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Middlesbrough & Stockton Gazette and General Advertiser. — 1875-08-26 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

ELOPEMENT FRUSTRATED.—Oh Wednesday morning,an elopement from West,Hartlepool to Stockton was rather inconveniently frustrated. A woman named Turner, wife of a fitter at West Hartlepool, not being satisfied with her position as the wife of a honest man and mother of five children,lhad arranged with an opposite neighbour's lodger named Daniel Lewis to leave ithe care she had, and enter those she knew not of. Taking two of her children, with a bed, and sundry boxes of clothing, she availed herself of the absence of her husband on Tuesday evening, and departed for Stockton in company with Lewis. The guilty pair obtained lodgings at Tinkleferefreshment house in High-dtreet, Stockton, and re-. mained over Tuesday night. The deceived husband learned the direction in which his wife had travelled, and followed to Stockton on Wednesday morning in time to find that the bed and boxes were still at the railway station awaiting delivery, and that his spouse was at her hotel, awaiting the return of Lewis, who had taken an early train to West Hartlepool on " urgent private business." The husband evidenced no anxiety for the company of his wife, but returned to West Hartlepool with his moveable and real property. The lodger has not returned to Stockton. MANSLAUGHTER AT ThothirearoN.—On Saturday, Mr Dean held an inquest at Dulington, on the body of James Drum, puddler, aged 23, who came by his death through his skull being fractured by a brick. John William Melia, stated to be 17 years of age, but quite a boy in appearance, was in custody in court during the inquest. The proceedings lasted nearly eight hours. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased and other young men had been drinking on Saturday night last, and left the Anchor Inn at closing time. At the bottom of Tubwell-row they met another party of young men, and some chaffing ensued. Deceased and one of the party fought for a short time, and after this was over, the prisoner, without the slightest provocation, went a short distance off and got two large pieces of brick and threw them at deceased, one of which hit him on the left temple and knocked him down. Deceased said "Who tossed the brick ?" and Melia said "I did it." A man, named Forsyth, came up and said, upon seeing the brick had been thrown, " Who has done this ?" Prisoner said " Me: and if you don't shut your b---- month I'll give you the same." Deceased did not appear to ail much till Wednesday, and died on Wednesday from the fracture of the skull, according to the medical evidence. The Coroner, in summing up, told the jury that as • dangerous missile had been thrown without provocation, and not in self-defence, it was, so far as he could see, a case of murder. The jury, after an hour and a half's deliberation, returned a verdict of manslaughter, and the Coroner committed the prisoner for trial at the anises on the charge. The prisoner will be brought before the magistrates on Tuesday next.  --- iErn The I ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF A WOMAN AT UNITED METHODIST FREE CIIC:I4t---‘' .'
Middlesbrough & Stockton Gazette and General Advertiser. — 1875-08-26 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

EMPTIED SUICIDE.—Robert Irwin was charged with attemp:ing to commit suicide. Sergeant Ash said that on Wednesday night from information he received he went to prisoner's house in Bulmer-street and found that ho had been cot down from the bed post, and was laid on the floor. The man said he did not know what he was doing, and must have been in his wrong mind. The prisoner was cut down by a neighbour after entrance bad been effected to the bedroom, the door of which was locked. The prisoner was disc .vered kneeling against the bed post, with a scarf tied tightly round his neck, and by which he was suspended from one of the bed-posts. In answer to the Stipendiary, the prisoner said that he was the worse for drink at the time of the occurrence, lie had served in the 14th Regiment of Foot in India, from which he was discharged with a good character in 1865. Sirce he had left the army, drink had greatly affected him. His Worship cautioned him and advised him to abstain from drink in the future. He was then discharged.  llopnay.—Before the Stipendiary (C. J. Coleman, Esq.), and It. Dixon, Earl. _ _ .  CHARGE OF STEALING flar..r-a-Sovs'azzost.-7ohn Levy, bottle.maker, was charged with stealing belle-sovereign, belonging to Thomas Shaw, labourer, on Friday. He was also charged with assaulting the prosecutor. Mr Addenbrooke defended the prisoner. Preaecntor stated that he was in the Zetland Hotel on the evening ot the day in question, and sat be. side the prisoner, who snatched half-a-sovereign oat of his hand and put it in his breast pocket. He asked him to give it up, and he refused to do so, striking the prosecutor. The prisoner was given into custody, and the missing coin, which was now recoeni,ed by Shaw, w-s found upon him.—Committed for trial to the Sessions, bail being allowed, prisoner in £5O, and two sureties of £25 each. A JUVENILE THlEF.—Margaret Richards, a young girl, was charged with stealing a purse and 30s in money, belonging to Mary Ann Jenkins, widow, Lower Feversham-street, on the 16th instant—Pro. seentrix said that the prisoner came to her house and stated that she had come from Farm, and asked to be allowed to stay overnight. The girl's wishes were complied with, and the following morning she was called at six o'clock. Shortly after she had left the house, the prosecutor missed her purse, which contained about 30e, from the pocket of a dress that was in the same room as that which the prisoner occupied. On Friday, Mrs Jenkins came across the prisoner in a railway carriage between Stockton and Yarm. She attempted to make her escape, but was given into oustody.—The mother of the girl, a widow, said she had been employed in a confectioner' shop at Stockton.—The Stipendiary sentenced the prisoner to five weeks' imprisonment with hard labour in 14orthallerton House of Cori ; sfterwaide to be sent to a reformatory for two y, are.
Middlesbrough & Stockton Gazette and General Advertiser. — 1875-07-22 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

OCKTON.  XIIIIBEIDAT.—Before G. M. Watson, Esq., Mayor, H. " Ord, B. Jackson, and J. H. Wren, E4qrs.  ANOTHER ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT STOCKTON . William Burton was brought up by P.O Barton, and charge] with attempting to hanz himself on the 21st July iustant.—Eizabeth Coxhead, wife of Charles Cozhead, 15. Light Pipe Hall-read, said : I lodge with the prisoner, having a back room upstairs. Yesterday forenoon, between ten and balf.past. I had come down stairs to get some water trom the tap in the yard, when I heard the noise of some one groaning. Hooked into the water clomt, and saw prisoner's head. I went upstairs and told my husband that there was some one groaning in the privy, and I e went down stairs. I saw him bring prisoner into his house in his arms from the water closet—Charles Cozhead said : I and my wife lodge at the house of the prisoner. From what my wife told nie, I threw open the back bedroom window and could just see the prisoner's head through the top of the door, but coui.l not tell what he was tieing. I went down stairs into the yard and opened the privy door, when I saw prisoner hanging by a , long rope, one end of which was fastened to a joist I of the root of the privy, whilst he had the rope lapped titres times round his neck, and held tight by his hand the end reaching to the floor. Prisoner's feet were clean off the ground. His faze was black arid discoloured, his tongue protruding, and his eyes standing right out of his head. I unfastened the rope and carried him into the house to a chair. It was about half an hour before we could get him to speak and then he complained of his head being bad. After that he had a pocket handkerchief tied round his head and ha I a smoke. P.C. Burton said he apprehended the prisoner on Wednesday afternoon, and charged hi en with attempting to commit suicide by hanging. He replied, "I did not intend to do it; I only wanted to frighten my wife."—Prisoner was then formally charged with the felony. He replied, "I did it just to frighten them. There was a chap lodging with me who would not go away when I catered him off ; so! did this to frighten my wife." Committed for trial at the next Quarter Sessions.
Middlesbrough & Stockton Gazette and General Advertiser. — 1875-06-24 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

ANOTHER ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT STOCKTON.  On Mmday, at the Borough Court, Stockton, .7.fsry Ann Staineby, a woman between 20 and 80 years of age, was charged with attempting to drown herself in the river Tees at Stockton, on the 20th inst.—Gel. Byron said: On Sunday night, between five and ten minutes past six o'clock, I was in Black Bull Yard, at the back door of Gowland'e lodging. house. Prisoner passed me rather under the influence of drink. She wont down the hill towards the water side, and I followed about four or five yards behind her. She remarked to a young man called "Scotty," "I think it is high water ?" and immedietely jumped into the river. A man named Joseph Jegoes, pulled off his boots and j and jumped into the river after her. He got hold of her, but she fastened him. Ho broke away from hi r, and then she pulled ,one leg off his trousers. He did his hest to rt. t her out of the water again. A life buoy was thrown into the water, which prisoner seized, and then a Man named Thomas; Jones went in, and assisted to bring her out.—Joseph Jaques deposed: I ani a bottle washer, and now work at the oil mill. Oa Sunday night I was standing on the Quayside when prisoner crime down the Black Bull Yard. She Raid to me, "I think it is high water r I replied, "I think 'tie." She then went from me to a man called "Scotty," a corn carrier, ant spoke to him. I saw her then go and jump into the river. I put off my boots, and Jumped in and caught hold of her. She somehow swung herself round and got in front of me, with her aims round my shoulders, and 1 wde then obliged to try to save myself. She pulled port of my trousers off, and I then kept her above water till the life buoy was thrown in, and another man ealme to her assistance.—lnspeotor Benison said: About a quarter or twenty minutes past six o'olook, from in' formation I received, I went to the prieoner's house 'in Black Ball Yard, where I found her Flitting with wet clothes on. I got the wet clothes changed, and then took her into cu-tody. I charged her with attempting to commit suicide by throwing herself into the river. She at first denied having been in the river at all, saying that her husberid had thrown some water over her. She afterwards said, whilst dressing, that she would drown Lei-B.:if. I knew the prisoner previously. It is only a few weeks since I hid her husband Lore, for ill-treating one of her children.—Prisoner was then formally charged with the attempted self-murder, and said that ehe did not know whet had occurred. She. urged the Bench to deal leniently, on the ground of having two young is at home. The Bench said that she did not seem to have shown much consideration for them herself, and committed her for trial at the next Durham Sessions.
Middlesbrough & Stockton Gazette and General Advertiser. — 1875-06-24 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDIS AT SOUTH STOCKTON.—Hannah Chapman was charged with attempting to commit suicide by cutting her throat, at South Stockton on the sth June. It appears that the prisoner is 33 years old,. and daughter of Thomas Chapman, labourer, 40, Gladstone-street, South Stockton. She had kept her father's house since the death of her mother twelve years ago, and since that time has become the mother of two illeiitimate children, one beiug ten years old, and the other born on the , 7th February, 1875. The father of the second child is a man named. William Anderson, who has sweetheatted accused for Omit two years, but discontinued his attentions r,ix weeks previously to the occurrence, he having accused prisoner of gross immorality. After that time she appeared to be very much depressed in spirits, and in turnery. On the sth June, the father of accused got up about 5.30 a.m., to go so his work, and on passing through the room renere his daughter slept, he noticed some blood upon her pocket handkerohief, which prisoner said had been caused by her nose bleediug. The old man then went to his work at Apple on's Mill. Two hours after, prisoner's son heard his mother scream, and on going to her room, ho found her sitting in the middle of the room bleeding from the throat, and with a razor in her hand. She attempted to draw the razor across her throat again, but the boy prevented this, and got the weapon out of her haul. A woman named Susannah Johnson, and others went into the house, and remained with trisoner until medical aid had been obtaiudd. Prisoner was then taken to the Workhouse. When charged with the offence, iMe said that she wanted to die. Several witnesses were examined, and prisoner was committed for trial. AsssuLT.--Mary Robinson and George Moorson, summoned each other for assaults on the 18th June last. Mooreon did not appear, so the charge brought by him against Miss Robinson was dismissed, and a warrant was isued to compel his attendance to defend the charge brought against him by Miss Robinson. .
Middlesbrough & Stockton Gazette and General Advertiser. — 1875-07-01 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

IZEPTED SUICIDE AT THOBNABY..  Hanrah--6Capman, 33, servant, was indicted for attemrt'ng r) commit 'wields at Tram-Ashy, on the sth June. Mr Monctieff prosecuted. Christopher Chapman, 12 years of age, son of the prisoner, deposed that on the day in question, while in the kitchen, he heard his mother say, "Oh, dear !" and on going upstairs found her sitting in a corner of the room with her throat cut and bleeding, and with a razor in her band. She asked him to. fetch Mrs Johnson, and he took the razor. Hannah Johnson, :of Gladstone•street, South Stockton, stated that on the sth June, about eleven in the forenoon, she was sent for, and went to the deceased's house, when she found her in the kitchen behind the door. She was tubbing her hands. Witness asked her what was the matter, and elle shook her hen Witness asked her what she had done, and enquired where the child was. The latter she sub cquently found all right, and went for assistance. The woman's throat was ant, and bleeding, and she appeared SC'd, sa)irg that she hardly knew what she was doing. A razor was found in a cupboard. Mr Joseph Leadley, surgeon, South Stockton, said that on the 5.12 June he went to the prisoner's house and font d her with her throat out. There was a very long wound on the throat, about four inches deep, and two or three cuts running into one. The wounds might have been inflicted with a sharp instrument, such as a razor. Had the wound been a little deeper it world have caused death. The point of the woman's darts was covered with blood. Wi' 1— o considered her at the time to be incrne, and a fit subject for an asylum. The policeman who visitefthe priaoner's house found under the bed a number of linen arLicle, covered with blood. He conveyed her to tbe workhouse in a cab.  The jury found the prkoner not guilty on the ground of insanity, and she wee committed to the care of her sister.
Middlesbrough & Stockton Gazette and General Advertiser. — 1875-09-16 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

HINT TO CARDINAL MANNING. . . ..  A "Cheshire man," wntinglwith respect to som statements made in a sermon preached by Cardinot Manning at Liverpool on Sunday last, says it is very unfortunate the Cardinal should go to such a neiedbourhood to say what a dreadful thing Protestautimn is compared with the Roman Catholic religion. On Monday morning, he says two men were hanged at Kirkdale Gaol; one was a Catholic and the other a Protestant. Since the winter assizes of 1872.3 there have been executed at the same place up to the present week, which covers a period of a little over two years and half, nine men and one woman, of whom three were Protestants and seven R.:man Catholics. Father Nugent, the Roman Catholic chaplain of the borough gaol, in his report last August, states that during the year 13,000 pisoners had passed through the gaol, of whom 9,000 were Roman Catholics, ant 4,000 Protestants, Bre. There are in Liverpool 150.000 Roman Catholics; about 540,000 heretics of every description. Has Cardinal Manning never heard that in nearly every instance of stabbing, brutality, or wilful murder in Liverpool, the guilty parties are the members ot his Church? It may be said " Oh, they are Irish," but two of the Roman Catholics murderers were English, and it must be remembered that in Liverpool there is anumerous Irish Protestant community. Besides, I and no adequate authority for the.assumption that Irishmen, of all the people on the face of the earth, are beyond the influences f Christianity.  The decomposed body of a woman, whose mune is unknown, has been found in a miserable duty room in Pipe Clay Alley, Coceut Garden, London. SUICIDE BY JUMPING INTO TRH Elueuisa.—A youti married woman, pained Louisa Roberts, is suppos,d to have committed suicide in the Humber. A Castome-oftleer, named Baldwin, on duty on the Promenade, on the banks of the litunber, on Sunday morning, at three o'clock, saw a woman jump into the water. She did not rise again to the stuface, so far as he could see. On the quay he found a basket, and in it a loan document, which led to the identification of the woman. The body has not yet bee:i recovered.
Middlesbrough & Stockton Gazette and General Advertiser. — 1875-06-10 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

RAILWAY ACCIDENTEL-1 Parliamentary return issued on Thursday of the railway accidents reported to the Board of Trade in the months of January, Febuary, and March, 1875, shows that in those mouths 300 persons were killed on railways in the United Kingdom, and 1,330 injured. Of the persons killed 31 were passengers, 170 were servants of railway companies or contractors, and 100 are described as" other persons." One passenger was killed from causos beyond his own control, and 80 from their own miscondust or want of caution. Seven servants of railway companies and contractors were killed from causes beyond their own control, 163 from their own misconduct or want of caution. The other persons killed 1: s follows: 9 "while passing over railways at level crossings ;" 75 trespassers and suicides; and 16 miscellaneous. The number of persona injured frnn 011:lite beyond their own control is—rassenvers, 311; servants of railway companies and conLaetors, 113. From their own misconduct or want of caution, 131 passengers and 717 servants of railway companies and contractors were injured.  THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK OS TES Pasts.—The Arehbishop of York has been pleased to say, that "the Press is, perhaps, the chief t state amongst us ;" and he had sufficient confidence in the Church In which he is a chief to declare it as li;s conviction, that, while she could not exist unless she worked well for the nation, she Gould exi it without Parliamentary sanction or help. Nevertheless, his Grace was rather overweening in the merits he claimed for his (sloth as to the eductvion of the people. Clergymeo, he sail, had alway.; ;Awe the first to ustablish schools, and three-fourths of all instruction now given rested in their hands. But we can point to a time when they as well as others were asleep on the subject, end they were awakene I by the example of Dissenters. The Archbishop spoke in the presence of two Hebrew gentlemen, an Alderman of London and the Master of the Rolle. Did the clergy promote the emancipation of the Jews? Dr. Thompson called to mind a time when the Archbishop of Canterbury might have called upon the Mader of the Statiouers' Company (in whose hall he wag speaking) to burn sonic uaughty volume. Sir George Jessel, when it oama to hie turn to speak, pointed back to a time when even Archbishops were barned not far from where they were then. Jews and Christians, pleasantly dining. A btriking reminiscence: only Creamer suffered, not at Smithfield, but in Oxford.—The Beehive.  Mr Bumutn, Game Dealer, Redcar _ Mr FAIiNDALE. Temperance Hotel, Saltburn Mr Robinson, Stationer, lirotton Mr WARD, 31, Nortl*sta-street, Hartlepool. Steam Dye Works: We
Middlesbrough & Stockton Gazette and General Advertiser. — 1875-09-23 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE OF A SHIP'S CAPTAIN.  On Saturday mornitTiaii inquest was held at the Corporation Hall, Middlesbrough, botore Mr J. 'r. Belk, coroner, and a jury, on the body of Henry Wrightson, ckpliain of the ILL OerLIP, who hail hung himself that morning in his own cabin.  William Gardner, -cabin by on boat I the Duns, of Great Yarmouth, now lying in the Middlesbrough Dock, said: Deceased was my captain and was about 52 years of age. I last saw hint alive on Friday night about eight o'clock. He was a little the worse for liquor. He had been drinking some time. The ship came from Gotheuburg, and he was drinking there, and Martel again on arrival here. I went into the cabin this morning and found him hanging by his black silk handkerchief over the door. I gave an alarm. The mate and a policeman went to him, and the latter cut the body down. I sleptih the forecastle. The mate slept in the cabin. Elizah Kemp, mate of the vessel, said : I have been with Wrightson about two months. He was generally a steady man. List night I went with him 'to the Oxford Music Hall. He was out driokiug several times during the evening. We went on board about half-past ten, and I did not notice that he was the worse for drink. We went to bat, deceased sleeping in his own berth. I slept in the steerage. I did not hear any noise during the night. I got up about half-past five, but I did not see the body until the cabin boy drew my attmtion to it. I can give no reason why he should commit this act. He had been complaining about his head several days before.  Emery said he was on duty at the Docks this morning about seven o'clock, wh,m he was calb-v1 on board the vessel.• He found the body hangin;: in the cabin. He was dead, but the body was warm. I cut him down and had him laid on his bed and oovered up, and then [locked up the Place and gave information at the police station. The body was su.spended from the cabin door by a handkerchief. Sergt. Debbie said he was on duty at the Hacks on the previous night, and saw the captain and mate return to their ship. Both were sober so Lir as he could see.  Dr McKenzie raid he bad made an examination of the body, and found that death had resulted from asphyxia having gradually supervened. The body was in such a position as to lead him to the opinion that the man might h•tve hung himstif. A letter which had been found on the body, was handed to the coroner, but it threw no light into the enquiry. It was from the captain's wife, expressed in most affectionate terms of s ihmtude for his health.  The jury returned a verdict that dec.-ased had comrmtted suicide white in a state of temporary insanity.  Ulolllll°'