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The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1880-11-30 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

TRIPLE ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.  On Saturday morning a most determined triple attempt to commit suicide was perpetrated in Birkdale. As Mr. Bateman, boot and shoe maker, was opening his shop, a woman of very respectable appearance asked and received permission to go through into the yard. In a moment she returned and asked for a drink of water, but whilst Mr. Bateman was speaking to his wife she again went into the yard. Immediately afterwards Mr. Bateman heard a noise in the yard, and on going out he found the woman apparently in a fit. It was afterwards ascertained that she had bought six. pennyworth of laudanum at the shop of Mr. Horsfall, chemist, and had taken it. It did not take effect quick enough, and she pushed a piece of wcyJd down her throat. 111 r. Bateman at once seized her, and with the assistance of one of his workmen lifted her on a box. He then saw a piece of wood three inches in length, with which she had attempted to choke himself, come out of her mouth. Mr. Bateman sent the woman to get the water for which she had asked, and the woman then struggled ont of his arms and picked up a piece of glass, which she quickly drew across her throat. He seized her 5g m, but she managed to get her fingers to her throat, and inserting them in the wound tried to tear it open: Er. C. H Smith was sent for and arrived immediately. With the assistance of the police she was conveyed to the Southport Infirmary, Where the stomach pump was applied and the wound stitched up. She was found to be a married woman, named Barrow, parted from her husband. She had only been in Southport about six weeks, du, mg which time she had been in service in Park-street. She is now out of danger, but is quite insane.  Mr. Mark Firth, who made such munificent gifts to ; his native town (I Sheffield, died on Sunday, after a brief illness. Among his gifts to Sheffield may be mentioned a public park, a number of almshouses, ' and a college for the purnos«s of higher education.
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1880-12-04 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

TRIPLE. ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.  On Saturday morning a most determined triple attempt to commit suicide was perpetrated in Birkdale. As Mr. Bateman, boot and shoe maker. was opening his shop, a woman of very respectable appearance asked and received permission to go through into the yard. In a moment she returned and asked for a drink of water, but whilst Mr. Bateman was speaking to his wife she again went into the yard. Immediately afterwards Mr. Bateman heard a noise in the yard, and on going out he found the woman apparently in a fit. It was afterwards ascertained that she had bought six. pennyworth of laudanum at the shop of Mr. Horgan, chemist, and had taken it. It did not take cct quick enough, and she pushed a piece of wood down her throat. Mr. Bateman at once seized her, and with the assistance of one of his workmen lifted her on a box. He then saw a piece of wood three inches in length, with which she had attempted to choke herself, come out of her mouth. Mr. Bateman sent the woman to get the water for which she had asked, nun the woman then struggled ont of his arms and picked up a piece of glass, which she quickly drew across her throat. He seized her air .in, but she managed to get tar fingers to her throat, and inserting them in the wound tried to tear it open. Dr. C. H. Smith was sent for and arrived immediately. With the assistance of the police she was conveyed to the Southport Infirmary, where the stomach pump was applied and the wound.stitched up. She was found to be a married woman, named Barrow, parted from her husband. She had only been in Southport about six weeks, during which time she had been in service in Park-street. She is now out of danger, but ia quite insane.
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1888-07-28 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

TIE SUICIDE OF DR. RIDLEY.  PAINFUL DETAILS.  A Dublin correspondent writes fhe news of the sad fate of Dr. Ridley, the medical officer of Tullamore Gaol, has given a painful shock to public feeling in this city and excited much sympathy for his bereaved family. The deceased was about 40 years of age, was married, and had three children. He was a licentiate of the King and Queen's College of Physicians and of the College of Surgeons in Ireland. He was in good general practice, and highly esteemed for his kindly sympathy as well as his professional skill. There was no one in his profession more popular until, unfortunately for Elm, Mr W. O'Brien and Mr Mandeville were cemmitted to Tullamore Gaol, and he was placed in a most critical dilemma, having, on the one hand, his official duty to discharge under a full sense of his responsibility and with a due regard to his professional character; and, on the other hand, having to face the implacable hostility of the prisoners' friends if he refused to do injustice to his conscience by treating the prieoners with exceptional favour. His position was rendered still more difficult by the course taken by Dr. Moorhead, who had access to the prison by virtue of his commission as a magistrate, and made reports about the condition of the prisoners which were published in the press. Dr. Ridley was naturally annoyed and harassed by the extra-professional criticism to which his treatment was subjected, while his duty as an officer of the Government was not less imperative. He soon experienced the consequences of presuming to maintain an independent attitude. He became an object of abuse and obloquy, and recently is charge was brought agaiustbim of having been instrumental in causing the death of a womau in the gaol by neglect. Although the charge fell to the ground, it was injurious to his interests, as well as hurtful to his feelings ['he coastant worry and loss which he suffered in his reputation and practice, and which he felt very sensitively, preyed upon his spirits, and he was recently observed to be in a very depressed frame of mind.  The remains uf Dr. Ridley were removed by rail from Fermoy on Sunday morning. There was no demonstration Only four persons followed the coffin, and neither the father or deceased nor any of his friends accompanied it.  THE ROMANTIC ELOPEMENT FROM  THE LAKE DISi
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1888-09-04 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

SHOCKING TRAGEDIES.  ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE BY A MAGISTRATE.  A ietired gentleman, named A. Wilson Edwards, a Justice of the Peace, residing near Wrexham, on Sunday morning attempted to murder one of his servants, and afterwards shot himself. The first intimation of the sad occurrence was given about seven o'clock by a female servant, who scrambled over the spiked entrance gate to High Grove, a genteel residence overlooking the park in which the Eisteddford pavillion has been erected, rushed along the Grove and Grosvenor Roads to the residence of Dr. Davies, shouting out that her master had shot the cook. Dr. Davies went to the house; and in Mr. Edward's bedroom they found that gentleman lying insensible with a bullet would in his right temple. Lying near him was a six chambered revolver, three chambers of which had recently been emptied, the other three being still loaded. Dr. Davies did what was possible for the unconscious gentleman. Proceeding to the servant's bedroom, they discovered a woman named Mary Stevens, aged about 49, lying apparently lifeless on the floor. She was placed in a bed, aud efforts made to restore consciousness with a certain amount of success, but pain and fright combined rendered her delirious for a time. From the statement of the housemaid, Annie Smith, who gave the alarm, it appears that about half-past six o'clock that morning Mr. Edwards went into the bedroom where she and Stevens were sleeping, carrying a revolver in his hand. Stevens sat up in bed, and asked" What's the matter, master ? " when he fired two shots at her, both of which struck her in the body. He then went out of the room, and Smith, who had pulled the bedclothes over her head when she saw the revolver, jumped out of bed when she heard Mr. Edward's leaving, and, hastily dressing herself, escaped from the house, for the doctor and police. Mrs. Edwards, an elderly lady of 70, who has been ailing for some time, states that she noticed her husband come into her bedroom early that morning with a revolver, and, on her speaking to him, to her horror he placed the revolver against his temples and fired. The bullet pierced the skull. No adequate cause for this awful tragedy seems to have existed. Mr. Edwards has been much depressed lately, and complained of money difficulties.
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1888-03-31 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

ROYAL ALHAMBRA THEATRE.  The legitimate drama has succeeded the Childrein's Opera Company at this theatre, the piece occupying the beards teeny the well-known play of William Matit.ing9,—"ln Far of The Law." This is the beat play from the pea of Mr Mannin,r, and is well-written and admirably constructed. The action of the plot is laid in Ireland, and a very vivid and thrilling description is given of the several cenes which are put before the audience. The company engaged in the representation of "In Fear of The Law " is a strong I one, and includes several artiates of very fair ability. Each of the company have been specially selected for the various characters, and the result is an accomplished and well-finished representation. Mr Walker Palling is an excellent Dennis O'Dwyer, and Mr J. Farrell could not be surpassed in the representation of Justice O'Melley. Walter is in the bands of Mr G. F. Woodhouse. a very careful and painstaking performer. and the part is a good one as represented by him. Mr Hatton Wharton gives a very creditable tendering of the part of Philip, and Mr Percy, Grey achieved a distinct success se Phemus Magra. ALI the other characters are in able bands. Miss Maud Leighton deserves special mention for a capital rendering of the part of Mona Mara, and Miss Dolly Cutts is all that cars be desired as Kathleen O'Malley. Peggy Fllane is an excellent part as delineated. by Miss Orme Temple. The drama is well staged, and rens with smoothness.  Mr. Edmond Dwyer Gray, MP. for St. Stephen's G, en Division of Dublin, died on Tuesday. ' SIIICIDI AT slA.—The Canard steamer Etruria from New 'York reports that on ths night of the 13th inst. a rassenger ',tuned James Knowles. of Preston, committed suicide by jumping overboard fr rn the saloon deck if the Anchor Liner steamer P4lnessio, from Glasgow.
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1888-03-24 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

TERRIBLE DISASTER IN AMERICA.  A TRAIN FALLING TROUGH  BRIDGE. A report has reached New York that the express mail train which runs southward to catch the Cub t steamers, has met with a terrible accident by the giving way of a bridge over the Satuhilat river, in the state of Georgia. Twenty persons are reported to have been killed and many others injured. Mr George Gould and wife were p tssengers by the train en route to Florida to meet Mr Jay Gould on his return from his yachting tour in the East. Mr and Mrs Gould are stated to have escaped unhurt. Ltter ad vices confirm the previous reports of the railway disaster in Georgia, but unfortunately do nothing to minimise the event of tho catastrophe. The bridge over which the ill-fated train was journeywas supported by trestles, and slimmed the river at a spot known as Hurricane Creek. Twenty-one persons were killed, whilst no fewer than 36 littee sustained injuries, some of which are described as very shockieg. From further intelligence regarding the railway aecident near Savaneah, it appears that it was more fatal than at firs-, reported. As time train, tv'eich was oceeding from New York to Jacksonville, Flornia, was crossing a trestle bridge, the structure gave way. and several of the cars were precipitated through the gap and smashed to pieces Seventeen persons were killed outright. six have since died from the injuries which they sustained, and others are expected tor succumb. A large number of passengers wore iii jilted. The report that Mr Jay Gould was in the train was unfounded, his name being confused with th .t of Mr George Gould, who was tievelling with his wife. They both, however, escaped uninjured. Mr Wilbur, president of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, was in the train, with three of his sons, one of whom was killed, although the two others and their father escaped scathless.  SUICIDE FROM CLIFTON BRlDGE.—Residents in the neighbourhood of the Clifton Suspension Bridge weie again startled on Saturday night by the report ofanothar subide from the bridge, which spans the Avon at a height of 250 feet, and from which mince its erection nearly a score of persons have taken their lives On this occasion the victim appeared to be a middleaged man, respectably dress mi. He was seen to mount the parapet on the Somerset side of the bridge, and instantly leap into the river. He floated down the river some sixty yards, and then Oisappeoredi the body not being recovered, although every effort has baen made. . _
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1888-07-24 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

TJE* SUICIDE OF DR. RIDLEY.  PAINFUL DETAILS,  A Dublin correspondent writes: news of the sad fate of Dr. Ridley, the medical officer ot Tullainore Gaol, has given a painful shock to public feeling in this city and exciled much sympathy for his bereaved family. The dec.-ased was abut 40 years of age, was married, and had three children. He was a licentiate of the King and Queen's College of Physicians and of the College of Surgeons in Ireland. He was in good general practice, and highly esteemed for his kindly sympathy as well as his prof,ssioual skill. There was no one in ins profelsion more popular until, unfortunately for hini, Mr W. O'Brien and Mr Mandeville were cemmitted to Tullamore Gaol, and he was placA in a most critical dilemma, having, on the one hand, his official duty to discharge under a lull sense of his responsibility and with a due regard to his professional character; aud, on the other hand, having to face the implacable hostility of the prisoners' friends if he refused to do injustice to his conscience by treating the prisoners with exceptional favour. His position was rendered still more difficult by the course .akeu by Dr. Moorhead, who had access to the prison by virtue of his commission as a magistrate, and made reports about the condition of the prisoners which were pubfished in the press. Dr. Ridley was naturally annoyed and harassed by the extra-professional criticism to which his tree.tmeat was subjected, while his duty as an officer of the Government was not less imperative. He soon experienced the consequences of presuming to maintain an independent attitude. He b,caule an object of abuse and obloquy, and recently a charge was brought against him of having been instrumental in causing the death of a woman in the gaol by neglect. Although the charge fell to the ground, it was injurious to his interests, as well as hurtful to his feelings. The eonstant worry arid loss which he suffered in his reputation and practice, and which he felt very sensitively, preyed upon his spirits, and he was recently observed to be in a very depressed frame of mind. _ _  The remaiva a Dr. Ridley were removed by rail from Fermoylon Sunday morning. There was i.O demonstration. Only four persons followed the coffi i,und neither the fattier ur eceased uur any ot lus friends accompanied it.
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1888-07-31 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

EAMPSIDR.  Hobson not out. .. 9 Kinnish, b 0 Haynes 3 E Watts, b Milne 5 Boltou, b Milne 0 Shaw, b Stythe 0 Ward, b Stythe 0 J Watts, not out 1 Extras 1 Total l9  A Stouehouse herbalist and his wife were at Devon Assises, on Saturday, sentenced to seven years' penal servitude each for performing unlawful operation on a married woman.  At Exeter Assizes on Saturday William Henry ,filler and his wife were, after a f.mr day's trial. acquitted of the charge of murdering the daughter of t,ie female prisoner, whose body was found in a pit °Par _their cottage.  Colonel Turner, of the Royal Irish Constabulary, has received from an anonymous donor a cheque for £1.,000 to enable him to assist constables injured in the discharge of their duty or reward others who display conspicuous gallantry. At the Alexandra Palace, on Saturday, Professor Baldwin, an American, accomplished his advertised task of dropping a thousand feet from a balloon. On quitting the balloon, be descended holding on to a large parachute, and alighted in safety in a field not far from where he made the ascent  At Cardiff, on Saturday, the coroner's fury returned a verdict of "Wilful murder" against two ladies named Wilson and }teas, the latter the daughter of a physician, for performing an unlawful operation which resulted in the death of Mrs. Williams, wife of a gentleman whose father is a clergyman of the Church of England,  A p"ainful occurrence took pl ice on Sunday evening in St. Francis Xavier's Church, Liverpool. Shortly after six o'clock, as the bells were ringing for divine service, a gentleman natned Edwards, was noticed to fall from his seat. Assistance was immediately rendered, and the unfortunate gentleman carried into the vestry, but before medical aid could be procured he expired. The Mandeville inquest was concluded at Mitchelstown on Saturday. The jury found that the disease from which Mr Mandevifle died was brought on by unjustifiable treatment in prison. They protested against the treatment of political prisoners as criminals, and condemned Dr. Barr's aspersions on other medical witnessses.  In Birmingham, early on Sunday morning, a man named Street, toiled in an attempt to Cause the death of his wife and daughter by setting fire to the bei on which they lay, c.it his wife's throat, stabbed his daughter, sad then attempted to commit suicide. The man is not expected to survive; and the wife's and d,Aughter's injurics are serious. Homowait's Or ;ration,
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1888-09-08 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

SHOCKING TRAGEDIES. ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE BY A MAGISTRATE. A retired gentleman, named A. Wilson Edwards, a Ratite of the Peace, residing near Wrexham, on Sunday morning attempted to murder one of his servants, and afterwards shot himself. The first intimation of the sad occurrence was given about seven ,'clock by a female servant, who scrambled over the spited entrance gate to High Grove, a genteel residence overlooking the park in which the Eisteddford parillion has been erected, rushed along the Grove and Grosvenor Roads to the residence of Dr. Davies, shouting out that her waster had shot the cook. Dr. Davies went to the house, and in Mr. Edward's bedroom they found that gentleman lying insensible with &bullet wound in bis right temple. Lying near him was a six chambered revolver, three chambers of which had recently been emptied, the other three being still loaded. Dr. Davies did what was possible for the unconscious gentleman. Proceeding to the servant's bedroom, they discovered a woman named Mary Stevens, aged about 49, lying apparently lifeless on the floor. She was placed in a bed, and efforts made to restore consciousness with a certain amount of success, but pain and fright combined rendered her delirious for a time. From the statement of the housemaid, Annie Smith, who gave the alarm, it appears that about half-past six o'clock that morning Ir. Edwards went into the bedroom where she and Stevens were sleeping, carrying a revolver in his hand. Stevens sat up in bed, and asked " What's the matter, master?" when he tired two shots at her, both of which struck her in the body. He then west out of the room, and Smith, who had pulled the bedclothes over her bend when she saw the revolver, jumped out of bed when she heard Mr. Edward's leaving, and, hastily dressing herself, escaped from the house, foe the doctor and police. Mrs. Edwards, an elderly lady at 70, who has been ailing for some time, states that she noticed her husband come into her bedroom early that morning with a revolver, and, on her speaking to him, to her horror he placed therevolver against his temples and fired. The bullet platted the skull. No adequate cause for this awful tragedy seems to have existed. Mr. Edwards hal been much depressed lately, and complained of money difficulties.
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1888-08-04 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

FASHIONABLE MARRIAGE—On Wednesday last the marriage of Harry Constantine Wilson, E.g., second surviving son of the late Henry Charles Wilson, Esq.. of Langley House, Prestwich, Manchester, and Miss Marguerite Rowley Kennedy, eldest daughter of the late Myles Kennedy, Esq , J.P., of Stone Cross. Ulverston, was celebrated at St. Mary's Church, the building being crowded with friends and well-wishers. The bridesmaids were six to number—namely, Miss Betty Kennedy, Miss Florence Kennedy, Miss Kathleen Kennedy, Miss Maud Kennedy, sisters of the bride; Miss Wilson and Miss Louise Wilson, sisters of the bridegroom. Toe groomsmen were Mr F. T. Wilson, brother of the bridegroom, who stood in the position of best man: Mr Alfred Kennedy, Mr Frank Carver, Mr William G. Ainslie Kennedy, Mr Herbert Wilson, and Mr Arthur Wilson. The bride looked very lovely in a dress of rich ivory white poult de soie, with long court train, the front being draped with exquisite Brussels lace, caught up with orange blossom. The long tulle veil was fastened with a pearl and diamond star, the gift of the bridegroom, andlshe wore a diamond necklet and diamond crescent. The bridesmaids were attired in dresses of white Liberty silk, with rich wide moire sashes. They carried posies of red roses, tied with moire ribbons, and each wore a gold buckler brooch, the gifts of the bridegroom. The service was choral, the officiating clergy being the Rev. Canon Bardsley and the Roy. H. C. A. Back. In Birmingham, early on Sunday morning, a man named Street, toiled in an attempt to cause the death ' of his wife and daughter by setting fire to the bed on which they lay, cut his wife's throat, stabbed his daughter, aad then attempted to commit suicide. The mau is not expected to survive; and the wife's and daughter's injuries are serious. On Saturday, 1,0 teen including an inspector of masonry and four other inspectors, who have been employed nearly four years on the Preston Dock and Ribble Navigation Works, were discharged in pursuance of the decision of the Select Committee of the House of Commons. It is probable that a good many of the men will be employed by Mr Walker, the coutract2r of the Manchester Ship Canal Works,