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The Warwickshire Herald. — 1886-09-30 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

STEEPLE-JACK named James Falkland met with his death at Sheffield on Saturday, while engaged on a chimney 135 yards high, belonging to the Wandsend Steel Company. He fell on the roof of a workshop, death being almost instantaneous. A YOUTH named Marsh, of Farnworth, was committed to the assizes at Bolton on Monday, for attempting to wreck a Manchester train at Bolton on Friday afternoon. AT the Manchester Polk e-court on Monday the Rev. James Mackie, Minister of the Scottish National Church, was committed for trial at the sessions on a charge of assultins one of the office bearers of the church with a butcher's steel on Sunday week in the church. The affair arose out of a dispute about the collections. THE Hon. Frederick Strutt, brother .of Lord Helper, was thrown out of a trap last Monday while returning home after driving his brother to the Helper railway station. Mr. Strutt was pitched violently to the ground, and the base of his skull was fractured. -He remains unconscious, and the doctors entertain little hope of his recovery. THE inquest on the bodies of the ten men killed in the Dean Lane colliery explosion was concluded on Monday, when the jury returned a verdict of accidental death. adding, that the explosion was caused by a sudden irruption of gas, but that the ventilation was adequate, and wit ha rider approving of the action taken by the managers to use safety lamps more extensively. AT Watford on Monday, as George Platt, aged 20, a labourer, of Leighton Buzzard, with others, was watching the railway bridge, which was Closed i against the public, several young men came up, intent upon crossing. Platt ordered them off, when one man rushed at him and stabbed him with a knife, inflicting a deep wound near his heart. He was removed in a dangerous condition to the Cottage Hospital. One man was arrested by the other workmen and remanded by the magistrates. -ON Saturday morning a shoemaker named John Stevens was found dead in a sable at Desford, Leicestershire. It appears that deceased had been in charge of a horse, which teg,an kicking, and in% flicted mortal injuries. He was placed in a stable by some people, and on their return he was found to be dead.  Mm. WILLIAM Damn]; one of the proprietors of the Maidstone and Kentish Journal, committed suicide on Monday morning at his resi tome, Maidstone, by cutting his throat. The deceased gentleman was formerly proprietor of a journal at Exeter, and was much respeeted in the journalistic world. AT the Dingwall station of the Highland railway on Saturday,•Donald Cameron was crushed to death while shunting. He leaves a widow and a large family.  AT the Birmingham Police-court on Monday, two men, named George Berk,: and John Charles Collins, were charged with conspiring to obtain a large quantity of goods by false pi Jences. The prisoners were handed over by the Belfast police on Saturday. The frauds are said to cover goods to the value of £3,000. It was stated that the prisoners were wanted in Norwich, Cardiff, Bladford, Leeds, and other towns where they had traded. They were remanded.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1886-06-17 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

SUICIDE OF KING LOUIS OF  BAVARIA.  HIS PHYSICIAN DROWNED. A DEATH STRUGGLE IN THE LAKE.  KING Louis of Bavaria committed suicide on Monday by throwing himself in the Starnberg Lake, and his physician was drowned in an effort to rescue him. A telegraph from Munich on Tuesday says : Yesterday evening, at six o'clock, the king, who during the whole day seemed very quiet, went out for a walk with his physician, Dr. Gudden. He ordered supper for eight o'clock, and, of course during the interval nothing was suspected. Several servants and one gendarme were in attendance. After awhile it began to rain. The king thereupon ordered one of the servants to open the umbrellas. Then his Majesty said: "The servants can go away. We don't want them." Dr. Gudden agreed, because he knew that his Majesty would be very excited by the least opposition. They then proceeded on their walk alone. At half-past eight, as they had not returned, anxiety was felt at the castle, and all the servants and the people of the village were sent to scour the park and the country, but without success. At last it was thought that some disaster had perhaps occurred on the lake, and search was made in that direction. It soon led to an important discovery. In some bushes near the lake the doctor's hat was seen, and, not far off, the king's overcoat. It seemed to have been taken off hurriedly and flung on the ground. Footsteps were then seen, and followed through the wood, and the umbrellas were found on the bank. Then the lake was examined and the king's body was found. He was in his shirt sleeves. Shortly afterwards the doctor's body was also found. Every attempt was made to restore animation, but in both cases without success. It would seem that after walking some little distance the king ran towards the lake. I was on the spot this morning, and saw the marks of his rapid strides, the footprints being very deep in the sandy soil, and double the usual size in consequence of the softness of the ground. The doctor ran after him and caught him by his shirt sleeve, but he was already in the water. The finger nails of the doctor
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1886-12-30 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

THE WARWICKSHIRE HERALD. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1886  ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY A CLERGYMAN AT PERRY BARR. A distressing occurrence took place at Perry Barr on Sunday evening, occasioned by the Rev. R. F. %Walker, curate of Perry Barr, attempting self-destruction at his residence in Akbidge Road. The rev, gentleman, who is the son of Mr. Walker, a well-known ironmaster of Wolverhampton, graduated B.A. at Exeter College, Oxford, and about twelve months ago was appointed curate of Perry Barr at the same time that the Rev. J. R. Keble succeeded to the incumbency. The motive which induced him to commit the act is believed to be in some measure attributable to his arduous labours during the Christmas season. On Sunday morning the rev. gentleman assisted the Vicar at • the service in the Parish Church, and after a somewhat hurried meal had to walk to Oscott distance of three miles--to conduct an afternoon service in the mission room there. He walked back to his lodgings through the heavy falling snow, and partook of tea, his landlady, Mrs. Thompson, observing nothing unusual in his demeanour, which was lively and cheerful. After tea the reV, gentleman went to his bedroom, apparently for the purpose of preparing for the evening service. It appears that he then cut his throat with a razor, inflicting a terrible gash, Notts which the biood flowed profusely. Instead of fainting, however, he came downstairs and startled the landlady by his app3arance with the blood,streaming, from the wound. The landlady, who is on aged widow, at once alarmed the neighbours, and medical assistance was obtained. Dr. Yates. of Birchfield, promptly attended, and as quickly as possible arrested the hemorrhage. Dr. Ley, of Heathfield Road, was also summoned, and assisted Dr. Yates in the treatment of the patient. Notwithstanding his great exhaustion, Mr. Walker retained his consciousness. Fortunately the wound is situated above the larynx, and hence the medical gentlemen are of Opinion that there is a fair probability of the patient's recovery. In order to sustain his strength, nutrition had been injected into the stomach, and last night he was progressing favourably. The sad event was communicated to the Vicar, who hastily brought the service at the church to a close, and at once proceeded by train to Wolverhampton, and from thence to Tettenhall, to the residence of Mr. Walker's father. That 'gentleman accompanied Mr. Keble back to Birmingham, driving the whole of the way in a cab • through the snow, the journe3 of thirteen miles occupying, it is stated, about four hours. On making enquiries yesterday, we were informed that Mr. Walker has fully regained consciousness, and every hop•-? is now entertained of his ultimate recovery. The self inflicted wounds have received the careful attention of the surgeons, aml nourishment in the way of beef tea has been administered with very good effect. Throughout the district of Perry Barr Mr. Walker is universally esteemed and respected, and the news of his probable recovery will be gladly received.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1886-01-28 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

LLD. —Mr. Edwin Hooper, coroner for South Staffordshire, held an inquest on the body of William Walker, seventy-four years  of age, a brewer and wholesale bottler, of Johnston-street, Birchfield, at the Star Inn, Birchfield, on Monday. Mr. J. Moore Bavley represented the relatives cf the deceasjd.—lt %vas stated that the deceased had been ill for several years from heart disease and bronchitis, and for the past three weeks he had been confined to his bed. He had also been greatly depressed throug,h the badness of trade, which necessitated his filing his petition on Wednesday, the 20th inst. Early on the following morning he was fonnd unconscious in bed, and it was discovered that he had taken some liniment which was labelled "Poison." He recovered consciousness during the day, but died the next morning from the effects of the poison. On the dressing table was found the following in the deceased's handwriting, on the back of an old bill :—" God bless William Brinsley, the poor man's friend. I hope he will be a friend to my poor daughters. God bless my children. This is too much for me."—Mr. Moore Bayley sadd the gentleman referred to was Councillor Brinsley, with whom deceased had had some business transactions. Mr. Brinsley had been a very good friend to the old man. It was stated by deceased's (laughter that there was insanity in the family.—A verdict of "Suicide whilst terninsane" was returned. AN EIMINGTONIAN IN ThormE.—At the Birmingham Police Court on Friday last Thomas Yoa, commercial traveller, re-siding in Orchard. road, Erdington, was summoned for travelling on the London and North-Western Railway without a ticket on the 13th ins—Defendant did not appear, and Mr. Bonbon- Hebbert, who was present on his behalf, said his client had instructed him to admit the offence and express sorrow at what had occurred—Mr. Hinton, on behalf of the Railway Company, prosecuted. In opening the case he said that the defendant was an exceedingly ingenious gentleman, having as far as they could ascertain travelled with the same ticket three times. The defendant had been convicted by the Birmingham magistrates a short time ago for a similar offence, and had then received a very severe reprimand. They had detected the defendant on the present occasion after a great deal of trouble, and it was a very serious case. On the 13th inst., having been suspected, he was watched, and it was ascertained that he travelled from Wolverhampton to Birmingham with half a return ticket of an old date. Arrived at Birmingham defendant purchased a single ticket for Erdington, to which place he travelled, and on arriving there he did not give the proper ticket up, but another half of an old one, and kept the one I.e pin-chased at Birmingham, no doubt for a subsequent occasion. Inspector Atkins, in the employ of the railway company, followed the defendant to Erdington, where he spoke to him respecting the matter. At first he made some rambling excuses, but afterwards said, "I am sorry for it."—The magistrates imposed a fine of 40s. and costs, with the alternative of a month's imprisonment.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1886-09-09 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

ALL ABROAD.—Englishmen who buy goods there' "DOES the shtrop suit me !" said The O'Bull, as he sharpened his razor on an Eclipse Spring Draw. out Strop. "The question you ask me is a razornable one. An' all I can say, sorr, is, i hat Fm moighty glad of the opportunity to scrape acquaintance with it."  THH Nia-garrulous party, Mr. Graham, who is intent upon suicide, at Niagara recently shot the Rapids, this time with his head sticking out of a barrel. Next time he will do it with his left leg sticking out from a hole in the side, and after that with his nose, or maybe his little, finger, protruding from the bung-hole. It seems as if over in America. as well as here, "fancy" shooting is all the go. ANTIPATHY that can very Easily be Accounted for.—That of the Belfast Orangemen to the " Pee/ers."  A REGULAR Dog-tor.—A veterinary surgeon. THE Shouting Seasnn.—A peppering of small shot. ACCORDING to the Echo, "The latest device of the American whisky drinkers to circumvent prohibitory liquor laws is to purchase eggs. The eggs are of roughened porcelain, and each contains a good square drink of whisky." Our contemporary cannot be possessed of a very strong sense of humour, or it would inevitably have added the information that in Rhode Island and Maine the doctors have to deal with quite a number of cases of "ovastimulation."  THE bores are at it again. It appears paradoxical, but another tunnel is about to be floated. It is to pass under the Sound and connect the Danish and Swedish railways. Now then, speculators, this will certainly be a Sound investment. . . . .  A " SAFE " Robbery.—A theft where the perpetrators are clever enough to show the police a clean pair of heels.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1886-01-07 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

EXCITING RESCUE FROM DROWNING. There was an exciting scene on the Mersey the other day, when a young woman of respectable sippea, mice attempted to commit suicide. Just after the ferry steamer Souflower had left New Brighton (('heshire)for the Liverpool side of the river the cry was raisod, "Man overboard." Something was seen drifting down the river, and the steamer's engines were reversed, while the steamtug Sea King also followed. Meanwhile I ianiel Gow, one of the Sunflower's crew, jumped overboard to the drowning person—a woman —whom he kept all At until tescued by a boat from the tug. The woman was taken to the receiving•house at Liverpoo),where she soon recovered. She gave her name as Annie Sullivan, residing in Egremont, and stated that she did not care what became of her. She had been observed by passengers or the Sunflower walkiug about in a dejected state, looking very pale and haggard. A muff, containing a purse and a letter, was afterwards found on a seat of the ni per deck. In the letter, which was addressed to "My dear friends all," she asked to be excused for the rash act ale was about to take, but she !mu been "driven to it by a woman who has treated me so mean than I am stung deeper than any knife can ctn. me." After rambling charges agaiest the woman, she concluded —"I will try to pick up courage, but then again my sewage fails, and I do not care if I was at the butt. m of the sea." She is al out 25 years of age, and it is believed that Ow intepiled to ail to America by the steamship Nevada. The was great excitement among the passengers of the Sunflower, and so delighted were they with the gallant conduct of Gow that a subscription of 48s. was raised for him in a few minutes.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1886-08-05 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

ACCIDENTS AND CRIME.  AN accident happened on Saturday, near the Crewkerne Station of the South-Western Railway to the 10.30 up luggage train. After leaving Crewkerne there is a steep gradient. When about a mile along it an empty truck in the centre of the train left the rails, and was ultimately thrown down the bank. Other trucks were thrown off, and two of them much damaged. A man who was in a cattle truck w:ib some shorthorn bulls for America saw the accident, jumped out of the truck, and escaped unhurt. The carriage attached to the train was full of passengers. Three persons were injured. A lady received a gash on the forehead, while a gentleman had several of his teeth knocked out, and another gentleman sustain d a severe blow on the forehead,  A sEntOtls explosion of gas occurred at Lady. shore Colliery, near Bolton, on Saturday, by which four men were badly-burned. It appears that the injured men were working with kettle-lamps, naked lights being habitually used, as the colliery is eon. sidered one of the safest in the country. Immediately after the explosion medical assistance was obtained, but it is feared that one of the men will not recover.  THREE gentlemen and two ladies were attempting to proceed from Klom to Heiligenblut in the Alps, without guides nd without any of the usual precautions; but on reaching the litaisiciiken, one of the ladies, Mdlle. Pauline von Sonklar, of Innspruck, sliPped and fell over a rock 400 feet deep, and was killed on the spot. ON Saturday afternoon some men were fishing in the Preston and Lancashire Canal, about six miles from Preston, when one of them, in attempting to recover the end of his rod, fell into the water. He could not swim, and the other man, seeing that he was drowning, entered the water to save him. The drowning man clutched his would-be rescuer, and after a severe struggle both were drowned. It is stated that both men leave families.  THE Sheriff of Lancashite has received an intimation from the Home Office that Police-constable Alfred Bligh, who was condemned to death at the last Lancaster Assizes for the murder of his threo children, at Kirkham, on May 6th, has been respited AT Sheffield, on Saturday morning, a man named Swallow attempted to commit suicide, both by takinc, laudanum and cutting his throat. Although a steady man he had been out of work for eight months. It is this that induced him to take his life. ON Sunday afternoon a prize fight took place at Seacombe, near Birkenhead. The contest was witnessed by a crowd of over 200 persons, but the police arriving at the spot, a hasty retreat was made. One of the principals, W. Smith, a butcher's labourer, from Liverpool, was so badly bruised about the head that he could not make his escape, and with two others, was taken into custody. Two colliers named John James and Evan Watkins fought at Pontypridd on Saturday, for a stake of 10s. a side, completing 32 rounds. James was so badly beaten that he has since died, it is alleged, from the injuries he sustained. Watkins was arrested.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1886-02-25 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

THREE BRAVE RESCUES.  The committee of the Royal Humane Society has awaided its medal for saving life in the late Burmese expedition to H. Bowden, of her Majesty's ship Mariner. It appears that on December 10, the steamer Tigris went aground on her passage to Mandalay. A stea:n launch was made fast to her paddle-box by the buw, being unable to get alongside on account of the current. While several seamen and marines were getting into it one of the latter, named L ech, fill overboard fully accoutred. He did not appear on the surface for more than half a minute, and was then being carried down the stream by a strong current, when Bowden jumped overboard, swam out, avid supported him, until other assistance arrived. The medal has also been awarded to Gunner F.oaborne, Ro al Artillery, for a gallant act performed at Sheerness on the night of the lah ult., whereby he saved the life of G. Cook. It appears that Osborne was returning to barracks at 11 o'clock at night when it was bitterly cold and freezing sharply, when hearing the alarm of a man in the moat, which if 711. deep, he at once plunged in, swam out, and rescued the man, who had either fallen in or thrown himself in with the intention of committing suicide The man wasunchr water when Osborne reached him, and evidently in the last stage of drowning. The clasp of the society (ti e recipient having previously received the medal) has been awarded to A. F. Coleman, captain of the maintop of her Majesty's ship erophenn, and the medal to J. Hewitt, A. 8., of the same ship, for saving J. Hoskyn and .1 Mitchell at Ply niouth Sound. The men who were rescued were in a small sailing boat, which capsized some distance In in the ship. Ttie cutter was at once mai tisd, but before arriving at the spit Hoskyti bad sunk. A gale of wind wa. blowing, but C,,lenian jumped overboard, divsd, and since, eded in bringing him to the surface. Mitchel in the meantime was holding an to a Preaker, but let go his hold tie ore the boat timid pick hint up. Seeing this, Hewitt also jumped tito the sea and rescued the drowning man.  Princes. Chi istian ha. just inaugurated a series of free dinners for the Windsor poor. About 200 toys and girls were led with soup, bread, and plum puddinir served in the Guildhall. The Princess a.soited in serving. The Queen has contributed three guineas to the fund. -  - Having received information that a horse and dog had been locked in a stable in Kingsley•street, Sundeiland, for some days, an officer of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, accompanied by a police-constable, went to the stable, and on forcibly entering found the dead body ot a cab proprietor named Moffat, who rented the stable, an pended from a beam in the roof, Be appeared to have been very unfortunate in business. The horse ai.d dog did not seem to have [offered from the neglect.  I  I
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1886-07-15 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

DESPERATE STRUGGLE ON THE RAILWAY.  Ma. CARTTAB, West Bent coroner, held an inquest on Monday at the Railway Tavern, Deptford, on the body of George William Mitten Bratt, aged 40, of 38, Yalding-road, Bermondsey, who served for 20 'years in the Royal Horse Artillery (eleven in India), and was discharged on a pension about a year ago. He lived with his father, a commercial clerk, and within the last few days showed evidence of insanity. At five o'clock on Saturday morning the deceased left home, saying he was going for a walk. Shortly after six o'clock, as a train of empty carriages was being shunted at New-cross Station, the deceased, who was on the platform, was observed to throw off his hat, jump on the metals, and place his neck on the line before the engine, the guard iron of which turned him on one side of the metal. A sheeter named John Sherwood, in the employ of the company, then saw the deceased dart his head under the first carriage, and jumping down, pulled him out just as a wheel grazed the top of his head. The deceased then placed his head before a wheel of the third carriage of the train, which was going about five miles an hour, and the deceased and Sherwood then had a fearful struggle for a few seconds. A shunter named Simmonds then came, and with Sherwood, who had been thrown back by the deceased, got hold of him, but he had made a firm grip of the rail with his hands, and before he could be prevented, placed his neck on the rail, and a wheel passed over it, nearly severing the head from the body.—The jury returned a verdict that the deceased committed suicide; and highly commended Sherwood and Simmonds for attempting to save the deceased's life at the risk of their own,