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The Haslingden Gazette. — 1912-09-14 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

CORONER.  The question of sanity again locmed large in the Wimslow Coroner's Court 0% Monday-, in the ease of a man warned Edward Hanson, whose body was reeoverod from the river Pollin in Fri.  Harry Dames, of Altrincham, said decieus,d was his father-in-law. Ile was a gardener out. of work, and for some time he had resided in Longsight. He broke up his home alicut a week ago. His wife. who had formerly been in the az2.ltun, and who had been removed there, accompanied deceased to Wimslow on Friday. She returned in the 'teeing saying that her husband hail left, ter with hie coat, stiing, 'Mall be all right till I return." lie never caarte book. . . .  The police said the circumstances pointed to suicide. Deceased's cap :lad pipe were on the bunk, sad it appeared Ins if be land walked into the river.  Mr. Blunt. deputy coroner. said there bad been a good deal in the Manehmter papers On the noesCon as to whether a 1101,131 s could be in his right mind is hen he committed suicide. Ile held a strong opinion that peoplo siitf not take their lives at a moment when they were responsible for their actions. Ur would newer forget the words of Lord Allen, who said, "As there are very few people who have an tubrolutely sound lady, no there are , very few people who have an absolutely sound ' mind. The tine of demarcation ill many cases between it sound and an unsound mind ot very narrow. One moment a person may be on one side o' the line, and at another on the ether ski.," Ile thought im was on 41e, other side of the line that those suicides occariia. 'Om instinct of Reif. preservation was MD t-trolml'y implanted in human brings that it raised a very btrong presumption . ,  , that a t)tition Wllet not ri,p,insible for hie tiotiortz.  The jury roturnod a vrndict of "Found drowned." The Coroner: It is the wtlest verdict. I quite agree with you."
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1912-04-13 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

TUE BEGINNING OF THE PROBLEM. Why is it that Home Rule, whirl, before Mr. Gladstone gave it the sanction of his groat name, was never even einsidered by the British people. and would have been regarded by thorn as .11Wigs:al suicide. is !lOW seriously proposed? It is not that there has been any change of opinion on the twits of tln• question. I do not believe that one in a hundred of the British people regards Home Rule good for Britain or for Ireland. that they ate wiary a the burden of Irish governtoo, and aro exmly to accept any-thing aide!' even het', out the pe,miso on any terns of settling the Irish , quest lot. I with th.tt those who hokl that, view could have bsen with us 10-day. and. I hope that even the reboot our powsnlings may convince them iliaC to grant Home Rule would not bring to Ireland. ii alit nut hit' this e,h4at grbucLtdhse ixigienilit if tin' Ii id problem. O , either cif reason or jus'ices is Home Rule &fowled'? It 14 defended on this ground only, that the Irish .PcuPlc demand it. The Irish people demand it Them who mai what are you? (Cheers.) Men do not constitute it nation because they happen to live in the mum island. Ireland is sot, and never has been a nation. Thorn are two peoples in In-land separated from earth other In a pill of re. figi„, of nice, and, above all. of prejudice far ‘1,01,14r than that whieh separatos Ireland as a from the rest of the United Kingdom. (Hear, hear.) I do not suggest, and you do not ask. that the minority should exercise any ascendancy over the majority. but you do ask, anti you have the right to ask, that a majority, bemuse it is in Ireland. should tint dominate it minority be. ectuso it is also in Ireland. The majority and the minority alike are not only inhabitants of lreheid, hut are citizens of the United Kingdom, and faith Can olenin the certainty of just treatttiont from the British Parham, nt, in which both are repowented. But it is said that the British Parliament, ulth the best intentions, cannot act fairly towarda Ireland, because they do not understamd the Irish people. Do the Irish Nationale-ts understand you! If this claim had any °lnitiation—awl F think it has none—if it were a ground for demanding separate treatment for the minority in Ireland an against the Loge majority in the United Kingdotn, the demand could In, made with tenfolti greater force by the minority in Ireland for separate treatment as airline`, the Irish majority.
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1903-05-23 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

DISCUSSION RIC THE NORTHERN COUNTIES.  The annual meeting of the Northern Counties Weavers Amalgamation, held in Manchester laat Saturday. was interesting Accrington and dis• trot operatives 011 account of the report to be presmiled to the meeting concerning the alleged °LSO of driving"" iii an Acerington mill. Ale. David Holmes presided. and Mr. 1). J. Shackleton, Ml'.. was in the vice-chair. There were 91 delegates present.  Mr. 1). llo!mes was unanimously. re-elected president. and Mr. D. .1. Shackleton, 11. P.. vice-president. Mr. W. H. Wilkinson, the secretary. gave a detailed report of a joint meeting between employers and the employe,' representatives recently held no the driving question, the meeting having been called respecting the attempted suicide of •ti Accrington member some weeks ago. A long discitation took place. Some of the delegates expressed the opinion that further action should be taken in the matter. The rerun-1, was accepted. This meeting wan of opinion that the CS.) VIVA one of driving, and it was resolved that the question be left in the hands of tie Central Committee and the Aieritigton District Committee to take a.ny action they might deem necessary. Mr. W. H. Wilkinson. the secretary. presented his annual report, in which he stated that the number of Payable members was 82.597, an increase over last year of 330. There was a balance gain incest. during the year of £9.726 15s. lid,, which amount further ineremes the worth and position of the association. The disputes which the central committee and utfit lets had had to deal with had been numerous and had risen chiefly in respect to underpaying and bad material. The complaints in regard to tho latter appeared to he growing with each succeeding year, with no prospect of any material improvement until a better class of cotton was purchm.ed. The report refers to the importance of the movement set on foot by the British Cotton-Growing Assoeiation. and concerning labour laws says: The recent decision in the Taff Vale Railway case should be the means of bringing the working classes of tho emnitry to one way of thinking. All should ho agreed that if the employers' funds were to be inviolate. the workmen's resources should have the same Immunity. ".Let us in future." the paragraph concludes. "have more self-reliance. more confidence in cur own class, By following this the time cannot be far distant when a fair number of WOrking HMI Will he remote,' to Parliament." lite report of the auditors, Messrs. Waterhouse and Buckley, was accepted as satisfactory, whilst reports were presented of disputes at Blacks, Come, Chorley and Benton. Mears. Holmes (Burnley). Crll,. (Biackleuttl. Ward (Nelson). Park (Preston). and Melling (Bolton) were elected on the Central Committee.  ..15 Buns for id You can make 15 large, light, delici and wholosom• bans front Id. packet Rigel Tower Bun Flour for a total coat Sid. It iii so easy to IMO that a child Rake didiriess bans with certain succesaa
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1903-06-13 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

JUR IS DI (:TION. 4.t (,unj. Polieo conrt Thortit'ly.  M. W. W• Simpsiza the ebair,, man lifr. Haeking, and Mr. L. Vik Chart°, F. lbhorne, of Higher Alt (r. iIP • Ws% summoned by his wife for ii,tent trnelty.—Mr. A. E. Britritffe. eo PT' •ented enimplwinant, said the parties were ii,r• •.! so F,ltrintry. 1900, and for some considers' n• .i.• (his ahli 0 hilt where certain sets of  rh platar. They afterwards removed to the tins stirs it.,rtdarY of the township. Defenda,.. a weaver and et.eld earn over a week. He pe.sef.sed some live stotk. Complainant rou:.i y earn when in full time 15s, per week. Then. entitled "1 the marringe.—Complainaut saki tided at 3,Suu-nreet, I hAv,ldtwivtle. Just h.!' Good Fr;day of this vest' she had In-en to fool tlt poultry and pigs, anti when she Cam, hacks' &let thrashed her. Ho hit her on the head 11 MI, Ott Tuesday, the 19th May...ne of the it Red lee accused her cf always rookie., with 11:s money with her neglect, and he hint king her about. At that time there ser, . . torrow Soft, . When her !  (oak_ in-tho house. and she had to borrow  t-ho liacrß rnerey to buy any with.  bytti t-Stuul out it b:lrtowesl,. so  -•. . thomp,4lter-a,rid lutooked her about. A feu dcr. artereard• .ce 41 et,c-..qurocc ac -threatening kick her. Since they had separtted rtereorlanl Juni trkLn ute chau non, cet. .1-141 . • . . . • . . •  bi t.  Sh. had taft him bcf  OBUIDe t.f toe Cl-treatment. but sub,equently otonoon lie put her out ot tho !val.,. a... 1 rile hod 5.. ro-nain out all night.—lh Is ddia: I sv. li'Ll`r! ma band So strike no ---I t'ime.—Detendant J Two, have. psir ne.ibor ever come down amid interh.red‘:—Connlainaht : A 'me or two shin you have hers. t. mug 111, ain'it. she say ultra we as.  iii a; ii,' mr uet.k.:! p.O say tv, se  lisvc .imrnitted suicide iri'-oU luta  mArr;.l  ,f.ber way?  NO. -I )Ili TOU  home bifore on were I 1 'rior lived eotrifortable with;.,.hr. Ilowe.nd lore interrukted  lit!uk the in titi:74: till then entiood as to witotinte that 1' till!poW, 1.1 011 the
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1903-09-12 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

LATE IN LIFE.—NO. 11. In the pursuit of litera.ture and acienoe, we have many instances of persons who have become schooltoys in their manhoock or old age; and, ondismayed by the reflection that, their spring, and sometimes ' their summer likewise, of hfe was already spent and gone, have given themselves with as much alacrity of .hoirt to the work of that education of which eircurnstames. on their own hee.lessness, hail prevented the earlier commencement. as if they had been yet as much children in years as they were in learning. Life is short certainly, and a youth lost in idleness makes a fearful sutstraction from its aianty ruin ; but this is the true way. if there be any way. to replace that loss, and to make our few years many. A short time ago, reference was made in the " Globe" to AGED Al-TIMMS, in which CATERINE (LUMLEY, in her eighty-second year, full of h.ope arid vigour, wrote the following letter: "In niference to agel authors in the "Globe" of Thumday. Vs-by 7th. 1901, it may he of future intered to know that. I was sixty-six when my hook cat "SNAKES " was rudiliehed, after more than ten years of close (Study ijeet. This is ecosiderol my magnum opus, "Edinburgh" called the "first, best, and c of the kind." as did many of the reviews. tydhree when My first work in hook forte, the South," was published, and in my -end year when I sent my last contribution to the "Globe," January 31st, 1899, though not my last, I hope (while there's Ide there's hope). 'lhe caligraphy of that paper pleased me so much that I was nearly sending it to Dr. Garnett, then about to lease the British Museum, as a specimen of octogenarian penmanship, and no doubt the "Globe" observed it too, and perhaps kept W. The satisfaction -vas due to a deliglirfutly long.iiibbed elastic pen. which, by the way (by the aid of a new- penknife and any strongest glasses), I made rnyself, and shall try again." Swim says Johnson, was not one of those minds amaze the world with early progeny. His ffimt book, except his few poetical coays, was the Dissenters in Athens and Rome," published in 1701, in his thirty-fourth year. Jause IMSSELL LOWELL, in his seventy-second year, was hard at work in his beautiful home at Elmwood on his tdography of Nstlianiel Hawthorne. THOMAS COOPER, the Chartist, who wrote "The purgatory of suicidea" while confined in Stafford goal, was in his eightydliiird year, full of mental vigour, and quite able to use his pen. Of num...a Imiwirrt, the Manchester antiquary. Canon Raines says: "Tin' tall, gaunt, attenuated, old man was said to be the best Lancashire genealog.st of his day. and at the age of eighty had lost none of his youthful vigour and gaiety." iRICUARD
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1903-07-25 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

THE CORONER'S INQUIRY. Mr. Coroner Robinson conducted the inquest at the Railway Hotel, Huncoat, on Monday noun, Mr. Robert Ingham being foreman sd the jury. Mr. Nowell and Mr. Dawson reprecented the railway eomPhY, whilst Mr. Sutcliffe, of Burnley. watched the enquiry on behalf of the husband of the de ceased.  trct  whether she waq  6re anything Wang° fa,t- I am 0!10 Of thoso strangers. u:ay urange ycU  Mr. Sutcliffe: Can yeu say how it is this lady net her., to-day .to make that. statement? . . . .  Inspector Wlteleson: She is away on her holidays, and we are unable to find her at present. Mr. Sutcliffe: Miss Paikinion did not suggest the deceased had jumped out Cr anything like Our!  The Coroner intimated that this was all the cvi. drnne hq had to offer.  .... The Foreman .3itr. Ingham): I cannot see any. thing else for it but an adjt,urtnnent. We cannot do without the evirknoe of MI. Parkinson. The Coroner: But you have had her statement second-hand. Ihe Foreman: But ii that evidence!  'the C. rem,: It odd, are m a Coroner's court. The Foreman: Well. I am prepared to leave it with the jury. If they are satiNfied it ia all right. butt am not satisfied at all.  The coroner: It will only come to a questions. to whether tha deceased jumped out of her own at. cord or whether she fell out secidmitally. The Foreman: It is a question of whether it is suicide or accident. and I em not satisfied.  The Coroner: If you ate satisfied on the evidence that it was an eccidant you need not adjourn. If you get Slics Parkinson here she may not be able to he!p you at all. The Foreman: Well. I am not really satisfied at the present, and I ,hould not consider I was doing iustioe if I did not press fsr an adjournment. There 1, not a tittle of evidence as to how she came out of the carriage. We are just as blind about it now so alien we came in. . _  It was ultimatelx durided to adjeurn the enquiry until a week next Weamewlay.
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1903-12-26 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

ELIP4OII. art master at the Accrington Technical School—Mrs. Dorothy Pearson, of Arcrington, was committed to the AE.i.P.I by the Cor-ner for the alleged murder of her married daughter, who died, it was alleged. throngh an illegal operation.—An Aceringt.m Coronet's jury returned a verdict of death from convulsion.s through improper feeding, in the case of the sixteen weeks' old wool 'toe' Singleton, of Accrington. 21—Ikath of Mr. Benjamin Wilkinson, aged 62. 24—Sir George Cotten addremxt a meeting at Church Con.ervative Club. 25—The first death from smallpox took place in Acering,ton. 28—Annual distribution of prizes in connection with Hutu at evening clauses. tPRIL I—A weaver, namel. Helan Walmsley. 17 years of age. attempted to commit suicide in thereto! at Church through alleged "driving" at the Fountain Mill. Accringten. 2—Marriage of Mr. Alfred Newton and Miss Finagle Taylor, both of Accrington. at Matlosk. 2—Ac,rington Discuss:en Class discuss Sir George t'sitton's candidature.—Death of Father O'Dolterty. rector of St. Chatlei, Rishtou. 4—More correspondence in "Gszette" on Rishten District Council election. Letters from Messrs. Geo. Ormerod, W. A. Duckworth. Chris. Heap. and " X.Rays."—Letters from Councillor Jas. Whittaker and Mr. J. W. &Huber on vaccine. tion.—Announcement in "Gazette" Clayton Coop. were taking op the new weaving shed sehema. for Claytom—Sale of work at St. Matthew's. 6—Annual fleeting of Accrington Literary So. mety.—Distriet Council elections at Ri•liten. Church, Oswaldtwistle, and Clayton.  13—Vestry meet Mr at Church Kirk and St. John'3, Stonefold. 14—Vestry meetings at Haslingden Parish Church, f3l. Oswald's, Hime;:eii. St. Stenhen's. Heelingden Gra," and St. Peicr's, Ilaslinttdcn. 15—At ral meeti •lz of Haslingden Guardian,. Mr. 0. Ashwort:i appointed rhairman.—Vestry ct t'-,g, at St. Jamei and St. Andrew's. moeting of Rkliton District Council. Councillor T. Clayton appointed chairman.— Vestry meetings at St. John'a, St. Mary Mug. &lea's. All Saints', Clayton. and Rishton Parish Church.—Annual meetina of Church District Council. Canon illor Morley re-elected  chairman. 13—Presentation of medab Accrington Ambulance mon by Mis. Whittaker at Samnyaide. 20—Ventry meeting at Uhrutt Church.—Annual meeting of Onnaldtwistle Di,trict Council. Mr. W. tiantk.man elected chairman, although de _ felted at the poll. 21—Annual meeting of Great Harwood Council. Dr. Cran re-elected chairman.—The Town Clerk (Mr. A. H. Aitken) successfully ur.dergies an operation for appendicitis. 25—Mr. W. It. '‘Vilkinson's resignation of the secretaryship of Haslingden Weavers' Association announced. 25—Gathering of South-East Ward Conservative workers at the Abbey Hotel.—. Memorial stones laid of the new Wesleyan Sunday Schools, Abbey-aired. Accrington.—Dorothy Pearson. of Accrington, arraigned before Justice Lawrence at Manchester As,ize,t on the charge of murdering her married daughter. and was sent to prison for seven years' Ronal servitude for manslaughter. 29—Aces ington Stanley win the Combination cup and medals. 50—Annual vestry meeting at St. John's, Bagenden.
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1903-09-05 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

CORES LND 819 WIPE.  Dipping into the Prison post-bag 01106 004, fish-up th 3 following missive. It is, evidently, a genuine outburst of feeling on the part of a poor, illiterate cotter, who was undergoing 10 years penal serritude for manslaughter. HAI; Prison, l'rineetown.  Dear Polly,— I hope this will find you all well m it leaves me at present. sear PoHy. When you came to see Ina I hadn't muo'h chance to tell you all that was en my mind about iou and l— • Dear Polly. lou know I didn't mean it when I knocked him down. He put upon me isnd got some of his pals to "do ' for me. It was in fair light, and if he got killed it wasn't my fault. ills head came agin the curb' and I ant vog sorry for it, more for the old woman's sake than for his, as he was a cur, and wouldn't stand up face to face after the first round. Dear l'olly. I dream about you and little Joe every night, and wonder if we shall ever be at home and happy again as we used to be. Dear l'olly. When y<,.i• answer this send me a lock of your hair. I shall ask the Governor to let me have it, and I don't think he'll refuee, and it will be a great comfort to look at it now and again. Dear Polly. I want you to _go down home, and kiss my mother for me. r don't think I'll I ever see her again, and it breaks my heart so to think about her. Dear Polly. Don't mind what they say about sue. I know they will all try to turn you against I me ; but you know I love you, Polly, and, although it it a long time to look forward to, we shall be happy together again as we used to be. Dear Polly. KiRS little Joe for me, 'and bell him that his daddy is always thinking about him and mammy. Dear Polly. I must now close with fond love to you all, from yours till degth, x x a :xi Joe."  - My next letter is an official one, and rams to man who canoed the prison authorities a siderable amount of unneces.ary trouble. The poor fellow was of weak intellect and cmuted suieht- in the nri4oti soon after the foie lowing letter was sent to the Home Offiee 11.31. Prison. Wormwood Scrubs. To the Directors of Consict Prisons. Gentlemen, In reply to yours of the 20th inst. I beg to state that the convict referred to made another attempt upon his life on Sunday night loot; but. owing to the prompt way in which the patrol acted, he failed to carry out his purpose, and is now in charge of the medical officer, whose report is forwarded herewith.—l am, gentlemen, Your obedient servant. (signed) The Governor." Although foiled in his attempt at suicide on that occasion. I regret to say that the unhappy man—who was undergoing a very long term of penal servitude—subsequeutly succeeded in taking his life, and there can be no doubt but that the stereotyped verdict (" temporary Ms-unity ") passed at the inquest held in the prison two days later, was, in this ease at least, a sound One.
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1903-10-10 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

FALL FROM A BEDROOM WINDOW.  Richard Facitt, a farm labourer. aged 50, employed at Wolfenden Farm. off Blackburn-road, Oswald. twistle, met his death under most extraordinary circumstances Oil Saturday morning. Deceased lived at and was employed On the farm owned hy Mr. Whittaker, whose wife was a sister of Facia's. Deceased Was a single man, and had for over twenty years suffered from fits, but he had not been attended by a doctor until two years ago, when he sustained injuries through falling down some cellar stops. About seven o'clock on Saturday morning dery-ailed had a fit in bed. and Mrs. Whittaker attended him. She left him or a semi.coaacious condition, and shortly afterwards heard a crash of glass On pr.seedng up,taira she KM deceased ni a nude condition knocking out the bedroom window with a Venetian blind. She called to him to stop. and Facitt replied, I can't." Mrs. Whittaker thereupon ran downstairs for help, and when she got into the yard she saw dee:m.4 hanging by his fingers front the window. She ran to the shippon and ealled to the cowman. hut when she returned deceased had dipped to the ground below, a distance of 23 feet. His neck was apparently broken, and death ensued immediately.  The inqued ara, held at the Mother Redcap Inn, Bla kburn-road, on Toeiday noon, hy Mr. H. J. Robinson. the East Lancashire coroner. .  After 31rs. Whittaker had given evidence. Joseph Hargreaves. of 162, Richmond Hill. Aceringirm. stated that as he was driving along Acelington-roal toivaris Blackburn abut nine o'eLw k 011 Saturday morning his attention was drawn to Wolfenden Farm by the sound of breaking glass. On look:nit he saw the deceased breaking the windows of a bedroom. and he saw him get through on to the till. and afterwards fall to the ground. A verdict to the effect that deceased committed suicide whilst of unsound mind was returned.