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Widnes Examiner. — 1901-10-04 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

SUPPOSED RAILWAY SUICIDE.  Widnes man found shot in a Train. On the arrival on Saturday night of a train from Greenfield at Clegg-street Station, Oldham, the bcdy of a man was fcund in a first-class compartment, with the muzzle of a six-chambered revolver against the roof of his mouth and his arm resting on a ledge. The body was warm, and the revolver, one of the chambers of which had been discharged, was clenched in his hand. His clothes was covered with hired.  The police had the body removed to the Rhodes Bsnk Mortuary. In a pocket was fsund a first-class ticket from Greenfield to Stalybridge. On Sundar night a brother of the deceased, Robert Bcnshall, of Knutsford-road, Warrington. identified the body as that of George Henshali, marine store dealer, lodging at the house of Mrs. Leach, 56, Oakland-street, Widnes. lhe deceased was a single man, age 32, and is supposed to have suffered from depre,sion of mind Be had been away from Widnes since Thursday morn' ing last, and his landlady stares that she believed him to be in lids usual state of bean and that be had gone away on a business journey. The deceased was the manager of tbe Widnes Marine Stores Company's shop in Mersey-road. The Inquest. An inquest was held on Monday at Crdham on the booty ot Life deeps.. d. Robert Henshall provision dea'er, Knutsford-road, Warrington, said deceased was his brother, and he last saw him alive about a month ago. He had been a sufferer from melancholia, presumably through business failures. Thomas Smith,guard 52, Fatr-qtreet,Stockport.aaid be had charge of the 8.25 train from Wudderstield ta Oldham Lpon arrival there he saw deceased with his face downwards to the floor, with the barrel of a revolver in his mouth. There was no semblance of a struggle having taken place, and in his opinion thought he was only asleep.  Two other witteeses were called, including Police Constable Franks, wrn ;aid he found in the man'a roeeereicn a railway ticket and 9itd in money and other articles.  A verdict of Suicide whilstetcrnperarily insane  I A..-ID GUI 12ALIAN ord. 0
Widnes Examiner. — 1882-05-20 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

HONOURS FOR THE ERA.VE.—The Court Circular of to take hold of his sweetheart and try to hold her down, but Saturday states that the Queen conferred the Victoria Cross he eventually sank himself and was drowned. On Friday that day on Lieut. Alan Richard Hill, 2nd Battalion North- morning the deceased's brother received a letter in which ampton Regiment, for gallant conduct at Laing's Nek, on the deceased intimated his intention of committing suicide; January 28th, 1881; also on Corporal James Murray, late " said that by the time the letter was received he should be 2nd Battalion Connaught Rangers, for gallant conduct at launched into eternity," and asked him to "break it gently Elondsfontein ; and on Private Edmund Fowler, of the 2nd to his mother," otherwise the news would breale her heart. Battalion (Cameronians) Scotch Rifles, for conspicuous Singularly enough, the girl's mother received a letter purbravery at the assault of Inbobane Mountain, on March porting to come front her daughter, couched in a similar 28th, 1879. The Queen decorated the following non-corn- strain, but really written and signed by Hopkins himself. missioned officer e and men with the distinguished conduct The jury returned a verdict of suicide while in a state of medal :—Company Sergt-Major Thomas Day, RE., and temporary insanity. Private Morris Whaler, 2nd Battalion Connaught Rangers, The polling took place on Thursday in the northern for distinguished conduct at Lydenburg ; Sergeant J. R. division of the West Riding for the election of a representaHyde, R.A., for distinguished conduct at Ingogo River, tive in room cf the late Lord Frederick Cavendish. The February Bth, 1581; Sergeant-Major Charles Murray, late candidates were the Hon. A. E G• ti iorne Hardy (C) and 2nd Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment, for rendering Mr. Isaac Holden (L). During the morning the polling proeffective services, with about twelve men' in covering the ceeded briskly, the excitement reaching its height about retreat of the regiment; Sergeant Joseph Taylor Bradley, noon, after which time until the close of the poll, at five late 2nd Battalion Connaught Rangers, for calmness and o,clock, the interest EA minished considerably. The ballotcourage at Bronkhurst; and Private Alexander Watkinsham, boxes were forwarded from seetious polling stations Co Bradlate 2nd Battalion Cameronians, who was present with Sir ford to be counted. At Todmorden a general opinion preEvelyn Wood and his escort at the assault of Inbobane veiled that Mr. Holden had been returned by a considerable Mountain. majority ; numbers of mills and workshops there were closed
Widnes Examiner. — 1913-05-31 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

THE COURTS  YOUNG GIRL'S FOLLY.  littcmpt to Commit Suicide by Drinking A Ead case of a Carbolic 011. %Eard at tl young girl's attempted sliicide was ie Borough Police Court on Tuesday, before (1579110 r Roberts and other magistrates. Lily Brown 'ychiji_asugliter of Joseph Brown, gas works stoker, 4 a -(ml7r , , on-street, was charged with having drunk was of carbolic oil at 56, Amelia-street. where she stiPloyed by a Mrs. Olaham. as domestic servant. tnornierintendent Williamson said that the previous with Mrs. thR M Oldham had occasion to remonstrate low_ the girl about not performing her work " satisfacs,'). About one p.m. the defendant was carving some Riv: end cut her finger. Shortly after the girl was look° a week's notice. Later Mrs. Oldham went to hai for the girl, who was supposed to be in the kitchen ws‘hng dinner. She was not there, and Mrs. Oldham fit). tiPstairs and found the girl on the bed. w "a was a strong smell of carbolic oil and a bottle f°n • tote ,nd in the room. The girl had also written a ress Iwhich was not read). On being asked for the the " of her action,the girl replied that it was because tnistress spoke to her. Mr. Oldham at once gave Lin girl an emetic, and she was later taken to the Forn'ar.y. e d r e,ghteen months the girl as employed at Cockand left about Christmas. She refused to Ehe ink and on being remonstrated with by her mother, VO4.vheat out to a chemist and obtained four pennyofven laudanum which she drank. She was then auk' ahn emetic. The mother of the girl said she was ,Nlr!"kt' 0°137 she was very sensitive when spoken to. and !°wn said her daughter was very self-willed, to heart everything that was said to her. 01.diihc:igt:arglasiani:d she took the carbolic oil because Mrs. to d ara shouted at her. She promised the Bench not r have Chairman : I am sure you could not possibly wse,,nriderstood what 3 thing you were doing or you •zt:.ci not have done it. eiN: girl was handed over to her parents, and the 14,,,',a1an told her she must realize what an awful 'le such a thing must be to her father and mother.
Widnes Examiner. — 1913-07-05 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

HELENS MURDER INQUEST.  On Monthy, at St. Helens, a coroner's jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against James Kerrigan, who out the throats of his wife Susan, aged 45, and his son Harry, aged five, as they lay in led asleep on Thursday morning last. In the case of Kerrigan himself, who died after cutting his own threat, a verdict of suicide was returned. The jury added that there was no evidence to show the state of the man's mind. Kerrigan had complained of his wife's drunken habits and her neglect of the boy.  ITCHING RASH ON BABY'S q/ Castle !fill, Raglan, Mon., S. Wales.—" baby was two months old arash appeared fire'l,-,--rge' face. It spread all over hi 3 head and diec.:-blel° until it was like a thick crust. It was most terrila rob look upon and the itching was cruel. He vcCILI 0,311 or scratch at night until some mornings ,u:rtieeu covered with blo ,d. I tried several remedies without tffect, lie scented to get e , instead of better. " I s 13°' 00  procure.] a tablet of Cuticura Soap aa'- a Cuticura Ointment, and having washed him ",-111:car7 Cuticura Soap and then smearing the Ointment on the affected parts, they effected a cd'ita untl the scales coming off and leaving 8 clear skin, skin, and from that time his skin has bes° ",;11. fully clear and be has a lovely head of hair as vid-ct4 had a rash on toy face and arms and it 118:,diea disappeared now by using the Cuticura IteLictir° (Signd) Mrs. M. Lyall, February 10th, 1913. Soap and Ointment are sold by chemiato where. A sample of each with 32-p. book P 10066 from nearest depot. Address: Newhery, 27,0ha.rPrs. Sq., London; R. Towns & Co., Sydney', Lennon, Ltd., Cape Town; Muller, Macleao tot Calcutta and Bombay • or "Cuticura," Boston, „ 'Op . Men who shave and shampoo with Cuticura find it best for skin and scalp.
Widnes Examiner. — 1877-04-07 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

WIWI. Ca 03.03 ST Bx. Burn. —The  Bishop of lilverpiol• hid the imolai. roue of title Catholic Cour& Greenbatit. Bt. H leas, o.ti . . .  . Easter Mouday. Ihe saw building is to seesmmod 860 worshippers. wad wi I 00118 about 610.000 la the evelaug a bacquet wee fovea to D. 0Y8.017.d the Mayor of St. Males*. who ie • memeer of tho Wesleyan 000 anwity, was premut.  Tag Cantata liovsge.—At s meeting at the mem:  !xire of ,th,.ol?esl,ire Haut, ?22derstand  . _.„ it,.. .levailed, altar wow ol,o.ninottwt the country boated by the Ohebblre h uuda shield be divided nest se ism, sad that Captain Peek Y'stee will Lunt thie division of the county lone days a week, so 1 Div Reginald Co i bet, the present Master, hia wd of We went, two Wye a week,  THE Pouciocat AND Tnt CARDPLASESI —La In,  apeetor of the Birmingham pollee force didinguished human on Sunday by entering • Ileum in s p,OO guar. ter of the town and emoting fire young Jews who were playing at nerds. On the prisonem being brought before the easgistrates on to n lay the Clerk informed the offiaer that it was no Whom, to play at card. for money in epolrete hones, and the nine wee, of Orkmd, therameed.  Soprano Smaina or • SoLonsa.—The report of •  • rills watt heard at the eommiaaartst dare at Devonport on Sunday. and on the guard turning out it wes ul that Potent, Johns, of the 30th regiratut, wee " "  ly mg dead with the top of Me head shot off. It le preowned that he had committed suicide, but poesibly he may have beeti experimenting with late rifle when it aomdeetaily.went og. John. wa. • man of good char.  toter, with ten years of service. PAVPHII r.llllSo.—lt appear. front return made to the dt. Pancras Guardians that for the half year cited the /sth ult., the value of the produce of tits tided the school at lwavesden, near Watford, au ae follow. ; —Pork and rauttoo, £249; vegetables, vs  la, winch w-eL ;Qom:med. at the school. orient to the workhouse; and other prodase, £l4B—makiag • total of £l4O. The sun expended on tee faun and land mosonot during the mine period waa •433.  In Maoll Or LIMPOOL ng
Widnes Examiner. — 1877-10-13 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

VOO.KVIIOII —Tho following itobli mailman wee reoeived indon °floe of Um flu rark florski, trope New Yak, on &ode] ti.eat oyelmsto sham muting rapidly toward. 8:0t01,.. Will probably strike Notwegtan, nod 134,11014 admits shout the WM, the storm a Wary danger... Masterly to nortls.slsederly 1.30 honey 04,101..10 arousal. Vestals shoat to les.. Briti•ta itad breath patella Untold. should Mho wanting." !Emits., 71.000000! CtilLlntiln.—Patrick 0,06045 griodor td • oottou 10111, was brought up at 1114010. nm on tiatarday, charged wall the opiematic etareattou 01 bit cluldreb. Whom the itellemog Ollam visited the prisoner.. Souse on the prevonts eight be found four (Masten lyam on some mum, alth cli rage throe., over them t.r a eoseneg. There was not parnolo of food or ace to the house. Wheu the prwoner was touted he woo drool. Hew. tent to gaol for Wet mouths with lard labour. ToUgagot tillogbliaaktual Sr At the Widnes Polito 000,0. 00 Thomas), Jame. lionghloa. • youth wee ooarged with threo otteuom of having broke" loch np .hop sad stolou fild, with • oneilar 13 Aloe at boomer ahoy sal stealitig 50,,„ gnu with stemliog • pair of trouser. and vest from another shop, the property of Nusuot• John.= end Edward Johnson. Too boy. named Hereard Cain aud William Dose *OOO .110 charged with beteg =maned to the Melt, add tuoy mon remoded nofoL the petty me.  ELOYageWY Saw ltwiwarraw Buteuds.—A of elopement ad attempted suicide has just oecurred at Scion, lArmieNhilm• A wows., aged se yew., having may ono um, the mother of three alum, sad the WllO of a baker named Frederick thuiM, hemma enamored of • lodge, and sloe en Filler almmd With him, maw away • e.uniderable cure of money and ether articles, Tue unfortunate husband, ludius himself thus Latin the lurch, attempted Su emu. mit attitude on daturday by suiting his tenet. The runaways haa nut yet ban traed. Ot/Misnalre AelmOLY ST Wlletionow Theta. Allen, wateromn, of Idarutoni wee brought up at the Polio. Cued, on Friday, charged with committing • (atonal smolt on :sun Dale, a girl, lb 'nem of sae, daughter of 111.6.,1 Dale, of anderton.— Yr. Pistetom isPlwated foe the neterom.-1 be praseMtn. stated that on Wednesday want she we rs. turning boom from Northwieh, ad when she wes gulag dewit Usewiele.lsne towards her home, and i wan she wee eppomta Oar. Holland'. Imam she was overtaken by the miemer,who, dim walking Weide her I for some distance, put his arm around her and said he would see her sets been. A Merl way further on he winunittsd the &result she ouinplained el.—Evidence hanug been given or support of the oharge, the mi. Mar was euumnitted for trial et the easter Lamas, oat admitted to bail, himself in.S6O, and two. ..waited; la ItO eaah.  Bataan ,TWUILIOIVIrtfI AT
Widnes Examiner. — 1877-08-11 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

ENE LUNATICS IN MACCLESFIELD ASYLUM. Mr. Ctrrrell read the report of the cfmmilee sp• pmetsd to emit Pm lunahos t.. P ukeide /My lem. belt ging to thl• CI ion. winch gated that the totloat,g gentlemen shaded at Al iecleigeld for tau, patiaae Monday, the :MI Juir —Mt.... Ambler, Kepner. &Mart, Thomas., Nerdy, Fair, I•Litl Fullalovc. eummittee are glad in bang able to etate Mal tie coin. pared wrh last year, there 14 • decrease off. The bomber at present holcuging to this Union le 74,., attn., 7S last var. fun whole number at) were ssor, by the countattee, aua watt one excepinsi--that el a man owned Bower, of Leninism, chow.. sodertog hom pamlysis—appeared to be net only clew and healthy loathe generally, but was evidently well Who:mire of. The 6i4a,Phoo of the ...appeared fob, carried oat lath every odosiderstion teat ...Item could tweed, wilh a stew to ameliorate the uts. fortnnete condition f the patients, and to make them ef sea. possible comfortable aue happy. 1110 15.10tiou is admirably conducted, sod retlsote the high., Grath on all eon... •oh it. The only cans that appeared stall likely to recover or be ddehareml on trial were Anu adberloy, ot Putt, eloo. LI. 0°,1,11, Of Sale, and Sarab Leon, auti Catherine dues, of kb. The CtratiMar stated that Dr. De. tould am no trate of mama, in the woman named Oro., and the Ot.. Mt. could hut iione tone glinto a violent temper a Sale, sod threat. two to hush, Indeed. Mentally, she wars. eanta u huntall, but was very low b,etly. Mr. Ecru-ft/Vs seta that at the time she was sent ebe was lain.usidg odors bosoms of imanity. sod woe Mires tato custody by the poi. bee u, ft., had attempted .0 0,0,0 boos, It 0. th diy ore on WI :ribeLe stten.pted suicide. abe was taken before Mr. W. Jorosou sod Mr. V 1 orthington, .1 was not lc • Et etas thou to halal to herself, Lie. 501,1.1 mid thefeep woe aadly too essy to get 70 Ply lot. the esylum. Ino woman was perhaps as .are at, any of the geollamem who went there. (Laughter.) Ihe Csmiarlas.—lt el/for the Visiting A tomtit,, to discharge them. to, Medical Ufacer of the Aty torn eanno Ocean onit tscurumi.ml it toll,, iug C,famittee. 'lbis is ths second imse of the hi. ; there w. a stonier ease last floater. More etre should be taken in s.,AtiDit people the,,. Me. AMINO concurte.l and the aubjlet dropped.
Widnes Examiner. — 1889-05-18 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

TRAGIC SUICIDE AT BOLD.  SHOOTING HIS HEAD OFF.  ...,...—... Mr. John -Stead, the well-known nurseryman of ' Bold, near St. Helens, and Warrington, committed ' suicide on Tuesday night in a shocking and most determined manner. Deceased had been before the St. Helens magistrates, and several convictions are recorded against luta. In September, 1383, he was summoned for drunkenness, and it was then stated that domestic troubles had caused him to get ' ewitml. Mrs. Stead had been living apart from him, but hail returned, and sane dispute arose. After being . convicted he entered into a deed of separation, and allowed his wife £4 a week for the support of herself and the children. On Friday last he was eitargisl before the Widnes magistrates with wounding Churl's Wehtter, a teamsman in his employ, by striking him violently on the head with a walking stick, :mil was committed to the Liverpool Amiws, bail being allowed: This seemed to have had considerable effect upon his mind, and he has since been peeuliar in his manner. About fiveieclock on Tuesday night he went to his bedroom while Mrs. : Wilson, his housekeeper, was preparing tint. A report ! of fin-arias was heard, and on Mrs. Wilson proceeding ' upstairs a shocking spectacle was witnessed by her. Mr. Stead bad taken a doublmbarnillist gun, said placed his garter under his foot. Ile then tied it to the trigger and plaeoil the barrel to his head as he sat on the Issl. Ile hail then extended his leg, and the gun was discharged. : Su violent was the shock that the greater part of his load was blown away, and the room was strewn with his brains and portions of the skull. An alarm was raised, and Constable Foster was called. Dr. t.ivso'y,stf Farnworth, was soon in attendance, but could not, of course, render any assistance, as death hail hien instantaneous. Mr. A. Browne, solicitor, of Warrington, who hail &tenths! Mr. Stead Litton' the Widnes magi. trate+, was also summoned, and the coroner was corns umnicatisl with tlimugh Mr. Superintendent Johnston, if Whines. Deceased wa.s w,41 known in the Liverpool and Manchester. as ......i as lova!, markets.
Widnes Examiner. — 1889-02-02 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

WEL. Imo docidad to admit o!ao aa monherp.  Captain Wi•RIIITIM mill start to CAM Africa in n few days with most ample powers.  . . The roes et the Vyrnew sever scheme up to the 31st December. 1888, sees £1,169.355 9..  . - - - " Vl'..a Jeremiah • noeheinr?' in • cpreetkon ander dm. enrninn in the 'mash "mind,  Ihe well-known author "Bret Porte" (Mr. Franeb, 'pet Ilse.) is the twat of Cent, MocColl. at the Rem!elev. iUpon. The Seekline Gramm. Sehmil Goveninre ho) retro" 'hem 260 applications for. post ot seboolmostor worth 100 year. The Sulkin hoe presented three stallions to the Mod.-1 tarn, mainteMed by the Itulsorian Government at sallow, near Philiotinpolio.  Th. hishop of Path end Wells fins boon sofferinc "hrietnian from an ahem,, in tho Nee. srlocis tins oon. flood him to hie ardirtniont. Poem to Wodnendito about. £5.000 had hoon moire 1 •1 the Mormon !loner toward, the. fund for the relief nt he distrose mined he the (amino in Chitin.  °Tor eixtY deoinn, for tho erent monument hay., boon eeenieet from 'trio. in (lin l'nitnel Stat. nnet Europe. The monument fund amounts now In V 6.000.  There has been suicide at Seem Oottace Station, in North Londoo. A man was mond in the lavatory with his throat cut. He haa the appearance of • cabman. A windfall hue just come to a young farm lahourer :nem, near Maehoroueh, Noumehronahiro. He inhent• triune of several thousand pounds from a relative abroad.  TIWRe, Joseph Wrowl, ericimdle a pier, and minder in an Oldham cotton mill, has two liceneed by the , !lishop of Saliehury to Um stipendiary curacy of Ft. ..Vhn's.Wimborne. I The Parish Church of Monerrnore woo horned to the ground on Monday night, nothing hut the here malls rein, left The fins is supposed to have on. caused by the stove pipe. The darnago is about £O.
Widnes Examiner. — 1889-06-29 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

THE KVIDEN,H.  Clara 'lope, a widow, residing at 78, Priestley-st.,was the first witness called. siva identified the body as that of Charkw Wales, (34), a boot and shoe repairer. The deceased was her nephew. For three months she said his health had ton's had, lie suffend from an internal diseave, and from nervous debility, and had been an outpatient at the Infirmary. Ile bad not been rational during the few days prior to his death. Inspector Spanks : Did you on one isie.ion tar his wife say that he had been downstairs trying to cot his throat? Witness : Yes.—That was on Thursday morning. He said that he could not help it, and I advised him tta go to a doctor. Elisabeth Hope, another relative of the deceased, said that on Friday morning WAVS ewnie downstairs, and she asked him if he felt any better. He replied that he did t feel hatter, Nit that he had " a very strange holing over ! him." Ile afterwards said that he going for a walk down the stmt. filter had gone out witness remarkad Charlss looks very s rats; .. is it safe for Into to go out :done 7' and she went after him. She overtook him at the bottom of Priestley-st., and told him that there were tome customers in the shop who wanted hint Ile said that he would be bark in a few minutes, hut re.used hi raturn at once. She left him, and tfterwanls vain not to bvik for him. She walked towards the canal bank, and in the silAtillied• Ivuld sec a man pacing backwards and ! forwards under the railway bridge, !war the "anal. When she got to the spot there was no onv:alisfi. .;.. . . ,  Patrick Puffy then deposed that on Fmlay miming about noon when taking a with along the side of the canal., he Mck...l op a mat and coat tinder the railway arch. Afterwards lk• gave info ormation ti the police. Comtabie Mottle, stationed at Sankey Bridgm, who 111..41 information from the last witness, spokn to grappling for ansi recovering the body at about 7.15 Olt tin evening of tin SOIDO • la,. There were no i/IdiCatil of., struggle havktg taken place on the tow-path, and I no rzternal MOILS Of ViOIOIICO . thu flOdy. I.IIE The foreguing beiag all the evidence that wasaildimed. the Cowin, briefly s.mmted up, panting out that On lII^ evidenne the supposition was that the dervaaml was not in his right miud.• A form remarked that he had lived &with the 11...1,1'S write for the tint two or three t months. and had always found him to be a man who stuck to his work.—The jury agreed in saying that the I deceased committed suicide whilst temporarily insane. I