the closet door More there was a large pool of blood, anl there were streaks of blood along the whole of the place where Mr Jackson fell in the street. Mr Jackson is a native of Belpor, in Der' yshire, and is 61 years of age, but came to Dente.. about 32 years ago, and started business as a saddler ; and ! since that time he hag until lately carried on his trade in Denton and Hyde. Som ,how his business career was not very prosperous, and a short thee ago he had to shut up his shop in Heyday Brow Since then he had been working with his yetingeet son, Isaac, who has a saddler a shop in Cloaeop. , His ad terse circumstances preyed heavily on his mind, and of late he has been in a very deer mulling state. He worked last week at Glossop, ard came home on Saturday night. His wife did not notice anything unusual about him, arid on Sunday he wait in tolerably good spirits. He went out during the day mid had a glass or two. but was quit s sober. He went to bed on Sunday night about 10 o clock, seeming all right. Mrs jseksou. who is suffering from rheumatism, slept downstairs. Mr Jaekson got up on Mond ty msraing came 07Wil stairs andhit wife remarked to turn that he hair not charged his stockings, but he never spoke. He then went out, and she never saw him again till he wee taken home in a cab. For a self educated man Mr Jack. son had a considerable taste for literature, and has amassed a good deal of knowledge, though not very well digegted. He was also a fair mathematician, and did a little in the way of courting the muses. In 1854 he published a small , brochure of poems, which he called "Stray • 'ffiroughts," with this preface As poet, I know I mast rank rather low, As Saddler, command some respect; But take me as Poet and Saddler too, As good as you well can expect.  Manchester, at Mr. John Heywood, Deanagate the Denton and Han hton Examiner, may be had every Friday evening, and Saturday morning, at t,ie Neweagent4 in Oldham-road, and Newton Heath.