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The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1885-05-15 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE FROM THE CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE.  MARVELLOUS ESCAPE.  An attempt to commit suicide, most remarkable in that it had any other than an immediate fatal termination, occurred on Friday shortly before one o'clock, When a young woman named Sarah Ann Henley threw herself from the Clifton Suspension Bridge' alighting upon the mud on the Gloucestershire bank, and, strange to relate, was a short time after being rescued from this position able to give her name and answer other questions which were put to her: but most remarkable of all is the fact that on examination at the Royal Infirmary, to which institution she was conveyed, it was ascertained that no bones had been fractured, and that she had sustained no other injury than a severe shock to the nervous system It appears that at a quarter to one o'clock a tram-car driver was alarmed at seeing a woman falling from the centre of the Suspension Bridge and hearing the body alight with a heavy thud upon the river's bank. He ran at once to the woman, and was surprised to find that she was still alive. He raised her up, and carried her into the refreshment bar of the ort and Pier Railway Station, and restoratives having been administered to the would-be suicide they learnt from her her name, and she was also able to reply in monosyllables to other questions. She was eventually removed to the Infirmary.. She was here immediately examined by the medical staff, who, hearing of the desperate leap taken, were surprised to find that none of her limbs were fractured, and that she had sustained little injury beyond the shock. She is twentytwo years of are, has been employed as a hat-trimmer, and lived at No. 48, Twinnell street, St. Philip's. In her pocket was found a letter from a young man, and it is supposed that the attempt upon her life is due to some love affair. When first she recovered consciousness by the river side, she said, "I have a trouble; but what could have made me do it." As far as can be ascertained there was no one else upon the bridge at the time the desperate leap was taken, but the unhappy woman was seen to jump from the bridge by persons in the neighbourhood. There have been fourteen suicides from the Suspension Bridge, and as in all cases the result has been immediately fatal various theories have been suggested for the escape of the young woman who jumped from the bridge on Friday, but there is little doubt that with the strong breeze that was blowing her clothes became inflated, and thus reduced the momentum with which she would otherwise have fallen.  On Monday the young woman Sarah Ann Henley was progressing favourably. During the day she WU visited by her parents and her sweetheart, a quarrel with whom it was stated caused her to make the gttempt on her life,
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1885-07-17 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

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The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1885-08-28 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

SUICIDE IN TEE TEMPLE.  About half-past seven on Friday morning a number of persons were observed running towards the lawn of the Middle Temple, London, on which the members of the tennis club play. It was supposed that a fire had broken out, but it was speedily discovered that a man had flung himself from one of the windows of the high building known as Temple Gardens. He was found lying on the edge of the grass plot absolutely nude with the exception of a pair of trousers. The body was horribly mutilated, the skull being fractured and the brains scattered over the grass. Death must have been instantaneous. Inquiries being made, it was found that the deceased was a young limn named S. Henderson Williams, residing on the fifth floor of Middle Temple Gardens. He was not known as a barrister, and his name does not appear in the Law List. He had evidently opened the window of his chambers, and walked along the edge of the bay window below, from whence he sprang, falling more than eighty feet. His slippers were left on the edge of the roof from whence he jumped. The motive for the act is unknown, but it is. understood that he had been in bad health for some time, and was confined to his room recently with a severe attack of rheumatism.  EsTARLISHED NEAaLY SO YlLARlL—White's Celebrated Moe Main Trusses. Sibgle Trusses. from 101, ;Double Trusses, from ISt Sent fi ea from observation and post free. Wnirs's Moc-MAIN LEvart TRUSS ill the mat effective invention for the treatment of Hernia. The use of a steel sprin,r, so hurtful in its effects, is avoided, a soft bandage being worn round the body. while the requisPe resistirg po er is supplied by the hoc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it et ot be detected. Send for descriptive circular, with testimonials and pr:cas, to J. White and Co. (Limited), 228, Piccadilly, London, Do not buy of Chemists, who often sell an imitation of our Not-Maui J. White sad Co have no Agents.
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1885-12-11 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

SENSATIONAL SUICIDE.  Late on Friday night a shocking occurrence happened at the Metropolitan Music Hall, Edgware-road, London. It seems that on the previous night a young man, about 21 years of age, was taken to the Molyneux-street police station by a man well-known, who stated that he thought it better to bring the young man there for the police to look after, as he seemed to be in capable of taking care of himself, and, owing to the company he had been seen with, was in danger of losing his property. It was ascertained that the young man had his purse in his possession, and it contained several sovereigns. Suddenly he disappeared out of the station, and as he was drunk the inspector sent after him, had him brought back, and charged him with being drunk. He gave the name of Thomas Stokes. About seven o'clock on Friday morning he was liberated on his own recognisances to appear and answer the charge at the Alarylehone police court at 10 o'clock the same morning. He did not, however, surrender to his recognisances, and nothing more was heard of him until on Friday night. Shortly after ten o'clock on that night great alarm was created in the pit of„'the Metropolitan Music Hall by the discharge of firearms near the orchestra. Some one near the spot saw a young man draw a revolver from his coat and fall down immediately. Constable Smith, 38, happened to be in the hall at the time, and seeing what had oceurred immediately had the man conveyed to the St, Mary's Hospital in a cab, On being examined by the house surgeon it was found that life was extinct, the bullet having, it is believed, passed through the heart. Near to where the deceased fell was found a six-chambered revolver, five chambers of which were loaded. Detective-sergeant Record afterwards saw the body at the hospital, and recognised it as the man who had been charged with drunkenness. Inquiries had been made, and it turns out the deceased's name is Thomas Arring, and that he was a gentleman's footman in a family residing at Cavendish-square and at St. Leonard's.
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1885-01-02 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

RIST MAS TRAGEDIES AND CASUALTIES.  A shocking accident occurred at Sheffield on Christmas afternoon. A young marrhed woman named Mary Morrie, while decorating a chandelier with holly, is,t a Portion of her dross on tire. lisr screams attracted some neighbours, who found her lying on the floor enveloped in flames. She died on Sunday from the result of the accident, Henry Parker, a labourer, of Brill, Bucks, was eating his dinner on Christmas day when a piece of beef stuck in his throat, and he died in the preitlllef of his wife and family. Toe dead body of Mr. F:ederick Nelson, cabinet maker, of Hartlepool, was on Friday attrraoon found lying near the foot of the cliff opposite the Sailors' Bitiery. Previously to leaving home he stets,' his intention of going:on to the rocks, which was his frequent custom. There were several cuts on his head, and it is doubtful whether he had fallen over the cl '4 or had sustained fatal injuries whilst springing over issue in the rock. He was 40 years of age, and leaves a widow and a young family. A sad case emcee before the coroner at Ilfracombe on Friday. It appears that a woman named Handock left her infant asleep in the cradle in charge of two other young children. A benzaline lamp was standing on A table near the cradle, and by some means one of the children knocked it off into the cradle, where it fell on the baby's face, dreadfully burning it. Medical help was at once summoned, and the child in great atony lingered for nearly a fortnight, wnen it died from tetanus and shock to the system caused by the burns. The II 3V. Professor Given, of Magee C illege, Londondecry, died on Friday. He was taking luncheon when his wife observed him choking and extricated a piece of meat that he was eating, but he died almeat immediately afterwards. A shocking murder and suicide were committed on Christmas night at Musaelburgh, near Elinhurgh. Christina Smith. aged 27, wife of a labourer, cut first the throat of her infant child and then her own throat with her husband's ra z ir. Fr some time the woman had been in deprts,ed Plaints. Toe husband, who was employed at Carburg Caliery, went home an the ef ttruoon, and some hours afterwards went to assist a neighbour wit's some work. Oa returning. about ten p.m., he %%IS shocked to find his wife and child lying in a pool of blood on the kitchen floor, bath being dead. A raz ni lay near the mother's hand, and both the tt.roats were fearfitly cut. A girl, aged six, was sleeping in bud. It would seem that the woman had put the children to b d early in the evening, and that when they wera asleep she lifted the baby from its cradle and cut its throat, and afterwards cut her own. D. Thomson ex smined the bodies, and gave his opinion that death was in each case almost inetantaneoue. No noise was heard by the neightours, and the other children were not awalitnd when the crime was perpetrated.
Bridgend Chronicle, Cowbridge, Llantrisant, and Maesteg Advertiser. — 1883-12-14 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

THE SINGULAR DEATH OF A BOY AT  HANDSWORTIL  IMITATING THE HANGMAN.  On Friday Mr. Edwin Hooper (district coroner) . held an inquest on the body of John Alfred Richards, a boy of thirteen years of age, whose body was found hanging in a void house in Trinity. road under somewhat remarkable circumstances. The father of deceased, who is a builder living at Handsworth. stated that on Wednesday last he was engaged in doing some repairs in a void house in Trinity-road. His eon was there to assist him. During the afternoon witness had to go into town to procure some articles which lie required for his work, and left Ids son and a workman in tile house. On returning in the course of an hour or no he could not lied the deceased, and searched for him in various parts of the house. At last he found the boy hanging to a balustrade, his feet being three or four feet front tile ground. He had evidently been dead some time. The boy was hanging by is piece of blind cord, which he had tied to the balustrade. In reply to the coroner, witness Istated that he could not believe his son had committed suicide. He was always a cheerful boy, and there was nothing whatever to trouble him or cause 111111 annoyance. The only explanation he could gi ie of limo occurrence was that his son bad been reading the accounts of the recent execution at Liverpool, and had been making experiments upon himself. Deceased was conetently talking about the scene on the scaffold and the length of time the culprit was allowed to live. He was very much impressed by the occurrence, and conversed about it on the night it appeared in the papers. and also on the following morning. His opinion was that the deceased had been playing with the rope, and imitating the executioner, and in so &nig had accidentally slipped over the balustrade. The jury. after a short deliberation, returned a verdict a " Accidental death."
Bridgend Chronicle, Cowbridge, Llantrisant, and Maesteg Advertiser. — 1883-11-30 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

DOUBLE MURDER AND SUICIDE.  At the village of Kirkfield Bank, near Lanark, on Friday night, a young man named Wm. Brown murdered two young women, and then committed suicide. The names of the murdered women are Charlotte Spiers, aged 35, and Catherine Hamilton, 16. The crime was committed between ten and eleven o'clock, a hen the villagers had for the most I part retired to bed. The Brat intimation of the tragedy was from a postilion earned George Kay. of the Station Hotel, Lanark, who had been at Kirkheld Bank with a party, and he observed something like a person lying on the roadside. On returning he stopped, and found that it was the lifeless body of • woman with her throat cut. He raised the alarm, and the neighbours turned out, when it was found that the dead body was that of Miss Spier.. At the same time it was found that the servant girl. Catherine Hamilton, was lying in a dying state at the door of the hedge oi George Eider, wheelwright, where she had been knocking for about half an hour. The inmates heard a faint tapping, but nuns one spoke they dil not oven the door. The poekihou hastened to Newark, and gave the pol,ce information of the affair. Catherine Hamilton was found to be still alive, and was removed into Mr. Elder's house. Sire was unable to spen', and she wrote with a pencil the words, .‘ Willie killed us both." The unfortunate girl died yesterday morning. On examining Brownville Hone° the body of the murderer was found on the loser tat of the house' and • sharp-pointed new knife was found near it. He was a medical stud•nt, and it is thought the knife was used in surgery. A pool of blood was found inside the outer door of , the houae. The girl's hand was much cut, as if in warding off the fatal thrust*. No motive whatever , can be aasigned for the deed. It in mid the slur. , derer Brown was suffering from insanity. He had , been seen lately walking in the garden, epeeking and laughing to himself. The event has mused , great excitement in the village and neighbour- . hood.
Bridgend Chronicle, Cowbridge, Llantrisant, and Maesteg Advertiser. — 1880-06-11 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE  AT MAESTIG.  Lest week we reported that an aged woman, named Mary Ann Morgan, had committed suicide by drowning, tut as WO have since discovered that there is no evidenoe to show how the deceased got into the water we take the fleet opportunity of correcting a mistake which was caused by misleading Information. It appears that Mrs. !glary Ann Morgan, who was years of age, was • wrclow, her husband having died about fifteen months ago, and she lived at 5, Traharne row, Meeeteg. She has lived in the same row for upwards of 20 years, and was well beloved by her neighbours. She has been outfacing from dept.Rion of spirits lately. She appeared to have recovered, and was cheerful when conversing with these she knew. Cm Thursday morning she let into the honee her eon George, who is a hooker at the reamer., and had been working on Wednesday night. She said she would go baok to bed again, but itstead of doing so she sat down, and partook of breakfast with her son. She locked at him BO attentively that he ached her the reason. She then got up from the table, and said, " I am going washing to-day." She went cut to the back, and in about five minutes her daughter came in, and asked where the deceased was, George ca:led his mother, but getting no answer he went to the back deco, and looked down the garden. After searching severed places he saw, al be thought, an old shoe on the water in the cask. He caught hold of it, and found that his mother wa, in the water. He was frightened, and exiled for as. stare,. The neighbour, then came, and deceased was taker out of the cask. A doctor woe sent for, and Dr. Parry, who came in • few minutes, found that life was extinct. An inquest ass hold at the Castle Hotel, on the Ith inst., before Mr. H. Cuthbertson. The eon gave evidence to the above effect- Maria Yonne and Themes Evans said they pulled the body out of the cask, and found a jug in the water. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that &miaowed was fonnd drowned in • water cask, but how she got dr esthete was no evidence to show.
Bridgend Chronicle, Cowbridge, Llantrisant, and Maesteg Advertiser. — 1880-09-24 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

MURDER BY A MOTHER.  A PITIFUL STORY.  At the Portsmouth police-court on Thursday week (before the Mayor. Mr Alderman Cudlip, and other magistrotes), FADDY Stow Gooding. • single woman, year. of age, warn placed in the dock on a charge of attempting to commit suicide. The prisoner had tried to drown herself from the pier at Porteea. On being taken to the police station she was questioned as to what she had done with her child, a little girl two year' and a half old, who had been placed by her under the care of a person living in Hawke street, Porte's, to whom she paid is a week. Prisoner had been in service at an hotel at Sontlisea for twelve worth., and, prior to that, in Landon. She had left her situation about a week ago, and went to her father's at Landport, and on Wedneeday morning she proceeded to the person who had charge of her illegitimate child and took it sway. When questioned by the police prisoner denied having had the child, but eventually said, "The child is some distance from hers—at Gosport; it is dead." She added that she had for some time thought of making away with herself, but that before she did so she would make away with the child, because if she did not it would be thrown on her father's bands, and she knew he could not afford to keep it. She further said, "I held it under the water until it wise dead. The water was very shallow, and there way not enough to drown me." On a search being made at daylight on Thursday the body of the missing child was found by a men named Churcher on the oboes at the back of the Gosport Gasworks. It warn at once removed to the police statim at Gosport to await the coroner's inquest 'a the application of Chief Constable Jervis, the primmer, who seid she was very sorry, was discharged on the charge of attempted suicide, and ordered to be handed over to the county police for the per. pose of being taken before the magietre..es it Gosport on a charge of wilful murder.
Bridgend & Neath Chronicle, and County of Glamorgan Advertiser. — 1893-10-06 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

WOULD-BE SUICIDE'S DEATH.-- The man Alfred Mortimer, whose attempt at suicide was reported in these columns a few weeks ago, died at the Asylum a few days after admission. Death was due to natural causes, and was not the result of the wounds he inflicted upon himself, which were only superficial.  FIRE --On Wednesday a shed situated in the yard of Mr Edwin Jenkins, sculptor and monumental mason, Noltou-street, accidentally caught fire through the heating of a stove, and was destro) ed together with its contents, consisting of otlice papers, &c. The police helped to extinguish the fire, and prevented the flames spreading to the wijoining J Howells, Bridgend, has passed the College of krecepters' qualifying medical examination, and Mr II N Davies, Bridgend, has matriculated at Selwyn sCollege, Cambridge. These gentlemen and two others who passed were pupils of the Rev Owen Jones, Llansannor Rectory, Cowbridge. CHRISTMAS FAT STOCK Snow.--A meeting of the commitfee of the Market Society was held on Saturday, Mr T M Price presiding, for the purpose of revising the prize list, and making other final arrangements in connection with the show. It was decided to hold the show on Thursday, December 14th. About £l5O will be given in prizes, and five silver cups.  "RING OUT THE OLD, RING IN THE NEw." --We regrot to lose from our midst by removal, Mr D Samuel, the courteous superintendent under the Loudon, Edinburgh and Glasgow Assurance Society, who has been appointed to take charge of the inttrests of the society in the Neath district. During the time Mr Samuel had been in Bridgeud, he had, by the even tenour-cf his ways made many friends, who uuite in wishing him every success and happiness in his new dwelling-place. Ile has been succeeded at Bridgend by Mr J Afanydd Morgan, of Cwmavon. SenooE