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The Telegram. — 1893-07-18 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

DETIMIINED SUICIDE. —A Hungarian of Budapest the othr day shot himself in the head with a revolver. It turned out that the wound thus inflicted was inure painful than dangerous, whereupon, with his face bleeding, be went off to the public executioner's house and asked that functionary to be obliging enough to hang him. Naturally the strange request was not acceded to. The executioner went to telephone to one of the hospitals to send for his unwelcome visitor, who, during his momentary absence, made another attempt to destroy hiniself, this time by banging. He was cut down in time, but his condition was sucii that little hone is entertained of las recovery.  Bina CHRISTIAN CoNtinirox.—The annual meetings of the ministers awl lay repreeentativee of the Brhdol district, which comprises Bristol, Taunton, Weare, Weston, Bridgwater, Somerton, Dalwood, Crewkerne, and Portland, was held in the Redoliffe Crescent Chapel, ltedminster, recently, under the presidency of the Iter. W. Rigutan, of Taunton.—Statistics were reported as follow :—Minieters, 14 ; local preachers, 111 ; members of society, I,6s3—increase 31; Sundayschool teachers, 284 ; iicholars, 2:367—increase, 168: miaxitmary income, £398 4e Ild—increase, £2B 15s 10d; chapel income, i.11,642.—The chapel report wax given by the Rev. K. Gros., of Somer. ton, and the Sunelay-school and temperance reports by the Rev. W. It. Gregory, of Weare.—On Tuesday, a piddle meeting was held in the chapel, the Rev. .1. C. Honey being in the chair.—The Rev. W. C. L. Cann spoke on "Total Abstinence," the Rev. T. C. Jacob on "Sundapacineds," anti the Rev. W. H. Gregory an "Home Missions. The early morning services on Wednesday and Thursday were conducted by the Revs. P. Cudmore (Somerton) and G. Coyne (Taunton). The Rev. R. Grose preached the official sermon to the distritt meeting on Werine:-day evening.—lt was stated that there was an increase of 1,000 members on the Home And Colonial etations.--The following ministers and laymen were appointed to attend the conference, to be held at St. Austell in August : The Revs. W. Higman, R. Grose, J. C. Honey; It. Hawkey, E. Turner, W. H. Gregory, T. C. Jacob, J. B. SteddOrd, And Messrs. A. Cssley and W. 11. Maggs. The Revs. G.
The Telegram. — 1893-08-08 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

DOIRILSTIO THA.IgIn •T OWIlAtt. On SlltillAy Of termoun, A SiIUCILILIK Cane Of at ixiiired nrarder and suicide occurred in a suburb of Idham, where a matt 'MIMI &tenders, his wife, and laughter Bertha, aged 211, resided. The laet. earned hail been medium' to bed with scarlet fever for a week, and had Mem aseidureisly nuraed by her neither day and Mght. Derine the absence of the husband Mrs. &under. went to the la.eiside and rut her (laughter's threat Oa ,11. lay helpless, end subsermently named a terrible wound upon her own threat. Whim discovered she wes kneeling at the bed side in the act of preyi•r with blood flowing upon her micomciuus eictiiii. Both were removed Ile the infirmery, and are reported to be dying. It is believed that Mr!. Saunders' mind Use umhinged owing to anxiety for her ilaughter.—• Bertha Saunders] died on Tuerday night, and her thellier waemot expected to reco‘er. Ali mewing insident happened the other Sianday in a cduntry church, not by any 'Jimmie a hundred miles from an important semi& relent ki Somerset. A forum tcpenx wee doieg duty that lay in the enforced Of VIA icar, and, at S certain pat ot the service which was gning free mod, frem the prayer desk a tiny slip tel paper 11,;11 Sc Slip Fr e eund from between thfl of th • e ,alve Seek. The worthy severing the Pamir, read it, aad diactiVered it was an aneoucemint of banes. Taking scareely suffleient emition pruetteded tommounee the ferthateiingaiiptis Subject. always, teen one haring any Piet ce • ef impediment to intervene. Sontrethlng thee s breath of hilarity pawed ever the nudienc,, iota little disconcerting the resider. It eannot be said either, that his peace of mind wax resiteresi *bee. after the ierviee, lie le.,reit that the couple referred to in the Notice had been married some %We before and were, al loan and wife, lietiening be the annountemeut of their owe barna M church. •
The Telegram. — 1893-05-09 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

SHERBORNE MAN TWICE ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.  At the Wincanton Police-court on Wednesday, before 'lcor:. T. EL Rugens (chairman) and W. B. Langhorne, Win, Bull, a labourer, of Slverhorne, was brought op m cuatudy on remand from the previous Saturday chgrged with sit-erupt Mg to eut his throat at Milborne rgt, on SatunlaY, April 29tn. Prisoner had been summoned t • appear before the Sherliorne magistrates • the picvmus Thursday for assaulting his wife, but he out appearing, a warrant was issued for his apprehension. It was found that be had left the town, and PC's Chase and Courage traced h;al to Milborne Port, where he bad relatives. Here they obtained the assistance of P.S. Alasters, ond went to prisoner's lirother'a house, which they found lie had just left. They searched the neighbour.hood, Ina could !tot find the man. On Saturday morntog, P.S. Masters received such information as led him to believe that prisoner was at his brother's house, and thither be went, finding the man sitting down to breakfaat. He told him that lie was wanted by the Sherborne police, and asked Mtn to accompany him to the ?dilborne police-station, which he consented to On the way, and when near the Wesleyan Chattel, prisoner took his hand from his trousers packet, and then put it to his throat. The sergeant caught hold of him and pushed him down, an open bride falling from his hand. There was blood on the knife, and prisoner aaid, "You are too late ; I have cut my throat. I made up my mind this morning before! saw you I would drown myself or cut my throat." The man was taken to Hr. Ern loom , who found that he hail two incised wounds in the throat, one of which was bleeding, and, from their propinquity to the wind pipe, they were dangerous. They were three-quarters of au inch in length. P.S. bl:• ters arrested the man, who, having been cautioned, said that be never meant to go back to Sherborne alive spin. The sergeant obtained a two-wheel trap in which he took prisoner to Wincanton, but on tile way there he (prisoner) threw himself backwards over the seat with the supposed intention of breaking his neck over the tailboard. The sergeant, however, prevented htm.—Prisoner, in reoly to the magistrates, said that be had been in rather low spirits lately owing to domestic troubles. Ile had a son and a daughter by a former wife, bur they were in London. He had some one lodging at his noose, but he could not oily that he was the Cause of the trouble.—The Bench committed the non to take his trial at the Somerset Quarter Sessions at Taunton, next month.
The Telegram. — 1893-10-03 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

VIII. was brave, corpulent, and cruel ; he was frequently married, before his death to a widow; had an ulcer in his leg, and great decision of character. The British Constitution ie what you may call • sound one, but on account of its insolent position it suffers from togs. A schoolboy, being questioned relative to Adam, NM asked how Aclani knew everything! I suppose his mother told him, he repiied. Schoolmaster : Why was Jerusalem surrounded with walls?— Boy (after a careful pause) : To keep out the milk and honey. What were the last words of Charles I. ? He held up his head and said, "This is the head of a traitor?" What was the use of the Cities of Refuge?—They were used by those who had unintentionally committed suicide. Bombay is built in a hollow surrounded by hills, and the climate is such that the inhabitants are compelled to live elsewhere. A boy, asked what manna was, said, "Pleas., sir, it's taking your cap off to master arid missue." Define Faith, Hope, and Charity—" Faith is belief in what can't happen; Hope is belief in what won't happen; Charity is belief in everything that does happen." We know that St. Peter was crucified with his head downwards, because he mentions it in several of his epistles. Methuselah 11119 the longest man that ever lived. Austria fie watered by the Danube and its tribulations. What was the Selig law? A law which forbade anyone coming to the throne whose mother wasn't a woman. At a Board School in London the other day the ehildreo were net an essay on " Kindness ti, Animals," and one girl wrote : It is cruel to cut off dogs' tails, as some wicked men do, for what God has joined together no man must put asunder. A smell (Mild of eight when asked, "What did your godfathers and godmothers do for you?" promptly replasd: " They did promise and vow three things in my name. First, that I should renounce the devil and all the commandments." ,
The Telegram. — 1893-11-07 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

STR.••••Ma9 I humbly suggest to " Common Sense" that it is warmly necessary tocaat reflections on friends who cider from us, by using such a signature as that. I have no doubt he has some amount 01 that commodity, but the matter in hand demands technical sense._ . .  --rd-U1 not dectare any "personal bias in the matter. I said my zympathies were with the doctor, but my judgment was with the lawyer. lit followed my bias 1 woold choose a ltailicaL Whatever Mr. Loueh's political views may be, personal observation has convinced me that tie is eminently qualified for the office, the duties of which he has for a long time discharged to the full satisfaction of all concerned.  --1;;;i6-,1;47rTaiiiejU JiiiT;ii-017 to tam)* a medical man. If I die without medical attendance, it is the duty of certain persons to inform the registrar of that fact within so many days ; and he is boniid to register my death, and its supposed cause, on that information. If there are any suspicious circumstances he retorts to the coroner, who decides whether there shall be an inquest. The coroner sometimes holds an inquest after a medical man has issued a certificate, and even alter the (Isiah has been registered. If the cause of death be the only matter to be enquired into, there is no need for an inquest, fur any medical man can give that information. .•  Have "Common Sense" and Mr. Higgins grasped the following fact? If a man commits suicide by hanging, a medical man will call in a doctor and pay him two guineas for testifying that the man died of strangulation ; a lawyer will be satisfied with the testimony of the persons who found the body hanging. A lawyer is the cheapest coroner; and to the agricultural interest that seems to be a consideration to-day. . . . . . . .  The Committee on Registration has just reported certain recommendations. One is, that in every case a medical inau shall examine the dead body and certify for registration. If that is adopted, there will be far fewer inquests; and the need for a legallytrained coroner will be the greater. I submit to my friends on the other side two considerations : 1. The coroner is the officer of a court of law. He is the deputy of the Lord Chief Justice, who is chief coroner. . .  2. A successful medical man—and no ose will suggest that an unsuccessful wan should be appointed— has not sufficient leisure to efficiently diseharge the duties of the corouership. When 1 last wrote 1 had no idea who the candidates were, except Mr. Leach. I have just been told that the tight will probably be between the lawyers. 11 that he so, this is comparatively a useless discussion. I hope Mr. Loucli will receive the appointment. He deserves it. H. HARDIN, Moutacute, SO., October 28th, 1893.
The Telegram. — 1893-11-07 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

SUICIDE OF THE LION. F. C. HOWARD.  EXTRAORDINARY REVELATIONS.  On Tuesday morning, at °liaise& Town Hall, Mr. Luxiuere Drew, Coroner, upeneci an inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of Mrs. nye Lynch Blame, aged 26, who en Friday committed snicide by shooting herself at her residence, 22, Whitehead Grove, near Sloane Street, Chelsea.. Mr. Paget, barrister, was present en behalf of the relative% and Mr. Mann, solicitor' who attended the amplest held on Captain Howard, watched the present proceedings. The coroner, in opening, Raid the jury would find the evidence aa it developed very painful, and the circumstances would make it necessary to go into netaiL Mr. Thomas Houghton Robinson, company manager, Maida Vale, deposed that ,i.31.V11/111,1 was his sister.in-law. She divorced her first husband, Edward Faulkner Lynch Blosse, an army captain. The divorce proceedings Were taken in America, where she efterwarde married a Mr. Booth, who became Mamie. Deceased had private means, List had latterly been depressed from financial weds. He had 1110 reason to believe ehe lived tither than a strictly moral life. He did not know Captain Howard.  Mr. Edward Annesley Owen, banister, deposed that deceased was his con,in, and he had no reason to believe she lived other chau a blauieless life. Maud Hoberte, housemaid, next called, said the late Capt. Howard visited her mistrese twice • day as a rule, and Ellen Driscoll, cook, spoke to deceased having left the house on Friday morning with Mr. Langford, a friend. On returning, Mrs. Lynch Blom complained of illness. Mary Walsh, a well-dressed woman, of apparently about 40 years of age, was then sworn, but refused to give her address. After some persuasion she handed it to the coroner on a slip of paper. Witnems said she was formerly cook te Mrs Lynch Mosso. Capt. Howard visited every day at 22, Whitehead Grove. Mrs. Lynch Blosae told her that Lady Commence Howard was going to take proceedings against the captain and herself for divorce, and that she could not live under it. On Thursday morning, witness took a note for deceased to Capt. Howard, at Evelyn Gardens. The butler found Capt. Howard had shot himself, and witness brought hack the note to Mee. Lynch Blosse. On being told what the captain aad done, she said, " There is another here who will be like him." The note was destroyed, and witness did sot know 4,4 contents.  After keartug medical evidence the jury found that Eva Lynch BUJFise eommitted sude while in it state of temporary insanity.
The Telegram. — 1893-02-28 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

IHIC LIBEEATOR.—A man named William Casely, a valet, who blew hie brains out with a revolver at Briehion on Thursday, left a watten statement to the rifest that he hail nveated looney in the Liberator Budding Society, to the failure of which his suicide is attributed.  IN THE GOOCH MATKIIIONIAL CASE, in whieh the jury lately 'mind against both the petitioner and respondent, Sir Franeis Jeune on Tuesday delivered judgment. He dismissed the wife's petition, and said that as there were grave faults on Nadi, sides thee* should 1, am order as to seats.  IMPORTANT 10 Tr ,IC UNluNi,rs.—The Lord Chief Justice and Air. Jostice Hawkins on KA. day, held, is an action brought by a master mason and builder of Huil against officials of local Trade Union societies, that the defendants could not be sued as representing tlog members of the societies.  ALLEGID Anprowow—At Southampton Police. court on Wednesday, Chas. Harry Sinipson (26), porter, was charged wits abduermg Sarah Matilda Fagan, under the age of 17 years and two ixouths, on Feb. 20i.11.—Mr. Lasoport appeared for the prusecutiou.—Aid. Payne (one of the magistrates) suggested that the parties should marry, but Mr. Lampert persisting that the case should go on, Payne left the Bench.—Sarah Matilda Fagan stated that abs had known tee prisoner for six weeks, Oa Monday MAI asked hiw te come with her. He at first refused, but that evening they went tie Hythe, where they stayed the night. The following day she came back to Southampton with hits—Mary Fags', soother of the last witness., said that her daughter was 17 years of age in December last. It was against her will and without her knowledge that her daughter went to Elythe with prisoner.—Prisoner : Last December you told me your daughter was 18 years of age. It was not until yesterday, when the warrant was read, that I knew she was only 17.—Witoess cm. phatically denied this, sad said she told him her daughter would be 18 next birthdse.—Mr. Lampert 'eked foe a tessaad whisk was graatad, bail Wag ailowitd.
The Telegram. — 1893-08-15 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

COMPLIMENTARY CALL AT TIIE COMMONS.  At the Westminster Police-court on Saturday, Mary Gardener, 26, a loose character, from Stamford Street, Hlackfriars, was charged with disorderly conduct outside the House of Commons.— Between 11 and 12 on Friday night prisoner tried to gain admittance to the House at Mot members' entrance. She said that she wanted to see how they were behaving inside. (Laughter.) She was drunk, and would not go away.—Prismoer, who imemed vastly amused at the 'donee, was sentended to a month's hard labour.  Tbe town of Wit° }MA been burned down by Ike English. The earthquake at Mattinata destroyed half a town 1412,1Mi10Y perbone were killed. More than 230 survivors of the Victorti arrived at Portsmouth, on Saturday, on board the Triumph. Two revolver shots were fired at Deputy Lockroy while going to an electots.l meeting in Earns, on Saturday.  Mr. D. L. Moody Mr. I. D. Sankey, will not come over to Emil ~id this year, but probably will pay a visit next At Queeusborougb, Sunday. one of the men employed at the eltentical works fell 112.0 a tank of iodine and his body was terribly burned. Unlees they are reprieved, Richard and George Davis, for the murder of P.S. Eves, at lilaldon, will be executed on Wednesday morning.  There has been a free fight at the Chicago World'tYair between one of the Chief Con:missioners and an attendant. The Chief Cominissiuser got the worst of it froin tho very first, sod was finally "knocked out."  Let=Li are to band of the burning of the San. Ann Stettilller. She had a greae number of Chinese on Ward, and among them panic broke out. at. tended by terrible scenes. Many of the seamen and paasengers were devoured by ebarkg.  Edward ROlll4 a school boy, aged 14, son of a railway clerk, melding at Queen's Park, London, was found on Sunday afternoon banging in an iron building used as a &today-school. The suicide was discovered by *owe of the children atteadia, the school.
The Telegram. — 1893-05-30 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

CATTLE.—BuII. above one and not exceeding two having bred calf in 1E33 or in calf—lot, J. D. Willis. 2nd, and r., J. Lit; le, Trowbridge ; 3rd, W. Nicholson, Alton, Hants. Heifer under three years old—lot,, D. Willis. Heifer, under 18 months old—lat, J. D. Willis. Champion_ pries, a medicine chest, value Lb to presented by Messrs. Day, Son, and Hewett, for btu annual in classes 29-33-Ist, and r. J. D. Jerseys—Bull, under two years old-2nd. W. E. Budgett, Bristol; c. E. Colston. M.P., and G. E. Smart., Bath. (hmrnoeys—tiall under two years-Ist, 5. Gibbs, Salisbury. Cow, above two years-2nd, H. J. Gibbs. Heifer under two years—let, H. J. Gibbs. years old—lit, J. D. Willis. Codford. Dairy cow, Borran.—ltolled or printed-3rd. C. C. Tudway, Wells ; r. and hr., T. Bugg. Salisbury ;e.. T. flarlaud. Salisbury. Keeping qualities-2nl, J. J. Holland; Devizes; r. and b.c., C. U. Tudway ; c., H. Andrews, 8411- .  —Carr.—Any make not len than 51,1b6.—r. and ha., A. Ayhtft, Bath.  FLLFILLING A DaZAM. —The wife uf a boot. maker named John Turner, together with their two BOON recently died within a few days of each other at Manchester, and Turner never recovered from the clock. If. told his relations that he had had a dream that he was going to cut his throat, and on Saturday he was found dead in an armchair with his throat cut. At the inquelr, held on Monday, a verdict of " Suicide whilst moan." coo returned.  TERIUBLI Mnenita.—An old man named Bar. nerd Cos, an agent of the Prudential Assiurance Company, was brutally murdered on Saturday, at Stepaside. county Dublin. Rubbery appears to bars been the motive, as the deceased's pockets were all turned inside out, and the contents gone, whilst an account book, which was found cluie shows that he must have had £l6 in his piesestiem The body, when found, was in a shockingly mutilated couditiou. Arrests have been made on suspicion.
The Telegram. — 1893-10-10 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

WARNING TO FARMIERM.—The 13oard of Apiculture has issued a warning to farmers against the danger of cattle poisoning from the linnet's, abundance this season of the crop of acorns, which in the present learth of herbage, owing to the long drought, are certain to be eaten by stock with avidity. In the years 1868, 18/D, and 1884, which were remarkabte for a large yield of acorns after a long, dry, and hot summer. losses among young cattle occurred from outbreaks of what is known as the acorn disease. Young cattle up to two years old suffered most severely. Nilch cows and tattle over three yearn old were seldom affected. Sheep and pigs appeared to be insusceptible to the poisonous action of the seeds, and only two or three eases of the disease were reported in these animals, while entire herds uf young cattle were attacked, and a brae propottioti of them succumbed. Acorn disease is distinguished by progressive wasting, entire loss of appetite, diarrhics, sore places in:Ade the mouth, diocharge from the nostrils and eyes, which are alwsys sunken, giving to the animal • pecutiar haggard expression. No fever is prevent from first to last, hut on the contrary, the temperature is comnionly below the normal standard. Remedies of various kinds were tried in the great outbreaks athe disease. but no cure was discovered.  The number of visitors to the Chiesign World's Fair lest month was 4,658,902.  . . Twenty boys, varying in age from 12 to 15, were charged wish burglary At Crewe on Tncaday. 'ruin ono place they carried off wine and ll:44'mila, and from another revolve/a and 27 vsatchee.  On Sunday night, a panic was caused in a Mexican church, owing to a rocket exploding on the roof and igniting it. Ten persons were crushed to death, and several others were injured. At the Brough Hill Fair, Westmoreland, the largest in England, nearly 2000 home: of all classes were shown, and a very large trade wee done. Many of the Masse were secured for the army. Another body haa been recovered from Dotcoath Mine. At a public meeting on Monday it wait de • eided to relieve the families of the men killed, and to take sreps to form a c minty miners' relief fund. At a Baud of Hope Conference, at Bradford, Canon Barker, Queen's chaplain, said the teem peranco party, if they were thorou_ghly (milled in their demand, could gat dm Local Veto Bill passed next year.  Mary O'Connor committed suicide at Leamington on Monday by taking prussic acid. Having found £5 in the street and ipen it. the thought of punishment so preyed upon her mind that she lan her reason.  John Fitzpatrick, of Canada, and C. Tilley, of London, fought on Monday night at the National Sporting Club, London, for £5O aside. Fitzpatrick won in the ninth round, having had the beet of the fight all through. FOIE ter A