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Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1888-01-28 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

STRANGE STORY OF H YDROPHOBI A. The Rev. Robert Leech, of Druirdane Rectory, Belturbet, states in a letter that 30 people living near Carrigallen, county Leitrim, recently partook of the flesh of a pig that had been bitten by a rabid dog. Four of these were seized, after nearly five weeks, with hydrophobia. Two doctors were called, but the true state of the case appears to have been withheld from them, as they do not seem to have properly diagnosed the disease. Their remedies were useless. Mr. Stew art was six days suffering, and his paroxysms became severe and frequent. Two sisters were also suffering from the disease in its most violent form. One would shout, "There's the pig!" and then would :make a noise and throw up her head like that animal. She was very violent in her efforts to bite all about her, and had to be held down by four persons. This was the state of the patients I% hen Philip Magauran was called in to apply his boasted specific, the nature of which is not stated, auai now all the patients seem to be fairly on the way to recovery. The 25 who have not as yet exhibited symptoms of hydrophobia are under treatment.  The long and ghastly list of recent suicides at Monte Carlo has just received another addition— the ninth during the short time the present season has run. This time the victim is a retired Italian officer, and the method he adopted was by diinking carbolic acid. The tragedy has a romantic side. When at Naples he fell under the influence of a young Russian lady, and notwithstanding the opposition of his family, tie followed her to Cannes, and was by her induced to frequent the gambling tables of Monte Carlo. His available cash was soon done. He might now have been sent away by the tables, but that the " strozzini " (stranglers), those men who hang about the gambling saloons to advance money on jewellery and notes of hand, came to complete his destruction. They advanced him money on his annuity and on his interest in family property. As was to be expected, this soon followed the rest into the strong boxes of the gaming-house. In shame and desperation the unhappy man took away his life. Here the matter would have quietly ended, but that when the "stranglers sent in their claim on the suicide's property his heirs denied liability, and refused to pay a • farthing. It is not thought the case will come before the courts. The probability is that the Casino authorities will themselves pay the "strozzini," and so prevent a public scandal.
Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1888-01-21 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

SHOCKING SUICIDE AT ELLAND EDGE.  • On Tuesday, Mr. Wm. Barstow (district coroner) held an inquest at the Black Bull Inn, Eland Upper Edge. on the body of a young man named Albert Smith, aged twenty-five years, a clay miner, who had resided with his parents at Upper Edge. The deceased's mother gave evidence of identification, and stated that her son, seven years ago, was confined for eight months in the asylum at Wakefield. The attack of insanity had come on very suddenly. Since thee the deoeased, although reserved and quiet, had been quite well, and had always attended to his work. She had not noticed anything uousual in his manner, and for anything she knew be had slept well. The previous Thursday morning, at half-past six o'clock, he left home to go to his work at the New flail Clay Works (Messrs. Luty). The morning was very foggy. ALFRED Jurist stone miner, residing at Upper Edge, stated that last Saturday morning, shonly before ten o'clock, his attention was drawn to a crowd of people gathered round the month of an all disused coal shaft near Elland-lane at Upper Edge. lie went to the place, and was informed that it was thought the body of Albert Smith was lying at the bottom, The shaft was well fenced by a double brick wall, over 4fl. high. A windlass was brought, and part of the wall knocked down to allow of its erection. He wss asked to descend the shaft which was 50)(10. dere. end down which water was streaming from the rides. Be was lowered down the mine, ant ate the deal body of Smith lying at the bottom. lie got a rope and raised the holy to the surface. The place had an awful appearance, the shaft not having been used for sixty years. The following verdict was returned :—" The deceased was found at the bottom of a disneed abaft and had probably committed suicide by jumping down the same, but there is no evidence to show the state of his mind at the time he committed the act." One of the jurors, an aged man, said this was the second case of suicide by jumping down this particular shaft,
Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1888-08-11 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

BRIGHOUSE AND RASTRICK GAZETTE, SATUIWAY, AIMUST 11, 1888  L'OLICE INHUMANITY. The case of a young Welsh girl, charged at the Central Criminal Court with qo_ncealing the birth of her child, called forth from Mr. Justice Hawkins some severe comments on thetreatnient ,tkie prisoner has sustained at the hands of the police authorities. It appeared that the girl was in service in the North of London, and on Sunday, July Ist, she was confined of a child, whose body was subsequently found in a cask in the cellar. In the morning the girl's mistress accused her of having had a child, but she &nied it and left the house, proceeding to the residence of a relative. At midnight Detective-Sergeant Day, of the N division, went to this house, entered the room where she was in bed, arrested her, and took her to the police-station in a cab.--Day stated, in reply to the judge, that he was ordered to arrest her, because it was considered that she had escaped in the morning.—Mr. Justice Hawkins asked whether they could really say that this girl, lying in the house of her friends, had "escaped." He considered it was a cruel thing to arrest the girl in that way.—Dr. Jenkinson, N Division, said he examined Morgans at one o'clock in the morning, and she was then taken to H3merton infirmary. Her child had been born and secretly disposed of the day she was arrested.—Mr. Justice Hawkins strongly commented on the inhumanity of taking a girl in that condition out of her bed at midnight and subjecting her to examination at 1 o'clock in the rer,rning, when none of her friends were present. —Dr. Jenkinson replied that there was a suspicion the girl might commit suicide.—Mr. Justice Hawkins said there was not a word of evidenise to support that. Surely the arrest and examination might have been postponed until next morning. He i.dded " I consider that the treatment this poor girl has received amounts even to positive cruelty, and I trust that this is the last time I shall ever hear of such conduct."—The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.—Mr. Justice Hawkins informed them that even if their-duty had compelled theist to-find a different verdict, he would have considered the treatment she had received a sufficient punishment.—The foreman of the jury said the jury took the treatment into .consideration in their verdict.--The prisoner was then discharged.
Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1890-01-04 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

RACE 1(Y DEATH.  One of the most romantic suioides in the River Thames for many years _past has just been brought to light. As Inspector Long and boat's-crew of the river police were rowing past Charing-cross landingpier, their attention was drawn to a dark object suddenly rising to the surface of the water. The men rowed to the spot, when they found that it was the body of a young woman, apparently about 20. The lifeless remains were made fast to a line and towed to the landing-stairs at Lambeth-bridge. A shell was speedily procured, and the body was placed therein and conveyed to the mortuary at Lambeth. The coroner's officer for Lambeth was sent for, and on making inquiries he succeeded in obtaining the identification of the deceased as Miss Margaret Hodgson, aged 19 years. It would appear that the other night the deceased met a party of friends consisting of young women and men at Lambeth. They thoroughly enjoyed themselves in singing, and became merry, when the deceased suddenly became excited, and exclaimed "Now I will commit suicide in the River Thames." Her friends took no notice of the threat, and thought it a joke, when the deceased rose from her seat and ran into the street, followed by about 20 young men and girls. The chase was exciting, but the unfortunate suicide was soon lost to view. Whether she leaped into the Thames from the Embankment or 'Westminster Bridge is not known.  A collivion between a train and a horse waggon at Chicago has resulted in the death of a man named ilmvciii• his wife, and his' infant child. The espeivis on account of »venni Iron thi lit of April, 1889, when there was a batsmen:of £8,592,002, to the 21st of December, 1889, twain £57,698,589, against £57,275,989 in the omegas& ing period of the preceding financial gear, Whisk began with a balance of £7,641,072.0 3329.*0 =PIP diture was £58,339,387, against £58,554,882 to the same date in the previous year. The Treasury balances on the 21st of December, 1889, amounted t. £3,476.123, and at the same date ia 188$ Is I £3:101,4011.  AN
Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1890-05-17 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

BULL-FIGHTING IN PARIS. SUICIDE AT TILBURY. The new bull ring in Paris was opened on Thurs. A desperate suicide was committed by a seimal day inthepresenceof a very largenumber of spectators, Jarly on Friday morning at Tilbury. Soon after 5 and the entertainment was almost as exciting as if o'clock, as a steamer was preparing to proceed on the matador had killed the bull, or as if the latter her voyage, and as the crew were mustering-in the had been fighting with bare horns. The bulls aa forecastle, one of their number, a single man named ,ear are much superior to those of the last season— Wittle, suddenly drew a sheath knife, and before he that is to say, they are much more ferocious. Three could be prevented, inflicted terrible injuries to his throat. He was conveyed to Gravesend Hospital, bulls Lad been disposed of without much excite- but died as soon as be reached it. The motive for ment, when a black bull was introduced, which the act is not known. Wittle, at the time of his early in the proceedings seemed lacking in courage suicide, had a letter in his hand, but he is also re and several times turned tail and ran. Angel ported to have been drinking heavily before joining Pastor, the toreador, stepped forward and began inthe ship. suiting the bull, disdaining the simplest measures cf precaution. Ile slapped its snout, and finally,with a dexterous movement, wrenched one of the barbed darts out of its wounded neck. Attempting a second tims to draw out the darts, he lost his balance and rolled prostrate in the arena. In an instant the bull lowered his head, and, with flaming eyes, was upon him, goring him in the side and trampling on his body. But for the leather guards over its horns, Pastor would undoubtedly have been killed. Though badly bruised he insisted on continuing the attack. Twice again he fell before the bull and had to be rescued, and then gave up the attempt, and the bull trotted away victorious. The fifth bull was the liveliest. Three times he lifted horse and rider off the ground, and in one instance a picador was pitched clean over the enclosure. Another rider would certainly have been seriously injured but for a quick-witted toreador, Lagartijo, who seized the bull by the tail and pulled with all his might. His attention diverted by this rear movement, the bull turned upon Lagartijo, or rather attempted to turn, for the daring espada kept his grip on the tail of the animal. For several seconds man and bull span round like a top while the galleries resounded. At length the bun plunged at the nearest picadcr, whom he unhorsed. Then he went at another picador, and in an instant his horse was tipped on its forelegs, with the bull's horns driven straight into its belly. For a moment the two stood still locked in this desperate position. Then the bull was drawn away, and the horse had to be killed. Several ladies fainted ; a number of per• sons left the place at once. Soma of the audience , hissed, but others seemed thrown iuto an ecstacy 0, delight.
Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1890-07-26 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN PARIS.  Chaconne, the Bethnal-green of Paris, one of the poorest and most miserable districts of the Ftwnoh capital, has been startled by the tragic death of a family through poverty and starvation. A draughtsman named Hayem, 42 years of age, his wife, and six children occupied two rooms on the fourth floor of a large tenement in this part of the metropolis. Hayem had tried his fortune in Mexico and had failed. His stay there even plunged him into deeper misery, for he married a Mexican woman, who bore him sis children, for all of whom he could hardly find crust of bread. Equal misfortune attended the members of the family when they returned to France. For a year they lived in two rooms in the Rue d'Avron, the husband only getting an odd job to do now and again, and the children in a chronic' state of starvation. Last Tuesday was quarte. -day in Paris. Hayem had no money for the rent, and he was told that he and his would be ejected in two or three days. In despair, husband and wife resolved to end their miseries by suicide, and to include the Aildren in the design. The youngsters were sent out into the streets to gather the charcoal which was afterwards to suffocate them. With this the hither lighted the stove, closed the windows and door, and the whole family lay down on the floor to die, the fatal fumes soon making them insensible. The neighbours missed the Hayems for wo days, and then became aware of a disagreeable due from their rooms. An inspector of police was summoned, who, assisted by two or three constables, broke open the door and discovered the mother w,th the youngest child clasped in her arms ; the father lying over the face of the eldest ; and the otl.ers peacefully reposing side by side. With the 51• ception of the mother they were all dead. A doctor, who was sent for hastily, found that 10 the woman life was not quite extinct, and, taker' to the Tenon Hospital, she soon recovered sufficiently to give an account of the occurrence. Her story was simply one of misery and despair. Calmly she related how when the asphyxiation was taking place, He'ene, the eldest daughter, commenced to cry out, and lest her 1,0.0 e should alarm the neighbours the father thiew hiirw self over her face to stifle 14r. The wife asserts thee all the children gave their consent to die with their parents. The victims of this terrible tragedy wiry buried on Friday afternoon.
Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1890-05-03 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

TUE SALVATION ARMY ONCE MORE.  On Saturday Mr. Phillips, Mr. Hoskins, and other Holloway-road tradesmen who have repeatedly complained of annoyance from the bands of the Salvation Army, were again before Mr. Bros at Dalston Police-court asking for process against three members of the band—Garney, Scott, and Paget—for continuing their annoyance after being bound over in their own recognisances to desist.—Mr. Phillips said : They are completely drumming us out of existence. One of my tenants has had to leave ; another has been taken away to hospital ; and my wife has died, as I say, in great measure as a result of their noise.—Mr. Bros : What have these bandsmen done?—Mr. :Paved their noisy instruments right away from Ilighburycorner to their hall, close to my house. Garner beat the drum, Scott played the cornet, and Paget the clarionet, note ithstand leg that your worship bound them over not to do so.—Mr. Hobbs (clerk): Since the last decision here, 1 suppose?—Mr. : Yes. —Mr. Bros : Scutt has been to prison and purged his offence.—Mr. Phillips : No, sir, not in this matter. I have 135 signatures of tradesmen.—Mr. Bros: Never mind their signatures ; if you say these men have broken their recognisances, you may prepare a sworn information, and I will order them to come hero to be dealt with.  Luring the proiress ot a bull tight at Guadalajara Mexico, a section of the amphitheatre, in which thousands of spectators :were. seated, gave way. Hundreds of persons received injuries. A man named Webb, who has for some time past been suffering from severe mental depression, committed suicide by hanging. at Folkestone, on Friday. He had, it is stated, on several occasions threatened to take his life.  A teleg-rain has been received from the Earl of Scarborough reporting that Mr. Frank James, of Great Stanhope-street, who had been on an expedition in his yacht, the Lancashire Witch, with hist and Mr. Albvrt Lort iVaS killed on April 2lat by all elephant. w1.1;,.t on a shooting excursion in the interior of Afri, • far from the Equator.
Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1890-10-18 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

MURDER AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. A horrible murder and attempted suicide have been committed by. a medical student at Witnesham, near Ipswich. Some 15 months ago a lady, named Mrs. Ellen Dixon, widow of Mr. Alfred Dixon, stationer, of Beccles, hired a pretty cottage in the village street, and from that time has occupied the house with her son, Alfred William Dixon, who is now about 25 years of age. villagers had always noticed the strange demeaheur of the Son, and it was generally understood that he and his mother did not live on very comfortable terms. He ,had, however, never been beard to threaten her in any way, and when it became known that he had murdered his mother and attempted to commit suicide great surprise was &hewn, and the utmost excitement prevailed. The first intimation of the event was received about 7 o'clock on Thursday morning, when Mr. P. A. Damant, whose house is nearly opposite that of Mrs. Dixon, found a black bag with an envelope attached directed to Mr. William Potter, Witnesham, and marked "Very urgent; please deliver at once." The letter and bag were conveyed to Mr. Potter, who found in the note, written in a bold free hand, words to the effect that Alfred Dixon could not stand the strain any longer, that his mother was at rest, and that he should soon be by her side. The police were communicated with, and the house was entered. In one of the bedrooms was found the body of the woman, huddled up on the floor, and partly covered over with bedclothes. She had a terrible gash in her throat, the head being almost severed from the body. The son lay near by, he also having cut his throat, although not seriously, and having evidently taken poison as well. He was not dead, although unconscious. Dr. Meadows, of Otley, was at once summoned. He succeeded in causing most of the poison to be ejected from the stomach, and the man soon recovered consciousness. He then said to the doctor that he killed his mother by the kitchen stove, and that he had taken some poison himself,and then cut his own throat. The police found a large pool of blood by the kitchen stove. The woman had evidently been carried upstairs by her murderer after the commission of the deed. Nearly all the rooms in the house were in a state of great confusion, and it is evident that the struggle had begun upstairs, for both mother and son were but partly dressed. The son had been educated for the medical profession and had spent two or three years in St. Bartholomew's Hospital. His mother, being addicted to drink, he left his profession when his father died in order to attend to her. This so blighted his prospects of becoming a doctor that it is thought his brain was affected. This idea is confirmed by the belief that he would not hurt his mother when responsible for his actions, as he was very kind to her. Dixon was removed to the Ipswich and East Suffolk Hospital.
Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1890-10-18 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

SERVICE OF RECONCILIATION AT ST.  PAUL'S.  On Monday afternoon a "service of reconciliation or act of reparation to Almighty God for the dishonour recently done to His sanctuary" by the recent suicide, was held in St. Paul's Cathedral, in the presence of a large congregation assembled for the ordinary afternoon service. The clergy taking part in the service were the Bishop of London, who was attended by his chaplain, the Rev. Wilfrid Ogle, and Mr. Harry Lee, his registrar and chapter clerk of St. Paul's; the Rev. Canon Gregory, Archdeacon Sinclair, Prebendary Tucker, Prebendary Barker, and Minor Canons Simpson, Russell, Kelly, and Gilbertson. The afternoon service pioceeded in the usual manner until after the third collect. Then a special anthem was sung, viz., Goss's "Hear, 0 Lord, and have mercy," after which the Bishop of London, addressing the congregation from just within the chancel rails, said that a fortnight ago a man who was not responsible for his own actions took his life in that cathedral. In accordance with ancient precedent, it was fitting that the bishop of the diocese and those who had charge of the affairs of that church should solemnly acknowledge the unworthiness of all of us in the sight of Almighty God. They knew not whether any sin of that man's contributed to the confusion of brain which ended in his destroying himself, but they all knew that all of them alike were partakers in the sin which he inherited as well as they did. All alike were sinners before God, and could only hope for salvation in the mercy of their Heavenly Father. Therefore it was fitting that they should there publicly acknowledge that they were all sinners, and ask God in His mercy to look favourably on all their worship, and that they might feel more deeply what was the meaning of that mysterious evil which every now and then shewed itself in such deeds. So the Dean and Chapter had petitioned him to join with them that afternoon in an expression of penitence before God. The Bishop then directed that the petition should be read. He and his registrar, who was attired in wig and gown, advanced to the top of the chancel steps and read aloud the petition of the Dean and Chapter. The Bishop then took up a position at the altar, and the Litany was chanted, followed by the singing of the "Miserere mei, Deus," after which his lordship offered some special prayers. The Bishop then directed the "Sentence of Reconciliation" to be read. The registrar again advanced to the chancel steps, and there read this document, which, commencing with the words, "In the name of God, Amen," recited the terms of the petition, and ccneluded by pronouncing, decreeing, and declaring the said cathedral church exempt and reconciled from all canonical impediment. The Bishop signed the document, which was taken charge of by the cathedral authorities, and the service was closed with a blessing—" The Lord bless and keep us," pronounced by the Bishop.