npedrazzini/19thc_murder_suicide_news huggingface dataset:
The Poole Telegram. — 1880-12-17 (Poole, Dorset, England)

SUICIDE AT BLANDFORD.  An inquest was held on Saturday, the 11th inst., at the It me and Crown Inn, before W. 11. Atkinson, Esq., and a jury comi•osed ef the following gentleamu :—Messre. Wills ('oremsn), Mann, Bieechard, W.Hammond,Jeffery, L ince, liaversteek, Short, Rolls, Brinson, Burden. Shorto, and Gelby, on thc body of John Yeattuan. a bricklayer, a_ied 57, whose body was found drowned in the river Stour on the same int,rning. The tir-t witness, Charles Hunt, said he was a hawker, and native of ti town, and was proceeding down the Whtteeltti %II Hill, about a mile from tie town, on Saturday merning about nine e'clock. wheu near the hill he atw a niau standing at the brink of the river, near the sheep. wesh. The deceysel was in light clothes, and tatterljreCtlV he saw a splash in the water; it was about 100 yards ia trent of where he (witness) vrae. He ran to the twat aud saw the top part ef ta Mad head under the water, which sank down immediately from sight, his hat floating away. The water w.B very deep at this spot. He left his comrade there, and ran hack to the town, gave informsCoo P.O Klinber, and back again ti his cotnrade. P.C. Klaiber said from information he received from the last v..ituees, he went to the spot pointed out to him and tried the river with a grappling iron, hut could not find the body. He then Imo ,red a boat, and got a man named Willialti Bartholemew to assist him. After a search of altout two hours they found the body; it was in a bent positiou, with the hands across and tied together with a boot-lace. They hailed a conveyance that was passing at the time, and brought the body home. John James Yeatman, 20 years of age, said he was the son of John Yeatman, whose body was tound drowned in the river that morniug. He last saw hie father alive on Friday Lieut. He has been in slow desponding state for some months past, but able to work. Be was continually talking about short work, and did not know what they should do this winter; but it was groundless, as he was at work up to the day before he committed the act, and they din not know but be went to his work in the morning. He never ssid anything at any time to raise suspicion as to his taking his life. He was more than usual restless on the nizht Wore, c mtinually talking to himself. The Coroner, in summing up, remarked the deceased, being well known to them all, was wotking at his (the coroner's) house the day before, and he expressed the deepest symoathy for his wife ant family. He has left a wife and six chil iren, the oldest 24 and the youngest ten. They jurymen gave their fees, aud the witnesses also, to the widow, and deputed the foreman to convey it to her. A verdict of "Temporary insanity" was returned.
The Poole Telegram. — 1880-11-05 (Poole, Dorset, England)

THE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY AN EX-PUBLICAN.—The man John Thomas Marsh, formerly landlord of the Three Crowns, who has been confined in the workhouse for the last fortnight to eneble him to get over an attack of delirium tremens, from which he has.been suffering, and during which he attempted to cut his throat, was brought before the magistrates on Monday. It may be remembered that his alleged reason for the committal of the silly act was that his wife had left him and gone away with another man. It appeared, however, there were no grounds for this accusation against the woman; the real reason why she left her husband being on account of his drunken habit and the miserable life he led her. About 18 months ago his mother died and left him nearly £2OO which he has since dissipated, and on the day he cut—or rather scratched his throat—he had pretty well come to the end of his resources. His self-inflicted wound did not necessitate the calling in of a doctor, and the terrible nature of his intentions may be gathered from the fact that he had in his pocket a pistol r apped and at fullcock—but togoad,ed. However, there was no doubt that he was suffering from the effects of drink, in fact, he complained of cats and babies being in his cell, anti he was, as we have said, sent to the workhouse. On Monday he appeared considerably better, although very shaky. The Mayor told him he might consider himself fortunate he had not been sent t s prison. It would be looked over this time, but he had better keep from drink, which there was no doubt was the cause of his foolish conduct. He would be discharged. Marsh thanked the Bench and retired, evidently considerable gratified that he had got off so lightly. A
The Poole Telegram. — 1880-09-24 (Poole, Dorset, England)

STRANGE CASE OF ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Philip Lyons, aged 28, described as a clerk, was charged before Mr. Flowers, at the Bow-street Police. court, on Friday, with attempting to commit suicide. —A labourer, named Stanley, deposed that he was sitting in one of the recesses on Waterloo Bridge on Thursday night, about seven o'clock, when the defendant came up, and getting on one of the seats, said, "Is the water cold, young man ?" Witness said it was, and wet too. The defendant said he had a letter, and asked if witness would take it somewhere for hint. During the time he was speaking he tried to get on to the parapet of the bridge, but witness pulled him back, and with the assistance of a gentleman who was passing, they detained the defendant, and gave hint into the custody of a constable. The letter read as follows :—" My life is a Lurden to me, being without my dear, darling wife, and as I cannot live without her, I hope she will forgive me for putting an end to my miserable life. I lost my employment and good character through my own folly, but I ant indeed sorry and penitent, and should so have liked to have been happy with her again. I have tried hard to bear it, but cannot, as it breaks my heart to be without her. Give my love to her, and also bring the likeness with me, for Ido so love her, poor dear so do please ask her to not worry herself, as she has been so good to me, and does not deserve it. Also give my love to my good and kind father, to whom I have behaved badly, and also to my sisters." The defendant's landlady came forward and stated that he had been v,:ry unfortunate, and had recently lost his employment. She expressed her willingness to take care of him if he were allowed to accompany her.—The defendant, who was very much affected, and appeared very strange in his manner, implored the magistrate to release him.— Mr. Flowers said he thought he ought not to do so at present, and proposed sending hint to the House of Detention for a week.—The defendant gave his assurance that he would not make a similar attempt, whereupon Mr. Flowers discharged him, and he left the court with his wife and landlady.—lt was understood that the defendant had lost his employment in a firm through its being di,covered that ke was 0, married man.
The Poole Telegram. — 1880-10-22 (Poole, Dorset, England)

ISSI. A few days ago, an aged man went down to the Qual . Orsay, Paris, took off his clothes, and threw them into the Seine. He then cautiously entered the river, with the intention of committing suicide, but when he got up to his middle he found the water too cold, and he came out again to wait tor a rise in the temperature. But he found him. self in an awkward position, for he was naked, and had thrown his clothes away. The police took charge of him, after he had borrowed some clothes at a neighbouring tavern. So had has the reign of terror in the Sister Isle become that lastdlords have ordered suits of mail to wear under their clothing. Birmingham has received the commission to produce these articles, and a good trade is now being done by the metallic tailors. It is unfortunate, however, that a gentleman who has made an experiment has discovered that the suits of mail as ordered are not bullet proof, and that a projectile from a rifle will not only go through the armour, but through an inch plank as well. It is clear that landlords will not be able to carry an inch plank casing in addition to their mail suit, and it will therefore become necessary for them to go about clad in boiler-plate from head to foot. Her Majesty's troopship Assistance left Portsmouth on Monday afternoon with 200 officers and men of various regiments to be transferred at Gibraltar for the West Indies. The Assistance took 24 Nordenfeldt guns and 140 tons of ammunition for the Mediterranean Fleet. The Leeds Musical Festival was brought to a close on Saturday evening, when a people's concert was given, at which Mr. Arthur Sullivan conducted. The chorus and most of the principals took part.. The festival has proved a great success, more than 15,000 persons having attended the performances. The profits are likely to exceed £2,000, which will be distributed amongst the different medical charities in the town. After the close of the St. Lawrence Navigation next month, the Allan Mail Steamers are to run to Boston, calling at Halifax to land the Canadian Mails. The first sailing under the new arrangement will be the Polynesian on the 11th November, and a steamer will be despatched every Thursday thereafter. The Company's new steamer Parisian (a steel vessel of 5,500 tons) is to be launched 4th November, and will be ready to take her station on the line by Ist February. The Allan Line fortnightly Killings to Baltimore are to be continued as heretofore.
The Poole Telegram. — 1880-07-16 (Poole, Dorset, England)

DORSET SUMMER ASSIZES.  The Commission f r the Summer Assizes for the County of Dorset was duly opened on Monday afternoon, the Judges being Lord Chief Justice Coleridge and Sir Robert Grove, appointed for this circuit. At the S.W. Railway Station there was the usual gathering of county officials, police, and sight-seers, although the entry of the representatives of law has so much declined as to outward show. Lord Coleridge arrived e:trly ; but Mr. Justice Grove ' came about ten minutes past four, and received the bononrs from W. R. Bankes, Esq., High Sheriff (Kingston ',Hey), Mr. Thr,mas Rawlins, Sheriff ; Mr. 'l'. D. B. R. Rawlins, acting under sheriff ; Hon. and Rev. Arthur Gascoigne Douglas, high sheriff's chaplain ; Mr. G. J. Andrews. county clerk, these gentlemen being att mded by the posse comic tuts, represented in this case by about two dozen of the county police, wcll marshalled by Sergeant Purdie, and led by a couple of trumpeters, who occasionally blew a fanfare. Having entered the High Sheriff's carriage with Mr. Bankes and the Chaplain, the Judge was driven with due decorum and dignity to the County House, and in a few minutes Lord Coleridge made his appearance in the Crown Court, where was also present the Governor of H.M. Prison, Captain Frith, and the commission was opened, when the Judge appointed 11 o'clock next day for the courts to commence business. There are five names on the calendar, the defendants in the Shaftesbury libel case, and defendants charged respectively with office-breaking. stealing slippers, and attempting suicide. The civil business is said to be lengthy, and among the cases is that of the Weymouth Backwater Bridge. The Judges' sermon was preached at St. Peter's Church the same afternoon by the Sheriff's Chaplain. Mr. Justice Grove attended Divine service at St. Peter's, where were also the Mayor (Mr. W. Durden), Alderman John Galpin, Councillors F. Lock and H. Durden, and Mr. G. Symonds, town clerk. The Rev. W. Powys read the prayers, and the Bishop's chaplain preached from Exodus xii., 26— "What mean ye by this service ?" The sermon was remarkably short, and the tenor of it was that by coming into God's house before commencing business in the Courts,---First, we confess that we are not sufficient of ourselves, but that our sufficiency is of God. Secondly, by the service we express our faith in God, and give our homage to Him. In conclusion the preacher exhorted his listeners to "Go on in the path of duty in the might of your union with Christ, and according to your faith be it done unto you."
The Poole Telegram. — 1880-07-16 (Poole, Dorset, England)

ITE MP TED SUICIDE.  A man natnefl William, Henry Hicks, an able.bodied seaman on board the Lizzie Treubrith, at anchor in the Portland Roads, was charged at the Shirehall, on Saturday last, before Colonel Bingham, with attempting to comedt suicide the previous day by cutting his throat. —William Wood said the Lizzie Treed), is.h arrived in the Portland Roads on Thursday evening and the prisoner was an able-bodied seaman in Wert' her. He and the prisoner slept together, and on Friday morning about five o'clock the prisoner turned out if his hammock, and on witness looking round he 14. kw him with a knife, which he took off his locker, li. hie hand. He jumped out of his bed and took the knife from him, but not before he had opened the blade atel drawn it across his throat, making it blee I. ( l'he knife, a rusty old thing, was produced by ;e...) teo.nt Feltham and sworn to by the witness as the ifee-rament with which the prisoner attempted the rash oct.) Witness at once went to the captain, and they both dressed the prisoner's wound. The prisoner ha 1 bet threatened to commit suicide, and witness o d anticipate that he thought of doing so.--(,L no! Bingham: Did he say anything when you to )Ic the knife from him ?- Witness : No, sir; he never spoke. I joined the ship about two months ago, and I have known him that time. He was a steady rnan.—The Magistrates' Deputy Clerk: Do you know if he hod been drinking ?—Prisoner: Yes, sir.—Witness Y •s, at Poole.—Colonel Bingham: Ah, that acc ,uuts for it.—Witness: We arrived at Poole last Sunday win k, and remained there nearly a week, and during ID at of the time the prisoner was drinking.—Coi. net Bingham: What number of men have you on board ? --Witness: Five, all told, sir.—Prisoner said he bad not any question to ask the witness, and Supt. .:ty stated that he did not purpose to c ill any fur, ner evidence, and asked for a remand until Monday.--The prisoner, who appeared weak and had to be helped into Court, was then remanded.—The captain steed that the prisoner joined his ship in Cornwall in January last.  nicks. W-a-S-- brought up oli, Monday morning before Colonel Bingham, when Sergeant Feltham and Dr. McLean gave evidence, the latter stating the wound was an inch and a half long, and in close proximity to the main artery of the neck. If it had been a quarter of an inch deeper, it would have killed him. Prisoner's appearance was that of a man suffering from the commencing symptoms of delirium tremens.—Committed to the Assize for trial.
The Poole Telegram. — 1880-09-17 (Poole, Dorset, England)

TIIE LAMBETH POISONING CASE.—Mr. Carter on Fri lay ing that no more lives were saved, mentioning the number resumed the inquiry relative to the death of Thomas of dead bodies brought up, and adding the poor people felt Fenton, aged 28, late in the 41st Regiment of Foot, which grateful for her Majesty's kindness, occurred on Saturday last. The deceased, who had been The number of lamps issued is not considered to guide given into custody on a charge of theft, took up a tumbler to the number perished, and after considering all probe- and drank the contents, and immediately fell flat on his bilities, it is feared 147 have perished, face, and died in three minutes. This evidence was given Nearly everyhouse in the village hats the blinds drawn by his accuser Bertram, but the testimony of the policedown, a circumstance terribly significant of the extent of constable negatived it. The coroner's officer produced a tt'e disaster. A. number of sad stories are current, In the packet containing cyanide of potassium, which was found Maudlin seam a f ether and four sons lie buried, and in by thelandlady of the house in which deceased lodged in his the same portion of the workings is an old man who is the coat pocket. Dr. Lees yesterday stated that he had made father of twelve children. Another miner, who still a post-mortem examination. The stomach contained a remains to be reached, left at home one of his children small quantity of fluid which, from its odour, he expected who was dangerously ill, and now both father and child was prussic acid. He found in other parts of the body are gone. Kent, one of the men happily saved, has a son evidence of poison. Cyanide of potassitun, when mixed in the mine, respecting whom he has lost all hope. A with water, is converted into prussic acid. Witness was feature of the calamity is the quiet heroism which has of opinion that deceased must have taken a very large been displayed on all hands. The band of explorers who quantity of the poison, and he had no doubt death was due were at ence forthcoming have nobly risked their lives in to poisoning.—Arthur Bertram, in answer to the coroner, the endeavour to save as many of their fellow workmen said that the deceased was very childish in his behaviour. as possible. The sights they have witnessed, even so far, When witness accused deceased of taking his clothes he have been enough to sicken the strongest-nerved man. denied it. He went downstairs and brought a tumbler of One party in No. 1 shaft found the headless trunk of a water, which he drank when the constable was in the boy, and in other parts they saw bodies huddled up room and did soon afterwards. The jury returned a charred and mutilated horribly, verdict ofsuicide whilst of unsound mind.  Wonderful apparitions are &dared to have been seen at a chapel about sixteen miles from Knock, Ireland. Thousands of people throng the approaches to the chapel, and the priest cannot control the rush. PA
The Poole Telegram. — 1880-09-17 (Poole, Dorset, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—On Saturday night at the Park-station of the Great Eastern Railway, as the train from Hertford was runnin,, in, a well-dressed niaa was seen by a porter to come from behind the signal' box, and make a rapid movement towards the engine which was approaching. He called to the man, but as no notice was taken of the request to stand back, the porter seized him just as he had taken up 3 position right In front of the coming train. A desperate struggle endued. The man shrieked that he was tired of his life, and was determined to put himself under the carriages, which were now close upon theltwo. The porter forced him otlthe metals into the six-foot-way, but he again got upon the line, and placing his legs between those of the porter, endeavoured t.:3 throw him. He would probably have succeeded in ins attempt had not another rushed to the spot. By the united efforts of the two porters, the man was thril from the line and out of the gate by which the leve crossing is reached, the gate being at once locked. He then tried to climb over the fence, but Was prevented. One of the porters followed the would-be suicide, to give him into custody, and, as a ruse to induct him to accompany him, told him that the Bruce-gl'ov.o station was better suited for the purpose he .had view. The man walked along quietly, still intnnatin, a fixed intention to die that night. Reaching the police station, the porter said," This is Bruce-grohve railway station," opened the door, and pushed t man before him, then he was charged with attemptin„ to commit suicide. A railway ticket from Lor:tdont various papers, and a small volume, entitled' The Birthday Scripture Text Book,"were found upon him. On the inside cover of the book was written" Hal William Barber, with his mother's best love and kinc' wishes, Dec. 9th, 1875."  THE firl the folio' Ground House  ment,  • really Town at Pleasure Landed Buildins; Lists of
The Poole Telegram. — 1880-01-02 (Poole, Dorset, England)

GENERAL ITEMS. M. de Freycinet has at length definitely undertaken the task of forming a new French Ministry, President Gri-Cvy having left him complete freedom of action in the choice of his colleagues. In spite of all remonstrances, the Turkish Government continues to resist the carrying out of the provisions of the Berlin Treaty in reference to Greece and Montenegro. Austria is pressing the Porte to settle the Montenegrin question, but the apathetic Turkish officials make no pretence of fulfilling their pledges. eni was (1 aptur ed in a cave on the 2nd inst., and is to be taken to Pretoria. The man who lately attempted the life of the Viceroy is said by his father to have been insane from boyhood, and to have twice tried to commit suicide. Her Majesty announces her intention of contributing .£5OO towards the fund for the relief of the distress in Ireland. The distribution of Her Majesty's Christmas alms has been made this year fts usual, the recipients numbering . EMS persons. The following figures show the variation in value of Middlesborough No. :3 pig iron :—.Tanuary, 1877, 12 Gs. ; Jfinuarv, 1878, .V_) Is. • January, 1879, id 14s. tid. ; June, 1879, £1 13s. ; December, 1879, £2 10s. The tomb of Benjamin Disraeli, grandfather of Earl Beaconsfield, has, with some mystery, been repaired. The Earl attained his 74th birthday on Sunday. A memorial to the late Princess Alice is to be set up in Darmstadt, consisting of a Hospit d and School for _  Nurses. A destructive fire broke out at Aldershot on Wednesday, some petroleum stores being a part of the property attacked. The damage is estimated at many thousand pounds. Last week the total number of paupers in the metropolis was 91,923, of whom 47,039 were in workhouses, and 44,884 received outdoor relief. Compared with the corresponding periods of 1878. 177, arel 1876, these figures show an increase of 9,309, 8,373, and 85 respectively.
The Poole Telegram. — 1880-08-06 (Poole, Dorset, England)

SUICIDE OF A YOUNG GIRL. An inquiry was held on Saturday at the St. Martin's Vestry-hall, Charing-cross, as to the death of Minnie Knowlden, 17, who was found dead in the Thames on Thursday last. Mr. Joseph Knowlden, the father, deposed that he last saw his daughter alive at nine o'clock .on Sunday morning, when she was in good health and spirits. She had lately been in the habit of keeping very late hours, for which witness was continually remonstrating with her; but notwithstanding this, her "young pan" would keep her out until two or three in the morning. Mrs. Eliza Knowlden, wife of the previous witness, deposed that at half-past six on Sunday evening the deceased came home, and asked for something to eat. Witness asked her where she had been, and she replied that she had been out for the day with her young man, and neither of them had had anything to eat. Witness then gave her some bread and meat, and she left the house, taking the food with her. The deceased told witness on the previous day that her young man had published the banns of marriage between them.—Martha Johnson stated that at 10.30 on Sunday night she met the deceased in the Horseferry-road ; she was alone and crying. Witness asked her what was the matter, and she replied, " I have got trouble on my mind, and I don't want mother to know." She then walked in the direction of the Houses of Parliament, and told witness that if she would go and fetch Jack she would not drown herself. She had previously threatened to destroy herself. —Eliza Bull, who stated that she had known the deceased for some time past, said that she met her near Lambeth-bridge at a little before 11 on the same night, when she said she was going to throw herself into the river. Witness advised her not to do that, but to go home to her mother, who was waiting for her, and she replied, "Never mind my mother. I won't take this disgrace home to her." They then walked along the embankment, and the deceased twice attempted to drown herself, but witness prevented her. Witness left her to try and get a policeman, but before she could find one the deceased uttered a scream and leaped off the parapet of Lambeth-bridge. The body was not discovered until Thursday morning, when Constable Howe, of the Thames police, found it floating under Waterloo-bridge.—The jury returned a verdict of" Suicide 'while in a state of unsound mind."  DR.