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The Nuneaton Times. — 1875-02-20 (Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England)

SHOCKING STORY.  Yr. Humphreys has held an ingu;ry at the Windsor castle, Charles-terrace, Vtori raft, relative to the death of Sarah Phillips, aged 21 years, who e,,ininitted euicide by throwing herself into the Itegent's-canaL Samuel Phillips, a general dealer, 1, Chapel-street, Bethnal-green, said that tbe deceased was his wife. She had been in the habit of borrowing money from her uncle, who charged her interest at the rate of one thilling in the pound per week. He used to watch witness out of the house and then come and offer the money to the deceased. When the amount reached £7 he offered to let her have £l5, providing she paid £9, with £2 for interest, by Wednesday. The day previous she disclosed the secret to him, upon which they pawned everything they had in the place to make up the amount. For two whole days they had not tasted food and had not a friend who would lend them 6d. The next day she went to her uncle, who rattled the 15 sovereigns in her face, and said that he would not lend her another halfpenny without Orst-class security. She begged him to let her have 3s. to obtain food, but that was also refused. On Sunday dvening she went out, and witness did not again see her alive. He believed she had committed suicide through the home being broken up. Samuel Leech, proprietor of the Orange Tree, Orange-street, Bethnal-green, said he was in the habit of lending his niece money, charging interest at the rate of Is. in the £1 per week. Joseph Whitmore, of 3, Bishop's. road, South Hackney, , depesed that he was on the banks of the Regent's Canal. near the Cambridge. road Bridge, about ten minutes to nine o'clock on Sunday night, when he saw a woman struggling in the water. He at once went for the drags, but when pulled out the deceased was dead. The coroner remarked th it if ever a man was morally responsible for the death of another person the uncle was. In all his experience he had never heard of so heartless a case. The jury returned a verdict, That the deceased committed suicide while in a state of unsound mind, caused by the extortionate and the cruel and heartless conduct of her uncle, Samuel Leech.
The Nuneaton Times. — 1875-07-03 (Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England)

THE SUICIDE IN GROSVENOR-GARDENS.  Mr. Bedford, the coroner for Westminster, has held an inquiry at St. George's Hospital touching the death of Anastasia Fardelle, a lady'smaid in the service of Colonel Sir James Hogg, M.P., chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works, who committed suicide on Saturday morning last by throwing herself out of the window of No. 26, Grosvenor-gardens. Colonel Sir James Hogg was in attendance. Mr. Fardelle, son of deceased, residing at 31, Piccadilly, a hosier's 'militant, identified the body, and said deceased's age was about 60, :and she was a widow. Of late she had been in very low spirits, although apparently in good health. She, however, frequently complained of pains in the head, accompanied with giddiness, and expressed fears of what would become of her if she became ill. She appeared greatly to dread illness, but never expressed any suicidal intentions. Henry Gidings, butlee to Colonel Sir James Hogg, stated that the deceased was also in Sir James's employ, and was a lady'smaid. He had latterly heard her complain of pains in the head, and she was under medical treatment. He saw her shortly after eight on Saturday morning, when she was on the parapet of the house. At the time he was on the pavement in front, and he immediately ran upstairs to the room outside of which she was. She was then clinging to the railings of the parapet, and when he went in she released her bold, and fell into the area, a distance of sfity feet. He ran downstairs and saw her lying in the area, and he had her conveyed to St. Georges Hospital, where she expired shortly after her admission. Dr. Bennett, house surgeon at St. Georges Hospital, said he saw the deceased upon her arrival on Saturday morning, when she wee quite dead. She was very much bruised; many of her bones were broken, and her spine was broken. She died from the injuries :received consequent upon her fall. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased committed suicide whilst in a state of temporary insanity.
The Nuneaton Times. — 1875-02-13 (Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England)

THE STRIKE IN THE TUBE IRADF..--,..,n Saturday, a deputation from the men employed at Church Hill works, Wednesbury, and Alma Works, Walsall, had an interview with the managing proprietor, Mr. E. Russell, by his request ile offered to split the hours in dispute, but they refused to accept anything short of a continuance of the nine hour's system. if e then promised to see the manager of the Crown Tube Works and communicate with them again. • FATtL RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN M'OTLAND —On' Friday morning, at Carstairs Junction, a goods train while .oing at a moderate speed, was by the mistake of a pointsman, thrown into a siding: The engine and tender, with several wagg ms, were pitched into a ditch. Andrew Clarkson, the driver, fed. from the locomotive, and was scalded to de th by the escaping steam. So unexpected was the accident that neither the driver nor stoker had time to jump off Clarkson has left a widow and ten children. An investigation is to be made. Tun Chapter of Paderborn having been summoned by the Prussian Government to elect a successor to the deposed bishop, have definitely declined, on the ground that that would be committing a grevious wrong to Monsiknor Martin, who was appointed to the bishopric by the Holy Ghost, and at the same time excluding themselves from the Catholic Church by violation of its laws. Mitirritici of the Labour Laws Commission was held on Thursday, when there were present: The Lord Chief Justice of England (ehairmaii), Lord Winmarleigh, the Right Hon. E. P. Bouverie, the Right Hon. Russell Gurney, Q C., the Right Mon. Sir Montague Smith, Mr. J. A. Roebuck' Q.O M.P., Mr. Thonnis Hughes, Q C, Mr. G. Goldney, M.P., and the secretary, Mi. Francis H. Bacon. ' IN consequence of the frequency of suicides in ' the French Army, the commander-in-chief of the 15th corps has issued an order, in which he says that the soldier wlto puts an end to his life is guilty ! of an act of cowardice. His life belongs to God and to his country, The general has decided that every soldier who commits suicide shall be buried in the night without military honours and without escort.  Private letters from the Gold Fields at the Cape Of Good Hope report the finding of large nuggets there. A Philadelphia publishing house hare recently issued a ton oeut edition of Banyan's "Pilgrim's Progress." It has been resolved by the Blackburn Town Council to oonimenue a negotiation for the purchase of the gas and water works in that town. Congress has just appropriated 25,000 dole. to defray the expenses attending the •ieit of King Kulakw+ to the United Statee. Cheap at that. Lord Coleridge imposed a fine of £2O on eaCh of fourteen jurymen who did not answer to their names in the Court of Common Pleas on Thursday morning.  Priuted be EDWAAD GOODXndEßarld LEI Pawn, and published dt the Offices, Newdegate-street, Nuneaton, Market-place, Bedworth, and Long. street, Atherstone, Saturday, February 13, 1875.  1
The Nuneaton Times. — 1875-07-17 (Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England)

SUICIDE AT THE WORKHOITEE.—Uu Thursday morning last, John Mathews 76 years of age an inmate of the Coventry Union Workhouse, committed suicide by cutting his throat with a pocket knife. He died the followieg day. An inquest was held on Saturday, and a verdict of suicide without sufficient evidence to show the state of mind was returned.  Tax Lisituan Chum Tam—On Monday last the annual excursion of the members of the Coventry Liberal Club sad their frieade took place to Metlock, Chateworth, and Buxton. What is known as " Queen's weather" favoured the excureiouiste dnriug the whole day; and the outing, marred only by an accident narrated below, was unprecedented, both foreompletenessof arrangement aud illimitable attraotione in the places visited. The Trip Committee of the Club may, we think, congratulate themselves on the success of their uutiring exertious to provide for the comfort of the excureiouiste, and iu these exertions the railway authorities and their employ Cis entered most Leurtily on Monday. The number of excursioniete from Warwick, Leamingtou, Kenilworth, Coventry, Feleshill, Bed worth and Nuneaton was fully equal, if not in exoeas of that last year. Mr. Clench, the etation-master at Coventry, personally superiutenued the despatch of the three trains. lie had the whole of the carriages properly cleaned and lamps placed therein, so as to make the return jourt ey more pleasant. In many ways be contributed to the comfort of the excursiouiets, and earned from them, as he deserved, their heartiest 'bank& The many objects of interest in Matlock were enjoyed to the full, as were also the inspection of Chatsworth efouee and grounds while those who journeyed to iuxton found themselves ALB rewartiml for their exceedingly long journey, their expectations being more thee realised. In the returiu journey one accident occurred. The train front liuwaley bad arrived at Matlock Lath Shittion, but had nut quit, stopped —about tiv- carriages having to collie up to the platform. One of the excursionists in the hurry of the crowd attempted to catch hutd of the handle of one of the moving carriages, was dragged by it and fell between the train and platform. Before the train could be stopped, she had received severe itjuries on the right baud aud the crown of the bead. She was cenveyed in a first flees compartment to Derby, 'and thence to the Inthmary, there wittre he receivad every medical attendance and kindness. The fore finger and thumb on the right hand were amputated, and at eleven o'clock on Monday night, eue was as comfortable as her painful position would allow.
The Nuneaton Times. — 1875-09-25 (Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England)

CRIME IN NEW YORK.  A stranger who read the Recorder's charge a few days ago, and marked his reference to the summer's epidemic of crime, would, says the New York Times of the 11th inst., be greatly surprised to learn that searcely three years ago we were groaning over a similar state of affairs, and yet had found no remedy. The investigations of the committee on crime, and the extraordinary prevalence of outrages during its session, coming after a comparative lull in criminal activity, have led many to imagine that the existing Condition is something new. It is nothing of the kind. We have before us at this moment a complete list of the homicides for the three years prior to Nov. 2, 1872. It is contained iu our issue of the 25th of the same month, and, commencing with George Baumann, who, on the 2nd of January, 1870, shot Anna Almeys, and committed suicide, concludes with John Scannel, who, on the 2nd of November, 1872, shot Thomas Donahue. From this list it appears that 130 cases of homicide had been placed on record since January, 1870. In six, the perpetrator committed I suicide. In ten, there was dismissal on the ground of inadequate evidence. In twelve, the offence was committed by persons unknown. In two others the assassins, though known, were not arrested. In one the prisoner died of his wounds. There remained 108. Of these 61 persons were bropght to trial, and 44 convicted, of whom, up to November 25, 1872, only two bad been hanged. The rest met with sentences which averaged about three years in the State prison, and regarding these lest it would be particularly interesting to bow how many escaped from Sing Sing. But the most extraordinary feature in the catalogue, remains to be mentioned. Of several of thecases sent to the district attorney, there was no record whatever. Several murderers are totally unaccounted for. The last record of these lucky cut-throats, who doubtless stood high in the favour of some great "Boss,' appears in the books of the coroner as having been sent to the district attorney. There all trace ends. At that time a criminal lawyer assured one of our reporters that he could save almost anyone charged with murder, from severe penalties by the skill and persistence with which he used the technicalities of the law.
The Nuneaton Times. — 1875-03-06 (Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England)

TILE SUICIDE OF AN OXFORD UNDERGRADUATE.  • The inquiry respecting the death of Mr. William Ernest Keatee has been held in the hall of University College. John Lee, an engine-driver, said he drove the 2.30 train from Oxford to Bletchely on Saturder, the 27th of February. About four miles from Oxford be saw the deceased on the up line about 60 or 60 yards distant. The train was then travelling at the rate of item 30 to 35 miles an hour. Witness blew his whistle, but the deceased stood quite still, with his back towards the engine lie was struck by the buffer and thrown forward, and the whole of the train passed over the body. The Master of University College said that he knew the deceased welL He was extremely reserved and shy, fond of solitude, of blameless character, very studious, and s. regular attendant at chapel. Witness had no suspicion that his mind was affected. In a letter written by the deceased to his mother on the same day he said that " nothing could alter it," and that "life had become hateful to him.' Deceased had been reading hard, and was subject to fits of intense depression. Hs was greatly attached to his mother. He was not pecuniarily einbarassed. A gauger in the employ of the railway company deposed to seeing a sealed packet and four small cards near the body. On one card was written "Take me and this packet to the Master of University College, Oxford." The coroner said that this was one of those cases in which there must have been what is called tubercular dimes', which had been slowly but quietly going on for a long time. Had it attacked the chest instead of the brain he might have died of consumption. The jury returned a vendict of Suicide while of Unsound Mind.
The Nuneaton Times. — 1875-12-04 (Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England)

SUICIDE OF A TURKISH BONDHOLDER.  Dr. Hardwfa' re coroner for Central Middlesex, held an inquest on Tuesday evening, at the Angel Hotel, Islington, as to the death of Mr. John Henry Miller, aged 66, a single gentleman, of 494 Pentonville-road, who is stated to have committed suicide in consequence of losses he has sustained as a Turkish bondholder. Miss Elizabeth Miller said she was the niece of dee ceased, who was by profession an engraver, but he had not followed it for some years, having property in the Funds and otherwise. He had been ailing and in a aesponding state for some time, but more wipe. cially lately, on account of the repudiation of its liabilities by Turkey, as he was a considrable holder of Turkish bonds. On Sunday morning she was informed he had committed suicide. Mr. Philip King Weston, surgeon, of 39, City-road, stated he waa sent , for about half-past ten o'clock on Sunday morning,. and found deceased dead in bed. A haqiikerchief 'wKS tied round his neck, and it had been twisted from right to left by means of a razor strop acting as a lever, and inserted inside between the handker: chief and the neck, with such force as not only to , produce strangulation, but to force blood from the nostrils. Ile was quite dead, and he had no doubt committed the act himself. He had attended the ,t deceased to the 12th to the 23rd October, for debility, ' despondency, and sleeplessnessi. He did not see him after the latter date, but believed he had a euieidal tendency, and therefore warned his friends not to have him left alone. He had committed the act under the bed clothes. The landlord of the !house said deceased had resided with him 16 years. He had been very much cast down of late, and especially since the recent news as to the affairs of Turkey. During the last twelve months he had said he had more troubles upon him than he could bear, and wished himself out of the world. On Sundey, as he did not ring his bell as usual, wituesa's wife first erect up, end on knocking at his door and receiving no answer, he (the landlord) went up cud entered the bed-room, end Boring deceased dead, ran out and at once sent. for the' doctor. The jury returned a verdict to the elect that the deceased committed suicide whilst in an miaowed state of mind.
Penistone, Stocksbridge, Hoyland & Chapeltown Express, etc. — 1899-12-01 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

RAILWAY FATALITY AT WORTLEY.  Major Taylor. ditdrict ccrner. held an inquest at Wortley jl.t. Railway Station, on Thursday noon, touching the death of Martha Ann %%tine,  wife of a Penistone gas-house worker. Mr. H. Harker, assistant tuperintendent of the line, represented the company. Ephraim Vause, Talbot road. Penistone. deposed that the deceased was his wife, and was 42 years of age. Deceased had enjoyed very good health up to August this year. There were two children of the marriage. To his knowledge his wife bad received no injury. but a sister of here had been taken to Wadsley Asylum. Dr. Ron had attended deceased three times. She seemed to he al! tight. hut now and then she appeared a little strange. There had been nothing to excite her. Deceased never threatened to take her life. He last her alive about ha't past five o'clock on Wednesday morning, when he took her a cup of tea. Deceased said s e was going to Sheffield. There did not seem to be anything wrong on Tuesday. When witness arrived home for breakfast at 9 o'clock on Wednesday, deceased had left. He was surprised she had left so soon. About ten minutes to eleven o'clock he beard she • was very VI at Wortley Station, and when he arrived she was dead.  1 Liry Valise. daughter of the deceased. deposed that slie was ten years of age. Her mother would not let her hare any breakfast on Wednesday morning. Her mother did not appear to be cross, but asked her to put her hat and jacket on. Deceased said witness was not to go to Iwhool. They met no one they knew on the road to Wortley. Henry Reed deposed that he was a driver for the G.(!.R.. and resided at Staveley Town. On Wednesday he was driving a goods train from Guide Bridge and arrived at Wortley about 9.45 a.m. The signals were all right. On approaching he saw a woman crossing the line, she appeared to be making haste. Deceased would be about forty-five yards in front of the engine, but appeared to take no notice. Witness whistled, and if the deceased had stunned no accident waled have occurred. She seemed to give way and drop. if. could not stop. .. . ... . . . . .  By Mr. Tarter: She seemed to kneel in the six toot.—Witnem` Yes.  Mrs. Baker. Penistone, said the deceased was a little wila the Last time 'die saw her. A little money was found on her. The dress wag torn, and the thighs were severed from the body. The feet were both off, and there was a bruise on the back .4 the head.  P.C. 546 (Nixon). Thurgoland. deposed that he my the deceased on Wednesday at 1.30 p.m. A satchel with a purse containing £2l we found near the body. In her dress pocket was £lBs. 2d. and some key.  • A verdict of suicide whilst temporary insane was returned.
Penistone, Stocksbridge and Hoyland Express, etc. — 1916-02-12 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

MONEY MATTERS.  tra.ve you been told your wife owed money? —Yes. I have heard it.  Did he ever complain that you did not allow her enough?—No, not particularly. Since the war everything has been very dear, and Elometimes she has said she was short of ID 011eY  Did ,he complain she did not receive it when you had auy i—Oh, no, I hauled her everything I could.  You did ?--Yes. I always did. In fact she neeeived it nine weeks out of ten.  When did you hear your wife took more drink than vras good for her?-0017 after he .had disappeared.  - -Did your wife bay anything to you wham you got to the Inirmary?—No, air. Just think F--Well, when I came ont I said "Good afternoon," lind he said "Take car of the children."  Vi-SIT TO CONISBORO*. Elizabeth Morton, wife of Johr a soldier, who is now on tictiv• France, of 3, Don View ter*  sister-in-law to the deceits ceased did not come to 806  and so far as he knew the 0.  husband lived happily togeth complained of shortage of monk a Mon. day night witness went out, retu Ang about ten o'clock. She touud deceased in the house. It surprised her to see her there. She told her she was locked out. %Fitness thought perhaps there was something wrong, and that she had COMP away just for the night. and that she would go hack in the morning. They sat talking until about Dne o'clock in the morning. Deceased would not go upstairs to bed„ preferring to remain on the sofa. Witness had no suspicion that she intended to commit suicide. About 5-30 in the morning she heard a moaning noise, and she shouted downstairs. She heard the noise again, and upon going down asked the, deceased if she was ill, and she said 'No' at first, and then she said "I have taken something," and she gave her a bottle out of Ilex pocket  Jever
Penistone, Stocksbridge and Hoyland Express, etc. — 1909-03-27 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

DEATH ON THE LINE.  Within the comparatively short perhxl of It week the village of Chapeltown has beep associated with two grim stories. Last week it was our duty to record the finding of the body of an unknown man on the Midland Railway, about a quarter mile from the eta, thin, with his head battered as though by, a pawing train, and upon whom the jury —with strong evidence as to the position of the body when found—returned a verdict of suicide. This week, with startling and tragie ooina cidence, it is our sad duty to report the die oovery of the dead body of another man, else on the Midland Railway, near Chapeltown. To add to the strange character of the calico cidence, this last discovery was made on Wednesday morning, exactly a week. almost to the very hour, of the previous one. Last week's affair occurred on the Eccles. field or Sheffield side of Chapeltown Station, and the present one about the same distance on the Wentworth and Hoyland Common, or Barnsley, side. The circumstance leading to the finding of the body were precisely the same, a porter traversing the line, at about 7-5 a.m., in the discharge of his duties as collector of signal, Lamps, came across the body lying full in the six-foot, or in other words, the space which separates the up and down lines. Life , was extinct, but the body was not in any way, mangled, the face being quite recognisable. The spot where it was found was some fifty yards outside the entrance to the Tankersley tunnel, a dark and gloomy subway about al mile in length, from which the engines— especially on the up-line to Sheffield—iSSUS a, a rule at a fair speed. Acting promptly, the porter communicate,. his discovery to the stationmaster, Mr. William Williams, and the local police, who quickly arrived on the scene. After the necessary bearings had been taken is stretcher was procured, and the body conveyed to the Commercial Hotel. Subsequent inquiries revealed the tact that the body had been identified 86 that of Chas. Wheeler. of Greenhead. Chapeltown, a middle-aged man who had only resided in the district about two years. He had during that time been employed at the Thorneliffe Blast Furnaces in connection with the unloading of wagons of ore. An extremely sad aspect of the affair is that in the unfortunate man'S home are left a widow and five children.