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The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1883-01-19 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

SINGULAR SUICIDE.  An inquiry was held on Friday at the E tele Tavern, Mile-end-road into the circamstancet connected with the death of Mr. Arthur Whitcomb Billinghurat, aged :11, the proprietor of the Oil Red C3W Tavern, Mile-end-rosd, who was found dead.—Mr. J. 11. Aitken, 67, Mile-endread, stated that he acted as manager to the deceased, who was also his uncle. For some days previous to his death the demigod appeared to be somewhat unwell; and on Tuesday morning he got up about six o'clock and went out, but returned about an hour later. He then told witness that he thought he should go away until the night, as the house was sold. Deceased then went npitairs to hie bedroom, and witness saw nothing more of him daring the rest of the day. About nine o'clock, as he did not come down stairs, witnesse mother went up and knocked at the bedroom door, but she did not receive any answer. About a quarter to one In the morning witness went up and kno,ked at the door, but could not get any answer. Ms then called the sheriff's offioer, who was in possession, and they forced the door open. The deceased was lying dead on the bed: and he also saw the card p oduced, on one side of which there were some words in the hand-writing of the deceased. The words were:—" Mrs. Robinson.—Good-hye I I have died naturally—not of poison. All the jewellery is yours, including the wat.l and ring." On the other side were the lines— "Go by, swift years, go by! Silver the hair, and dim the eye. Take all we have; but, till we die, Leave us, oh, leave us memory."  William Fordharn. surgeqn, stated that when he WAS called to the deceased he was suite dead, and had been so for several hours. There were no marks of violence, and no appearance of any struggle.—Profe.wor Maymett Tidy stated that death was due to opium.— After some consultation the jury returned a verdict that "Deceased committed suicide whilst of unsound mind,"
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1883-06-15 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

THREATENING TO COMIIIT SUICIDE. Richard Tizard, who has pr •viously been charged with attempting to commit suicide, was brought up in custody at the Guildhall on Monday, before Dr. Drew, B. Hopkins, 11-,0., and J. Lundie, Esq., charged with assaulting his wife M iry, and his daughter Isabella, on Saturday last.—P.C. Bullen stated that about nine o'clock on Saturd ty nieht he was called to 1, Walpole-street, where he saw the prisoner in an excited state, divested of his clothing and stark naked. His wife told witnese that he had tied the rope (produced) to a beam in the back yard for the purpose of committing suicide. He did not see the assault. He took the prisoner into custody, and on the way to the station he said he must get rid of himself somehow, or his wife would kill him. —lsabella Tizard stated she was the pris mer's daughter. On Friday afternoon, when she went into the yard, she law a rope tied to a beam, with a slipknot in it. On Saturday morning her father said he would do something for himself before the day was out. He came home about a quarter pact eight in the evening, and went to bed, and her mother, fearful of what ' he might do, sent her up in his bedroom for a clasp knife, which she knew he kept in his drawer. She could not find the knife, but her father got out of bed and took it from under his clothes, and gave it to her. She put her hand in his waistcoat pocket to see if he had anything there, but he snatched it away, saying he would do for himself before morning. About a quarter past nine he got out of his room with only his shirt on, and tried to go out in the yard. She caught hold of him, but he struck her ; he also struck her mother, but she did not think he did it iutentionall v. —The Bmch remanded the prisoner for one week, in order that he might be medically examined. A
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1883-09-07 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY A YEIVIL MAN.—At the Mansion House Police Court on Friday Henry Gay Cord was brought before Alderman Sir Andrew Lusk, M.P., charged with attempting to commit suicide. The circumstances of the case were of a somewhat peculiar character.—A Sergeant of the City Police deposed that at one o'clock on Thum day morning he was on duty on Blackfriars Bridge. He saw tha prisoner walking along and gesticulating wildly, and he was apparently engaged in c Inversation with some imaginary person. Suddenly rushing to the parapet he was about to throw himself over the bridge, when witness seized hold of him and dragged him back. He behaved very violently, and seemed to be under the impression that someone was calling to him from the river, and he attempted to jump over the bridge in order to join the individual. On the way to the police-station, he prayed and swore alternately, and witness had discovered that he had only been die. charged from the Hoxton House Private Lunatic Asylum on Wednesday laat.—Sir Andrew Lusk asked how he came to be discharged while in such a condition. The police officer replied that be was discharged as cured. The prisoner had no home and no friends in London, and he seemed as if he had been wandering about since his discharge from the asylum. Dr. Green, a medical man, who had been called to examine the nrisoner, expressed an opinion that he was undoubtedly of unsound mind. The man seemed to be labouring under the delusion that someone was calling to him from the water, and acting under that hallucination he tried to throw himself over the bridge in order to join that person. The prisoner had homicidal tendencies, and witness thought he should be placed under proper control, otherwise he would probably do some injury either to himself or to some one else.—Replying to questions put by Sir Andrew Lusk, the prisoner said his relations lived near Yeovil, and he was a stonemason by occupation.—Mr. Webb, one of the relieving officers of the City of London Union, gave evidence as to the prisoner being chargeable to the Corporation.— Sir Andrew Lusk inquired whether it was usual for a pauper lunatic to be sent to a private asylum like the Hoxton House Lunatic Asyliim.—Mr. Webb replied that it was very often done.—Sir Andrew Lusk asked by whose authority a patient would be discharged as cured.—Mr. Webb replied that he supposed it would be done on the authority of the medical officers of the establishment. —Sir Andrew Lusk thought it was very unusual for a pauper lunatic to be sent to a private asylum, and he considered that the guardians were proper persons to exercise authority in the matter. He ordered the prisoner to be sent to the City of London Lunatic Asylum at Stone, near Dartford.
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1883-09-07 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

THE NEW SCFIOOL OF REPORTING.—The laconic is just now in favor with transatlantic journalists, who have a knack of making fun out of very serious matters. The following are examples :—A circus-rider at Texas tried to turn three somersaults on horseback; the manager sent to New Orleans for another somersault man.—A man warned his wife in New Orleans not to light the fire with kerosine: her clothes fit his second wife remarkably well—Few men would attempt to dry gunpowder in the kitchen stove : a man in Canada did. His afflicted family would be glad of any informati,n as to his whereabouts.— A boy in Detroit disregarded his mother's warning not to skate on the river as the ice was thin : his mother don't have to took for so many by one.—ln Massachusetts the other day a man thought he would cross the track in advance of the locomotive; the services at the grave were impressive. Were this style of reporting to become naturalised hers a pennyadiner's vocation would be gone. Suicides might cease to be every day occurrences;if they werelchronieled thus : —" John Firni:ll, of Westminster, revolver. Anne Jones, of Manchester, laudanum. G. Jenkins, of Liverpool, third•storey window."  From Punch. " FRESH air, plain food, early hours, and plenty of exercise," says Mrs. Itamsbotham, " are worth all the doctors' rostrums in the world."  " I NEARLY quarrelled with him," slid MIL Earnsbotham. "I felt inclinei to say with Shakspeare, 'Cry hadiluck, and let Blip the hogs of war !' "  "CHEAP amusement for the people" (provided by soft. hearted (and headed) Mkristrates).—Man-bashing, wife. beating, and horse-torturing. "Fined Fife Shillings? Ooray I" says Bill Sikes. •` Wy it's hardly the price of a decent • drunk,' and twice the fun. Bully for the Beaks! They don't want to rob a poor roan of his—bludgeon." And he tries again. Perhaps if Bill were next to experiment on a Magistrate, or even a Magistrate's park hack, tie might do Society the service of showing the Law' lenity in an even lovelier light.
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1883-08-24 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

DISTRESSING SUICIDE OF A BARMAID.  Oa Friday a lengthy irqeiry was held at the S. Martin's Vestry Hall, London, as to the death of Mice Sarah Auber, apart 21 year, a b .rmaid, who was found droxned in the Tnames.—John Auber, a printer, said the body was that of his daughter. She hid 'Jaen downhe tited in consequence of boing out of a situation. Witness had never heard her threaten to commit suicide. Its answer to questions put by the jury, witn( ss said his daughter was last in the Fervice at a publichowe at the corner of Fetter-lane. Her sister had found her another situation, and she went t the house to acquaint the decersed of the fact. This made the landlord very angry, and he discharged her there and then merely for talking to her siater over the bar. That happened twelve months aga, and she had been unable to find employment since. —The C )roner read the letter referred to as follows : "Dear Father,—l write this, and then lam going to drown myself. I cannot bear to think that you and my sister should look on me with scorn, and I see no prospect before me If I had a few pounds I would go abroad somewhere, but I have not got a farthing, so I see nothing but death. There is one I want to thank—Polly. Gad knows what I should have done but for her ; but God will reward her and her child. My darling little godchild, God bless her and make her grow up a comfort t her mother. God bless your daughter Alice, and I hope God will forgive me." (By" Polly" the deceased meant her sister, with whom she had been staying at Limehouse.)— Banns Auber, the mother of the deceased, stated that while her daughter was at her house on Tuesday afternoon she asked her for a sheet of note-paper and an envelope, and being supplied with them she wrote a letter. —After hearing the medical evidence the jury returned a verdict of "Suicide whilst labouring under temporary insanity."
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1883-09-14 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

MURDER OF A SCOTCH WOMAN IN NEW YORK.  SUICIDE OF THE MURDERER.  Information was received from Americ a on Thursday of a shocking tragedy, which occurred in New York on the 23:d August. Noremao, a well.known Scotch pedestrian, was walking there along with his wife, and accompanied by his trainer, a man named George Beattie, when, from motives of jealousy it is stated, Beattie attacked Noremac's wile, shooting her dead, and afterwards blew out his own brains. Dloremac, whose proper name is Cameron (the nom de plume being the reveres of his real name) is a young man, who was at one time employed as a lithographic printer in Edinburgh. He gave up the trade some years ago to adopt the profession of a pedestrian, in 1 which he acquired considerable repute. In the south of Scotland he was very successful, and always took a leading place in English contests. 'Having achieved a reputation at home, he left for America, accompanied by George Beattie. Here he became landlord of an hotel, and took part in the race which was won by G. Hazel, of London, taking third place. In this race he was trained by Beattie, who also prepared him for another contest, which was won by Fitzgerald, Noremac,being second. Noremee's wife is described as a most attractive-looking woman. Beattie, who usually travelled with them. appeared to be a man of quiet manners; he belonged to Arbroath. Mrs. Notemac belonged to Woodside, a suburb of Aberdeen, where several of her relatives reside. She was most respectably connected; her maiden name was Edwards. She is said to have lived with her husband on the best terms. The woman was 27 years of age ; Beattie was a man about 50 years of age. He had been a soldier, and was for many years abroad. Beattie accompanied Mrs. Noremsc to America, as her guardian, some time after her husband left. Noremac held him in high esteem, and ref used to believe anything that rumour alleged to compromise his wife. Since his first departure, Bdattie has visited Scotland several times to collect the pension.
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1883-08-03 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

SUICIDE OF A DAUGHTER OF SIR SAMUEL BAKER.  An inquest was held at Sandford Orleigh House, the residence of Sir Samuel Baker, near Newton Abbot, on Friday evening, touching the death of Miss Ellen Constance Baker, a daughter of Sir Samuel Baker, who died early on Friday morning. Mr. Hacker was the coroner, and the jury consisted of gentlemen of the neighbourhood. The evidence showed that the deceased lady had been a Sister bf Mercy in a convent in London, and had recently returned home on a visit. She had previously suffered from epileptic fits as well as from religious maul t. On the 14th inst. she attempted suicide by cutting the veins of her arm with a penknife, but failing in that attempt she went down into the ball and seized a Japanese dagger, with which she returned to her bedroom, and then plunged it into her stomach, causing a terrible wound. Medic tl all was called in, but the unfortunate lady repeatedly asked to be allowed to remain and die ; and she succumbed to the effects of the wound in the stomach at two o'clock on Friday morning. Sir Samuel Baker stated that on Saturday, the 14th inst., about 8 a.m., Lady Baker, hearing a knock at the bedroom door. went across the landing to deceased's room, and called him to follow. His daughter was lying on the bed deluged in blood, and having wounds in the throat, hands, and arms. On the dressing-table %'ere a penknife and scissw s stained with blood. She exclaimed that she was weary of life and wished to die. Dr. Ley was sent for to attend the deceased. For about a year and a half deceased had been in All Saints' t-isterhood, London, and Kilburn Orphanage House. She had not been in good health since she came home, and was nervous and apparently mentally strained by work. Dr. Ley'a evidence was to the effect that deceased told him she had inflicted the wounds on herself and that she wanted to die. After hearing the evidence, the jury returned a verdict to the effect that deceased can by her death through a wound aelf•inflioted whilst iu an unsound state of mind.
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1883-08-03 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

SINGULAR CASE OF DROWNING.—An inqu et was held at the Town Hall on Saturday, by Mr. R. Aldridge, acting as deputy-coroner, on the body of Miss Clara Price, of Exeter, whose body was picked up on the shore near the Sandbanks on Thursday evening.—According to the evidence of Mr. Robert Grey, brother-in-law to the deceased, and mans:ger and assistant-secretary to the West of England Fire Insurance C mapany at Exeter, she v-as about 61 years of age, of independent means, and ha I been residing at Mayfield House, Bournemouth, for the benefit of her health. She was very comfortably off, and there was nothing to cause her uneasiness as regarded money matters. (The witnesses were, by permission of Mr. Aldrid.e, examined by Mr. S. H. Dickinson. who represen, ed the family); but she had a peculiar liking for walking into the water and paddling about as children would. Her legs were somewhat singularly formed, being apparently too heavy for her, and its consequence she often tumbled about. She was of a particularly religious fun of mind, and always regarded suicide with the greatest horror. His impression was—in fact it was the only thing that suggested itself to him—that she went into the water for the purpose of cooling her feet, that she fell, and, being unable to get up again, was suffocated. Two witnesses, a lad, named Coatee, and another visitor, named Bellairo' who disc )vered the body, stated that it was only a few yards out, and the deceased was lying with her face downwards. She had on her boots and stockings, but bar mantle and umbrella she had left lying by the side of a boat. She bad, it also transpired, been attended during the past four ua ,nths by Dr. Scutt, of Bournemouth, for liver c tmplaint and carbuecles. She had also met with a severe accident some time ago from the upsetting of a lamp. and was very weak on her legs, being unable to get up without assistance if she eh' uld happen to fall. For the past three or four months, both physically and mentally, she had been in a very weak state, but he had never seen anything pointing to suicidal tendency on her part.—A young girl, named Dinah Payne, who had been in the habit of sleeping with the deceased, deposed that when she went out on the day in question she was in her usual spirits and heal• h. She had never spokm of commit• ting suicide.—The jury, of whom Mr. W. H. Gray was foreman, returned a verdict of "Aocidentally Drowned."
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1880-08-20 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

SLEEPING IN AN OMNIBUS.—A man named Isaac Holden was on Tuesday charged with sleeping in an omnibus in NVest-street, and ale t with being drunk on the Esplanade.—P.C. Riggs said on Sunday night he saw the defendant sleeping in one of the seats on the Esplanade. As he was drunk witness took him in custody. He found on him Is. Old. He lucked him up for safety, and on the following morning he was released. On Tuesday morning, at half-past twelve, witness fennd him sleeping in an omnibus in New street, belonging to Mr. Dunn, of the Victoria He had ne visible means of subsistence.—Mr. Sime Vickery said the defendant was a coachbniller by trade, and had been in the employ of Mr. Goldstone, of St. Thomas.street, for the last eleven or twelve months. Mr. Goldstone had given him the character of being a hardworking and industrious man when at work.—Fined 2e. 6d. SUPPOSED SUICIDE AT HONITON —Early on Saturday morning, as one of the men working on the London and South-Western Railway was walking along the line a little beyond the east end of the Honiton tunnel, he saw the body of amen lying close to the metals, with the head severed from it. It proved to be the body of a man named T rickey, a carpenter, residing at Moulton. He had been working at Weymouth for some time, and last Saturday he left his wife at Moniton with the intention of returning to his work. He had been suffering from an affection of the brain, but not RO seriously as to excite alarm in the minds of his friends, and it is supposed that instead of returning to hie work he had wandered about in the neighb urhood Of Honiton, but it is not known how he came upon the line. From the appearance of the body he could not have been knocked down by a train, for there are no traces of a blow, and it is presumed that he must have placed his neck upon the rail.
The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1880-12-17 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

SUICIDE AT BLANDFORD.  An inquest was held on Saturday, the 11th inst., at the Rose and Crown Inn, befere NV. H. Atkinson, Esq., and a Jury composed of the following i.entle.nen Wills (toreurin), Mann, Biarchard, W.Hammond,Jeffery. Lsnce, flaversteek, Short, Rolls, Brinson, Burden, Shorto, and Hi-11)y, en the body of John Yeatinan. a bricklayer, a.ted 57, whose body was found drowned in the river Stour on the same morning. The firet witness, Charles Hunt, said he was a hawker, and native of the town, sten was proceeding down the Whitecliff Milt Hill, about a mile from the town, on eaturday meruing ehnut nine u'elock, when near the hill he asw a man -twoditi4at th, brink et the river, near the di:nen-wits!). The decei id was in light clodies, and directly after he saw a splash in the water; it was about 100 yards in front of where he (witness) was. Ile ran to the spo) and saw the top part of a mats's head under the water, which sank slown immediately from si.fht, his hat floating away. The water was vei y deep at this spot. He left his comrade there, and ran back to the town, gave informaLiu,' vs P.O K usher, and back aa .in t s hi, colurale. P.C. Kessler said from information he received from the last wituess, he went to the spot pointed out to him and tried the river with a grappling iron, but could not find the body. He then mo red a bat, and got a man named William Bartholemew to assist him. After a search of about two hours they found the body; it was in a bent position, with the hands across and tied together with a boot-lace. They hailed a conveyance that was passing at the time, and brought the body home. John Jame -i Yeatman, 20 Years of age, said he was the son of John Veatinan, who-ie body was found drowned in the river that morning. He Ittst saw his father ali‘e on Friday night. Ho has been in a low desponding state for some mouths past, but able to work. He was continually talking about short work, and did not know what they should do this winter; but it was groundless, as he was at work up to the day before he c.Yunoitted the act, and they din not know but lie went to his work in the morning. He never said anything at any time to raise suspicion as to his taking his life, lie was more than usual restless on the nig.ht before, c 'manually talking to himself. The Coroner, in summing up, remarked the deceased, being well known to them all, was woi king at his (the coroner's) tioues the day before, and he expressed the deepesi. sempethy for his wee ant family. He has left a wife and six children, the oldest 24 and the youngest teu. They jurymen gave their fees. aud the witresses also, to the widne, and &routed the foreman to convey it to her. A verdict of "Temporary insanity" was returned.