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The North-Eastern Weekly Gazette. — 1890-07-26 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE ONWARD BUILDING SOCIETY FRAUDS.  TRIAL AND SENTENCE OF DENNISON.  Few events have ever occurred in this district which have created a more profound impression than was caused on the 6th February when it became known that Mr Thomas Dennison, secretary of the Onward Building Society, had the previous day made an attempt upon his life with a revolver, under circumstances which were only definitely disclosed when an investigation was made into the affairs of the Society by Mr Pent, of Middlesbrough. The impression caused was a most painful one, as thousands have a direct intere it in the Society, of whom a large proportion had entrusted in it THE  SAVINGS OF A LUZ 'FINE,  and the wounded man, together with the previous secretary, under whom he worked, the late Mr Harrison had been held in the highest esteem, as men of absolute probity and trustworthiness. The circumstances leading up to this desperate attempt upon his life by Mr Dennison are well and succinctly set out in the words of Mr Justice Wills in his charge to the Grand Jury on Friday. His lordship said that Dennison had been secretary to a building society at Darlington, having been appointed a few months before the attempt OW, his life, and having prior to that been in the service of the previous secretary. When the annual audit came round he seemed to have been unable to face the enquiry because lie knew there were , large deficiencies in the accounts which he could not conceal, except by ourge of deception which he did not seem to have been at all prepared for. The unfortunate man, instead of attending, RETIRED INTO A CLOSET AND THERE SHOT HIMSELF, and it appeared that it was little short of a miracle I that his life had been preserved. His recovery was not anticipated at the time, but after a month's severe illness the injured man was able to leave his house, and he was arrested on a charge of at- , tempted suicide on which charge he was before the Darlington Bench on the 7th March, surrendering to recog,niaances. Mr T. M. Barron, who appeared for the prosecution, called Dr. Raine, the medical man who had been in attendance on the I prisoner, and other witnesses leading up to the discovery and the purchase of the revolver, and everything for making a complete case. Mr Thos. Robson, one of the auditors; Mr Edwin Harding,' a clerk in the employ of the Society, gave evidence I to finding the deceased wounded in the lavatory ; and ' Robert Griffin proved the purchase of the revolver I found with the prisoner in Mr Smyth's shop. The; case was remanded on that occasion, bail being ; allowed in personal recognisancee of £5O, and one surety of a like amount. The defendant was then I again arrested on THE CHARGE Or
The North-Eastern Weekly Gazette. — 1890-10-18 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

OTIOTOCI  101.0  him him oft.  _ ' pity ten he ever t‘ • g I wisbed he having delight . in seeing 11,_ friend , hoaxed. result is that both v , husbands _ - to themselves—from • and from noon till dewy eve, so e• , often sigh for the happy km-ftv delightful boors to ' disoontented • •  Malty 0, the most  I !,,he  servant." "Stop now—let me understand you clearly. A man comes to your house and enters it without your wife's knowledge ?" " So she says," he repeated, with a ghastly look on his perspiring face. "Row does he enter, then? By the window ?" "No, by the door." "Then who admits him ?" "The neighbours say that my wife lets him in." " Oho ? Now I begin to understand. His a lever of your wife ?' "I can't believe it," he tremulously asserted, looking as if he believed it all, and a deal more. His ruddy fate had grown pale and sickly, and he appeared to be suffering the tortures of the damned. His very breath almost choked him, and I feared he was going off in a fit. "Then I suppose that you have no evidence at all that the man is a thief ?" I gently insinuated. 'None," he groaned; "but I have to put it that way to you to have him mn down and landed in prison. My wife declares that she never admits him, therefore any man found on my premises must be there with felonious intent—inn St be a rogue and P. criminal, eh ?" I admitted that his law was sound. "There will be a nice rumpus and a fine blow in the papers when the divorce case comes on," he groaningly continued, mopping the sweat from his brow. "I know I have neglected her a good deal, but I never thought she'd go that way. At first I thought of suicide, but then I thought ra like to have it out with him first. If I could only meet him I'd tear him in pieces, but he always takes care to come when I'm out. They'll have it all arranged, I dare say," and he began to mop his eyes instead of his brow, till I felt thankful that I was sot such a giant. "Perhaps it's a brother or a relation," I seg. tested, to relieve his distress. "No ; she--she's—go—ot no relations," he mobbed. "Married her 'cause she was an orphan, ao's I shouldn't be bothered with a mother-in-lay, int fhb is worse." "You niaybe mistaken ; or NOM Mt bemr• • spits at her and wish to L' mentinued. "How did you 'you *ceased her ?"
The North-Eastern Weekly Gazette. — 1890-01-18 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

STRANGE CASE OF ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT MLDDLESBROUGH.  On Friday week Elizabeth Petty, a young woman of respectable appearance, 23 years of age, living with her parents at No. 50, Hill-street, was brought before Mr C. J. Coleman, the Stipendiary, at the Middlesbrough Police Court on a charge of having attempted suicide on Wednesday night.—From the evidence given it appeared that the young woman was first seen in the vicinity of the Dock by a watchman in the employ of the NorthEastern Railway Company, named Joseph Marshall. She was than sobbing, and appeared greatly distressed. He asked her what was amiss with her, and getting no reply, told her to coo away. Soon afterwards he saw her throw off her hat and boa, and go down the stone slope to the water's edge. Before he could get to her she jumped into the water, which was there about 20 feet deep. lie went after her and tried to reach her from the stone slope, but slipped in himself also. He caught hold of her with one hand, and held on to the edge of the stonework with the other until others arrived and helped them out. , When he reached the woman, she turned and cried , to him. "Oh, save me." The act was seen by P.C. Appleton and a young man named William I Ferguson, who ran to the spot at once I and rendered assistance. When the woman was taken to the Station she made some statement about a young man, a stevedore, named Alfred Johnson, who, she said, had quarrelled with her. Some days before he had given her a black eye. In her statement she said that had Johnson spoken a word she would not have done what she had.—The young woman now denied that she had attempted her life. She said that she hail been to the Theatre with a young man, and went down there with him because he wanted to go on board ship for something. She was standing by the edge of the stone slope to the water when a man came by and pushed her down the slope, and she slipped in.—The three witnesses who had been called, however, denied this, and said there was no man near the defendant all the time.—The defendant's father was present, I and said he could not believe that the girl bad really attempted her life. He promised to look after her in future, and was bound over in the sum of £2O for her good behaviour.  At the Old Bailey on Tuesday Henry James Winaer, cab driver, was sentenced to twelve months' hard labour for falsely declaring in the Divorce Court recently that he drove Mrs Thirkettle the respondent, and a gentleman to a certain house in London. A end disaster is reported from the Donegal coed. A fleet of fishing boats which went out from Dana! Bay for the herring fishery encountered a 'severe storm. The nets were hauled in, and all the boats, with one exception, succeeded in reaching the harbour in One boat went and nine men were'
The North-Eastern Weekly Gazette. — 1890-03-22 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

TERRIBLE DOUBLE MURDER.  UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE. A terrible tragedy was perpetrated on Monday at Nottingham. A man named Thomas Argyll, aged 67, killed his wife and grandson, and afterwards made an nnsuccesefel attempt upon his own life. Argyll, who is a designer by trade, lived in a one-storey house on the Hunger Hill allotment gardens. At half-paat ten yesterday morning he was seen leaning against a hedge near i his place bleeding from a wound n his head. He told a man who was passing that be had killed his wife and grandson, and had attempted to destroy himself by means of a poker. The police, on visiting the hones, found the confession to be true. The wife was lying on a bed in one mom with ber throat badly cut, whilst the boy was found in another room in a similar condition, both being dead. The beds were saturated with blood, and the bodies presented a sickening appearance. The murderer, who had meanwhile got back to the house, was discovered on the floor in a pool of blood with a wound on his left temple. He is expected to recover. When charged he said, " I did it as soon as it was light this morning with this knife" (produeing a gardener's pruning knife with one bladeh Aran, although a lace designer, had Latterly worked mainly at gardening. He seems, however, to have earned a precarious livelihood, and the wife had complained that she was nearly starved at times. This statement wee borne out by the poverty-stricken condition of the house. The ' women's age was 75,. and the boy's 12. Argyll is reported to have been drinking heavily of late. —The inquest upon the bodies of Argyll's victims was opened yesterday before the Nottingham' deputy-coroner--Daniel ralladine, a neighbour, deposed to finding the bodies. En the first room he discovered Argyll lying -in a pool of blood. Ile told witness he had killed his wife and nephew, whose bodies were found with their throats cut ta the rooms adjoining. Both beds were satnrsted with blood. , The previous dap Argyll had complained of a pain in his head.--The inquest was ialjourned. —On resuming on Tuesday, the evidence 'bolted that the wife had often , complained of beine short of food.. Argil] had entfeeed trezatinsvinhis head. He was worried about to pay. the rent of his garden, for bwriet he had received notice to quit, and was depressed generally because he could not get work. He had never been heard to threaten his wife. Ou being apprehended he I.t once admitted committing the murder by means of a pruning knife. The medical evidence pointed to the faet that priwner knew what he was saying when apprehended—The jury returned a verdict of "Wilful muruer."
The North-Eastern Weekly Gazette. — 1890-03-22 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

ROVER.  THE SHOCKING DEATH OF A  SHILDON MAN.  (bn Tuesday afternoon Mr Coroner Dean held an enquiry at the Masons' Anne, New Shildon, into the circumstances attending the death of Robert Pears, 46 -years of age, a waggonvaight at the Shildon Shops. On Monday morning he got up ' about half-past five o'clock, and lit the fire and said his prayers. Soon afterwards his wife heard him go out, and he being a while in returning, she went to look for him and found him in the water closet, the door of which was fast. She asked him to come out, and he said he would, but he was so long in coming that she went for his* brother, Thomas Pears, who came and pushed the door open. He found the deceased sitting, and seeing blood on the floor he ran out into the street for assistance. Some men went in and found the deceased with his throat cut. He was in a sitting position, with his head laid on his right shoulder. His hands were covered with blood, and there was a large quantity of blood on the floor. An open razor was also lying on the floor. P.C. Sheriff was sent for, but when he reached the scene the man was dead. He made an examination, and found ors the left side of Pears's neck a large wound extending right down to the back bone. On the right side of the neck he found a similar wound. Each wound bad four cuts on it. The deceased was a very quiet man, and a Church of England lay-preacher. He had been poorly and depressed all the winter,' and on Sunday he was in a particularly low state. —A verdict of "Suicide whilst temporary insane" was returned by the jury.
The North-Eastern Weekly Gazette. — 1890-03-22 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AGAINST MR DENNISON.  The adjourned trial of Thos. Dennison for attempted suicide on the sth of February, and for alleged aiding and abetting of certain frauds, was resumed on Thursday at the Darlington Police Court, before the Mayor (Councillor J. A. Pease) and Dr. Fothergill. Mr T. M. Barron again prosecuted, and Mr Jaynes defended. Dennison entered the Court about fifteen minutes before the hour fixed for the proceedings, in company with his two sureties, Messrs Hobson and Clarke, and sat in a seat immediately behind the dock until the opening of the Court. Ho looked much better. The charge of attempted suicide was the first to be gone into. An argument ensued between the Clerk, Mr Barron, and Mr Jaynes as to the completion of the case, Mr Jaynes wanting to cross-examine all the ' witnesses.—Mr Barron objected, and said the ease was only adjourned for eompletion.—Mr Jaynes said he would like to put a question to the doctor, and he the Bench would not object. asked Dr. was Wit hoped _ having been given, he . the witness, as to what state of health, and the .. '-e had suffering for some r to Mr Barron, flafennele.l4.  that on-ch- was ,no doubt that defspdant's I He asked t'  his own n _ whin called upou, punishment. Mr Barron rity for the with regard to Jaynes asked was whether a pt, and if so whether dition that a 4- go before A jury for trial. ....ie did not think Mr Jaynes would have ventured to raise such a defence as he had now raised before a tribunal competent to deal w the case, because if he established his point as ts the alleged condition of the prisoner's mind 4 would necessitate his confinement in a crimical lunatic asylum during Her Majesty's pleasure. The Chairman: We take the offence as clearii proved, and we commit the prisoner for trial at the Quarter Sessions. Bail was allowed, with the same sureties as ler, fore. It was stated that the Sessions will be held , Easter Monday. The witnesses were then hound over to appe rti the trial.  . the. yepognisancer  Bench  that there was no aul ich to take the euur.. the prisoner which Mr: m to do. The questsmi offence had been committed, ' was in such a um.  urgea , Bench  them  publ.ie  he prisoner would ,"  judge He  allow
The North-Eastern Weekly Gazette. — 1890-04-12 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE SUICIDE OF A STOCKTON  ACCOUNTANT.  Last Saturday at the Garrick Hotel, Stockton, Mr Cororer Settle held an inquest on the body of Mr James MacKinley, chartered accountant, who had cut his throat on Thursday morning at his own residence, Southfield Villa, Yarm-road.— James Sanderson said the deceased was his stepfather, and was 49 years of age. He had left a widow and seven children and two st I ep-children. On Thursday morning the deceased did not come out of his bed-room at his usual time, 8 am, and search was made for him, but he could not be found. He , was accustomed to take a cold bath every morning. Witness knocked at the bath-room door, but got no answer. He broke the panels of the door, and on getting inside he fotmd the deceased lying on his left side bleeding from the throat. There was a razor in his right hand smeared with j blood. The gash was very deep, and he was quite. dead. Dr. Beatty was called, but his services were of no avail. Deceased had been very depressed in his spirits for three or four , weeks, on account of business transactions. On ; the Wednesday afternoon at the office he remarked , to witness that he did not feel able to do any- ; thing, but he gave no reason for this, ; and witness had no idea that he would commit suicide. On Wednesday evening ' he was up till midnight, having friends in the house.—Dr. J. W. Blandford said he had known deceased eleven years, and several times during that period ho bad attended him for sleeplessnees and depression of spirits when he had business worries. Ten days before his death he consulted witness again in a similar condition. On Saturday last witness saw him again, when he was very much depressed, and had not been sleeping, for which witness prescribed. Witness thought the deceased had been under a fit of temporary insanity.—The jury returned a verdict that the deceased committed suicide while in a state of temporary insanity.
The North-Eastern Weekly Gazette. — 1890-03-29 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SUICIDE OF A RELIEVIN  OFFICER.  A PAINFUL SENSATION.  An inquest on the body of Mr Cyrus Smith Relieving Officer for the No. 1 District of the anis. borough Union, was held on Monday at the Police. station, Gaisborongh, before fdr Robinson, Coroner. —The body was identified by his sister-in-law, Miss Sarah Martha Hubner. He was 61 years old. He left home on Saturday night, saying he was going to Mr Dowson's, and as he had not returned at midnight she went in search of him, but finding Mr Dowson's house locked up, Yeturned home, and waited until Sunday morning. On Saturday afternoon, after being busy with his books, he went out, ostensibly to go to a Stockton dentist, as his teeth were bad, but when he returned he Said he had not been, lie was very irritable, and would not take any food. She noticed no change in his demeanour until Thursday, when he came back from the Guardians' audit. He was then very agitated, and said things might have been done which the auditor did not consider right. His relief district had recently been altered, and he seemed to feel it very much. When deceased's body was brought home the following letter was found in his pocket. Dusk SABAH klinvux,—l may not return from Stockton, and in case of my death you had better sell everything in the house. The Guardians will not give up my salary. Until my books are audited they will keep in hand any money that may be found wanting to my accounts. At present L know of nothing, but I cannot stand this worry and strain upon my nerves—my brain is turned. I have told Jennie all about it, and I will not drag her into this trouble. She will have plenty to bear, God help her, and may He forgive use. 'scarcely think or hope He will. I on wretched—pray for me— and forgivt me as you hope to be forgiven. By this act you will be deprived of any money from my Life Asnuance and two clubs. la Will you will find among the papers in the top drawer of the secretaire. Be good and kind to poor Jennie ; it was entirely my fault that we were engaged to be ameried. I urged it, and ahe lovingly promised. Writs to her, for! cannot write again. Oh, Lord, help me. • George Dreensiebni stuck to me like a trim friend 'rid& Its liandhewM be to you, therefore go by his advise. What a coward lam. The bare suspicion that Ahem been dishonest has driven me mad. I have nefeeked -panyllig to God, how can I expect any mercy hem Him? Maim:ars through my love of drink, which bee stedllloll my *PAL end also caused me to negfeet radon mei booms a peat hypocrite, for I pared tessfireg my neighbours and friends sere maid-man. God knows I have not robbed the poor, in fact ittylaidt will be found to be that I have been too maim& 'poet let the poor people suffer theenigh my or. ICd.bye and may God in His infinite mercy bless tim,sad my poor Jennie' and make you His good sad dUtiful servant, which, I tonfees, I never was. Good-bye again. The n 22ni mew trouble He wig Of the  letter  WM{ of  dated: •110 other okher  22nd  _inst._  I.iyitni!srs
The North-Eastern Weekly Gazette. — 1890-03-29 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SUICIDE BY SHOOTING NEAR RICHMOND.  The inquest on the body of Mr C. Alderson Buckle, of St. Edmond's, Brompton.on-Swale, near Richmond, took place on Tuesday, before Dr. John Stamford Walton the North Riding coroner.— Wm. Burrows, gardener for the deceased gentleman, said that on Monday morning, abouts quarter to eight, he heard the bell ring, and, understanding it was for him, he ran into the house and up to the bed-room. On his way he met Mrs Buckle and his (witness's) wife, and they told him deceased had shot himself. He went forward and found deceased lying by the side of the bed shot. The gun lay at his feet, and the barrel towards the fireplace. Without touching anything he left the room. In reply to the Coroner, witness said he had to look after the deceased when he got on the "spree," for he was a "bit wild."—The Foreman (Mr Sheraton Brown): Has he not ran after seine of the family with weapons ?—Witness : Yes—The Foreman : Not with an axe ?—Witness : No, never. —The Foreman: Do you remember deoeased shooting at the clock ?—Witness : No; but I was present when he broke it with the are—The Coroner: Did he ever attempt to shoot at any of the family ?—Witness : Not to my knowledge.— The Coroner: Was he always good to do with ? Witness : Not plways.—The Foreman: Had he ever delirium tremens I—Witness: When he was in liquor he was wild and excited, but not queer when out of liquor.—The Coroner: Do you consider that when he was out of liquor he knew what he was doing 2—Witness: Yes, sir.—The Coroner: Did you over say that he ought to be taken better care of ?—Witneas : I said if he had been a poor man he would have been locked up.—As the Coroner had to attend another inquest, the enquiry was adjourned.
Northern Weekly Gazette. — 1905-06-24 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

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