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The Potteries Examiner : — 1879-02-08 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE. ton the opinion of the Ghilrai chiefs of the Limo At the <low.. of the quarterly meeting of the Execs. -- Valley, and I believe thattleneral Robert,' hos aloody preesion, which they hoped would soon dieapper. Live Council of the Analgomated Society of Railway A raan seeped Thompson, a boiler maker, and his takam the precaution of sending CaMain Renwick to During the year they had receivedseveral offee to 1 m , the future policy of the society strife, are now lying at the Hull Infirmary, with their the Ghilsai and other chiefs, to aseertaie the gtneral ; Sec oh in London . . - ' purchase the IMe, but none of them were as high ' in regard to disputes, wages, and hours was dealt with threats cut in a Mocking manner. Th ey had only feeling regarding the probable mecessor to the throne am the direArers the they had a right to lin the report eef the general' secretary, who urged the been married a few months, and in mnsequenm of •ai Mabul. Rosin prolsMly depend b upon Capexpert. ma as they would More felt justified in neceseity for combination and organication. In the her husband's misconduct Mrs. Thompson was mom . tain Renwitles 7port mto the condition eef attain recommending the shareholdem to aecept.- discussion whiM followed deb .-M. from a large pilled to leave him, and go into service. Late on in the Leger Valley wheMer m not m attoupt be Alderman lisothroyd said the company had had nmnber of Centres nok part, and am opinion was Saturday night he reset her am r the phase where she lotno continue a united mtion of the Koorum and to seer from exceptionally severe weather and uMMrmly expressed in favour a adopting a course lives. lie asked her to go home with him, and, on Kanauhar volute., and to arrange that they shall great depression of trade. They hid been looking ; which „mem , give the moiety the power of directing a her refusing, he knocked her down, and tommeneed en; long fotm a junction in the neighbourliood of power on tr forward to the results of the experitnonts in es,u3 l strike when nece,,sary. As the question has been re- to hack at hm throat with a raem. She struggled ; Cabal. , with him, and the razor was broken. He got pos- l atuwaYe, and but for the prejudice of ' nutted to the various branches of the society to vote , session of the blade, and soon afterwards inflicted the House of Lords steam engines would have upon, the matter Was left open pentline the return of IS
The Potteries Examiner : — 1873-08-16 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE AT BARNSLEY. —On Tuesday, a desperate attempt at murder was male by a collier named Joseph Ellam, residing in Barnsley, and who afterwards cut his own throat, severing the windpipe and gullet, so that his death in conseqnence is quickly expected. Ellam, who is 27 years of age, married his wife about a year ago, with the full knowledge that she had had an illegitimate child. This was apparently a constant source of an. noyance, and ied to frequent quarrels, while the man charged his wife with infidelity. On Monday night the pair had some sharp words, and on Tuesday morning there was a renewal of the quarrel. A woman named I Mary Green, residing next door, shortly after eight I o'clock on Tuesday morning, hoard some screams proceeding from the Ellams, and, on going to their I kitchen, saw Mrs. Ellam on the floor, and her husband standing over her in a threatening attitude. Mrs. Ellam then got up and ran out of the house, followed iby her husband. He caught her, and stabbed her I ander the breast with a carving knife, inflicting a very I serious wound immediately over the region of the I heart. Mrs. Ellam was then taken into the house of a neighbour, whilst her husband, after returning into his own kitchen, deliberately, and in the presence of several persons, cut his own throat. Medical aid was at once sent for, and Drs. Smith and Morris were quickly in attendance. His case was at once declared to be hopeless, hut some hopes are entertained that his wife will recover. She is only 22 years of age, and has a child some flee or six months old. The man EMain has been away from his work for some time, and has been in a rather desponding state, his married life having been a most miserable one in every way.
The Potteries Examiner : — 1873-02-08 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

MONDAY. (Before E. F. Bodley (tayor(, aud J. W. Clemoutsoa, Esqs.)  Ronnkmrs erfox Prisacuorsrs. Thoums T.weiscid, labourer, was elimwed with stealing three pillow eases ami five handkerchiefs, value the property of Nir. Moss. landlord of the '• King's Artm and the •• Wheat sheaf •• Inn, Shelton. The prisoner was seen by the prosecutor and a sti.coat upstairs at the " King's Arias," and he said he had boon helping a nms sri, was working in the how,. Prisoner afterwards went to tlie Wheat Sheaf," owl while there lathe taproom he was seen to take the handkerchiefs from a clothes-horse before the fire. The stolen property was found in the prisoner's pockets, on being searched by the prosecnfor. Mr. E. Tennant appear,' for the prisoner, who was sent to gaol for seven days. SHOP Itonomot—Arrkm Prim Stumm. --Mary Ann Williams wife of ft coloured man known as "touch Joe,' was chargod with stealing a coat, of the value of 10s., from the shop of Mr. Ambrose, pawnbroker, Trinity-street The coat seas taken from the shop door on ',Saturday afternoon, and the same evening the prisoner offered it in pleage at Miiiiors.Hill and Cooke's shop. the police were sent for and Ake was arrested. She then said a man inland Smithson hml given her the coat to paws. The prisoner, who had her face in her shawl, and cried throughout the hearing, ask-1111w bench to deal summarily with the case, but thy decided to sand it for trial. It appears that on Sunday morning the pris.mer attempt.' to commit suicide in her cell. When Sergeant Lloyd went to her he found her suspend.' by her apron, which she had tied tightly /mond her neck .na fined to the window frame of the cell. A little more delay and she wonld have b-en beyond the use of coiling down. When cut down she fell on her head and severely injured it. IMPUDENT Itontinnr.—George Johusen and Avner Edwards laboarers, were charged with stealing two pairs of boots, from the shop of John }Dillard, second-hand cloth. dealer, Stafford-street. The prosecutor's danghter deposed to seeing Edwards taking a pair of boots from the gitakl 000 r, and rowing after him and getting the boots back. }Awards was with Johnson, and both the prisoners went to the police station and gave theinselves into custody, each of them carrying a boot, forming a second pair stolen from Mr. Hilliard's shop. The crisoners who had been previously coo. Meted, were COM 0i51g.1 for trial.  A
The Potteries Examiner : — 1880-03-20 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

SAD CASE OF ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.  At the Hammersmith Police Court, on Saturday, John Ingram, 53, deacribed ae a baker, living in Caroline Place, Bayswater, was charged. before Mr. Paget,with attempting to commit euicide by jumping into the river off Hammersmith Bridge—Thomas Colley, a watermin, said he heard the prisoner fall fiem the bridge into the water. Witnese got off in a boat .and awed him about 150 yards below the bridge, the tide running down at the time.— Replying to the magistrate, the prisoner said it was through worry and misfortune. Be had had nothing to do for seven months.—Mr. Paget inquired for the prisoner's wife, wh came forwa and stated , that her husband had been out of wors since September. He had advertised seven times for a situation, and on Friday he took off his coat, which he pledged to enable him to go after a place, nbt was again disappointed. He had been a foreman baker in a tfrst-class trade. The wife further stated that he was ,ummoned by the Marylebone Police Court on Wednesday for not sending a girl, twelve yea ra of age, to school, but the case could not be heard, and it was adjourned for a week. The School Board officer told her to eep her husband, at home to mind the baby, I. that the girl could go to school. woman added that she had a family and was oblie to go out to work. lier husband had never Mew anything of the sort before. He was kind to her and was one of the best of fathers. He was not addicted to drink.—Mr. Paget allowed her to take charge of him, and told her to keep an eye upon him, and acquaint the magistrate at the Marylebone Police Court on Wednesday next with what had occurred; the magistrate observing that it was fortunate for the prisoner that the waterman had the presence of mind to go after him, and ordered the w:lterman to receive 10s, from the poor-bus as a tocooed for his bravery.
The Potteries Examiner : — 1880-06-05 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN A CHTIRCII.  On Sunday evening, abeut seven o'clock, the congregation. at St. Catherine's Church, Abercromby squire, Liverpool, were startled by three reports from the rapid tiring of a revolver. The sexton of the church found on the etaircase leading to the gitilery a man about 33 years of age, and not a memler of the eenerepation. It was soon discovered that this man had fired off three shots from a revolver, thet one of the bullets had entered his right t• mph., from which bind was seen to be issuing. Mr. G. .T.P., who lives opposite, was made e, euainted with the occurrence, and he sent for Dr. who, however, was not at home at the time, and the woul,..be suicide was taken at once in a cab to the Ileyal Infirmary by police-conettble 120. Here I, wee ett, ielcd to 1.,Y De. Sykes, who found him e.e. :: 71. 1k ,710-sh,t wound in the right • -i,iallveonoeioun. The bullet ,•• • el: eel up to a late hour on Sunday night. eral tie leen's condition was described as dang.trous. sca,chin,.• his pockets a letter was found dated May eel. which stated that he had been suffering ter the poet to maths from chronic disease, And that life was a burden to him. The document was Mimed '• Stranger." but at the infirmary he mumbeled something about his name being Lloyd. tine of the Ladies of the congregation hail a very narrow escape, a bullet having grazed her forehead.  There is no foundation for the rumours which have circulated lately as to a further withdrawal of troops from the Cop. It is estimat,l that the cost to the insurance ago's of the recent tire in Allorszate Street, London, will not be far short of £60,000. The Dundee iviseing,r steamer Quickstep, whit* entering the Toy on Saturday with an excursion party, numbering several hundreds. on board, went ashore en i sandbank, and remained fast. _  The meeting of the Literary Congress, at Lisbon, is postponal until z..lgotembor.  - Sir Garnet WoLselev takes ova the Bnarterrasster. Generalship at the War Office.  The, Chin bombardment of Callao did serious dame to deckB and town. Italy has at length intimated ita soot to • ConUrence of Anita:Ado:sin
The Potteries Examiner : — 1880-05-22 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

TATISTICB OF SUICIDEB.-l'antor Ilirsca, of 'boots and shoes. To such an extent has machine, To remove spots from crape, It 1 • y spotted part on ' • , lenterf, attributes a decrease or 9 per cent. in suicide. superseded heed labour in boot end shoe makine, ttit athlete, and underneath lb ° Stain; plac"ee i of old whereas in 1852 there were 30,00) more shoe Makers black Bile eloth. At' el- ' a P ece I I in Nesi"lyet° the "'sent legislation agisiast ii"iiiii".er ng a common 1 Ile., Held °elle ettention to the increase of suicide in in afeenchusetta th. there soot o-day, yet the value of • hair brush in black ink. '• th / ' 't yen, ;_e ...I peer 1-.1. le it, ; 0.,,,.„..an5. ~,,,,,„: tve ~...,,,,,,,.. r ,I• - ~,,,s r.,-,.4-.. is. it ~s estlom.: 0. -, , :. . .. • ;  THE TAtIFF. Sir A. T. G ilt, the Cinatiaa High C..mmissioner in London, in a setter on the suoj,et 0, the tariff, says ,--Many SeVcre strictures have been paraod upon the recent tariff of the Ihnrialowaif Oneida, whieh it woo alleged wodd surihusly diminish the r‘port of British good, ; and very tittle assertion 00.5 given to the assurance of the I ham.... Minister that, the effect of his classitication of artioke coilti he bentfetal to cc. min imnistri, air, Cane to, white it WWI'l not prove iletritnentdl to ltu6iodt Littld nlthongh jt might exclude 1L1C1,..11 goods. 1 lairs not the data to cietermixe the Last p,.1,t, but judging from the n,temit,es of the ended slates press 1 and the recent .0,0 LOWArIIS reei?n,CitY WI Ii Canada them. can ho so tiotibt that the tot ilt ha, tot the ti• oLd Inillit. With refereuor to its 1,..1 ingooo trade we are, however, at le4t in jossessic.rt ..1 rcliablc ofee:al rigares, and I'l.tke from the Trade and Nariga:.o.l roairns. to pialdi•lied In till. Frond• of Slay 15, the tollovv.in7, interesCithr lo,rsistslOro : • Th. Lutes emporia to lit Ault rims, taking cv fr t: tt r the nolud of the can i:ry is ;own, Icr ih• form namths endiuT amr anted to ,c1,4f0
The Potteries Examiner : — 1880-05-22 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

PPP WA1.,,40:44 overlooking another in close proximity toll, end thas later failure of what was then considered the finest fireproof building in the world. Upon this subject of the construction of buildings with relation to the danger of fire, he referred to Mr. Superintendent roes articles in Engineering, vol. 18. on "SO. called fireproof structures," adding the remark that in order to stop tile spreading of a fire from building to building ins continuous line, whatever the eon. tents, short of explosivm, it was only necessary te have a well-built party wall carried through the rooms up to and three feet above the highest part of the roof. Then, providing eq timber was let into the walls or opening made mart inwie part, p Ora ill one building, even if it was allowed to berm itell tint, would not do the slightest injury to the next l'he plating of the windows of one building over. looking another should be avoided as ferns possible. " " shaped roofs should be discarded, and "I'' shapul poufs substituted, whilst he had a very strong objection i 4 ITlpmard roofs, which had a tendency to 'ne°"mg° th" Pr fire to other buildings. A new kind of building il,ht ,y,plipg into use made ca. tircly of iron and glass, witls. tinie,,i,r loop. For a Tinning mill he had no objection 64,4. iiikdrf structure if it had the usual brick floors and If Vs* iron columns were well coated with plaster, because in a spinning mill there was not sufficient inflammable 'Mat,:fi...ll to heat the ironwork to a very high temperature. la;st ten.,r,e afire to occur in a Mashes., tAT warehouse built on kosi, it was easy to anticipate the result. He WU LiWaa A 0,4 c"tte 'it what lie or anyone else might my buildings ort,structed largely of iron would become more mune. coos. lle would suggest to those who designed them the advisability of having plenty of metal in the outeide*Alimins, which should be well covered with plaster, and at I,,Fing the roof made of the flimsiest Possible material, aj 4 ,ollow the fire to ascend At-eight into the air, little triaikee sli44c,gh the wie• dc,ws, and no avoid igniting other prfievetY.ff said, in conclusion, he thought architects would ma wisely if they sometimes consulted practical firemen in relation to the construction of buildings—A cordial vote of thanks was given to Mr. Savage.  a, Pastor f1ur4,14 kiptorf, attributes a deems° of 9 per cent. in suicides in ay to the recent legis. lotion against drunkenness. The ',mains of the Russian Col. Commorsrol, was assassinated at Constantinople, were interest at Odessa with military honours. In the Cope Colony House of Assembly a motion Iran kern introduced involving a rote of eensure upon the prtnent Government for proclaiming the I'o4o Preservation 4r3 in liasutoland. A smail octopus, shout thirty inches in length, has been cast ashore at Ilarwitn. It has in feelers. each about eighteen inches in length, and with sunken. provided  The proposed enlargement of the Ruskin Miiscnin haa been under the consideration of the executive ~! the Sheffield Trade* Council, who hare decided t. support the whew& - .
The Potteries Examiner : — 1880-01-17 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

SAD STICIDS AT MIDDLSPORT.—An inquiry was held on Tuesday afternoon at the Leopard Hotel, before the Deputy Coroner (Mr. D. S. Sutton), Witching the wrath of Sarah Lees, of Slater-street, Middleport, who was found hanging to a bed-post tuber bedroom on Monday morning—Henry Lees, 15, Slater.street, said he was the husband of the deceased, who was forty.two yhars of age. He last saw her alive about half-past nine a.m. on Monday, when he was at home for breakfast. When he left for work his wife seemed low.spirited and unwell. A boy of nine years was also left at home. In consequence of something said to him by the boy who came to the works about eleven o'clock, witness ran horn°, and found his wife hanging to the bedpost in her room. Site was quite dead. She had never threatened to injure herself, but was a prudentai artful woman, and everything that could be desired for a wife. They had been married eighteen years, and had never had what might be called words. They.had always treated each other with kindness, and it was the greatest loss he had ever suffered.— Martha Price, and the little bay left in the house, gave .  Lit., *ma evidence of the finding of the body hanging, the I,:ranan Price adding that they were afraid to cut deceased down until Mr. Lo 3S come home.—A verdict of" Suicide whilst in a stati of temporary insanity" was returned.--The Comb l• remarked upon the singular fact that some four sub:A • !lad occurred in that neighbourhood within the last I V./ years. A Mrs. Plimbley committed suicide about 2 years ago, John Brookes 7 motths, Rhoda IValt,,a 7 weeks ego, and Mrs. Lees on Monday last, and it is a'so remarkable that each one should have ended life by the same means.
The Potteries Examiner : — 1880-04-10 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

LETTER. out whatever ought be the most pressing service of the moment, as, for instance, in the immediate dieAt the Btrmingham Police Court on Thema/iv, tribution of the seed potatoes brought by the ' Valourous from Dublin. I therefore requested the before Mears. Biggs and Hill, William Hunt (20), Admiralty to place all the wheels employed in relief of Bride, rth, we, charged with attempting to earn. work directly under my orders, which they have mit suicide. Police-constable Bettie said he met done. I would therefore ask that the committee the prisoner about two o'clock in the morning wanwould communicate direct with me as to what is re- dering in Digbeth. He asked him where he was quireeLand I will endeavour to have the Pope, ships Ling, and the prisoner said he did not know—he at tilt, right place with as little delay as possibe. no money. Tile officer saw a small bottle in In the last few days I have given what assistance I his pocket labelled laudanum, and which was empty. could to Major Gerken in house to house visiting and The prisoner said he had drunk the laudanum as he distribution of clothing from your fund. During I wanted a sleep—a lent! aleele. He was taken to the this visit I have come to the conviction that although hospital and remained there until Thursday morn. the clothing supplied is a great benefit to the poor lag On the prisoner, who was remanded for a people, still gteater good would be done by sending week, was found the following singular epistle, ad. atoll In the piece, which could be cat off by the &eased to the coroner, which he atTlea "The Phil," number of yards required in each case, leaving the sophy of life" : recipients to make it up themselves. The course I 0 death, thou pleasing end of human woe, suggest mould illso entail lees expense to the fund. Thou cure for life; thou greatest good below. The Valourous has returned here with me, and is Mr Coroner —I have come to the conclusion that ready to cal ry any large supplien to any central k point, and I think h would be best to send here by :e really not worth having. Not having niisti a p trent rail thi• ter., for her, instead of sending her again 1 May therefore take what theory I like for mc'existeneo—either Darwin's or Tom's of "Uncle round to Dahlia to fetch them. The stormy weather • " of Ws weok h Torn Cabin, and being perfectly mayor meets, Duchess of Marlborough, acknowledging the. receipt you are at liberty to give what verdict you like ; for of a furtliiiesum of £2,000 from the London Mansion .Ind mother mith dues not care a fig what verdict House Distress Fur I, states that along the you give. Yours truly, An Aroo. coast SISI 11l ties local districta embraced in the ope- Farewell, vain world, r.• had enough of thee; rations of her Grfles'S Relief Committee the distress And now am careless what than sayeet of me; is waning, although, in some measure, it is likely to Thy smiles I court not, nor thy frowns I fear; I &USG until harvest time. Ily cares are past, my heart in easy here.
The Potteries Examiner : — 1880-04-10 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

RDER AND SUICIDE. 'rho Australian and African squadrons are coni• ---mondial by commodores only, the former being . On Tuesday morning the inhabitants of the composed of nine craft and the latter of ten. On Sunnvaide district of Coatbridge. Danarkshire, were the south -cog coast of Amerioa are four ships, Gin aril into a itate of consternation by the report formin a sort of sub-command, and on "surveying that Robert T.ionms, hitherto known as a highlyem-mice" their are other six of the Queen's ships resl,aable publican, had tried to murder his wife by engaged - Particular service" at this moment iitO6,i ~ her, and afterwards committed suicide. Omits: the rather large Number of fifteen, while sone. ei Mr. Thomas's friends had observed a change finally under the class "ordered home" there are . in Ili6 dolloanonr tor some time past, and last Sun nine •essids of one kind or another. day morning he Woe seen to be in a very excited state, and quite in oh Tent in hid talk. but appareutly not under the intli • ice of drink. Ile was much better on Monday, and attended to his business in the ordinary way. Nothing unusual Was seen or heard until about three o'clock on Tuesday morning, when he rose from his bed and told his wife that .he Woo dying Ile got quiet again, however, until six o'elock, when he went into the kitchen, and was ohms-cod by his oldest boy—a lad of about t.. 1,15 yeare of age—to lift something and begin to etrike himself. 1G then went into the room and attack d his wife, wile, the boy followed him and tried to wrist a knife from him with which he was stableng Mrs. Thomas In trying to ili.trin his father, the boy got himself severely cut about the bandit. Mrs. Tnornas then rased an alarm, and she was rescued by some of the neighbours end taken out of the house, while the essistance of the pities was obtnined. nonwhite, Thomas had left the home, and locked himself up in a room down stair., where the police only secured him after forcing the doer. The prisoner WAS in a very excited state, and raised a hatchet to was adt toe police. but he was speedily overpowered and taken into custody. When lots' 'I in a police office it WAS mound that the pom Alan ,AS in is sadly matilit mid ,-olidition, and:l:though intdoal assistance was promptly obtained. he only survived about half an hour after his apprehension. Mrs. T 110111248 is src. ousty it jured, although no immediete fatal Moue is anticipated.