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The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1883-06-02 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

SUICIDE IN BARROW.  INQUEST.  On Thursday evening the Coroner (Mr. John Poole) held an inquest a the Suit Hotel, on the body of Thos. Steel, who committed suicide on Tuesday morning. As will be seen from the evidence of the only witness who was called the deceased had been drinking heavily since the Whitsuntide holidays, and had intended t 3 resume work on Tuesday last. He went to bed sober on Monday night, but low-apirited, and next morning he was found bleeding to death from a wound in the throat, evidently inflicted by a razor which was ly in g on the floor. All he said was, "I am dying," and was dead in a few minutes.  When the jury were being sworn Mr. Vogt. of Paxton-street, declined to besworn on the pound that he had been summoned to almost every inquest in the neighbourhood, while many other tradesmen were never summoned at all.—The Coroner said the calling of the jury he left in the hands of the police who had often to get whom they conl.l to serve. Ho hoped all care wou'd be taken not to call the same jurymen too often.—At the Coroners request Mr. Vogt consented to serve on this inquest. —The first and only witness called was Ann Nichols, who being sworn said: I live at 3, Paradise-street, and knew deceased who lived with my father. He was about 50 to 55 years of age and was a caulker at the Ship Yard. He had lodged with us about ten months but had not been to work since Whitsuntide and halbeen drinking heavily. He went to bed on Monday last quite sober but in rather low spirits which be had seemed in for two or three days. I never heard him mention that he intended to take his life. He said on Monday night that he intended to go to his work next morning. Next morning my sister heard him call, and she went to his room door, but (lid not go into the room, as his voice sounded strange. She came for me, and I went downstairs for Mr. Turnbull. When I came back she went with me to the room, and when I opened the door I saw the deceased lying on the bed undressed, the razor lying on the floor. He was bleeding very much from the neck. I went downstairs for Mr. Kirby and James Kershaw came upstairs and took off his apron, which he wrapped round deceased's throat. I went to the shipyard for my father, and I do not know who it was who fetched the doctor, but deceased was dead when I got back. When I first went into the room he looked at me, and said, "I am dying." Ido not know what made him low spirited. There had been no quarrelling at the house.  The Coroner said there was no occasion for further evidence, as the cause of death was plainly the cutting of his throat by the man's own hand. The jury brought in a verdict of "Suicide" accordingly.
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1880-05-22 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

SUICIDE.—On Thursday evening last the inhabitants of enamel were horrified on hearing that Mr. Hobert Dickinson, master shoemaker, of Devonshire Place, had put au end to his existence by hanging himself in the top room over his works shop. Au inquest was held upon the body on Saturday afternoon, at the King's Arms, before Mr. Coroner Holden, and the following jury: Messrs. Garnett (foreman), Wearing, Butler, Burton, Storey, Sharp, Gardner, Ayles' redder, Burrow, Lancaster, and Cragg. Mrs. Dickinson, was the first witness and deposed to being the wife of deceased, and that he was 29 years of age. In reply to interrogations from the coroner, witness said she had, though not lately, heard deceased threaten to commit suicide, but this was only on occasions when under the influence of drink. Since his parents left the country some twelve months ago, he had been more depressed in spirits, as he had had a great desire to go with them. She missed him from his workshop about a quarter past six, and on going up to the higher room " where he kept part of his stock-in-trade, she I found the body suspended from a rope which was I attached to the main tree of the roof. She at I once turned the body round when it fell from the rope ' aud then ran for assistance. Mr. Breckel, printer, deposed to visiting the house at Mrs. Dickinson's request, and on examination of the body found life quite extinct; this would be shortly before seven o'clock. He knew nothing of the habits of the deceased, though ' he had known him for teu years: he thought he was not a person likely to commit suicide. Mr. Thompson, I wailer, spoke to being with deceased at a quarter past , one on the day named., and noticed nothing irrational in his conversation; deceased asked him to keep him eempany during the afternoon, as ho could get much work when he was in conversation with hi w:ri all the evidence, and after a brief 1,7 the the jury were unanif,pleion flea deceased had, hanged himself whilet nelleriez freer temporary insanity. Deceased was a mai of Cart:nod, and of a very respectable Madly, and was much respected by all who knew Into. his reetains were interred in the Parish Church on Sunday last. IV;
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1880-09-04 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

YOUNG MAN DROWNED AT WORNINOTON.—On Friday an inquest was held at Workington, before Mr. Webster, coroner, on the body of Thompson Heccles, mariner, aged 17 years, belonging to the Row, Workington, who had been drowned whilst bathing in the sea, near the pier, at Workington, on the previous day. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidentally drowned." IMPORTANT TO MINEOWNERS —OR Monday, at the Whitehaven police court, the Cleator Moor Local Board, which is also the highway authority, summoned the Canon Mining.. Company for £39 19s. Id., which was the extraordinary expense incurred over the average cost of repairing the highway from the company's pits to the goods stations, during twelve months. It was contended that the cost had been incurred through the company's workmen carting iron ore. Nine thousand tons of ore, it was admitted, had been carted over the road.—The magistrates found the case proved, and ordered the company to pay the full amount claimed, and costs. SUICIDE Or & Famine isnan Comcninnounr.—A sad case of suicide occurred on Friday morning last, at the village of Setmurthy, about four miles from Cockermouth. The unfortunate man who took his life was Mi. Robert Tremble, a well-to-do farmer, who has occupied the Low House estate, of which Mr. J. A. Hoskins The Higham, is the proprietor. for upwards of twenty years. It appears that the deceased, who was in good health, was that morning working in the harvest field, and after breakfast proceeded to the stable, in order, as was supposed, to harness a horse. Not appearing for some time, a servant girl was sent by her mistress to look for him. To her horror she found that her master had hung himself from a beam in the stable. He was quite dead. H was 62 years of age, and much respected by all his neighbours. lILPHA
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1880-09-04 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

RIDE ON A REAPING MACHINE. —On Saturday last whilst Mr. Cornthwaite (manager for a este misery was disclosed during _the holding or an inquest by Mr. Poole, coroner, on Friday evening, Mr. Clegg at the Holmes Green Farm, near Dalton) held at Ulverston, touching the death of Thee Miller, was engaged on a reaping machine, cutting down a iron miner.—John Garlick, of Hest Bank, depossid field of corn some men were at the same time employed that he and two others were walking down the Canal in an adjoining field blasting and removing large Bank, about one o'clock that day, when he observed boulder stones. The sound of an explosion close at some clothes on the bank. Looking in the Canal they hand so startled the two spirited horses attached to saw the body of the deceased, -standing upright— the reaper that they set off full gallop towards home. about a foot of water covering the head. The place Mr. Cornthwaite pulled at the reins, but he soon found was near to the Manure Works.—John Johnson, that he had no power to check his horses. Tinfortu- fisherman, spoke to getting out the body. He idennately his foot was fast in the tilting board strap, and tified it as that of Thomas Miller.—Arthur Miller, son he could in no way extricate himself, so he was of deceased, said he was 15 years of age. His father obliged to remain in his hazardous position. The was 45, lived in Neville-street, and was a miner. He horses rushed madly ' the gateway, snapping - -• . '‘ - did not know where his mother was; she had left of C' ' - about ."'  home. He last saw his father alive - , eight o'clock that morning. Deceased got up before witness. He was up at seven. His father had no breakfast. In., answer to the Coroner, the boy, who gave his replies with great intelligence, said—This morning, my fa. her said to me, "Put 45 on my coffin." I did not ask him what he meant. He was sober. He had not been to work either last week or this. He was drinking part of the time. He seemed to be rather queer since last Tuesday. He told me had had a dream, and however much he tried to do right, he could not— something seemed to be against him. He told me this' a week yesterday. I have two sisters and thrs brothers. They are all younger than myself. As 7 father has been out of work we have not been , well off. I work at the Co-operative Stores, and ' the only one at work.—The Coroner, in summir said he had been told, and he believed it wit, that the deceased had the greatest of all curses wife. He himself was at times addicted to dr no doubt the trouble about his wife, and / look after all his young children, had affi Mr. Poole referred to deceased's allusion to and to the coffin. His mind had evidently and he had meditated suicide. There could the jury, be but one conclusion in the r deceased had committed suicide wilily' mind.—A verdict that deceased had: di . whilst suffering from temporary insani
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1880-07-31 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

DISTRESSING SUICIDE AT ULVERSTO N.  An inquest was held on Monday evening, at the Ulverstou Cottage Hospital, before J. Poole, coroner. The inquest was convened:to inquire into the circumstances attending the death of Amelia Jones, when the following evidence was adduced :—J. J. Jones, son o. the deceased: I live in Brook Cottages, Ulverston. The deceased was my mother; she was 64 years of a gef She lived with me, and was a widow. I saw her list yesterday evening, about nine o'clock at home. I aid my wife went out for a walk. I asked her to go with us; she declined, and said she would go to bed. I said, "so long ; " she replied, "good night," and I told her we would soon be back. For some two months past she has been very low in spirits, also ill for some time before, but worse in spirits during the past two months. I know of no cause for her depressed spirits. I had no fear of her committing suicide. She had said to me, and to my wife, what a horrible thing it would be if she did anything to herself. She mentioned it last week. We told her she had no cause for such Yesterday she was low in spirits. We had previously left her alone; it is usual for us to walk out on Sunday night. The slip produced is her writing. We found it on the table, when we returned about a quarter past ten. The paper had on it: "God help you-both. God save my soul. lam mad, and cannot live another day.' We found she had left the house when we returned, and in about half an hour we were told her body had been found. I went to see her, and found her drowned, her body having heen taken to the hospital.—Margaret Gudgeon deposed: I live at Brook Cottages, and knew the deceased. I saw her last evening about 9 o'clock. She went out, with her bonnet on. She went down the lane, in the direction of the town. I have frequently talked to her. I did not notice anything particular about her. She seemed to agree well with her son and daughter. John Slinger said: I got the body of the deceased out of the Mill Dam, about half-past ten, on Sunday night. It was at the high end. She was floating on her back. Dr. Robinson examined her, and said she had been dead spine time. Her cap and bonnet were lying on the side. I was called up out of bed by Mrs. Pedder, who said there was a cap and bonnet lying by the side of the dam, and she was afraid some one was . drowned. '1 he dani was deep and full on Wednesday. There might be three feet of water in on Wednesday. Tie Coroner summed up, recapitulating the evidence. It was evident from the note left that she had been in a state of unsound mind at the time when she committed the act. Her son and daughter had talked to her, but they evidently never imagined she would put an end to her life, else they would not have left her He directed thb jury to return a verdict of suicide whilst suffering from temporary insanity, which was done.—An inquest was held on the body of deceased on Monday evening, before Mr. Poole, coroner, when a verdict of accidental death was returned.
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1880-07-06 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

DALTON CO-OPERATIVE Socicar.—The seventy-sixth quarterly meeting of the above society was held in the Co-operative Hall, on Saturday evening last, Mr. Charles Walker, president, in the chair. The report shows that the extraordinary sum of £19,280 12s. 70. hr a been received from the sale of goods during the last quarter. After allowing interest on all paid-up shares, at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum, the society is enabled to declare a dividend of 2s. Bd. in the pound on members' purchasers; £25 7s. 4d. to the educational fund; £64 19s. Id. to the depreciation of buildings. and £7l 18s. 70. to balance carried forward to next quarter. The meeting decided to open a branch store in Broughton-road, at the janction of that thoroughfare with Queen-street. The propel ty is already owned by the society, and by a little outlay may be made into a first-rate shop. It is situated in a crowded neighbourhood, and there is no doubt of its becoming a very profitable branch. It will also be found a great boon to the menibers living in that locality, they being enabled to make their entire purchases in their own shop, and will not haveto toil with heavy burdens up the steeps of Chapel-street. With the exception of electing four members on the educational committee there was no other business of interest, and the meeting separated, the members being Fghly pleased with the dividend.  TEETH extracted without the slightest pain, by the aid of nitrous-oxide gas, at Mr. CrtexmArlit Gate Goddard's), 122, Church-street. [lO6O  The appellation of senior and junior wranglers ha/ been given to one or two distinguished local public men who have a knack of q,uarrelling with each other when they get the opportunity. We hear that Mr. D. Muucaster, who was a week ago reported to have committed suicide, is progress ig favourably: The doctor of the Lancaster Asyli n says he is suffering from brain fever accelerated by over study and too close attention to business.
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1880-01-20 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

THE MANCHESTER MURDER.  The excitement in connection with the Harpurhey murder is rather increasing than diminishing. The distribu in of facsimiles of the decoy letter, and their publication in the local papers, have produced no pr fitable result. The wildest rumours are afloat, and names are freely mentioned in connection with the murder. Great excitement was caused on Saturday morning by a story that a person whose name has been mentioned had committed suicide. The report, however, is entirely unfounded. Five thousand 11th graphed copies of the letter by means of which Mr. Greenwood was decoyed from home on the night of the murder of his servant have been circulated by the police authorities. The police are now endeavouring to elucidate a theory which, if it leads to anything material, will have a startling if not a sensational result; and, if the mystery be thus solved, it will be due in the first instance to the publication by the police and the local Press of the facsimile of the letter addressed to the murdered girl's master. The following extraordinary letter and note appeared in Saturdaa's Newcastle Chronicle : The Manchester murder remains a mystery, and will do so unless a stop is put to the practice of blasting a witness's character, by raking up and exposing to the gossiping public all the past incidents of a person's life, public and private. Now, sir, I coald point out the murderer, and I know of such evidence as would prove the case most conclusively; and the reason I do not come forward and give the information that will bring to justice the perpetrator of this black and hideous crime is because when I was a youth, some 15 or 16 years of age, I was indiscreet enough to do something (not a criminal act) which I have always regretted, but which is now forgotten by the few who knew. What do I care for justice when my youthful folly will be revived and be exposed to the jeers of the world, and my wife and daughters made to blush for a husband and father. I would not have my wife and family and friends know of the folly I was guilty of when a lad of 19 for ten times the amount of the reward offered nor if a dozen of such crimes were committed to-morrow; and I believe there are thousands of people in the same position that 1 am. 1 hold a responsible and respectable position near Manchester, which I do not feel inclined to sacrifice, although it would bring a criminal to justice; but when it is no longer the practice to expose a witness's private life, which has nothing to do with the case, then will I come forward and say what I know about this unfortunate affair.—Yours, &c.,
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1880-07-10 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

SPIRITUALISH. A mutual improvement class was formed in connection with the Spiritualists' Society, on Monday night last. The President gave the first ' paper, entitled "Modern Spiritualism." Ile gave the origin of Spiritualism, its success and teachings. Be glanced at the Hiudoo, Egyptian, Persian, and Chinese Bibles, giving them the same origin as the Jewish and Christian Scriptures, and on a par with the trance and inspirational orations of mediums of the present day. He minutely noticed the materialistic tendency of the present age, also the transition state of many individuals in connection with the Churches—that the prescribed formularies no longer satisfy the innate wants of the immortal spirit; that men's minds are growing out of the old state of things, and are beginning to question the old established dogmas. The speaker (lid not trouble at such a state of things. The new light which was beginning to shine was simply painting out the insufficiency of forms and beliefs to satisfy the intuitional nature of man. He held out a hope thet Spiritualism would satisfy every want of humanity, as it was based on nature's laws. He wound up his paper by saying (1) Spiritualism teaches the universality of the Fatherhood of God; (2) it he Idles the universality of the brotherhood of man; (3) it teaches the carrying out of the Christ priqpiple in the small as well as the large concerns of life', (4) it teaches; the eternal progression of the immortal spirit: (5) it teaches that man's eternal well-being depends upon his own exertions here, or, in other words, he must "work out his own salvation ; " (6) it teaches the fundamental doctrines of the Bible, expounded by its own philosophy; (7) it removes the rubbish—the accumulation of ages— from the pure teachings of Jesus, so that they appear in all their beauty and loveliness; (8) and it also teaches that our standard of appeal is to do that which we conceive to be right, and the doing of which is for the highest good of humanity, individually and collectively. At the close questions were asked touching upon several points of the paper; after which a very intelligent discussion ensued, chiefly upon the Christ principle, and the imperfection of spirits in the spheres. Try Buxton's Tonic Drops for indigestion, headache, heartburn, sickness, nervousness, and general debility. Sold in bottles, Is. Id., and 2s. 9d., at 32 and 34, Cavendsh-street. • [29J  A recognition tea meeting in connection with the pastorate of the Rev. Mr. Hope, at the Methodist New Connexion Church. Abbey-road, was held on Thursday evening, when a very successful and pleasant evening was spent. The appellation of senior and junior wranglers has been given to one or two distinguished local public men who have a knack of quarrelling with each other when they get the opportunity. We hear that Mr. D. Muucaster, who was a week ago reported to have committed suicide, is progressing favourably: The doctor of the Lancaster Asylum says he is suffering from brain fever accelerated by over study and too close attention to business.
The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1880-01-24 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

THE MANCHESTER MURDER.  The excitement in connection with the Harpurhey murder is rather increasing than diminishing. The distribudon of fae-sunike of the decoy letter, and their publication in the local papers, have produced no profitable result. The wildest rumours are afloat, and names are freely mentioned in connection with the murder. Great excitement was caused on Saturday morning by a story that a person whose name has been mentioned had committed suicide. The report, however, is entirely unfounded. Five thousand 11th graphed copies of the letter by means of which Mr. Greenwood was decoyed from home on the night of the murder of his servant have been circulated by the police authorities. The police are now endeavouring to elucidate a theory which, if it leads to anything material, will have a startling if not a sensational result ; and, if the mystery be thus solved, it will be due in the first instance to the publication by the police and the local Press of the facsimile of the letter addressed to the murdered girl's master. The flowing extraordinary letter and note appeared in -.:lturdit‘'s Newcastle Chronicle The Manchester murder remains a mystery, and will do so unless a stop is put to the practice of blasting a witness's character, by raking up and exposing to the gossiping public all the past incidents of a person's life, public and private. Now, sir, I could point out the murderer, and I know of such evidence as would prove the case most conclusively; and the reason Ido not come forward and give the information that will bring to justice the perpetrator of this black and hideous crime is because when I was a youth, some 15 or 16 years of age, I was indiscreet enough to do something (not a criminal act) which I have always regretted, but which is now forgotten by the few who knew. What do I care for justice when my youthful folly will be revived and be exposed to the jeers of the world, and my wife and daughters made to blush for a husband and father. I would not have my wife and family and friends know of the folly I was guilty of when a lad of 19 for ten times the amount of the reward offered, nor if a dozen of such crimes were committed to-morrow; and I believe there are thousands of people in the same position that I am. I hold a responsible and respectable position near Manchester, which I do not feel inclined to sacrifice, although it would bring a criminal to justice; but when it is no longer the practice to expose a witness's private life, which has nothing to do with the case, then will I come forward and say what I know about this unfortunate affair.—Yours,