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The Sun. — 1862-05-13 (London, England)

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE.  On Saturday evening Mr. G. S. Brent held an ' inquest in the Board-room of Chelsea workhouse on the body of Andre Auguste Zetterman, 32 years of age, a Swede, by trade a fancy word carver, It appeared that shortly nine o'clock on Tuesday evening, the 29th ult., the deceased, while smoking a cigar, fixed himself at the window of a tobacconist's shop, in Sloane-street. There was a woman sitting in the shop, before whom he grossly misbehaved himself. She complained of what had occurred, when he ran away with his clothes in disorder. A police constable, 341 B, being on the spot, chased him, raising a cry of "Stop thief." He ran into Upper George street, where a young man named Cullen, seeing him coming along the road, and hearing the cry of " Stop thief," ran into the road to catch him. While behind him he said, "If you run a mile I'll have you." He put his hand on the deceased's left shoulder. When he did so the deceased took something out of his trousers pocket, which seemed to Cullen to be a life-preserver, and as the deceased raised his left arm, and appeared about to strike him, the latter bobbed his head. They were still running. At that instant he so w a flash and heard a report, and the man dropped down in the road. It all happened in about two minutes after he took up the chase. The constable came up bs the man fell. Mr. Geo. Coates, surgeon, of Westbourne-place, Eaton-square, was speedily called, and saw the deceased lying on his face in the road, in a pool of blood. He was dead. There was a wound in his chest. His shirt was open, as also his trousers. A stretcher was sent for, and the body removed to the police-station, where, upon a search of the clothing being made, an address was found, No. 2, Alderman-walk, and bearing the name as above. The deceased, however, was not known there. There was a document showing that deceased was a depositor in the Union Bank of London to the amount of nearly £l2O, and £l4 10s. in money, A gold watch and appendages were also found on him, with two bottles of crude opium. It was ascertained that the deceased had been formerly convicted of an offence similar to that which had led to his death. Elizabeth Zetterman, of Wyndham-street, Marylebone-road, identified the body as that of her husband. She was married to him in September last, in Paris. They left London for three days for that purpose. She had bees in St. Mary's Hospital for a short time, where he visited her. The last time was on the Saturday previous to his death. She used to be afraid of him. He always carried loaded fire-arms. He was not given to drink, but smoked opium, and was very nervous and irritable. Mr. Coates, the surgeon who had made a post mortem examination, stated that death had been caused by a rupture of the heart from a pistol-shot--a rifled bullet. The jury returned a verdict of "Death from rupture of the heart by means of a pistol-shot, but whether that shot was intended for himself or any other person there was not sufficient evidence before them to show,"
The Sun. — 1862-09-06 (London, England)

THE DOUBLE MURDER AND SUICIDE  A 7 BRADFORD.  Great excitement continued in the neighbourhood of George-street, Bradford, on Wednesday night till a late hour, and a mob, exasperated at the reported conduct of Ryan, used him rather roughly. He was chased many miles through some of the streets of Bradford and Bowling, and was at last protected by the police from their violence. On Thursday Mr. C. Jewison, coroner, opened an inquest on the body of the Ryans, at the Britannia public-house, in Dryden-street. A large crowd stood in the street at the time. Mary Costella was called and sworn. She said— The persons who are lying dead in the room upstairs are Mary Ryan and her two children. The name of Mary Ryan's husband is James Ryan • he is a tailor. At one o'clock yesterday Mary Ryan came into my house. She had both the children with her. She had the young child, Mary Ann, in her arms, and the other, Patrick Joseph, she held by the hand. She said, " Now, I have brought the child to his father." She had been apart from her husband for one night. She had been staying with her mother. I told her to go home to her husband. She said she was afraid to go home, and would never go in, for she dare not do so. " What for ?" I asked her. She said, "I am afraid he would kill me. I will never live in the lonely cellar with him again. I will not live with him unless he will go into lodgings." At that moment her husband went past us and went into his own house. He first stopped at my door and gave his eldest child, Patrick, some money-6d. and some copper. The wife called to him and said, " That money is of no use to me : give me my bed out." He turned round and took the money out of the child's hand, and said that nothing should leave the house till the rent and other debts were paid. She asked me if I would go for the child's chair at the cellar, for she could not do without it. She said I was to bring two pieces of carpet and a hood for the child. I went for them, and James Ryan got all the articles up and gave them to me. As I was coming away, he said " Stop," and then he said to, me, " Give her that," and he gave me sixpence for her, and he also gave some waistcoat patterns for her, saying that she was to make them up and sell them for her own use. She took them. He told me that he would not take her back to his house till he had got the rent and his debts were paid. She would then be welcome home. This was about half-past 1 o'clock. At that time a woman called upon me, and I did not see the children again alive. She was crying, and was greatly distressed, She said she would go to the " bastile." She had told a woman she would drown herself. I believe the husband would have taken her home if she would have gone. The cause of the quarrel was that the husband stopped out late at night drinking. By a Juror—He was sober yesterday. I did not hear any disturbance on Tuesday. He told me that he had beaten her with a stick on the head. They quarrelled a few weeks ago. I can't tell what happened, but he then broke some of the panes. The Coroner then adjourned the inquest till this day,
The Sun. — 1862-09-06 (London, England)

THE DOUBLE MURDER AND SUICIDE  A 7 BRADFORD.  Great excitement continued in the neighbourhood of George-street, Bradford, on Wednesday night till a late hour, and a mob, exasperated at the reported conduct of Ryan, used him rather roughly. He was chased many miles through some of the streets of Bradford and Bowling, and was at last protected by the police from their violence. On Thursday Mr. C. Jewison, coroner, opened an inquest on the body of the Ryans, at the Britannia public-house, in Dryden-street. A large crowd stood in the street at the time.  Mary Costella was called and sworn. She said— The persons who are lying dead in the room upstairs are Mary Ryan and her two children. The name of Mary Ryan's husband is James Ryan ; he is a tailor. At one o'clock yesterday Mary Ryan came iv to my house. She had both the children with her. She had the young child, Mary Ann, in her arms, and the other, Patrick Joseph, she held by the hand. She said, " Now, I have brought the child to his father." She had been apart from her husband for one night. She had been staying with her mother. I told her to go home to her husband. She said she was afraid to go home, and would never go in, for she dare not do so. " What for ?" I asked her. She said, "I am afraid he would kill me. I will never live in the lonely cellar with him again. I will not live with him unless he will go into lodgings." At that moment her husband went past us and went into his own house. He first stopped at my door and gave his eldest child, Patrick, some money-6d. and some copper. The wife called to him and said, " That money is of no use to me : give me my bed out." He turned round and took the money out of the child's hand, and said that nothing should leave the house till the rent and other debts were paid. She asked me if I would go for the child's chair at the cellar, for she could not do without it. She said I was to bring two pieces of carpet and a hood for the child. I went for them, and James Ryan got all the articles up and gave them to me. As I was coming away, he said " Stop," and then he said to me, " Give her that," and he gave me sixpence for her, and he also gave some waistcoat patterns for her, saying that she was to make them up and sell them for her own use. She took them. He told me that he would not take her back to his house till he had got the rent and his debts were paid. She would then be welcome home. This was about half-past 1 o'clock. At that time a woman called upon me, and I did not see the children again alive. She was crying, and was greatly distressed, She said she would go to the " bastile." She had told a woman she would drown herself. I believe the husband would have taken her home if she would have gone. The cause of the quarrel was that the husband stopped out late at night drinking. By a Juror—He was sober yesterday. I did not hear any disturbance on Tuesday. He told me that he had beaten her with a stick on the head. They quarrelled a few weeks ago. I can't tell what happened, but he then broke some of the panes. The Coroner then adjourned the inquest till this day.
The Sun. — 1862-09-06 (London, England)

FAVIL PONDS ON HAIIIPS7EAD HEATH.  Yesterday Dr. Lankester, the Central Middlesex coroner, held en inquest at the Elephant and Castle, e t, Kentish K. ing,s-road, Camden-town, touching the death of tGeorgeree Pritchard, aged 52, residing in Harmoodmaker, Town. The deceased was a pianofortein the service of Messrs. Collard and Collard, whose death may be added to the long list of casualties from the above ponds. The evidence went to show that deceased was a sober, well-conducted man in the habit of walking alone of an evening about Hampstead Heath and the chain of ponds extending at short intervals from Hampstead to Highgate. On Tuesday evening, at 7 o'clock, be left the factory near thenine inoßoaocuklin,vde.House, Kentish Town, and was not again On Wednesday morning, Whitecross-street, arrived at the ponds to " fish," when clumps known of clay a asy a t thea ?diddle substance Ponder w a t , owf hti he he his attention was directed to some boys throwing he eonwas startled to find, on close examination, to bed the back of the head of a man's body, just at the surface of the water, A boy gave him the drags, and the body was got out. The depth of water at that spot was only two feet. The body was firmly fixed in the clay by the knees and elbows. Hatherton was of opinion that if deceased got into the water voluntarily he must have gone in from the opposite side from there, where in some parts the pond was 12 feet deep away from the land, accessible by means of planks. He could easily have walked in and dragged the body out on the shallow side, only that the clay was deep and dangerous there. He was in the habit of fishing at the ponds, and had very often seen deceased wandering about there, and had talked with him about fishing. The testimony of other witnesses showed that deceased was afflicted with a wife bed-ridden, speechless, and idiotic, but he seemed to be fond of her and to bear this severe family affliction with great fortitude. Upon his person a county court summons was totond, but it seemed to have nothing to do with the ~.Ise. and there was no evidence to show where he wn from 7 o'clock on Tuesday evening, when he lea his work, until the dead body was discovered. 1 7,e iesident medical officer, Mr. Saul, of St. Panel as NV otrkhouse, deposed that the body was brought there, 4nd that death was caused from drowning. He auded also, that circumstances led him to believe that the drowning must have taken place in deep water. furTthheerCloigrohntewr Coroner, oinnl dsumming obtainedu P ment, and he thought there was no evidence to sup. port a verdict of suicide or accidental death ; therefore he recommended an open verdict. open verdict of found The jury returned an did from not , . drowned. aennthaidn'ikottarnny
The Sun. — 1862-09-06 (London, England)

VIAL PONDS ON 11,4111:8STEAD HEATH.  coorrPritchard, yoterday Dr. Lankester, the Central Middlesex , held an inquest at the Elephant and Castle, 1-*jog 5-road, Camden-town, touching the death of George aged 52, residing in Harmoodstreet, Kentish Town. The deceased was a pianoforte maker, in the service of Messrs. Collard and Collard, whose death may be added to the long list of casualties from the above ponds. The evidence went to show that deceased Was a sober, well-conducted man in the habit of walking alone of an evening about Hanipatcad Heath and the chain of ponds, extending at short intervals day evening, at 7 o'clock, he left the factory near from Hampstead to Highgate. On Tuesthe Round House, Kentish Town, and was not again seen alive. On Wednesday morning, o'cloock, Wm atherton, of Parrot-co. about nine Hurt, Whitecross-street, arrived at the ponds to " fish," when his attention was directed to some boys throwing clumps of clay at a substance in the water of the pond known as the Middle llighgate Pond, which he was startled to find, on close examination, to be the back of the head of a man's body, just at the surface of the water. A boy gave him the drags, and the body was got out. The depth of water at that spot was only two feet. The body was firmly fixed in the clay by the knees and elbows. Hatherton was of opinion that if deceased got into the water voluntarily ho must have gone in from the opposite side from there, where in some parts the pond was 12 feet deep away from the land, accessible by means of planks. He could easily have walked in and dragged the body out on the shallow side, only that the clay was deep and dangerous there. He was in the habit of fishing at the ponds, and had very often seen deceased wandering about there, and had talked with him about fishing. The testimony of other witnesses showed that deceased was Afflicted with a wife bed-ridden, speechless, and idiotic, but he seemed to be fond of her and to bear this severe family affliction with great fortitude. Upon his person a county court summons was found, but it seemed to have nothing to do with the case, and there was no evidence to show where he was from 7 o'clock on Tuesday evening, when he left his work, until the dead body was discovered. The resident medical officer, Mr. Saul, of St. Pancras Workhouse, deposed that the body was brought there, and that death was caused from drowning, He added also, that circumstances led him to b.e• no evidence to su. lieve that the drowning must have taken place in deep water. didfro from not a n think any Cloigrohntewr,oiunldsubmemoibntgaiunped, furTthheer adjournment, and he thought there so?, 1 port a verdict of suicide or acciaed. therefore he recommended an open ver let.. The jury returned nta death ; onopen verdict of found drowned.
The Sun. — 1862-04-17 (London, England)

WEAVERS' STRIKE AT CHORLEY.—We regret tO. say that a general strike among the operative weavers or p leort posted reduce i n the various their weaving establishments o f Chorley took place on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday' in consequence of a proposal on the part of their ea" y were r s o town, three weeks ago, to the effect that at the expiration' in ti wtho of f 14 days from date a reduction to the Preston list o prices would be made. Consequently, large meetings of weavers were held, at which it was determined not to submit to the reduction proposed, and an interview took place between the employers and employed, when it was agreed that the matter should be postponed for a weekAt the end of the week, however, no arrangement had been made, and, consequently, on Wednesday evening last the notices expired at two establishments. On the salve evening a large meeting of operatives vi as held, when it was resolved that they should " come out" as their notices a" pired until some more satisfactory arrangements could b° made. Previous to the commencement of this meeting the masters agreed to pay the Blackburn standard lists prices for counts up to a 76 reed, and the Preston list prices for counts above that reed. On the following evening another large and enthusiastic meeting was held, with a similar result, and on Friday evening they bad an interview with their employers. The operatives disputed the correctness of the list submitted by their employers, but the masters ultimately expressed a determination to abide by the list upon which they had agread.—Manchester Guardian. SUICIDE IN A RAIL' lUNNEL.—YesterclaY afternoon, Mr. Missing, a draper, for many years residing at Tranquil-vale, Blackheath, left the London-bridge Rail" way station, by a down train on the North Kent line, and when in the tunnel between Blackheath and Charlton coin" nutted suicide by shooting himself with a pistol. The deceased bad taken a ticket for Blackheath station, but pre' himself when the train arrived in the tunnel. ceeded further down the line, evidently with the intention oi "if idoersi n n destroying been forwarded to Mr. C. J. Carttar, core" tier for West Kent, who will hold an inquest.  he pe an  pla the duc to 6  IM Mei Lon  Gra Of C se❑  inir  P'eri 'and  Sha zaen Nei  I3ati a I,p  2. 411'n  I):  C ow. Ent  trP.A  ~i z~~A>>  r,i  , Di I 44tsi  Di 'SArci Spa,  Di Di „par 'l.llrl  Ven,lN  but (  , Di Ltaiii  Con•  Ina rm. e of ing inthe Lion the beriity, the omrs of A be o pod to heir eve, ) of. lave lake eathe cry nity Lisathe 3ep•anEm3IND mat [tly, the 3e of the ient ncirecmelt end, the aich erty rerfera o be oper [ the re)lace it is rnal the [tied ntly as nifty your se to onat Ly to. [ve a hicb. .the erty. Las, the 'rom )ple. ;, in the ReaUni) are nder the ▪ of I by Hon. übt, ly to [t is hich atuties, in a, nseThe e to ions co its tin Wag yes-. nan resited ,ant ER[idales the ion, 3uribirve, its lova t is , G. stop the the >sed vitts the and riva and ited the [on. act ,ndpe irtr ; or to ned Ina the. 2en raish ber inneesa ve[tea ace of to ti, Of s.YI Ines on of gS to ok as )k, ad Ist DC be be is ;.e It, le 1.
The Sun. — 1862-04-17 (London, England)

THE ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY.—A meeting of the governors of this society was held yesterday at the offices, Trafalgar-square, Mr. T. E. Baker, the treasurer, in the chair. Mr. Young, the secretary, submitted the following cases, in which persons had risked their own lives in rescuing others from drowning, to the committee, who recommended Lieut. A. B. Brooke, R.N., of her Majesty's ship Lapwing, for saving the master and crew of the barque Grosse Furstein Catherine, which was wrecked in the bay of Gibraltar on the 29th of Dec.-last, for the award of the society's silver medal. The bronze medal of the society was given to John Schofield, for saving John Lippett, who accidentally fell into the sea at Neyland, South Wales, on the 6th February ; to Samuel B. Jackson, for saving J. Harris, who fell into the Loughborough Canal, at Leicester, on the 4th ult. ; to Lieut. Pearse, of the 76th Regiment, for saving Charles Tassard, who fell into the harbour at Boulogne on the 10th ult. ; to David Buckler, for saving Win. Millwood, a little boy, who fell into the river Anker, at Nuneaton, on the 28th ult. ; to Antonius do Itycker, mariner, for saving a man, name unknown, who fell into the harbour at Dover on the 7th February; and to Thomas Twiss, clerk, for saving George Reeve, who fell into the Soho Pool, at Birmingham, on the 3d inst. Thanks on parchment were voted to Win. Bennett, steward of the steamer Cornnbia, for saving Jams Campbell, who accidentally fell into the docks at Leith on the 16th ult. ; to Police-con ,tables James King and Alex. Keely, fur saving Daniel Dickson, who fell into the river Bann, at Bainbridge, county of Down, on the 24th ult. ; and a pecuniary reward to 'Win. Watts, pierman, for saving Wm. Allen, clerk, who attempted suicide by jumping into the river Thames, Waterloo bridge, on the 26th ult. The secretary read a letter from Mr. W. Rees, of Toronto, Canada West, stating that a Humane Society was about to be founded 111 that province, and requesting information as to the means employed for saving life by the Royal Humane Society. Mr. J. A. Hallett was then elected auditor in the place of Mr. Woolsey, and, some further business having been disposed of, the Court adjourned,
The Sun. — 1862-04-17 (London, England)

WEAVERS' STRIKE AT CHORLEY.—We regret t° say that a general strike among the operative weavers 0) Cherley took place on Thursday, Friday, and Saturdslt in consequence of a proposal on the part of their si33: ployers to reduce their present rate of wages. Notice; were posted in the various weaving establishments in the town, three weeks ago, to the effect that at the expiratiotti of 14 days from date a reduction to the Preston list prices would be made. Consequently, large meetitiL, of weavers were held, at which it was determined not i" submit to the reduction proposed, and an interview too; place between the employers and employed, when it wr, agreed that the matter should be postponed for a Nree'ci At the end of the week, however, no arrangement /00 been made, and, consequently, on Wednesday evening 108 0 the notices expired at two establishments. On the savio evening a large meeting of operatives vas held, when it resolved that they should " come out" as their notices e'f; pired until some more satisfactory arrangements could he made. Previous to the commencement of this meeting th ~.1. masters agreed to pay the Blackburn standard lists prices futo counts up to a 76 reed, and the Preston list prices for 00n d 0 above that reed. On the following evening another ler and enthusiastic meeting was held, with a similar result and on Friday evening they had an interview with thc_ employers. The operatives disputed the correctness of tDr,c list submitted by their employers, but the masters ultimate TY, expressed a determination to abide by the list upon whl" they had agreed.—Manehester Guardian. afternoon,SUlClD ME rl.NmisAsintAlnLaWraApYer, is for i:anEyL.T—enYrsesrteesraidiill3ste: at Tranquil-vale, Blackheath, left the London-bridge Bilj when way in station,the tunnelby a downw tereanni milled suicide by shooting himself with a pistol. The de' ceased had taken a ticket for Blackheath station, but Prc polaunkthbeeaNthoratnhd Who will hold an inquest. to ner for West Sent/ Information has been forwarded to Mr. C. J. Carttar, CO KChellartltloinne,;)ll' oc ef eddeesdt rfurther d himselfo down t hwehleinn et,hevidently rriwvietdhinthtehienttunentnioer;