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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1866-11-10 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

LONDON.  A shocking state of immorality and destitution existing in Bloomsbury, London, was brought to light on Saturday at an imiuest held on the body of Anne Hall, aged twentydne years. The unfortunate de' ceased lived with a man named Allen, and it appeared from the evidence that both parties had lived with each other as man and wife since they were a little over ten years of age. Four years ago the deceased was delivered of a child in the St. Giles'. Workhouse, and about a fortnight since she gave birth to a child, being unattended by doctor or midwife. Immediately after her illness the deceased got out of bed, and, without shoe or stocking, went down stairs to a wet cellar in which she washed her child's clothes. Having been taken ill, Dr. Barrett, medical etlicer of the St. Gil.'a Workhouse, was sent for, and in his evidence he thus described the state in which he found the un• happy woman When I saw the deceased on Monday I found her in &moat fearful state or destitution. There was not • table in the room, or a chair, or a substitute for a chidr. She was lying, dresaed in rags, on a bed, which was literally a bundle of rags She was airy had, and I asked her to go into the workhouse, but she would not do so. There was not a morsel of tiring in the room, nor anythirg to conduce to the c imfort of the le,as«,i. tin the Tuesday she was taken into the workhouse, and died in two and a half hours after her admission.  A neighbour said that the deceased stated, when asked to go into tbc workhouse, that he would rather die than enter it. The coroner said the case seemed to be one almost of suicide, because here was a woman who actually died from want of that care and attention which she could have had, but which she refused to avail herself of.  _ The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony, to the effect that the deceased died from inflammation of the outgo, brought on by the deceased exposing herself after her confinement, and that her death war accelerated by want of proper care and attendance.
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1866-10-27 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

MELANCHOLY SUICIDES AT PRESTON.  On Saturday two very melancholy suicides were reported at Preston. The first wan that of Mr. Riley, solicitor. During the past few days he had been in low spirits, owing, it ie supposed, to an expected change in the transaction of some of the legal business of the county with which he was connected, and which would have deprived him of a considerable portion of his income. At about eleven o'clock on Saturday forenoon he went to his office, and shortly afterwards took a rope from a drawer, and told the office boy that he was going into the back-yard for a short time. An, hcwever, he was absent for a much longer time than was expected, the office boy and another went and shouted at the back, but they received no answer. Suspecting that something had happened to Mr. Riley, they went into an adjoining office and fetched two other clerks, who went into the cellar, and there they found Mr. Riley suspended by a rope from the ceiling, and quite dead. /dr. Riley was about sixty years of age, was much respected, and, until recently, was superintendent of a Sunday-school in town—a position he had occupied for many years. The other rumour had reference to Captain A nderton, of llaighton-hall, near Preston. Captain Anderton had not been well during the pant week, and a medical gentleman in Preston had given instructions to the effect that he was to be strictly watched. Early (in Saturday morning the report of a gun was heard in the house, and, on lotus of the servants going to the library, from which the sound had apparently conic, they found the captain lying there in a dying state, with a double-barrelled gun by his side, lie shortly afterwards expired. The deceased gentleman was a captain in the Ist Royal Lancashire Militia, and was about thirty years of age.  THE TURF and
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1866-10-20 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL IN BELGIUM.  Risk Allah Effendi will shortly be tried in Brussels, for the supposed murder of his pupil at an hotel in that city. The press in France and Belgium herr, says Cialtgnani, been for some time occupied in preparing the public for the denouement one of thoee romantic dramas which large cities occasionally afford. The career of Risk Allah Effendi has been full of incident. The gay circles of London abounded at one time with gossip relating to the then young Turkish student, who wag following the lectures on medicine at the London University. His Oriental costume, his prepossessing appearance, and the fluency with which be spoke most language., rendered him a general favourite. He received from the Ottoman Embassy in London the title of medical attache. After paying attention to several ladies of fortune, be eventually attached himself to a fair dame who, having been twice the widow of men of fortune, were not so happy a, they might be, and after a short residence at Boulogne the lady died, bequeathing the greater portion of her wealth to her husband, Risk Allah Effendi; but a sum of money was left to a young lad, a relation of a former husband, on his attaining his majority. Rimk Allah was by will appointed his guardian and wee to pongees the amount bequeathed by this legacy if his ward died before coming of age. Risk Allah took the young man to Turkey, where he assumed the rank of bey or colonel. It was said that the youth escaped from various dangers whilst in the East. Together they eventually returned to Europe. As it may be remembered, a great cessation wan produced by the accounts in the journals of Brussels of the suicide of a young lad in that city towards the end of last year. 'This was the young man to whom Risk Ahab was guardian. A judicial inquiry took place, and Risk Allah Effendi was placed in confinement for several days, but there was a want of evidence that he was in any way connected with the death of the youth. He came to Parte after the investigation, where he was received by numerous friends, anxious to show their sympathy for • person accused of • crime of which he was declared to be altogether innocent. He at this period published a volume, containing a narrative of his life and adventures, which was eagerly read by a wide circle, for he had many acquaintances. In this way he penetrated into certain circles in Par* and waa regarded as an amueing person. Not very long since he returned to London again. Meanwhile the Belgian police got hold of some correspondence of • Turkish servant of Risk Allah's connected with the death of the youth, who was found dead in bed with the pistol by Ws side which had inflicted the mortal wound. The Belgian minister at London was ordered to demand his arrest for a criminal offenoe, and he is now in prison at Brussels, waiting • second trial, which comes off at the end of this month.
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1866-10-20 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

SHOCKING MURDER AND .SUICIDE OF  TEE MURDEEE.  On Saturday eveniniA the inhabitants of Woleingbarn, situated ten miles from Bishop Auckland, in the county of Durham, Were startled by a rumour that • man had killed-his eweeth,art by cutting her throat: The unfortinate victim was a young woman named Mary Ann Newton. She; was twenty-two years of age, and was a servant to one f the jaatices of the peace for Westmoreland. The perpetrator of the deed is a man named Bowman, of Woleingham, and aged about. twenty-three. years About seven o'olock in the evening the unfortunate young woman was going out. to the back door for the purpose of bringing iu some coals, when she was Woad to give a most heartrending shriek, as if in distress . One of the other servants employed in the house, hearing the noise, instantly ran out, and she observed the deceased running staggering towards her, but ere she reached, her the poor girl fell to the 'ironed. The servant who had run out noticed • man mining away.. Assistance came, and on the , unfortunate young woman being lifted up it was found that she was weltering in blood, her throat being cut from ear to ear; and on !miller examination it wae discovered that her left hand was also mutilated. She died almost instantly, It soon bemme known who the perpetrator if the deed was from the fact that the man Bowman had for a long time previously kept the Young woman's company. A telegram was sent to Superintendent Robinson, at Stanhope, and other places, but it was not till daylight the next morning that the officers were able to take up the traw, which was followed up to the Waskerley Burn, • tributary of the Wear, to a deep hole, upon the edge of which • police-constable discovered some footmarks. A rail ' was procured from an adjoining hedge, and the constable at once commenced to search th• place. The hole was discovered to he eight or nine feet deep, but after a lapse of a few minutes a body wail brought to the surface, which proved to be that of Bowman. It was found that his throat was also fearfully gashed, at once leading to the conclusion that the murderer had committed suicide.  For a long time past it would appear that Bowman had kept company with the unfortunate young woman as a lover. She, however, lately had opposed his advance., and peeing that he wan so slighted by her, and also being jealous of • rival, Bowman at once contemplated the horrid deed, and made hie way to the house of her master, soon after dusk, where he waited for his victim. On hie pocket.. being searched, • large pocket knife was found in one of them, covered with blood. The knife to all appearances had been sharpened for the purpose of committing the horrible deed.
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1866-10-13 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

XIV.; and In 1816 Lord Schwarterbury (a Shaftesbury) gave 16,595 L lons tooth of Newton, which Is now set Ina ring, and still remains In the family. ENDING HAPPILY !—A romantic marriage has just been celebrated at the church of Cligancourt, in France. About five yearn ago two young persons residing at Larouchefoucauld were engaged to each other. Paul, the suitor, however, left on a tour, but promised to write very often to his Clotilde. At first letters came often, then rarely, then not at all. Clotilde was in great grief, and came to Paris to try and forget her troubles. Laid week, while proceeding along the Rue des Porten Blanches, she saw her lover ATM in arm with a lady. Clotilde fell down in the street Insensible; and when conveyed home she hermetically closed her room and lighted some charcoal, intending to commit suicide. Ahaost immediately there was a knock at the door. It was Paul who knocked. Clotilde was still able to open the door. An explanation ensued, and Paul having satisfied his affianced that the lady whom he was escorting was but a friend of the family, arrangements were made for the marriage, which has just been celebrated, WIIAT SHALL THE KING OF PRUSSIA BE CALLEDI7•A correspondent writing from Berlin to the Avenir Nationai, states that a great meeting has been held in that city, in the office of the Stern Zeituny, to I decide what title of distinction should be awarded to the King of Prussia on the occasion of his recent victories. The surname of "Great" was proposed but I rejected, because already applied to Frederick IL "Magnanimous" was suggested, but objected to because it did not sufficiently designate William I. A member then requested a vote upon the words " Indomptable," " Formidable," " Invulnerable," or "Unswerving." Another proposed the expression "King Cavalier." This title received at first a good number of votes but was abandoned on the observe,. tion of a member that it had already been used by two Kings of France—Francis I. of the House of Valois, *find Charles X. of the race of Bourbon. The desire appears to have been to get a surname having the merit of novelty. On a division, " Indomptable ' and " Unswerving ' obtained an equal number of votes. A final ballot has now become necessary, but the writer does not say when it will take place.
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1871-04-15 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

DECEPTION.—Enter a crowded room, and at once take cur?, oric in with your eye.—  ........ MURDER AND SCrl, iDE.—A dreadful murder, followed by the suicide of the murderer, was committed at Liege, on Thursday evening in last week, the victim being a widow and the criminal a police-otficer. It appears that the murderer and suicide lived in part of the house of Madame Ley, with whom heAvas on terms of intimate friendship, and, it was reported, was about to be married to her. in the evening in question be went Into the dining-room of the widow, who was at the time engaged in needlework, her daughter, about sixteen years old, being in an adjoining room practising on the piano. A short time after the murderer entered the daughter was alarmed by hearing two reports of firearms in quick suc,ession in the room where her mother was. liurhing in to see what was the matter, a horrible sight presented itself to her gaze. Seated in her chair, quite dead, she beheld her mother, who had been instantly killed by the assassin's ball, and near the door of the room lay the corpse of the murderer and suicide, who, after taking the life of his victim, had blown out his own brains. The cries of the daughter brought in some of the neighbours, who sent at once for medical assistance, but both the victims were beyond the reach of surgical skill. A revolver pistol, quite new, was lying by the suicide, who, is is expected, was actuated by jealousy to the commission ot the fatal deeds.  EXPERIENCES OF AN ANGLER,. —An Arigier writes .  1 have observed there is one peculiarity which attaches Itself to both branches of the art In all parts of the world. In whatever day you seek the river side it is certain to be the one you ought to have avoided. The water Is too high or too low, too thick or too tine; the sky too bright or too cloudy ; she wind is in the east and iii, no use trying; the east wind Is alwaye the beet: or you should have been here last Wednesday, when, my eye, didn't the cap en give them a turn ; or it you could only stay over to-morrow there be a nice little inn, better nor a mile from here, where my mints will make you very comfortable ; or, I never knew 'em take when there was a full moon, or when It was In apogee or perigee, whatever that may be; or the glass Is rising and they'd take the minnow freely—when, of course, you haven't got one with yen: or, its falling, and 'Pace red worm on the great Shutt; Eight would be deadly—you can get them at his place, n Men is only three mi!es off. and there's-been no rain for els necks; or, you've got a white wide-a-wake on which trighte:te the nah, or a black one, and they can see yeti more plainly. All these and many more ridiculous reasons I have heard given for want of success My idea Is that fish are pretty much like human being., and will take a dainty bait when put before them properly wine they are not hungry, a. flebby worm or badly-dressed fly will not tempt them when they are.
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1871-04-15 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.  A good deal of excitement was manifested in thss town on Wednesday night, from a rumour that a Luau had attempted to poison himself. On our reporter going to Red Hill, loud cries were heard of a person shouting, cursing, and swearing, and at intervals crying out for "Water.' On elbowing through the crowd could be seen one man lying down on the ground, being held by another who was said to be his brother. Mr. R. L. Bayley was was sent for, and the man was given emetics. In doing so he broke some gls... Rua ohouttooul Chet* ho -.Two kovievaautl. After some tune had elapsed during which he was plunging and kicking every one within his reach, or who came in contact with him, a cart, fortunately happened to pass by, and the man was raised into it and conveyed to Mr. Bayley's surgery, where he was for nearly three hours in an insensible state, kicking and raving at intervals in a demoniacal manner, and swearing at every one. The man was repeatedly asked what • he had taken, and after some time said that he had taken two aracbuis of opium. 'ibis was not thought possible by the surgeon, as such a dose would have killed him, and the symptoms were more like those %Mai would have resulted trail taking str3 chnine, and it was afterwards discovered that he lied in his pocket a quantity of vermin knier paste, which was in accordance with what he had vomited. After unremitting attention on the part of the surgeon for three hours, the various remedies applied by that gentleman were productive ut good results, and the man became sensible. He ret used, however, to say what he had taken, but sat on the floor, and anted to know where he WKS, amid without tuly further ceremony pulled his pipe and tub:teen pouch out of his pocket, gut oil the flour without assistance, anerliglitcd his pipe and begun to smoke. V, hen sutheiently recovered a car was procured by his brother who said that his name was Thomas R. Horton ; that he resided in North-street, Wolverhampton, and had been tor some short time au assistant in a chemist's shop in this town. Upon further enquiries we found this latter statement to be correct, and that he was discharged at ten o'clock on Tuesday morning for his intemperate habits. It was admitted by the brother that he had been drinking rather freely.
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1871-03-18 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

ROBBERY AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. A most extraordinary highway robbery and determined attempt at suicide by a farmer has just occurred at Ashborne, Derbyshire. -  The prisoner, Adam Slater, is a farmer and cattle dealer at Fenny Herdly, and the prosecutor (Harrison) is also a farmer and cattle dealer living at Ashborne. It would appear that the parties were drinking together at a public.house at Bradeford the other day, when some diepnte arose as to who bad most money in their possession at the time. The prosecutor boaetingly pulled out his purse and exhibited the contents, which amounted to come £l5O. Slater, who was sitting beside him, refused to show his money, and subsequently the parties left the house to. gether in a trap on their return to Ashborne. On the way they called at an inn and had cone more drink together, and while they were proceeding along the road the accused was alleged to have robbed prosecutor of the sum named. Upon being charged with the offence he replied, "If you thiak I have the money send for a policeman." The police were not communicated with at the time, but on going to prisoner's house at midnight on Sunday they found no traces of the money, and the man himmelf was not at home. On searching the adjoining premises the detective officers were struck with a bulky sub. stance hanging from the ceiliog of the stable, and on touching it with a stick blood flowed freely down. A ladder was obtained, when the prisoner was found lying on his back with his throat cut from ear to ear. He was unconscious, lying in a pool of blood, with a large knife beside him. There is no doubt be secreted himself, but on finding the police on his tuck committed the act. He could not be removed from the stable till Tuesday, when he was taken to his bedroom, but no hopes were entertained of his recovery. The affair has caused a sensation in the district.
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1871-02-25 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

MURDER AND SUICIDE.  Christopher Leedham, a brick manufacturer at Stallingborongh, five miles west of Grimsby, is a man in humble circumatmces, aged about sixty.five. Some twenty years ago he became a widower with five children. and afterwards married a young woman, who was his junior by many years, and who has now fallen a victim to his eldest eon, George Leeclham, aged forty-five. This eon, win la working as a labourer in a mill at Hull, a few mouths ago met with an accident which caused an internal injury of the nature of a rupture. This injury, from which he had not recovered, led to a depression of spirits, and produced great irritability of temperament and partial aberration of mind, and he had become more ungovernable the last few days. On Saturday, about half.past twelve, Mrs. Leedharn was preparing for dinner, there being also in the room her husband (who had just entered and was reading a newspaper), the unhappy son George, and another son, Elijah, aced seven years. 'rho mother was atont serving up a rice pudding, when George, who stood by the tarts at her side, began to eat the pudding out of the dieh with a butcher's knife. His step mother requested him not to do so, and begged of him to sit down and have Fome of the pudding on a plate. Simply ejaculating, "1 client t" he struck a back ward blow with the knife, which entered the lower part of the right side of the unfortunate woman's neck j tut above the breast bone. The blade entered to a depth of three inches and penetrated the jugular vein. He withdrew the knife, threw it down, and rushed cut of the Louse towards the brick-pond, and jumps d info the water. He was quickly followed by a brotherbn.law, aged 17, and a labourer name I Jackson, who succeeded in dragging him out. rhe youth then left them, and hurried home to ascertain the fate of his mother, who had staggered into the neat cottage, fallen down, and died immediately. Meanwhile a struggle ensued between the murderer (who was determined on self-destruction) and Jackson, in which I.eedham proved the stronger, and as Jackson clung to him to prevent him carrying out his intention he was dragged into the pond, and to preserve himself was compelled to release his hold, and the murderer succeeded in drowning himself. The deceased woman had ever behaved in the most kind and feeling manner towards her invalid stepson, and had the previous day takea home for him from Grimsby market brandy, wine, and confectionery. An inquest has been held, when the eidence clearly proved that the murderer had been for tome time in a deranged state, and a fit subject for reatraint in a lunatic asy hum, and the jury returned a la rdict that the crimes had he en committed by George Leedham when in state of insanity.