The North-Eastern Weekly Gazette. — 1894-08-11 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

DITILHAX. - • Case at the Durham  _ Mysterious Drowning ,4 ChutsM.—The I body of Thomas Kaaher, Jurbam 'agent for Mears Mawson and Swan yea im st porter*. New- ' csatle,was on Monday taken out of the river Wear, : opposite the entrance to Pelaw Wood, alms to the Durham City bowling ground. The deceased was about 60 years of age. Early in the morning, a beg belonging to the de:eased was found on the " dry" entering Pelaw Wood. The body was conveyed to the deceased's residence in Gilesgate. New Magistrates for the County of Durham. —T,he following gentlemen have been appointed as county magistrates of Durham by the Lord Chancellor, on the recommendation of Lord Durham. Lord-Lieutenant of the county .—Mr T. G. Hutton, Sunderland and; Alderman Fairlies, Sunderland; Mr J. G. Addeon, Sunderland; Mr G. Clark, Southwick ; Mr T. E. Pumphrey, Sunderland ; and Mr T. G. Turnbull, Sunderland. Alderman J. G. Fairlias has also been appointed a magistrate for the borough of Sunderland. , Suicide at Durham.—At the Masons' Arms, Claypoth, Durham, on Tuesday, Mr Geo. Saikeld, Deputy-Coroner tor the Easington Ward, held an inquest on the body of Thomas Kasher, who was found drowned in the river Wear on Monday morning. The deceased was 53 years of age, and drove a cart for Messrs Maweon and Swan, yeast merchants, of Gileegate.—According to the evidence, he left home at six o'clock on Monday morning ostensibly to go to the offices of his employers and to get his horse and trap. Two hours later his . and travelling book were fonnd in Pelaw W... by a lad named Smurthwaite, who took them to flasher's employers' offices. A search was then made for the deceased, aild his body was found further down the strewn floating in deep water. Some twenty years ago Xas.her had been in an asylum.—A verdict of 'Suicide during insanity" was returned. A Lunatic Jumps Through a Police *Mimi Window.—A young man named James Lyons, lately a picture frame maker in Old Elva.. was taken into custody by the Durham police on Monday in order that he might be put under restraint. He had previously been confined in an asylum, and symptoms of a return of his malady had manifested themselves. On Tuesday morning, after a medical examination, while standing in the pollee office, Lyons, without any warning, turned round and jumped head first through the window. The crash of the breaking glass caused these in the room to look up just in time to see his heels disappearing. Lyons made ' his way down Claynath towards his home, but was instantly followed and brought back again. He had cut himself above the right eye and the hands, and blood was streaming down his face as he was brought back, He became somewhat violent, and restated theetforts to get him into the station, en tog out in avitifnl voice, "Don't let them take me again," As soon as he was got inside, a cab was sent for to convey him to Sedgetield, but Lyons, who apparently knew where he was going, stiuggled violently, and shouted out at the top of his voice that be did not want to go. Ultimately, after considerable exertion, he was put in the cab, a relieving.officer and several police officers taking theirplaoeede him, and the party at once drove away. The incident WWI witnessed by a numerous gathering of people, and created a very painful sensation.