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Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1899-01-27 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

SOCIETY GOSSIP.  (From The World.) The evening parties given by the Queen at Os. \ borne recently were the first entertainments of the kind which have taken place at the Palace sinoe the death of Prince Henry of Battenberg, and they ' were of a quasi-official character, being really given by Princess Beatrice as Governor of the Isle of Wight. The musical entertainment took place on each night in the magnificent Durbar Room, which is now lighted by electricity, and the guests were , afterwards presented to the Queen in the large Drawing Room. The parties were "full-dross  At Kent Assizes, on Tuesday, George Boakes --_ --eras charged with murdering Bessie Lawrence at An inquest hoe been held at Derby on the body Riverhead, on Nov. 12. The accused, a watche/ Maria Burnett, forty-two, who committed suieide maker, had been refused permission to pay his attentions to the girl, who was only seventeen by hanging herself in her bedroom on Monday years of age. On the date named, as she was morning. passing his house with some female companions, Her husband, John Burnett (who was unable to he ran out, and, pushing them aside, fired two Her distinctly as ho was suffering from cancer in shots from a revolver into her head, killing her the tongue), stated that he was reinoving his forniture from one house to another, when deceased on the spot. Then he turned the weapon on himself, inflicting a serious wound in was left alone, and it was then that she took her the temple. A short time ago deceased went to a Mrs. Evidence was given to show that the prisoner life. had suffered from sleeplessness, fainting fits, and Chesterton, of AgarS Street, who professed to tell giddiness, and it was contended on the part of the fortunes, for the purpose of ascertaining how much longer he (witness) had to live. Mrs. defence, a view also strongly borne out by Mr. Chesterton demanded money, and deceased paid Davies, superintendent of the Kent County her various small sums, but not sufficient, and Asylum, that Boakes suffered from epilepsy, could not get her to give the information required. and that while under the influence of that A disease, his mind being a total blank as to 'what three weeks ago deceased could not pay her, A ..E whereupon Mrs. Chesterton told her it was too whemisvealsf.doing, he shot the girl and then fire- -late, as she had " witched "her. Mrs. Chesterton further told deceased that everything she ate and The jury agreed with this view, and the prisonee drank would poison her, that her family were so was ordered to be detained during her blajeaty'S 1 many eat sin eou , . . . d '1 * th h ge and that the best thing vleaSure. she could do was to commit suicide. • The Coroner; Did anyone ever accompany your • AN M.P.
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1899-03-03 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

TILE CANNOCK CHASE TRAGEDY.  DEATH OF THE MURDERER.  /5/ ...--T murder at Woodhouses, near Lichfield, has 41ad extraordinary sequel in the death of the tan erer the same evening in the Lichfield poliee s, and the circumstances attending his death have increased the excitement which the tragedy has created. The man, Edward Green, alias E 4 Rangy," gave himself up on his own confession of the Crime, and after his statement had been taken down in writing and signed, he was conveyed to the cells. It appears that he then declared that he had attempted to commit suicide by strangling himself, but could not, and that he should renew his efforts at self-destruction if he had the chance. In consequence of this threat, 'superintendent Barrett made arrangements for a constant watch to be kept over lutn, and as he complained of a pain in his side the police surgeon prescribed a sedative. Police-constable Joseph Slack kept watch from 10 o'clock in the looming until eight o'clock at night, when he was relieved by Police-consta,ble Joshua Rudd. The latter was woll acquainted with the man as an old offender, and when he went on duty asked him bow he was getting on. The man replied that 'Le was getting on with his dying as fast as lie VOuld," and just before nine o'clock laid down on Ins back, crossed his hands over his breast, and suddenly became quiet. The constable, startled at the sudden change in the attitude of the Mall, called Superintendent Barrett and the officers on duty, and Mr. H. M. Morgan, the police surgeon, Who pronounced life extinct.—The jury returned a verdict that he died from natural causes, and that he had been guilty of wilful murder.  Lord and Lady Loigh and their daughters have left Stoneleigh Abbey for the Riviera' and will remain abroad until the middle of April
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1897-10-22 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

EAST RIDING QUARTER  SESSIONS.  The Michaelmas Quarter Sessions for the East Riding were held yesterday at the Court-house, Beverley. The Chairman (Mr. Arthur Duncombe) presided, and the following justices were present—Colonel Haworth-Booth, Sit Charles Legard, Bart., Lord Herries, Mr. J. G. B. T. Hildyard, Mr. D. F. Burton, Mr. G. A. Duncombe, Mr. C. G. Wheelhouse, Mr. N. Maley, Mr. R. Medforth, Mr. Fredk. Wright, Mr. T. Coates, Mr. W. Bethell, Mr. C. J. Ringrose, Mr. E. Hall Watt, Mr. C. H. Johnson, Major Forster, Captain Preston, Mr. T. B. Holmes, Mr. W. H. Preston, Mr. G. Tindale, Mr. Jos. Lambert, Mr. W. Jalland, Mr. A. K. Dibb, Ald. Sample, Mr. W. H. Rose, Mr. T. W. Palmer, Mr. D. F. Wrangham, Mr. J. Sherburn, and Mr. Jas. J. Harrisen.—Mr. Jos. Henry Horsley, of Cottingham, and Mr. W. E. Goddard, of Cottingham, qualified as magistrates. The following gentlemen were sworn on the Grand Jury :—Mr. W. Bayment, Bridlington (foreman); and Messrs. T. W. Allen, Swanland ; H. Kettlewell, Howden ; G. F. Thorpe, Camerton ; A. Beal, Sledmere ; H. W. Dickinson. D. P. Garbutt, Wyton ; B. J. E. Bruce, Hedon : C. J. Claxton, Bridlington; W. Collinson, Hornsea ; S. Clarke, Beverley; J. Hodson, Nafferton ; F. W. Hudson, Bridlington ; W. T. Marshall Sutton; B. E. H. Moss, North Ferriby ; D. C. Haworth-Booth, Hornsea ; and T. Byass. In charging the Grand Jury, the Chairman said the number of cases for trial was ten, whereas at the corresponding period last year it was six, and the average of the past seven years was seven. He did not think any of them would occasion the jury any difficulty. The Chairman mentioned the case in which s prisoner was charged with unlawfully wounding the Medical Superintendent of the Hull Borough Asylum, by striking him on the head pith a cricket bat. The question of the prisoner's responsibility, he said, would not concern the Grand Jury, but would in the event of a true bill being found be settled by the Court. The other case to which he drew attention was that of a man who had attempted suicide at Holme-on.Spalding Moor. Mr. A. Duncombe, Lord Harries, Sir Charles Legard, Colonel Hobart, Colonel Haworth-Booth, Mr. P. Saltmarsh, Mr. J. G. T. Flildyard, Colonel Hudson, Mr. T. W. Calverley-Rudston, Mr. W. C. Jalland, Mr. F. Constable, and Colonel Broeksbank were appointed the Licensing Committee for the Riding for the ensuing year. The following were appointed to act as visitors of licensed houses within the Riding, under the Lunacy Act, with the Clerk of the Peace as their clerk :—Mr. A. Duncombe, Sir C. Lewd, Mr. C. G. Wheelhouse, and Dr. Appleton. The whole of the acting justices were appointed to exercise during the ensuing year for the several petty sessional divisions of the Riding the powers conferred by the Lunacy Acts in relation to orders for the reception of lunatics not being paupers.
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1897-10-22 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

PATHETIC STORY OF A WEDDING RING. A woman in greatdistreas applied to Mr. Marshinn at the Westminster Police Court for advice. Holding out a crumpled pawn-ticket, she sobbed out that it related to her gold wedding ring, which thE pawnbroker said watt lost to her through being out of time. As she WU only earnifig 1014. a week AN a dressniaker, she had never been able to save enougl to redeem the ring.—Mr. Marshiim: Why do you .come here? I see the ring is pawned at .Joliu Street, Edgware Road.—Applicaut : My husband got in trouble seven years ago at this ooart, and committid suicide in this district (sobbing). I was married when I was 16-17 yearF ago—and he put the ring on my finger. I should not like to lose it, sir.—Mr. Safford (the Jiiief clerk) : I see you have a wedding ring on now.—Applicant : It is only brass.—The magistrate: I would send an officer to the pawnbroker, but it i. 311 t of the district.—Applicant, who continued crying, said she did not think the pawnbroker would trouble much, though it was a great deal to her.— Hr. Mandiarn : Go to the magistrate at Marylebon€ Police Court and say I went you. I am sure that ii he can he will help you by having inquiries made about the ring.—Applicant tearfully thanked his Worship, and said she would try to follow his advice, though she could not afford to lose aay more time from her work.  FIRE AT YORK HOUSE, TWICKENHAM A fire broke out on Tuesday morning at York House, Twickenham, which is being prepared for :he residence of the Duo arid Duchess d'Orlenus.and which was a gift to thorn from the late Duo d'Aumale. The fire was discovered by a man at the riverride, who perceived the flames and smoke issuing from the roof. The roof is very old, and the flames spread rapidly. He gave the alarm, and the local fire brigade was summoned. The house is situate on high ground, and the pressure of water from the MAIM was consequently inadequate, so that the firemen .could not "play on the top floors, but the flames were kept from spreading to the lower storeys. rhe flames were ultimately.extingitished,but not before much damage .had been wrought in many.! the beautifully decorated rooms.  A
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1897-08-27 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

AFRIDI RISING: =I3EII PASS OCCUPIED BY THE ENEMY./  TORONTO, Monday. Members who lingered at Niagara returned this morning over a disturbed lake, whose pitching and rolling caused more illness than was felt during the whole Atlantic voyage. The trip was also marred by the awful acoident yesterday afternoon to three American tourists who were carried over the Falls, of course to instantaneous deaths. Suicides often occur at Niagara, and the bodies are seldom seen again. Such accidents as yesterday's, however, are rare. The men most foolishly attempted to sail from Chippewa down stream. Owing to the mismanagement of a sail, they were drawn into the current, and the boat got beyond control in sight of the people on the shore about a mile above the Falls, and was swept away. [mamma Batman's sower.] The craft capsized in the rapids. The men,exhausted Simla, Tuesday, 8 a.m. Iby pulling, were shot out and whirled onwards over Tort Maude was captured last night by the Afridis. The small garrison,composed of native levies,retired, the upper cascades. The boat was washed ashore. losing three of their number. The fort was burned One man had nearly reached land, where the by the Afridis. Nothing as yet is known as to the t people were ready to rescue him, but he was caught y an eddy and all were swept into the mad battle result of the fighting at All Musjid. A battery of of rapids and rooks. They were last seen above the General Westinacott's force fired on the enemy at Horse Shoe Falls, and then disappeared, carried 3,000 yards and dispersed them. Fort Maude was over the awful green centre of the down-pouron the seen to be in flames at 11 o'clock, and half-an-hour Canadian side. later the garrison joined General Westmaccik. Lord Lister, Mr. Griffith, and other Association About 32,000 men are now mobilisedwon the 1 frontier, or if the garrison are recoiled the total officials drove past almost immediately, and saw available force is 42,000 men, the excitement of those who had witnessed the I A rumour, so far unconfirmed, has reached , disaster. here from the front that 300 Sepoys have been About the same hour four children were drowned murdered by a large force of Afridis at Ali in Toronto. After Sunday school a number of boys Ifusjid. and girls went to play. They boarded a floating raft, and in rocking upset it. All but four were rescued. BOMBAY, Tuesday. The various brides in the Upper Punjaub are all strictly guarded by small bodies of troops. It is reported that when the Mohmands attacked -Shahkadar they burned all the sacred books in the Sikh Temple there. This has excited the greatest indignation among the Sikhs throughout the Punjaub, and the Sikh troops on the frontier are especially incensed. (esursa's erscua swims). . BOMBAY, Tuesday. It is reported from Peshawur that one Mir Bashir Badshab, and the Mullah Earned, resident near Torah, with a large number of Afridis, attacked our Sepoys near Ali Illusjid about noon yesterday, murdering 300 men and carrying off their rifles. They "
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1897-07-02 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

SUICIDE FROM A STEAMER.  GALLANT ATTEMPT TO RESCUE.  The following is taken from a Shanghai Newspaper :—" A very gallant attempt to save the life of a suicide was made yesterday morning by an officer of the China Navigation Co's s.s. Taniaui, and we hope the proper authorities will take notice of the fact and enquire into the circumstances, which are on that account worth recording. The vessel left Swatow for Shanghai on the sth inst., and all went well till shortly before nocn yesterday, when the cry "man overboard" was heard. The deck was at the time in the charge of Mr. J. S. Lamplough, chief officer; he threw a life-buoy to the man, who was visible in the water, and then seeing him make no attempt to save himself, Mr. Lamplough, with the greatest ,ilantry, dived overboard. He swam in the .irection of the drowning man, who had, however, just disappeared for the last time. Captain Saies instantly gave orders for a boat to be lowered, and it speaks well for the discipline of the ship to add that within six minu'es of the alarm being raised, the second officer, Mr. Shaw, and his crew were pulling for dear life to the aid of the drowning man. But after pulling about for a considerable time the search had to be given up, as the man had disappeared. Mr. Lamplough was safely picked up, and we trust he will sustain no bad result from his brave, though vain endeavour to save the life of a humble shipmate. The suicide was the Chinese sailors' cook." The young man who has thus distinguished himself is a son of the late Mr. J. Lamplough of Dringhoe ; as he is wellknown here the above account will be read with great interest by his many friends.  direction  raised,
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1884-01-05 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

MELANCHOLY CASE OF SUICIDE AT DRIFFIELD.  On Thursday morning, as a boatman named Thomas Walker was hauling his vessel along the canal towards Wansford from Driffield, and when about a quarter of a mile on the Driffield aide of Whinhill Look, be saw something dark beneath the water, and on he and his wife getting into the small boat they found it to bs the body of • young woman. They suoceeded in getting it into the boat, and carried information to the pollee at Driffield. To that town the body was removed, when it was soon identified as that of a young woman named Elizabeth Webster, daughter of highly respectable pimento, and who has been missing from home since the Itch of Deeember last. The matter had boon in the hands of the police for some time, but not the slightest clue of her whereabouts had been ascertained until the finding of the body. It was given in evidence at the inquest that she had had the miefortnne to become a mother, and had twice tried to affiliate the child at Hull, but had failed. A third attempt was about to be made, and a summons had been obtained, at the suggestion of her father, but against the wishes of the unfortunate girl. This seems to have preyed upon her mind, and she appears to have keenly felt the taunts of some ignorant neighbours. Nothing of a character to inchoate that she contemplated suicide was noticed on the morning she left home to go to the oe-operative Store', but since she left home her mother has recalled the eiroumstance that on leaving home she tack up her little child and passionately kissed it and bid it good-bye. The mother also depoeed that she could never get the deceased to be cheerful since she became a mother. —Dr. Eames described the state of the body, and gave it as hie opinion that the cause of death was drowning. The Coroner made some pointed remarks anent what he termed the "morality of the world"—how that, whilst he who had driven poor creature to desperation wan welcomed with open arms by the world, she was scouted from society and taunted by those who most probably had cause for chance—At his suggestion, the jury returned an open verdict of "Found drowned."
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1884-06-07 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

HARBOU RING CONSPIRACY."  This is the title of the first article in the June number of the North American Renew. The writer Mr. Henry Wade Rogers, concludes as follows : o Justice to foriego nations as well as to our own seems to require that we should so amend our neutrality laws as to make it an offence against the Government of the United Staten for persona within our jurisdiction to conspire against the lives and property of the citixene Of a foreign state with which we are at peace. It also seems desirable that our extradition treaties should include among extraditable offences that of conspiracy to murder. These offences we do not consider to be strictly political in their character. As to offences which may properly be called political there can be no doubt that a nation may properly harbour persons who, having committed them within a foreign state, seek an asylum in another. But we say, with President Woolsey, that such persons having sought such an asylum, may not, consistently with the obligations of friendship between States, be allowed to plot against the person of the sovereign or agaiffst the institutions of their native country. Such acts are crimes, for the trial and punishment of which the laws of the land ought to provide.' It becomes us to remember how expedient it is for the peace of the world that States should take a liberal view of their duties to each other, and should perform them with unhesitating fidelity. The danger of the future to the nations of the earth lie in the conspiracies of the dynamiter,. of Commnnists, and Nihilists. Those engaged therein must be made to feel the severity of law, the majesty of which they have forgotten to respect."  Late on Sunday night a young man named Joseph Donald, living with his parents at Oldham-road, Manchester, attempted to murder his mother and sister with a razor, and then attempted suicide by the same means. Both lie in a critical state, but his own injuries are not serious. The will of the late Mr. M. T. Base, ex Member tar Derby has boon proved. The personalty was sworn at £2,000,0(0.
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1884-03-01 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

GENTLEMAN DROWNED IN THE THAMES. A painful scene was witnessed by the passengers over Charing Cross railway bridge about ten o'clock on Wednesday morning. They were startled by a cry of " Man overboard I " and there in the river below a gentleman was seen struggling to keep himself afloat, while the tide was carrying him towards Waterloo Bridge. He was then close to the second pier of the bridge from the Charring Cross side and opposite the steamboat pier, the gentleman appeared to be well dressed in black, and his silk hat floated down the river by his side. Everybody said he had jumped of the bridge, but nobody saw him do so. At all events it did outlook like a case of suicide, for the unfortunate man was doing his best to keep floating on his back, and he succeeded in keeping his face well up out of the water. The people on the bridge shouted for help, and presently a man in a barge, which was lying on the Surrey side of the river, put out to render assistance; but it was evident that he was too far off to be of much use. Meanwhile a boat belonging to the South Eastern Railway Company, which is kept at their stage for such emergencies, pat off with two men railway servants we are infoimed—to save him. The men were, however, elderly men, with very little vigour, and their boat was a heavy one. Added to this, the only two oars which they had in the boat were rotten, and directly they started one of these broke. While everybody on the bridge was anxiously looking on, these two men rowed awkwardly out into the river with their one oar; but by this time the drowning man had sunk. The two men in the boat picked up the hat, which seemed to be a very good one, and returned to the shore without waiting to see whether the body rose again.
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1885-06-06 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

GREAT DISTRESS IN WOLVERHAMPTON. SUICIDE THROUGH DESPAIR. At Wolverhampton, on Thursday, a large number of workmen, out of employ, waited upon the Mayor and asked him to do something for them to relieve the distress they and their families are suffering. His Worship could only advise application to the Board of Guardians. Owing to bad trade hundreds of men are out of work, and the distress is very great. On Wednesday one man, in a state of despair, killed himself by leaping down a pit's shaft.  DEFENCES OF AIISTRLLIEk. The Melbourne Argos of April 20, received by the mail on Wednesday mays in its summary of news: The Ministry have been holding weekly Cabinet meetings in regard to the defences of the Colony and the means requisite for resisting a possible attack by Russian cruisers. Every effort has boon made to plate the colony in a thorough state of readiness to reeist an attack. The temporary tort for the proteaticu of the South Channel iii Port Phillip Harbour is almost complete, and submarine mine fields have been laid in each of the channels. Efforts are being made to bring the militia force up to the limit of 3,000 fixed by the Act. The strength of the permanent artillery force has been increased to the number named by Sir William dervois and Major-General Seratchley in their scheme of defence as being necessary to man the batteries of Port Phillip Heads. The atrength of the naval reserve is also being increased. There is some promise of ' the old volunteer system being resuscitated. The I Sydney Cabinet which assieted with the adrift of Admiral Tyron, has resolved upon a torpedo defence , for Port Jackson. The South Australian force available for defence purposes, including the volnnteer military force, the ride volunteer force, the I reserve, and the police, amounts to at least 2,0001 men, and there are arms sufficient for this number, in the armoury. It has been decided by the Queensland Government to take immediate and energetic measures for the defence of Brisbane. Regulations for preventing the entrance of hostile !easels to the port of Brisbane has been adopted. The New Zealand Government is showing much activity in carrying out the aohemo of Sic William dervoir for the defence of the principal ports. In Tasmania active work is going on in preparing the defences at Hobart. All the things required that aro not in the colony have been telegraphed for. The Queensland Government have resolved to purchase a large supply of coals, and to store them in hulks at Thursday laland and other Flamm, for the use of the reseals of the Imperial navy.