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Widnes Examiner. — 1888-08-04 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

MURDERER AT EIGHT YEARS OLD.—The latest Parisian sensation is one of unspeakable atrocity: A woman named Siauzade was about a year ago left in a state of destitution with two boys, five and seven years old, in consequence of the death of her husband. A friend of the husband's, a blacksmith, named Covencl, took home the widow and the two orphans,.and the mau and woman lived together as ruanand wife. At five o'clock on Saturday morning the blacksmith went tel work, leaving the woman and children in bed. About an hour later she was awakened by shrieks from the yo &ingest, and found him weltering in his blood, his stomach being, literally ripped up and the bowels protruding. The eldez boy was standing by the bed with an open razor in his hand, and on his mother entering the room he immediately cut his throat, and fell dying almost instantly. The elder boy soon afterwards died, and the younger child was removed to the hospital, where he lies in a hopeless condition. He was, however, able to speak, and said that Alphonse, the brother, had done it. It transpired that Alphonse has for some time past hated his brother with a thoroughly fiendish hatred. Twice before he had tried to kill him—on one occasion by driving a nail wth a hammer into his head. Covenel had two razors, but Alphonse had determined on murdering the child of whom he was so jealous wtla his own. Be had stolen a razor from a shop, and part of the previous evening was devoted to sharpening it. He went to bed that night with the razor by his shi€ atd the firm intes. tion of killing his brother before their mother was up and about. It is probable that his own suicide was also premeditated.
Widnes Examiner. — 1888-06-16 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

GENERAL NEWS.  John Mills was committed for trial at Manchester. on Tuesday, charged with throwing vitriol on a woman whom it is a4leged he had bigamously married. Ile bad served ten years for similarly disfiguring his first wife.  Considerable excitement NMI occasionedat Bath-row, Northampton, on Monday, by a fire in a house in which two children, aged three years and nine weeks respectively, were locked. On a neighbour entering the bedroom window, one child was dead, and the other seriously injured. At one a.m. on Saturday the cotton in a goods rain from Liverpool to Oldham was observed to be on fire. On arriving at Bury the train was stopped, and Ihe waggon uncoupled and run to the engine tank, where the flames were extinguished. The damage is estimated at £3O, and is not insured. About 9 30 a.m., on Monday, a man dropped dead in one of the principal streets in Bolton, causing a painful sensation. It was subsequently aecertained that the deceased was a foreman at an ironfoundry in the town, and named John Horrocks. He was 48 years old. The cause of death is supposed to be heart disease., Mona Gott) Drscoveirtns ne NORTII WArats.—An important discovery of gold has been made at the foot of Moel Amman Mountains, Flintshire, by a gentleman who has had experience in Australian gold mines. The sssly having, proved satisfactory. a large gang of men set to work on the land, a take-note having been secured from the Crown Lands Commissioners at a nominal rent.  The Manchester coroner held an inquest, on Monday, on the body of J. Bradburn, who committed suicide, under shocking circumstances, on Saturday afternoon. He went to the top storey of his house, and having es.l!ed out to the psople in the street to get out of the way, he leaped from the window. failing into the area—a distance of 40 feet Death was instantaneous. The deceased had been drinking heavily. A verdict of "Suicide while temporarily insane" was returned.  At the Rhoisdda Valley Police Court, on Monday, two grocers were charged with a breech of the Margarine ' Act. They had sold margarine from a cask kept under the counter, and not ticketed as the Act requireg, but the magistrate decided that legally no offence 'had been ;committed, as the law, stated it was only when mar;garine was exposed for sale that the ticket indicating its composition should be placed upon it. The summonses were, therefore. dismissed. The stipendiary urged' the speedy amendment of the wording of the Act. At an inquest held at Manchester; on the bodies of four persons who. met their deaths in the fire whic,h.oc, curred on S'aturday night in St Andrew's-street, sever/0 members of the Manchester Fire Brigade deposed that their-operations were rendered terribly difficult by the interference of a panic-stricken crowd, which surged around them, prior to the arrival of a strong police force. Moreover, they were stupidly hampered by some strange firemen, who had been participating in a celebration in the district, and some of whom were intoxicated. The inquest was adjourned.
Widnes Examiner. — 1888-08-18 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

THE SUICIDE OF DR. RIDLEY.  The inquest as to the death of Dr. Ridley was resumed  Captain Featheritonhaug,h, recalled, deposed that Dr. Ridley was entered on the visiting book of the prison ny the gate keeper a. unknown. lie was not in a lachrymose condition. When he heard that Mr. O'Brien's clothes had been brought into the prison he was annoyed that he should have been betrayed by the staff. George Bartley. chief warder of Tullamore Prison. deposed that Mr. Mandeville on release weighed within 21bs. of his weight on committal. Captain Featherstonhaugh, in further examination, said he was in no way influenced in enforcing the prison discipline by Dr. Parr. Mr. Lane was confined to his cell because he would not exercise with the ordinary prisoners. He was never asked to exercise with pickpockets, as witness had undertaken that he would not be asked to associate with prisoners convicted of larceny.  When the inquiry wns resumed. Dr. Moorhead deposed that he examined Mr. William O'Brien on December 7th. He presented every delicate appearance. Witness knew that he suff—ed from delicacy of the tunas. He had an interview' n Dr. Ridley, and strongly recommended Mr. O'Brien's removal to the hospital. Dr. Ridley said he could not, do so, and witness said that Dr. Ridley could command his services as magistrate or doctor, to get him removed.  At the Ridley inquest at Fermoy, on Wednesday, Dr. Barr was cross-examined. Afterwards, Dr. Ronayne, a medical officer of the Board of Trade and health officer of Youghal, was called. He said his report on the condition of the Tullamore prisoners was a faithful one, and not untrue or unfounded, as stated by Dr. Barr. The witness was cross-examined as to his having written some of his report before seeing Mr. O'Brien, and he admitted that ho made certain statements from information received.  The inquest was continued on Thursday. Mr. Andrews, now Governor of Downpatrick Prison, but formerly of Tullamore Gaol, said that when Drs. Ridley and Moorhead met in the prison they did not speak to each other, Dr. Ronayne was cross-examined as to the draft reports he drew up before visiting Tullamore Gaol, and he said he wrote them from information, but he intended them to be corrected by examination. The evidence was brought to a close, and the inquiry Was adjourned till Friday morning, when the counsel will address the caroner.and jury.
Widnes Examiner. — 1888-08-18 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT NVARRIGITON.  At the Borough Police Couh, at Warrington, on Monday, a man named John Vickers's (33), a Ship Canal navvy, who is a native of Winsford, but who for two or three months past has been living in Smith-st., off Mersey-st., was brought up in custody on a charge of having attempted suicide at 12-20 o'clock on Sunday morning. It appeared from a statement made by Mr. Hunt (the chief constable) that on Saturday night the prisoner went home the worse for drink, and asked. his wife for some supper. She was at the time cooking some herrings for him, and he asked for some vinegar. She told him to fetch it himself, and he went out for that purpose. He left some money on the table, which the wife saw, and thinking she would also like something tasty for her supper, she went out to purchase something. The prisoner soon returned to the house with the vinegar, but his wife had not got back. A neighbour named Mrs Kirk at this time had occasion to go to Vickers' door, when she saw the prisoner suspended by a rope, with a running noose, to the clothes line, which stretched from side to side of the house. Mrs Kirk screamed, and meeting Mrs Vickers said to her, "Go t.) your house, and you will see what you will see." Mrs Vickers at once went into the house, followed by another neighbour named Joseph Urey, who was just in time to see the prisoner drop into a chair in a sitting position, owing to the clothes line having slipped. P.C. Caldwell also went into the house and saw the prisoner. He was exceedingly white, and he was gasping for breath. Urey remained with the prisoner about half-an hour, and when Inspector Spinks arrived that officer felt it his duty to lock Vickers up on the charge of having attempted to commit suicide. When the prisoner was sober, his wife said lie was a very good husband, but he occasionally gave way to excessive drinking, and lost his senses. She had never had any idea that he would attempt to take his life. When asked by Urey what induced him to attempt to commit suicide, prisoner said--" I cannot tell you. Something came over me and told me to do it." When before the magistrates prisoner said that he had been drinking different sorts of "stuff" on Saturday, and it had got over him. Ile promised not to attempt such a thing again, and the magistrates allowed him to go on his entering into his own recognisances to appear if called upon within a month's time.
Widnes Examiner. — 1888-08-25 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

THE GREAT ROBBERY OF BONDS. 'DISCOVERY AND RREST. •  The mystery of the Hatton Court bond robbery of last October is at length solved. Part of the stolen bonds— which were of the total value of nearly £ll,ooo—were two or three days ago presented for transfer to the secretary of an American railway company, who at once telegraphed to the London solicitors concerned for tha owners, and in reply to inquiries supplied the information that the American brokers who were acting in the matter were doing so on behalf of one Casey, "care of" an office owner in Winchester House, London. Winchester House was watched, and on Monday morning Casey was arrested. He at 'once admitted that he was the person who robbed the youth who .had temporary charge of the bonds, and on the information he gave the police visited his lodgings at Bayswater, and found there another portion of the missing property. From a telegram received in London on Monday night., it appears that all the stolen bonls have now been recovered. Casey, ti e al'e;ed robber, was brought up ma r. esday at the Guildhall. Detective Taylor said he!found on him a crossed cheque on the Bank of England for £6OO, and a large knife, with curved blade. The accused, whose full name was Frank Morley R. Casey, of 39, Westmorland-street, Bayswater, was charged with the robbery of bonds and securities, valued nominally at £lO,BOO, from a lad named James Watson, and with possessing an instrument for the purpose ot injuring Watson. Evidence was given of the arrest, and the discovery of a knife and documents on the accused, who said, "Seek John Abbot, and tell him he's my murderer. I shall not be alive in the morning to see the magistrate."—The prisoner was remanded.  SMCIDE OF A Yount. —A youth named Farmer, 15 years old, son of a Poesmouth builder, committed suicide on Tuesday by shooting himself with a revolver. He had prevOusly taken landau am. There is no apparent Canso for the act.  i , i  '; ;.• ; / '1
Widnes Examiner. — 1888-08-25 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

SHOCKING MURDER AND SUICIDE. A shocking tragedy has occurred at Nice. About two years ago Dr. Courseron was obliged, on account of ill: health, to give up a good practice in Paris and remove with his wife and-two children to the milder climate of Nice. Unluckily he did not prosper as ho had done in Paris, and in the hope of supplementing a reduced professional income he had recourse to the gaming-table. Fortune refused to-smile on him, but he persisted. He ! sustained heavy losses, ran into debt, and finally , found himself on the brink of ruin. Ms last hopo ' was his wifes property, which that lady, very naturally and prudently, refused to hand over to him. Latterly -" scenes" were frequent between the couple, the 'lady obstinately declining to see hei husband make ducks and drakes of her money, as he had done with his own. At last, about ten days ago, there was a violent quarrel. Dr. Courseron threatened his wife with his revolver, and in terror and despair she left the house with their younger child, betaking herself to a hotel. Being unmolested she was under the impression that her husband had gone to Paris with the other child, a boy of eight; but on Friday, becoming alarmed, she went to the house in company with several police officials and found her husband and child lying on the bed quite dead, suffocated with the fumes of charcoal. It was ascertained that the little boy had first been lulled to sleep with injections of morphine, and that the father had then kindled the fatal fire and laid himself by the child's side te await his doom. The dramatic suicide has created quite a "sensation," not only at Nice,-but in Paris, where the doctor had many friends.  A prize fight took place, on Monday, at Bedwilti, Monmouth, between Crowther, of Nevi/bridge, and Cooke, Of "Wordllery. After eleven rounds had been fought, Crowther was returned the victor. The police. saubsequently appeared, and arrested Cooke. The others escaped.  ! TrIAGIC
Widnes Examiner. — 1888-12-22 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

EXAMINER, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22,4888.  GENERAL NEWS.  DER ER.  Some rose trees are in full bloom at Esher. There are five hospitals for leprosy in Norway, three of which are in Bergen. The value of cattle to be sent from the Turriff district, in the North of Scotland. to the London Christmas market is estimated at £13270. - •  Miss Julia Rhinelander is the latest candidate for the honour of being the richest spinster in America. She possesses $30,000,000 in New York real estate. A youne man named Sutton WAS killed at Derby, on Ti esd iv afternoon, by a ladder slipping while he was working with his father repairing the roof of a house. A Lloyd's Gravesend agent says the steamer Govinn of Sunderland, from Bassorah. collided with two ottlor steamers on Tuesday off Rosherville, and a L:.k. The crew were saved/A...lo'lra James Buckley, iron dresser, aged 48, of Radcliffe, committed suicide by cutting his thsost on Monday morning. The act is supposed to have been caused through grief at the death of his son. On Saturday afternoon, the funeral of the late Mr. John Rylands took place at the Southern Cemetery, nest Manchester, in the presence of a large gathering of thi. private friends and employ& of the deceased gentlemar. On Sunday, a young lady named Ilemsworth, whose henna were published at the Parish Murch, Retford. for the third time that morning, and who WAS to have been married on Sunday next, died suddenly of heart disease. Reitch, an American wife murderer, has been respiW until January 9, and will, therefore, he the first criminal to be executed by electricity, according to the new law, if the electricians Can agree upon some sure mode of killing him. The most remarkable divorce case heard since the Campbell suit is, it is said, expected to come before the court in the early part of the coming year. A sporting gentleman and lady, well known in society, are said to he involved, and the circumstances are described as extraordinary and romantic in the extreme. CH-RAP CHRISTMAS Bitev.--tliristmas beef was cheap in London on Monday. At the cattle market the number of beasts on sale
Widnes Examiner. — 1888-01-28 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

TRAGEDY AT CARLISLE.  • A domestic tragedy was perpetrated on Saturday at Carlisle. Richard Glaister, between 30 and 40 years of age, was formerly traveller for a London firm, and whilst in their service he fell from his gig and hurt his head. After leaving London he went into the grocery trade, but failed, and has lately been out of a situation. It stated that he had differences with his wife, and that she'had arranged to leave him and go home to her mother. About noon on Saturday a railway lurryman went to their house in Westmorland-street, Denton,to remove some of the furniture, and as he obtainmo answer to his knocking, and the neigh'xiurs had mot seen the Glaisters astir, the window was forced by a joiner, who, with Mrs. Glaister's brother, entered. A horrible spectacle awaited them in the bedroom. At the foot of the bed Mrs. Glaister was lying, cut and stabbed in the face and breast in many places, and With a deep wound in the chest. She was dead. At the head of the bed was seated her dead bus. hand, with'his head nearly severed from his body. He was grasping in his band a'bread knife; with which it is supposed he had first of all murdered his wife, who was ninth cut in struggling to defend herself, and then cur his own throat. Before committing the murder he had written two letters, one of them dated as far back as Tuesday, in which 'he said, "It's her cursed temper and tongue that have caused the affair, tosay nothing of her hands." 'ln a -second letter, dated Friday, he says. "I've lived ms 'long as •could, and no longer than I could have peace in this world. I now fly to the :lest to get rest and peace for my poor shattered head mid mind. May God have mercy upon my soul."—The coroner's inquest was held on Saturday night —John Wallace MI, next-door neighbour, deposed that at a luarter to eight on Saturday morning he heard screams in Glaister's house, and heard Mrs. Glaister call out. Murder !" He afterwards beard her say, "I'm done." He thought something was wrong, but did not give an' alarm, because lie did not know whether he "had the law on his side?' At the time he believed Glaister was trying to strangle his wife, but as he subsequently heard a gurgling noise he thought she had recovered.—The jury returned a verdict of "Wilful Murder" against Richard Glaister, and found that be had committed "Suicide While temporarily insane."—lt transpired that a second large knife, newly sharpened, had been found concealed in the mattress of the bed, bathed not been used.  THE .nTICIDE OF AN
Widnes Examiner. — 1888-10-13 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

TOUCH AND GO."  Mr. Parnell has the "Times.' in hand; but it is in addition being tackled by Mr. Henry Campbell, M.P., who was at one time Secretary to the Irish lewier. The "Times" has ceased to cry—" Come " It finds to its sorrow that ff 11.1; Campbe! are coming." There is a. move in the direction of increasing the salaries of the Warrington Workhouse officials. But' it is a fair question to ask whether it is wise to raise wages at a time when the price of bread is rising by leaps and bounds? As things go, before the winter is over the money will be required to provide for people who cannot afford to buy bread.  The " World " pays :—" The last literary work which Mr. Proctor, the astronomer, did was an article for the 'New York Tribune'. It was a paper on the yellow fever. A week before it appeared Proctor was in the grave, having died of yellow fever."  It is to be hoped ;the " World " is better informed in foreign than in home affairs. It describes Lord Cross as President of the Local Governbient Board, and speaks of Mr. Ritchie (who is president of that department) as succeeding him. The " World " ought to know that Lord Cross has charge of India, and that he spends his leisure hours in looking for a "scientific frontier."  A cat is said to have nine lives; but Alice Ward, of Dublin, aged 20, and a widow, would appear to be better off than puss by a long chalk. She has made as many as twenty attempts to commit suicide, and still lives to be brought up at the Police Court. She will try ,pgain ; but we cannot hope she will succeed.  Widow Ward's last life-taking experiment was with rat poison; but the prime favourite now is carbolic acid. There is no accounting for taste; and when people contemplate suicide it is a matter of course to say their taste is depraved. It has boon suggested that restriction should be placed upon the sale of carbolic acid. But would it be of much use P Those who are bent on destruction are seldom at a loss for a mode of accomplishing their object.  The drowning of the little ' boy Keen in the brook at the bottom of Napier-st., Warrington, has called attention to what the Coronernot too strongly called "a regular death trap." It may be that the Corporation are not directly responsible, but they will be held ,responsible by public opinion, in case of other fatalities, if they do not, after the presentment of the jury, see that the trap is closed.  Smoker- and non-smokers beware :—" A single drop of nicotine applied to the eye of a cat will kill the animal in a few minutes' A small bird will die from the inhalation of a portion of nicotine vapour so small as to be inappreciable by a fine balance. Rabbits, cats, and dogs die in from twenty to thirty seconds with less than a drop oP the tongue; and man suffers severely: only the 25th of a grain."
Widnes Examiner. — 1888-09-01 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

MURDER OF A FATHER, AND SUICIDE:  A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY. A shocking affair at Surbiton on Sunday night has caused great excitement. At No. 13 in St. James's-road resided Major Hare, a retired army officer, and a gentleman highly respected in the locality. It appears that his second son, Gordon Hare, had for some years past caused considerable trouble and anxiety to 'his 'parents. who on more than one occasion had in consequence of his bad habits, furnished him with funds to leave the country. He invariably came back after a lapse bf time. and caused disturbances at his father's residence. About eighteen months or two years ago, upon returning from Australia, his conduct was so violent towards`his father that the latter was reluctantly compelled to charge him before the Kingston county justices, and the son went to prison in default of finding sureties for good behaviour. On Sunday evening, in the absence of‘tbe major, who was at church, the son in unestion unexpectedly called at No 13, and asked to see his father. TIP was refused admission—so it is said—by his mother, and went away. A few minutes before eight o'clock he returned to the house, and stood on the steps leading to the front door, apparently waiting for the approach of 'Major Hare. As soon as the latter entered the front gate two revolver shots were heard, shortly followed by a third. rlnspectin Thurnby and Police-constable Butcher were ..quickly the spot, and a shocking sight met their 'view. Major Hare was found just inside the gate, whilst the son was lying across the steps. 'rho father was dead and the son, who had placed the revolver in his own mouth and discharged it showed some signs of life, and 'was promptly removed by the police to the Surbiton Cottage Hospital, directly opposite. Dr. Coleman, of Surbiton, was summoned. The father was about 63, and the•son about 35. The son had openly threatened his father, and when he left prison on the occasion referred to above he declared that he would shoot his father because of the proceedings he had taken. As the dreadful news spread, a large , number of persons gathered in the neighbourhood, and watched .the villa near which the tragedy had' been enacted, and much sympathy was expressed for the rels'tiveg of the deceased major. On Tueirlay, Mr. Hicks held an inquest-Mettle Cottage Hospital, Surbiton, concerning the deaths Of Thos. Hare, retired major, and Gordon Horace Hare, the victims of the tragedy which occurred at 13, St. .lames-road,' Surbiton, on Sunday evening. The jury, after hearing the evidence, which was of a sad nature, found -that` Major Hare was wilfully murdered by Gordon Hare,who afterwards committed suicide whilst in a state .of unsound mind.