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The Express. — 1865-12-20 (London, England)

SOUTHWARK. ATIMIPTIO 81:11CIDN AT insvintermitmos Sae& Spinlireg, a deosataselthig woman, was placed at the bar before Mr. Wookycat charged with attempting to commit suicide at Westminster. It appeared from the evidence of Birch. barman to Mr. Pond, of the New Dover Owes public-house, Harshgate, Lambeth, that on Suaday morning last he was crossing the end of the bridge on the Surrey side when he saw the prisoner run down the steps and plunge into the river. He immediately pulled off his coat and jumped in after her. She sank before hem eta& her, but he dived down and brought her up, congderahle diffiocrotrytat her on the shore, when with the *mistime. of a she was conveyed to the stealon-house. Pollee-constable 476 A said he was on duty in the Westmisater.beideseroad on the evening in question, when he mesived information that a woman had jumped in the river. He ran down the steps and saw last witness palling her out. Mr. Woolrych asked the prisoner what she had to say for herself. She replied that she had nothing to my, only she was very sorry ; she had been drinking a greet deaL Mr. Woolrych celled the constable forward, and asked ft. him whether the prisoner appeared to have been drinking. so He replied that she had. Mr. Woolrych observed that she bad committed a very St. wicked act and she ought to be thankful to the witness to Birch for saving her life. He was sorry that he had no 1* funds to reward him, as he deserved it very much, but he i: I west grant him • certificate for the Humane Society, as it at. Ibe was lastly entitled to something substantial from them di. for his gallant mama in risking hie life to save the St. woman. As for the latter he should remand her foe a week *. et so that inquiet'. might be made about her. at. The prisoner aspreeeed her thanks to Mr. Birch saving her life, mad she promised never to drink again or make such an as, attempt on her !design. 84. WA.
The Express. — 1865-03-07 (London, England)

THE LATE SUICIDE ON THE GREAT EASTERS RAILWAY.  INQUB3T.—crus D This forenoon, Mr, Richaards, deputy moue, at the Chasms= Arm, Perk-isse, lonian% the lag respeetiag the suicide Cl Ur. Edward Rho* It s 48 yew. It will be recenseist Uri the deossesd, ea Widen* morass kat, was felted Wag is the rah tat Overt Realm Railway, afar the PendiVered sissies. A kola bad pseud over kis seek and nessly severed bb bed Aim Ids body. He bad latterly bosom nay dapielles in Wad ia eseesquinee Cl Irving bloom sadists& le his Cl iateziesalea. His beim, be bed deb& ins piss wits& A letter, la his week* isdissied galas lei designedly &Waged his We, se be elated bis were horilble. The iaquity wee adjourned Datil aleyet addllieril 'videos& The Oases, said that he bed this awning Mini felleftLetter farm N,. Clisrhe (Massa, nmaissiwir, ef That piatisana whiled tat Wks is be pa la iseasequeses Cl its Lam bow land it the first of the emit that the doomed lad opted aseseiailistizser isZ. sad that so dabs Para urea dal The bills WKS ass is. wmisaiedatisa Ms, nod lie pabliestioa al tin stature. that they wise was 11111WIAld to de bin swims AR bins 11.4 the deceased bad eseepted wire "bib spinet steek.l The tonswitsg was the War in q uad= " Dso. 7.1864.  " Mt. C. G4..a.  Dear Sir.—Eaolosed ia for bal for 22154, acepted. I ben it will be is tune far yea. I did sot !eosin it till tli sad other letter mad kenos. Han yes my strizearktfeetem hoary by yes ; if so, seed it usosl lit I rem pious It Whet time did yes imn your Lew! In me kaow this by return. se I shook ham tweed hha Wet —Detroit, ',ewe tridy, I. Boras& P.& You fully usderstead I accept the bill os ewe' A jaw slid that he hoped tee peer would take soils ad that kites, se the other statemect would rss fill wildfire the City mersimats sad do kr. Gins eine= m . It was stated that the damsel wen a eowisiedm NW. I,l* eerrylag os bungee at No. 11, eilversinet. The Oormser said that no doubt tes mind of the diciaesi had become affected is erimeqsesee el poweisry Minks. hat Kr. Cliesse was sot the mate of it. As essiesdriver amid Eleewtise permed ening du elaresesd ky lie head as the metals is heat at ea mires kale coming ekes at the rate al 30 miles as how. Verdict, "Bsioide while of aseenad med."
The Express. — 1865-07-31 (London, England)

BOW-STREET. A middle-aced , gentlemanly-looking man, who described himself as Walter Wade, army tutor, without home or preset employment. was charged with attempting to commit suicide. Pollee cooslable Edward Carvell, 113 F deposed that be was on duty on the Middlesex side of Waterloo-bridge at about 11 o'clock oa Friday night, when be saw the defendant mounting the parapet, as if with the interim of jumping into the river below. Be ran to the spot, seised the defendant, and compelled him to err down. He appeared quite sober, though distressed in mind, sad rid—"lf you take me away le. return, for lam resolved to end my existence." He took him to the police station. leefeadant—" Mine, sir, is the 01•111 of a broken-hearted man. Owing to the fall of my dear misguided wiftaa the treachery of her villager , I was at bereft of home, childree, wifal all that life precior to ma I had been for many years is the army, but now lam redueed, by endless misfortunes and metal agony, to abject poverty. I have only 21. in the whole world, and this Heft at my lodgings to pay for my last moles board and residence.l had • solicitor, a persona friend, who advised me to take proceedings against the vile seducer of my wife, and it was the last oases heard in the House of Lords. As a friend he kindly undertook to carry on the suit for 301., but such was my distress of mind, that in the midst of the pending action I could not Ind it in my boort to expose or punish the woman I so dearly loved, and I entreated my solicitor to &hoodoo the t=dOnes. I longed to forgive my wife, and welcome ak arra, not only for my abildtr's sake, but for my owe. Alas ! this feeling met 160 response from her. She was the err of my being roe afterwards arrested, and my establishment broken up. I sent my poor deer children to school, unwilling that they should suffer from the example of their adulterous mother ; but I am now without the means of paying for their support. Far some time 1 conducted a smell school for army students, at Richmond and Kingston, bat owing to my arrest I was obliged to seed sway the pupils I bad obtained, and stop others who were coming to me at Christmas. I then obtained a situation as tutor in • grammar =heel at Stafford, but my distress of mind unfits me almost for any mental labour. Since them, every application for employment has been met by refusals, and I have sr • friend left to the world." It was stated that nothing was found upon the defendant except Is., and • portrait of his wife and late father and mother. Mr. Flower@ said that, with every desire to sympathies with the defendant if his story was true, it was clear that his duty was • stern one, and for a short time at least the defendant must be kept in custody until inquiries could be made respecting him. It would be best to remand him for • week.
The Express. — 1865-03-25 (London, England)

CASB OP YR. DOCKY ALL. The Earl of MALMESBUIT dines& atheatioo to the illegsl detention of Mr. Dooksell is the lusatio uylson at Bedgetielil, on so order ease improperly granted by Coicaml Johnson. • magistrate, and motel or pipes, as it appeared the nolo, tune* man had silos committed suicide. The mob's earl also urged that the HcasseMoo ought to Weikel an inquiry tato the matter. Earl GRANVILLE admitted the importance of the questing. The man had beta liberated before the Lunacy Commisecoers amid isterpoes, sad he did ace see that the Borne-office could him dem mare, ao em two former meiime he had hese pal ander restnist far Imam. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY animadverted in strong terms on the immonable cease of Colossi Jamie°, whose abuse of his saegistwiel sathority ought not, he thought, to be prod over mooted After some ntorlos from the Roll of Derby and Earl Rowell, the Lord Chamelke intimated that an inquiry Medd be instituted into the we. SEWAGE,. Lord DENMAN presisted • pieties from certain vato• payers of the nevem& and solverhe ce the subjeot of Newsy. The that any inquiries and Imislation ou streadarnisct =loot be *refined to methsseal omrstiom, but &Imola embrace the deodorising system, their °pejo. Meg that the anusenis and the solid might be so combined se to malls the sewage to be discharged kite the river without injury even to the fish. The Felony sad Mindememar Bedews sad Tenth* Dili, the Comilidatel Fond (175,6801) Bill, the Elates retitiom Aot (1848) Amendment Mll, and the Dublin Intermatimal ExhiWdos (1846) Bill wore weevilly read the third Mow and passed. The report of amendateste to the Affirmations (Scotland) Dill was reosivid. The Perth Trades:seal War Confirmation Bill asl the liaakruptcy and Implying (Deland) Act Amendment Bill moat through easomittes. Their lordships rem at ballf-pool 6 o'clock.  '
The Express. — 1865-03-21 (London, England)

PAINFUL CASS OF SUICIDE.  INQUEBX-(THIS DAY.)  - _ This morning Mr. W. J. Payne, the deputy coroner, bola isquity at N 0.21, ladgatoZest, reaped% the death by suicide of Mr. William Fenton, aged Si ism Mr. Alfred Fatten said that the deosesid was his is,. tier. Ile was manger sad buyer to Kenn. Dais sad Ca, tea merchants, of No. 1, St. Paul'sahareinerd. Pt some time past be had been suffering from • severe Ulan William Berm, assistant at Messrs. Lakin's, mid that hi bed known the deceased. who reside tat 21, Ludp lb years. During the whole of that time he was Y health, and often in great pain. Last Satiardayhecompleind of being wone. At 2 o'clock on that day he left Messm. Dakia's, as was supposed for the purpose of dieing, bet be seat over to his roam and hanged himself. He had /Moly been in a stela of saxiany la eoosequenoe of the firm beisg shout to move Into bargee premises. Frederick Day, soother assistant, said that for the bat ninepins he had slept in the same room with the deosesei, latterly the demand bad appeared very Mange is his manner. He medic wake up at night and say, "How will • poor fellow suffer is the next world? What have I dose that I should suffer them?" He would jump out of bed, ran to the window, seating himself as the wisdom MU. glean and exclaim, " Oh, my dear Day, what shall I dot lam so bad. What would my mother say if she knew I wee eci ill? If God were to take me it would be a happy release." Oe Saturday lot he appeared in great pain, and said. '• God knows how I shall get through this day." Edward Lovett said he found the demand hanging on the landing outside his room door on Saturday last. He had suspended himself by means of • rope so a wooden rail. Before hanging dimwit he had hie digest. Dr. E. Smith said the deceased had been suffering from a very painful dissan for soma years pat, and mut have endured dreadful spay. The Canner having summed up, the inn returned a verdict of " Suicide while of unsound mind."  ROwrcric
The Express. — 1865-03-21 (London, England)

SUICIDS IN HYDE-PURL—Last evening an inwdry was held by Dr. Leakester at the Bank of England Tavern, Paddiogtoo, respecting the death of Mr. William Junes Tebay, aged 76 years, who shot himself in Hyde. park. Mr. 0. T. rebey said that deceased lived at 59, Great Marylehonestreet. He bad been a clerk, but for the last twelve mouths had been out of employ, in °moquettes baring broken hie arm by a fall trots • tax.cart. The whom did not know bow he lived. He was very desponding, as be was afraid would not be able to get Galt:toe owing to his ago. He often said. "I do not know how I shall ever encounter poverty.* Sergeant Sandford, Hyde-park eoestable, said than on Wednesday sushi, at 5 oclock, he found deceased seated on • beech under • tree near the White Lodge, Hyde-park. Then wee a discharged pistol in hie right hand, and a loaded phial Wog at his feet. Blood was lowing from his mouth. He wen usseescious, and wee only saved from falling by the tree spire which he leant. He bad evidently attempted to shoot himself with the pistol lying on the ironed, but I Ithe up had merely snapped. While being removed to the hospital in a cab he expired. Mr. J. Hacker identified the , I pistols ea weapons which deceased always kept by him, loaded, ie his lodgings. He was so reserved that he used to communicate with those in the bones only b 7 such letters , se the following :—"Mrs. Hatiker,—Pleue give my lire • ' reviver' before you MUM to rent." He was much de. os account of beteg without • akimbo.. Dr. Bat' ; l proved that the ball had penetrated the root of do, I eseeed's month, and pawed through the brain. Thejeep !stared a vsidof "Suicide elite of nesoead mind. SUICIDE THROUGH TEI GItLT
The Express. — 1865-07-03 (London, England)

NTT ROYALTY THIATIN. Them ladies were the lemon of the New Royalty Thealr•e, residing at 50, Osborne-terrain. They were made bankrupt en their own petition on the 17th ult. They attribute their failure to outlays on the New Royalty Theatre, and us. waxes. The debts are about 1,5001. Mr. Oaldwell, Dean-street, Bobo, is • creditor for 4501., and Mr. Howard Peal for 101. This was the sitting for proof of debts and choice d ao. Gigues ; but so creditors attended, and no choice win Duda The mat sitting was appointed for the sth of August.  of Germany. Rear-Admiral Chas. G. C. Patey mentions what he believes to be " five very valet objections " to the Greet Eastern starting from Valenti& to lay the Atlantic telegraph cable, and urges that the moms el the U•dectakisi would be greatly promoted if the Great Eastern were to proceed diced to Newfoundland and mammon laying the cable thence to Valeatia, instead of (as at present intended) from Valeria to Newfoundland. The Times thinks the Crystal Palace Company wdl receive on account of the festival something more than 6,0001. • while something mere then 1,0001. will p to the Sacred 'Harmonic Society. Against the company's profits most be placed the exclusive occupation of the palace lariat; four entire days, and the tax upon the time and attention of the general manager, with his staff of sasistaets, for months in advance. That the 1,0001. can reimburse the Sacred Harmonic Society for it. labour, time, sod expense, for its preliminary practices, under Mr. Oosta, at Exeter. hall, end for the temporary suspension of its ordinary operation, is oat of the question. Mr. Edmund Ruffin, of Virginia, who fired the first gun of the war at Fort Sumter in April, 1861, coes• milted suicide by shooting himself through the head with a gasket, at Danville, on the 17th ult. In a letter found among his papers he declared that he " could Dot survive the lons of the liberties of his country." ROYAL HONTICULTORAL SuDIFIT. -.The great roes show took place on Saturday last at the prdees, Seen Kensington. It was universally pronounced a wonderfully Rood one, which was the more gasifying is it was feared that owing to the previous pest beat the show would have proved a failure. The cool eight had enabled the exhibitors to bring up the Bowen in the highest state of freshness and perfection. The bands of the Royal Horse Guards (Blum) and Commissionaires were in aheadare, and played alternately during the afternoon. The Manors were 'amorous and fentinaable. Amongst them were General Sir A. gent ad Lady Wangle, Major and Lady Isabella Atherby, Sir W oatwoeth Mike, Ban, Sir Daniel Cooper, Bart., Archbishop of Armee Lord lochiquis, Edgar A. Bowen', Fr.. C.R. Calmed Weston% Lady Role Lady Louisa limerieff. Lord sod Lady Dynevor, Lord Egerton of Talton Lord Como
The Express. — 1865-12-23 (London, England)

GUILDHALL. ADULTIRT AND ATTFAIPTID 8010TDZ.  A young woman, aged 24, mimed Flebecea Hodder, was brought before Mr. Alderman Wm Lawrence, charged with attempting to commit suicide. Police.oonsteble Robert Dahmer., No. 1, said—Lest night I wee on duty about 10 minutes put 11 ,o'clook, when I was called to Me. 12, New Unionatreet, Little Moorfielda, where the prisoner lived with her busheed, who is a constable in the City police, who wee on night duty. I saw the prisoner and her husband in the street, and he was running after her. She wes then given into my custody on a ce of attempting toad her throat. She had not injured herself, her husband having prevented her. Prisoner—l did not intend to &ahoy myself. I did not intend to hurt myself. The husband explained that having reason to suspect the fidelity of his wife, be obtained leave from the inspector to go home, and on his arrival there he sew that which fully satisfied his mind of the unfaithfulness of his wife, who was carrying on an illicit connexion with a German tailor who lived in the same house. Thls man had since admitted everything, sod it was on the discovery taking place that the prisoner attempted to out her throat. The husband was not allowed to give evidence against his wife, such being contrary to law, but in answer to the magistrate he said that he had been married four yam and had one child. " She is just of that temper that if she is allowed to go at large I have no doubt but that she will commit suicide." Springall (the gaoler)—She has been in such an excited state that I have been obliged to be with her or keep her in a esti with other prisoners in order to prevent her injuring herself. Catherine Bancet-1 saw the prisoner take a knife out of the table draw and place it to her throat. It was taken out of her hands by her husband. I have not known her to quarrel with her hatband before. Alderman Lawrence (to the husband)—lf I discharge the prisoner will you take her back again! The husband—Moat certainly not, sir. She must go to her friends in Cambridgeshire, who are highly respectable. She his no friends in London. Prisoner (crying and excited)—l could go with Mr. Ash. The husband—Mr. Ash is like me, and will not have anything to do with you. The prisoner—Perhaps Mrs. Refloat, the landlady, will take me until I can communicate with my friends. The husband—No, you can never cane back into the same house where I reside. Mr. Aldeeman Lawrence remanded the prisoner, in order that her friends might be communicated with.
The Express. — 1865-09-15 (London, England)

SINGULAR SUICIDE IN • ONUECHY AHD. —Oll Tuesday morning. the stk instant, Mn. Sarah Farnsworth, jj • married woman of Westgate, left her home, and could not be heard of until Friday evening. whet she was found dead in Great Gonerby churchyard. The inquest U was held at Great Gonerby, on Saturday, the 9th instant, ll before Mr. White, ooroner.—Elisabeth Farnsworth said ti her mother, the deceased Susaonah Farnsworth, but u called Sarah, aged 52 or 53, was at home with her family a the previous Monday night ; she was very low for want of money, and had always been short of money since I she left off shopkeepiog, more than six years el a go. Witness slept with her mother, and did sot awake until after she had gone out on Tuesday morning. Jane, wife of John Ward, of Manthorparoad, teller, said she had kuown deceased seven or eight years ago. On the previous t 1 Tuesday morning she came sod asked witness to lead her Ii twosome. which witness did. She said she was in • great hurry, and declined to sit down, and seemed rather excited. Mary, wire of Moles Askew, rho lived next door to de' ceased, in Bluovow, Westgate, deposed that she fretted about being unable to pay her way, and witness bad of tea s beard her may sho wished the Lord would take her. I She said she warn going on an errand, sod asked witow, if she did not return in half an hour, to call her daughter Caroline. She did sot opine back, and her daughters and witness inquired after her, but ineffectually. A Loam, wife of James Dudley, of Wbarf -road, publican, said deceased was her brother's wife, married about thirtrom years. Witness saw her last about 7 o'clock on Teasley evening, an the opposite side of the Wharf.road. John George Preston, police officer, of Great Gooarby, deposed that, the evening before tFriday), Wm. Ashbourn, • bey, came to him and said there was • woman dead is the churchyard. Witness went and found deceased in • sitting posture at the head of a gram, with her back against a gravestone. A book (a prayer. book, it was understood) lay open by her aide. pry r devised sod had her bonnet on. Her left band was nadir her thigh, discoloured and stained with blood, He had her conveyed to the belfry. In her pocket he found two bottles. Mr. Freeman Eska, of Grantham, surgeon, said he had made • post-mortem examination of the body of deceased. The frame was emaciated and the bowels empty, but there was no disease to account for death, and in his opinion she did not die from catural causes. It wan his impression that she died from narcotic poison, although he had not been able to detect any. George Devise said on the Saturday morning before, he gsve • note to deceased to pay some money (a few shillings), to the assignees of Mrs. Rosin,. Deceased's daughter Emma snatched it out of bar mother's hand, and said, " Mother you ought to be banged. What have youbeen doing r She seemed to witness to be in trouble. The jury farad that she had destroyed herself with laudanum, being of unsound mind.—Noun Aurae,. A
The Express. — 1865-07-14 (London, England)

LIDGE.-(THIS  SUPPOSEDLONDON-BRIDGE. SUICIDE OP A WOMAN AT  INQUEST.—(THD3 DAY.) This morning an inquiry was held by Mr. Payne, the ODIVUOT for the Olty of Loedon and Southwark, Ter speetiog the death of a woman found drowned at Loadoebridge. hanis Biwa, plasmas at the Surrey aide of Londonbridge, said—On Wednesday morning I saw a crinoline floating dews the river ander ewe of the arches of London. bridge. I diod it ashore with a boathook, and I then disoovered th it was funned to the body of a woman, about 40 years of age. She wee removed to the dead house, and the only thing that was found la the pocket of her dram waa a small piece of bread. William Gregory, a Ikh terms., living at Wert-inset. Bermondsey, said—On Taesdsy morning, at half-past 3 ("elm*, I came ashore at Topping's Wharf. I beard • man calling out in a loud voice outside Fenning's Wharf, " A woman is over into the river." I asked him where, he said, " Down the stairs at Loriondiridp." I then ran down the stain at the waterside, sod I saw a woman in the water in front of the steps. She was dreamed in black, and the upper part of her clothes was not wet. len of opinion that she jumped into the water, and was then walking out into the deep pert. I coned out for a boathook, which was brought, but it was not long 'Dough, and the woman sank before sbe could be Teethed. She did not onos raise her acme or struggle. If she had she would have rase sooner. Frederick Dreweit said that the deceased was a woman of very respectable appearance. She was shoat 5 feet 4 itches in height, of a fair complexion, end she hod a full round face and auburn hair. She was attired is • black morn° dries, • Mask velvet boson with puce coloured ribandc She wore bands of crape on her wrists. Her dress was fastened in front, and her crinoline was vary large, and composed of steel and min hoops ; kid leather side-laced boots completed her attire, for the had no mantle or shawl on b showed found. Some of bee olothm were mended, which that she was a person in poor circumstances. Walter Burton, 552, City police, raid that the police authorities had made every endeavour to trace the friends of the deceased, but without avail. The Cormier mid that the deceased bad evidently committed suicide in • state of durperatioo. She had been wandering shout at 3 o'clock in the morning in • state of "mkt poverty, with no money, and only a little bit of bread in her pocket. He would advise the jury to micro au open verdict, as so one had seen her actually leap into the water. The jury returned a verdict of " Found drowned in the Thames at London-bridge." The foreman said that the jury requested that the clothes of the deceased should be kept in order that her friends might be able to identify them when they heard of the ocCUITODOIL The Coroner said that the request of the jury should be complied with. The proceeding' then terminated.