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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1861-06-04 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

SEDUCTION AND SUICIDE.—Last week the neighbourhood of Leyland was thrown into • state of great excitement, owing to a report that a young woman named , Mary Grimes had committed suicide by drowning. She lived with Mr. J. Batmen, a yeoman, as farm servant, and was awhile. The thoughts of her unfortunate position, and the shame to which he felt he should be exposed in consequence, preyed so heavily on ber mind that she was tempted to lay violent hands on herself. It appears she rose early on Monday morning, washed herself, and left the house about ten minutes past five a.m. Her bonnet was found near a pit behind the house of Mr. T. Pearson, with whom she bad formerly lived for many years. Attached to her bonnet was found • letter in deceased's handwriting, avowing her rash intentions. The pit was consequently dragged, and the body of the unfortunate woman was drawn out. The deceased had always borne • good character. Her sad end caused much grief to all who knew her, and has caused a most painful sensation at Leyland. The following is • copy of the letter above referred to :—" May 27, 1861.—Dear Father und Motber,—Pardon me forth, rash act! am about to commit, if I should live any longer in this world I shall become troublesome to somebody, and that is not my wish by • great deal, all I crave is that you will forgive me for what I have done min to you, and see that I am buried anywhere which ever you think most proper, if you will fetch my box away from Mr. Beatsons you will find three pounds ina small purse you must take that towards the expense which I hope will not be so very heavy and you will give the Box and all those clothes in it to thy two sisters and I wish them health to wear them. Ido not know that! crave anything in this world now as I have but few friends now but it was once was not the case if I had only one mime hour I could talk much better than write but it is toe late now for ley time is short and in a few hours I shall be plunged into Eternity and shall be no more as one which is at present very unhappy, but quite sensible at present. Mary Grimes, Clayton•le•woods. aged 23 years, 1881. You will find my parents by the address of Richard Grimes, blacksmith, Bui y's Chemical Works Church, near Accrington." An inquest has been held, and the jury returned a verdict to the effect that the do. ceased drowned herself. but that hor +tato of mind was
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1861-08-06 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

YEOVIL.  ROYAL ARTILLIERY.—OiI Tuesday evening this town wee quite enlivened by the passing thrtugh of the Royal Artillety who Mid been lately stationed at Dorchester. Billets were taken out for 140 men and 132 lioriea Their "big guns" in the marketplace attracted great attention. We understand they wtre cc route for Bristol, where they would take ship for Dublin.  • Arrestrrsn Elelcitot.—A servant residing at the Phecnis public-house attempted suicide by poison a few days since. She bad been reprimanded by her mistress, and in a state of great irritation she rushed down stairs, and swalloeed a quantity of powder containing strychnine, which had been prepared for destroying verniin. Dr. Torukyns was immediately sent for, and applied the usual remedies—happily with slimes&  TRINITY CHURCH iNTANT 8(21100LS. A tea meeting and soiree will be held at the Townhxll on Monday next, in aid of the funds for building new Infant Schoolrooms, in connection with Trinity Church. W. Bide, Esq., Mayor, has kindly consented to preside, and several ministers in the neighbourhood have, we understand, kindly consented to attend and address the meeting on the interesting occasion. Mr. Cole, of St. John's Church, assisted by the choristers of the Sacred harmonic Society, will also be present and perform a selection of sacred music. The site of the new schools will be in South-street.  ExcensioN.--On Tuesday last between 200 and 300 excursionists proceeded by the London and South Western Railway to Southampton and Portanninth. By some mishap they did not return till two o'clock on the following morning. Review. —A review of the Somerset Volunteer Corp. took place in Keynstone Park, on Tuesday last, the seat of the noble Lord Lieutenant of the County. Alviut 70 of the Yeovil corps attended. The day was exceedingly favourable, and the whole of the manceuvres were performed in a highly satisfactory manner. At the close of the proceedings the Lord Lieutenant passed a high culogium on the way in which the members of the several corps bad acquitted themselves. Srxxxoscoric Views.—While waiting at the shop of Mr. Wippell, bookseller and stationer, the other day, we were much gratified with some stereoscopic views that were shown us of the town and neigh• bourhood, taken by that eminent artist, Mr. Treble. Among the subjects were an old-fashioned hours— the oldest in the town—which, we understand, is shortly to be pulled-down ; two interior views of the johit station of the Exeter. Bristol, anal SouthWestern Railways; two exterior views of the same building; Harbin's boathouse, and Marilin's Mill. There were also large photographs of Compton House, Trent Church, and Montacute House, which are well deserving inspection.  DRATII nY TMli
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1875-01-05 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE. Kr W. J. Payne held an inquiry at the E.-et Tavern, Loudon respecting the death of I "ortieli Wert., Fredenck Edwards said he was • cabman. tin Christmas ruing he was waiting out.i.lelgatsphill ,tstion when deceased, who came from the station, asked hint what he would ebarge to take I • to West, • ter bridge. Witness said Is. 111. The ,ILTVAIIed 1•11i.1 "All right," and got into the rah. lln arriving new the Temple. stairs dereasol pulled the reins, awl jumpsl out, remarking. "This will do, I oliol not know I was 110 near." lie then walked to the river side of the embankment, and after saying "Cood night," he jumped on to the parapet. and swung himself over into the Thames. Kr. W. Moore, inspector of tit., Thames police, produced the following extraordinary letter :  London, (!hristinaa Eve. My Maar Brother,— This will be the last letter you will ererfnna nie. 11.1 you sent toy moony when 1 virote to you or I shoubl not have don • what I hawe In, Mc... So pay attention to my last reniarka aol toy la•t rimmed& I havu written a hoe to all my filen,* w Inch )ou will [sat as soon as you have them in your iasiseloion. Ily watch Is for your eldut. My ring, cigar-Qua., and bilk liairlkertliiet to my friend (a livly at Ipswich, whose address is lo,il 11, thn lettem, and my other pnmerty. I hays laid for iv erytlihr„: up to 16.30 I wish my death to be advenised 0 the loiSik mat Norfolk papers In full. I have stabal my wish ebseitlivre, so I thank you to carry my request In full, aiiii um have it rimorted that you have not done so lamin my full nuts,,., thcrefore the coroner and Jury need not retort. a Veriliet of Mr I am lit going to atarve 4J141 iteg VI Haute you mid yours Tom have my money sod slits yin' CILII li, what you like, as I lircln death to starvation at any time. (siviat I  coo:emirs owneems. Born 14614. Died 24th Da:ember, le4. Aged 4t pore G months wed 24 days. Mr. Jabea Osborne, of 4, Grauviile-U./mous Ipswich, a brother of the .lecemsed sail that demo-oil came into some money on the death of his father, all of which ho had spent, and witness het suppli.l him with a cheque now awl then. Ile received an application for money a day or two before his death, but dee letter was mit in the fire. Deceased was lookinz utter a situation, lot 'mid not obtain one. lie heard ilec-ewsl say that he would destroy Ine life, and would not work. Mr. Poulton, of 119, If Ifollsom, said deeeased lodged with him for nine weeks. On Christina, eve be said he cowl.' not get on, so he should g. awl diem with the dere] in Christoms. It., afterward, said he should. commit suicide. Witness thotteht be was lb. jury returned • verdict of temporary insanity.  --- -
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1875-07-13 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

WWI 1.1 In-s. {lle Charge, mid the Bench nootioleriog tlw :vomit trifling, dismissed the case 4.11 payllold if rota - Ih.fendaot sail Ahh it see alom • m•klog a di•lllrhillee I•r Mach, th.tugh no tow vtlilti.ffel him Dos oil Perry RINAION*, Friday. -11,fore Mr .1. Ayling (chairman), Mr It. Hopkins, and Mr Jaices Moro nork..l. was limught up for drunken arid disorderly , conduct she being • prostitute, in lark.strect.--P.O Bartlett , peeved sedaz pri•oller 1., Ole Amyl lag night, very oirmk , met treating a elkturlauttst by abusing her father. As she refused to go. litae. he took leer into curusly. Philip R.ren,ct. pris.otter's father, saidiltis dallgiller Was a eOldillllal *AIM of Irollble. and I en night s te cone home drunk, and abused him very much. The mperintentlent saki this was a very unfortunate suite; the lather fiat taken her home two tor three times hut she would even bring men to her father's their. The fatht r sod mother had taken her to school at London, but the girl went on In a very bat way she hail been committed for larecity, fir drunkennews repeatedly, for attentpting suicide, awl ao forth. the disturb's' her father awl mother, anol scented to have an idea that eh,- could go there wheo she liked. --The Chaim's., mid that all means hitt been tried to reform her, and the Botch ronintitteol her Fir tote moonth. The Superientendoot said two chiklren had been brought in by C. 'tartlet for begging and he had let them go on con. dition that the tougher shoulei bring then, here at Italf.past (nit ; but rite had now sent them foto the eoUldry to prevent their appearing here, and he applied for • SIIIIIIIIOIIII for the children aml also fir their parents, hor sending thou rout to beg. They were the thildren of a drunken fellow namol Burge, a razor grimier. ...Mall now appeared, and the Venal UMW,' a telt for Ile,t Tuesday--The fluperiendent mid they err. out last suoda* begging money, and representing that they had been bung out of A l/
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1875-08-17 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

SHOCKING TRAGEDY IN SOUTHWARK.  Soon after ten o'clock, on Sunday morning, piercing shrieks directed attention to a holt.° in one of the narrow ! streets of Southwark. Mrs. Grove, a neighbour, rushing in, found a man named H George erbert, an Aihniralty pensioner, holding a widow, named Mrs. Indermaur finely round the back part of the neck with his left hand, whilst with his right he was jagging and cutting her throat with a razor. Mrs. Mayo:mt. who had followed Mrs. Grove into the house, struck Herbert, and he released his bold of the injured woman, who fell Into her arms, deluging her with blood. Herbert retreated into his room, locking the door. On the arrival of the police, the door was burst open. The room was bespattered with blood, and in one corner Herbert was seen lying in a pool of blood, with s razor grasped in his right hand, and his throat cut front ear to ear. Two cabs were sent for, and both were &act% to the hospital. The unfortunate woman, although almost choking with loemorrbage, managed to articulate the following statement:— For the pest six months I have been keeping company with Herbert. When I entered his room he kissed me, and drawing attention to my state (she being near her confinement),rimmed me to cosmic anal live with him altogether as his wife. I replied, 'Certainly not; I will never have anything more to do with you.' He 'Oh, if that's going to be your gime. I will do for you.' He then seized bold of me, anal throw me on the door. He then took up the razor. I screamed for help, when he cut toy throat. I said, 'Oh, Ilerbert, pray, for God's sake don't." _ .  Herbert was suffering from an attack of delirium tremens. • .  On Sunday evening no hopes were entertained As to the W 0111•11.11 recovery, as xbe was sinking from exhaustion. A singular document was discovered in the room, which bore the signatures of Isith Ilerhert :mai Mrs. linlermaur, and which, after expressing the strong affection they less each other, announced their resolve to die together hi suicide.  -The unfortinotte woman 11•7, • family of Utrue young children. ller Milhaud died nlsiiit two years ago.  rqyERS ArrAcKED By .AN 04.74,ru5.  Two—diWrs--who were osgagol in clearing a wreck in the sea now the Island ht. Ilmiorct, on the French oast, are said to have been seised by a giant octopus, which clutched them in its hideous (Abe One of them fortunately, bad his arm fro; and rang the alarm bell, which brought down a crowd of direrl annul with pickaht.land axes, with which they cut the monster to pieces. Ile WWI found to measure three metres
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1875-09-28 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

XIILLZW. ICIDE.--011 Tuesday Mr. T. D. B. Rawlins, Deputy Coroner, held an inquest at the Mount Pleasant Inn ou the body of Isaac Sibley, aged 65, labourer. It appeared that on the previous night ho went to bed about eight o'clock, and his wife followed him at ten. She awoke about four o'clock the next morning, and, missing her husband, she went downstairs, where • candle was -burning, and found the deceased hanging from Use rafters quite dead, Re had been in a dos ding state of mind for some time. The jury re a verdict of suicide during temporary insanitl•  OILEPOED FlTZPAtirs"""' DIMEIFIT SOciirry.--,The fourth anniveriary of th ford branch of the National Patriot, Society n:,e 14sbrated on We.lne,day evening by a dinner at Oak Inn. Inn. The chair VIM taken by the Phillip', who was supported by Ors. Curnie 11, well, Mr. Wheeler (chief clerk to the aar, eta -,.•i ws, WIIIA (the Itlandfonl agent), Messrs. others, whilst the vice chair was occupied IT "ter".i.• supported by Messrs. VSarehain, whole company numbering about ?..0 perada. afi;—this usual round of toasts, Mr. Wheeler responded the United Patriots National Benefit Society." lie The say it via the society of the kind, hit bind- Said he, this society is one which is metaber's present means, and not likely to fail 4 he wants its aid. Its divisional arrangenients ItO ..4" requirements of all classes, there wine six in ~tr nis besides the "gift fund arrangement. The • ad 4ths-tvi these different divisions were then punted out plan& '• were the nick-pay arrangements, vanch range an f„no;a. In the third division 124. per week for any penA '— exceeding 26 weeks, then, in case of continued per week for the next 26 weeks, awl afterwards week for life with privilege of earning any man' exceeding go, per week. Married mid single zw teemed alike as regards funeral fund oen" married man having the pnvilege of noming ti 3 Oil y 4h person. Ha also drew attention to the a150,ta,,,57 their society being a national one of over 1.". o I r.iiich,;. paying in over .CIO,OOO a year into one cdrunion fund, ma from that fund all claims were flirt, so that each instate? shared in the aid of the whole body when nectsaary. Wills, in responding, said about four years age hesse; and other members of the Blandfonl branch thought ty a district might be formed at Okeford With Ntlervolas —7! that time there were only four member. eenid-,-,z7;;At neighbourhood. The result hed been the enrolment of about 70 °the's, and at the present time 57 wee, gnnd the books of the district. Only about X5O had been ieisi in benefits, whilst the district had added to the stni the parent society about 3.440. The members acre label*. ably healthy, not one of them had died, the only has 11 death being that of • member s wife. The seven ranged in benefits from Ph. down to 6.1. m the juienik section, into which lads of seven years met upw.ird, conk' enter. The Blandford branch numbered 2117 niendsak whose rewniente amounted to about ANY .tuarterly, nhee want,. (osoived, and it was a pleasant awl nieeting.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1875-06-22 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

PARKSTONE. FATAL Gus Accinxicr. —A melancholy anti fatal gun accident occurred on Monday at Parkstone. A gentleman named John Wildbore Wright had been out early in the morning shooting blackbirds which infested his strawbery beds, and returned to the tool-house to reload his breechhader, one barrel of which WAS not discharged. In so doing, by some mishap, the right hand barrel went off, completely carrying away the left cheek of the unfortunate gentleman. When discovered, deceased was lying on his back in an humense pitol of blood, though not quite dead. His wife was immediately informed of the accident, and On going tt him he extended his hand towards her. and died inmituliately. The deceased was a native of Leicestershire, and was married in January last to his third wife. An inquest was held at the Britannia Inn by Mr. G. B. Aldridge. It appeared by the evidence of Mrs. Wright that she was married to the deceased on the lab January last. Ile wa. 67 or IN years old on the trith March. She had never noticed anything peculiar in his manner, and on that morning he appeared about as USUAL lie went into the garden after breakfast to shoot the blackbirds on the strawherrias, telling her what he was about to do. When in the kitchen she heard the report of the gun and also heard something fall, but she did not then think that what she heard fall was her husband, because she thought be was in another part of the premises at the time. she was alarmed by hearing the boy call. She ran out and found her husband lying in the tool house. She knew he was going into the tool house to load his gun, because he told her he was going to shoot the blackbirds and she hail placed the cartridges there for him to use. A boy in the unfortunate gentleman's employ, Bahl he found the deceasssl dead in the tool house lying on his back with the gun across his right arm, and that he had previously been shooting small birth in the strawberry bed. Mr. Richard Langlands, a gentleman residing at Portland cottage' stated that he was informed by some one that Mr. Wright was shot, and on his way to the scene of the disaster he met his servant, who told him of the maul. eholy event. Ile found bin. quite dead with the gun lyitig on his arm.—ln answer to a juror he observed that 1145 knew the deceased, and luul noticed nothing indicative of aberration of intellect in Philpots Was the next witness. lie stated that he was sent for, and on extuuinhiig the testy, illsisivered is gun shot wound in the left side of the face, and a large piece of felt blown away from the rim if his hat. There was a considerable amount of hemorrhage on the floor, and a portion of the side of the head was 1110W11 away. The doctor a,daed that he had known the deceased, that he was a good teinpere4 nutn, and that he never observed anything in his manner which would lead him to AUppwle lie would attempt to cot 1111 l it suicide. The jury after a brief consultation, returned a verdict of Accidental Death. -6
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1875-05-04 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

BLANDPORD.  DORSET COUNTY FRIENDLY ROO ETV. —The second annual meeting of the Illandfonl branch of this anciety WU held in the Infant Schoolroom on Tuesday evening. There are Ei members in this young Mulch, and the balance sheet shows well in their favour. _ _  iii-r....-.--A-ii—ia.;;;;C;Vas held at Mr. Burtitt's, the Railway Hotel, on Monday, before Mr. W. 11. Atkinson, coroner, on the body f John Henry Marshall, stonemason, of Illandfonl, who committed suicide by taking poison, .m the satunlay proi iota. Mr. Charles 'Hotting was chosen foreman of the Jury. Mr. Charles Ingram, 1.1t.r.5., of Blandford, deposed: I have known the diseased for many years and have attended bin, from time to tune professionally. On Saturday last, about halt-past four in the afternoon, I was sent for to am him. I went and found I lying on the floor violently sick, awl in an agony •f pain. I onkel him what he had done, he is dnted to the bottle prnluced and said "I have taken that.' I asked him what WM in the bottle he replied i " what is in the box in the brown bag." I gave him an emetic. he mull scarcely speak, and was: then in a dying date. I took the bottle and the powler home with tue and analy,ed it, and found it to 1,11 an acetate commonly called sugar of load ;itix a vindent poison. lieceased said " I swallowed all that ;" which in my opinion would lie about five ounces of fluid containing I should think half an ounce of sugar of lead at the kast —half a dram would caulsa. death. I guru him the usual antidote and visited him again two hours later, lie haft then just exulted. saw from the first the ea., was hopelers, no he was con. I have seen him many tames previously. The last them was about six weeks ago ; he then appeared to In' in a very low, dejecte.l state. I attended him some time ago, when he was thrown from his horse and fractured his skull. Under the excitement of drink, he wasl to put himself into most uncontrollable paroxysms of rage, without any apparent cause. When I saw him on Saturday h., was in such a dreadful state of pain he could hardly steak: he jerked the words between his vomiting , but he was quite coherent. FrOM the state of his mind for some time past I should never have been surprised to hear that he had cmninitted suicide or murder, aa he frequently threatened to do no. From what I have seen and hoed of him I do not think at the time he took the poison mentioned he could have been in a right state of mind. Mr. Ingram spoke roost feelingly of the state of want and suffering which the site and seven children of the deceased had endured in the most patient and uncomplaining manner, and expressed a wish that something might be recommended by the juiT or coroner, to call the attention of the benevolent to their great and urgent necessities. —The coroner having summoned up the evidence the jury returned a verdict of " Ten, Insanity." The jurymen and Mr. Ingrain kindj. kit their fen to the widow and ehiblren of docemiesi.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1875-03-30 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

MAGISTIARIAL EXAMINATION. ful inupler of his At Lambeth police -court. sin Monday, Frederick Hunt, accountant. was charged with the wil Wile. Eliza, anil slaughter. Annie, by cutting their throats, with attempting to poison his two little boys, and with twice attempting suicide, by poison ansl by placing himself On the rails of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway. Selina Chandler, servant in prisoner's house, deposed to his coining to the room where witness and Min Maas, the governess, were in bed, and wishing to take away another little girl, aged ten, who slept with Miss Mans. She, however, refused, and he went away. Witness went downstairs and looked into the bedroom, but notices! nothing then. She afterwards saw a nsste stuck on the door, which she took to Mr. Guest, a neighbour, and at ter warms, with Mrs Guest and Miss Maas, she entered the Iselrosiiii, and found Mrs. Hunt and the little girl Annie with their throats cut. Miss Mass confirmed this evidence. Frederick Hunt, a teal 13, stated that his father came into his roots, and asked the two boys—Percy an,' Arthur —to take some cough mixture, which they slid ; Ind witness refused. He had never before noticed anything strange in his ratio es wanner. Mrs. Guest gave evidence as to the finding of the bodies. and Mr. Cutest deposed to conversations with the prisoner recently, respecting his having given up a situation of •LZO a year at Messrs. Morley's, and Isis anxieties respecting other employment Mr. Longriilge, surgeon, deposing to treating the boys for laudanum poisoning, and afterwards the prisoner hins• self for the sianie thing. The prisoner was then Fernandes' for a week. Mr. Carter, coroner for East Surrey, on Thursday, opened an inquest upon the bodies. Evidence of identification was given, and the inquiry Wag adjourned for a week.