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The Warwickshire Herald. — 1886-05-06 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT SALTLEY.  About ten p.m. a crowd of persons were to be seen on the towing-path of the canal (the locks of which are in the vicinity of Lawlor-street), and we have ascertained that they were gulag upon a death struggle between a young woman named Emma Salmon, eighteen years of age, and a stranger tc the neighbourhood, who, it is stated, bad denuded himself of his clothing, and in the darkness of the night, gallantly plunged into the depths of a canal lock to lend aid to a young woman whom he .had accidentally seen in the water. It is 'stated that the girl Salmon was engaged to a young fellow employed by the London and North-Western Railway Company, and that while the stranger was endeavouring rescue, this youth had to be kept back by the crowd .from attempting his own destruction. The greatest. excitement prevailed, but so strong was the determination of the young girl to end her existence that she managed to overpower her would-be rescuer. Clutching him by the throat with her hands she half strangled him, and he was at last compelled to relinquish his task and seek safety by swimming from the lock to the towingpath, where he was taken, from the water in a semi-conscious state, his neck and face bearing marks of the violence with which the suicide had attempted to release herself from nis hold. A search was then made for the body of the woman, and bofore life was extinct she was taken from the water, but expired almo4 immediately. The body was at once removed to the Britannia Inn close by, and was subsequently identitird by the parents. The police state that the unfortunate young woman was enceinte, and it is currently rumoured that shortly prior to reeking her selfdestruction she pleaded to be honourably relieved from her unfortunate position. Her parents reside in St. James's Place, Vauxhallroad, but during the past two years deceased has been lodging at No. 20, Vauxhall-road.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1886-12-16 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

HORRIBLE CATALOGUE OF  CRIME.  A PERFECT epidemic of murder and suicide has broken out in Austria-Hungary, particularly in the two capitals. On one night three persons—a doorkeeper of the Pest Musical Academy, a waiter, and a female attendant in a cafe—went to a low hotel in Budapest, and there either shot one another or severally committed suicide after drinking several bottles of wine. Both the doorkeeper and the woman were married, but were not, apparently, living with their respective spouses, and were on the most intimate terms with one another. The third party to the suicide—the waiter—seems to have been the confidential friend of both, and was an ordinary specimen of the youthful blackguardism so commonly found in large towns, although somewhat sillier, perhaps, than the majority of his kind. The doorkeeper had stolen 560 florins from letters delivered at the academy, and fear of detection prompted the suicide. A letter was left by the woman announcing that as her lover had determined to commit suicide she was resolved to die with him; while the foolish young waiter, in another letter, announced his intention of dying with his two friends, and for no other apparent reason than that of regard for them.—Another far more shocking case also occurred at Pest the same An officer in the artillery was sitting at a café with some friends, among the party being a little girl eight years of age. The officer asked the little one to change her seat, and as she refused to do so, he drew a revolver from his pocket and jokingly pointed it at her. The child understood the act as being merely meant in fun, and clung to her seat the more, when the officer, with a jocular word or two, pulled the trigger. To the consternation of the company the revolver proved to be loaded, and the child was killed on the spot. Horror-stricken at what he had done, the officer instantly turned the revolver upon himself, aid fell dead by the side of his unwitting little victim. —To these must be added the suicide of a medical student at Vienna, the motive in this case being impending starvation; and the murder of a little boy by his elder brother, a shoemaker's apprentice, at Prague. The last-named case affopied a shocking example of juvenile depravity, the youthful murderer literally smashing his younger brother's head in with a hammer. He then went to the police-station and gave himself up, saying that his father was continually finding fault with him, and had repeatedly told Lim to rob or to kill some one, so as to get into prison—the only place he was fit for.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1886-01-14 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

SHOCKING MURDER OF A WIFE.'  On Monday a woman died in the London Hosp:tal from injuries received at the hands of her husband, Daniel Smith, a warehouseman. On Saturday night Smith wiant to his home in Mile End and began quarrelling with his wife, Jessie. From words they got to blows, whcn Smith, it is alleged, picked up the lighted paraffin lamp and threw it at his wife. The lamp stauck the unfortunate woman with great force and at once exploded. In an instant she was enveloped in flames, and r pielcing screams, which the lodgers in the house state were something terrible to hear, soon brought a-sistance. The flames were extinguished as quickly as possible, after which it was found that the poor woman was shockingly burned about the face and body. She %%as removed to the London Hospital, but nes r rallied. Some of the neighbours state that Smith threw two lamps at his w and the remains of two wet e afterwards found on the floor of the room. The matter was at once placed in the hands of the police, who arrested Smth. On the way to the station he said with an oath, " Good job if I have killed her." Previous to the death of Mrs. Smith, the magistrate at the Ti sines police-court took her depositions. She was namely able to speak, bat was understood to say, 0! think it was an accident." Smith was broaglit up at th., Thames police-court, and, after some evidence had been heard, was remanded.  Thtre were 323 suicides in Vienna in 1385—that is, 21 less than in 1831. Women furnished 52 cases to this total. -  - The will of the late Earl of Erne has been proved, the assets being swore to amount to over £250,000 A sum of £1,300 is left to procure a suitable peal of bells for Croat Church.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1892-10-06 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

FROM BOOKS.  HOW ALIMANI,FII I. 011:11.  • It appears that the Eniper,m Alexander had been fecretly informed of a conspiracy being formed against him, and that a plot had been made to seize jim on his return from M,scow to St. Petersburg, very much of the 80III,` description as had led to the assassination of his father, the Emperor Paul. ft may have been hallucination, for the Emperor Alexander was eccentric in many respects. How.:wet% whether real or imaginary, the Eitmeror acted under its influence, and instead of returning to St. Petersburg by the route which had been decided on, he directed his way southward to Taganrog. He was there laid up with a bilious fever. Nothing would induce him to follow the advice and course recommended by his physician, Wyllie, and supported by the entreaties of the Empress. It seemed as if lie courted death, and would take no means to avert it. He ordered a priest to be sent for. The Empress and Wyllie both impressed on the Emperor the duty of following his medical adviser's prescription, and at the earnest solicitation of the Empress he finally agreed to do so. The priest severely tdmonished the Emperor on the sin of seeking death, stigmatising it as suicide, and refused to administer the rites of the Church until he had complied with the Empress's and doctor's w`vice. The Empress on visiting him kissed his ham:, and expressed her thanks for his adopting the remedy ordered by Wyllie. He then called Wyllie, and asked the Empress and Wyllie whether they were satisfied. On their expressing their satisfaction, he suddenly tore off the leeches, and prevented their action, which was the only means of saving his life. The disease thus left to run its course, the Emperor shortly after expired."—"The Diplomatic Reminiscences of Lord Augustus Loftus, P.C., U.C.R., 1837-1862." (London! Cassell and Co.)
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1892-07-28 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

BIGAMY PROSECUTIONS.  In the Central Criminal Court. on Tuesday. before Sir Charles Hall, the Recorder, Eli Burden, aged 33. tailor. pleaded guilty to marrying Fanny Fuller, his wife being then alive.—Mr. Muir, who prosecuted, said that according to a statement made to the police the prisoner belonged to the Royal Engineers, and he went through the ceremony of marriage with the wanan Fuller is January, 1890. at a registry office at Brentford, representing himself to be a single man. He lived with Fuller until July 4th, when she accidentally met the prisoner's first wire. which led to the matter beiny placed in the band, of the police.—Sentence was postponed. William Baker, aged 40, labourer, pleaded guilt, at the same Court to bigamy.—Prisoner married his first wife in the year 1E82; the second thi, year. Baker represented that he was not a single man, but the second wife, a young woman named Brett, who appeared to have great atlec• tion foshim, refused to believe him.—The Judge: How has the prisoner treated you (to the second wife) ?—He has treated me very well.—Did you know that he was a married man ?—Yes; 1 heard so.—ls it right that you threatened to commit suicide if prisoner did not marry you ?-1 might have said so,but I never had any intention of doing it.—The second wife added that after the marriage she did not live with the prisoner, but went back to her situation, intending ultimately to go away with him.—The police Oh er in the case said that Baker treated his first wife very badly. Ile was an idle, drunken scamp.—Baker, in mitigation, liantleo in a written statement, in which he said that the second wife made -striking love to him. Befor, the second marrilg,e he had aeparat•cl from his lawful wife by mous! consent,she telling him that she was only too glad to get rid 01 him.—lle was sentenced to six months' hard labour.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1892-05-19 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

ROMANTIC HISTORY.  A nun with a romantic history is Signora Runs Roscita, the new head of the St. Anna Cloister at Naples. A few years ago she was a noted beauty arid singer in Naples. In the beginning of the eighties, while on • visit to Casamicciola, she stopped (according to a Rome correspondent) at s well-known hotel. During the night-time the malls gave way, and many of the guests were buried beneath the ruins. The Signora, however, was saved, and out of gratitude for her escape registered a vow to become a nun. She returned to Naples and went at once to Archbishop San Felice, lwide known her purpose, and was assigned to the St. Anna Order. She has never'regretted the step which took her from the world where she was courted and admired, and many poor wretches since then (adds the correspondent) have had reason to call her blessed. She is still a beautiful woman, in command of a lovely voice. She has now gone to Rome to continue the noble work of her calling.  The retirement is announced of the Very Rev. Edward Bickersteth, D.D., Dean of Lichfield, a position to which he succeeded on the death of Dean Champneys in 1875. Dr. Bickersteth was born in 1814, and was elected Prolocutor of Canterbury Convocation through four successive Parliaments. He was a member of the "company" appointed tc revise the New Testament, a scholarly and voluminous writer, and until recently was a popular speaker at Evangelical gatherings. ic Berlin National Zeifrny learns from St. Peters, ia..! that a fresh Nihilist plot has been die. ....;rod in the city. It had been arranged to blow lii,' Gatchina Palace, which is the constant abode s' the Czar and his family during most of the -.ear. It is said that the whole palace was undermined. Accurate itdormation was given from Paris to how and nod r what circuiu,tances the crime was to take place. When searches were made all was found as stated. The mines extended several kilwmetres around the Palace.  Mrs. Ingram, wife of Robert Ingram, a labourer, of Well-street. Paisley, died on Sunday, after suffering dreadful agony for some boors, through drinking by mistake a mixture of hartahorn and nviiths, which was intended for use by her husband as a lotion for rheumatism.  Alfred Ruse, 24, gunner in the Pastern Division or Royal Artillery, committed suicide in Cambridge lturacks on Saturday by shooting himself. It appeared he had sat on his bed and shot himself dead with a carbine, the muzzle of which he placed in his mouth. He was of weak intellect.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1892-04-14 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

SHOCKING DOMESTIC TRAGEDY. . WINE MURDER AND SUICIDE.  A shocking tragedy was enacted at High Wycombe i about 7 o'clock on Sunday morning, when a man named George Coltman, • chairinaker, aged 58,, murdered his wife Eliza, aged 57, and then committed suicide, at their residence, 45, Brook street. The woman had got up to light the fire, and it is supposed that while she was in the act her husband went downstairs and attacked her with a dinner knife. The next door neighbour, Mrs. Milner, hearing screams, went to ascertain the cause, and saw Mrs. Coltman leaving the back door with her throat cut. The injured woman got as far as Mrs. Milner doorstep, •and then fell down and died. Some neighbours proc• riled to the house, and on looking through the window saw Coltman walking about the kitchen with his throat cut almost from ear to ear, and on several persons getting through the window procureeanether knife and began hacking at his throat again. Coltman adopted a threatening attitude towards the people who had entered the r.i in. but lie suddenly rushed upstairs and died abwist immediately in his bedroom. Coltman's daughter ElOabeth. aged 13, and his son John were in bed at the time of the oc,tirrence. The former, bearing her mother scream, went downstairs, but had to run up again, as hr father brandished the knife at her. On the arrival of the police the kitchen presented a dreadful spectacle, and as flare were blood marks on the looking-glass it is en id: tit that the man had picked it up to see how far his throat was cut. For the last 12 months Coltman had been in bad health, and was unable to follow Ids employment. The doctor had constantly attended him, and his mind had been somewhat deratie'ed, but not sufficiently it was thought to cause bins to be placed under restraint.  The Irish rebate of the will, with a count. the Bight Eon. Charlotta Isabella Itomahelle, Dowager Baroness Gervagh, who died on D. cember 22nd last, has been resealed in London, the voter*, the personal estate in England and Ireland &anointing to over £Bl,
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1892-03-31 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

SUICIDE IN A POLICE CELL.  At St. Bartholomew's liospitaLon Tuesday,an inquiry was held by Mr. S. Y. Langharn, with rat. race to th. 3 death of Charles Cort Crappler, aged 36, a commission agent, of Kilburn. who committed suicide in a cell at Moor - lane Polire•etation. Ada Happier identined the deceased as her husband, who carried on business under the name of "James Charles Roper." She last xaw him alive on Friday morniec. and Ile was torn quito well. —By the toroner: She thought that he had been speculating on the Stock Exchange for scene time paat.—Police-serjeant Eagle stated that on Friday evening he took the demised into custody on a charge of forging and uttering a bill of acceptance for £447 10s. He was then at l'hilpot-lane. and he took him from there to Moor-lane Police-station, where he was charged, searched, and put into a cell. He appeared to be in good health, and that was the last the witness saw of him—lnspector T Woollett said he was present when the deceased was charged, and, after he had been taken to the cell, he directed that he was to be slipplind with tea and bread and hitter—the usual prison allowance. Shortly before 8 o'clock lie visited him, and found him lying on his right side on the seat. The mug. which had contained tea, was lying on the floor, :HA witness, thinking there was somethieg wreng, despatched him to the hospital ill a cab.—By the coroner : Ile looked more dead than alive, though his heart was beating slightly.— Police-constable Thompson deposed that on the evening in question le carried some tea and bread 31111 hotter to his cell. Ile then appeared to be rational in his conversatimi, and said he only felt sorry for his wife. Deceased further remarked that he wanted his tea badly. The witness then left him. Police-constable Brake deposed to going with the does ased in a cab to the hospital. On the way there lie found that his pulse had ceased to heat.- -Sergeant Eagle (recalled) said the dec axed said he had a complete answer to the ediarge.—Dr. W tm r, house physiAan, stated that the dereased was .14-ad when he saw him. He had Mere made a post-mortem. and had placed the contents of the Atomarli in a bottle. Subsequently, on analysing it, he discuvered prussic acid, whieh, he should think, had been recently taken. The poison t 113,1 the cause of eeatli.—The jury returned a verdict if anicide during temporary insanity.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1892-06-09 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOON.  She turns her great grave eyes toward mine, while I stroke her soft hair's gold; We watch the moon through the window shine; she is only eight years old. Is it true," she asks, with guileless mien, and  with voice in tender tune.' "That nobody ever yet has seen the other side of  the moon ?"  I Imile at her question, answering, "Yes"; and then, by a strange thouzbt stirred. I murmur, half in forgetfulness that she listens to every word: -There are treasures on earth so rich and fair  that they cannot stay with us here, And the other side of the moon is where they go when they disappear. .There are hopes that the spirit hardly names, and songs that it mutely sings, There are good resolves and esalted aims, there are longings tor nobler things; There are sounds and visions that haunt our lot, ere they vanish, or seem to die: And the other side of the mom (why not?) is the far bourne where they Hy! -We can fancy that realm were passing sweet, and ot strangely precious worth, If its distant reaches enshrined complete the incompleteness of earth! Nay! if there we found, like a living dream, what here we but mourn and miss! eh! the other side of the moon would beam with a  glory unknown in this "Me you talking of heaven?" she whispers now, while she nestles against my knees, And I say, as I kiss her white, wide brow, "You may tall it so, if you please. I or, if any such wondrous land may be, and we journey there, late or soon, Then from heaven, I am sure, we shall gaze and Fee . . the other side of the moon!" Songs of Doubt and Dream. Poems." By Edgar Fawcett, (London Funk and Wagnalls.)  A reputation to niaintain.—Promhient member of Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (to neighbour's boy): "Johnny, do you want to .am a quarter ? " Johnny : "Sure!" "Then you may go to the drug store and get me a pound of insect powder to kill cockroaches. Here's the money. And, say, Johnny—er—don't tell them who sent you." A'private soldier belonging to the Regiment, stationed at Kii Ale, county Cork. •.iving committed suicide, some civilian workmen I...tives of Kinsale) were summoned to give evidence at ti e inquest. Coroner "Well, Patrick, what do you know regard. ing the deceased Thomas Atkins " Civilian: kegorra, sir, I have known him for three years, audi never knew him to do the like before.* ktnnology in Foiklore," be heo.ee Laurence Gomme, E S.A.,presidelit of the-Fol:i. re Society, is the title of the new volume of the Modern Science series, edited by Sir John Lubbock, and published by Regan Paul, Trench, 'Triibuer and Co.  With the Art Amateur for June three coloured plates are given--“ Waiting," "Swallows," and a decorative design in Boucher style. The literary contents include articles by Walter Crane Oft DeSigla " and the revival of coloured sculpture.  miriu wARWICKS! i? ti . ' 11URSDAY,
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1892-03-03 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

THE DOG CURE. I am going to say what I wanted to say an hour _ agge .. esh tc "I see that they are using dog ago. Can you not guess, from my eyes, what It J is?" Miss Sanford: "Do you moan 'good night ' ht ? ' cure consumption." fl Waggs: "Yes, and it's a capital idea." You look sleepy." "What's its virtue ?" "What did the lawyer say to you, Bridget P" "It tans the lun,gs of the patient." "He axed me did I know there was brass enough "Tans the lungs ? " tould him lure, thin there was MUG) enough in his " in me face to make a good•sized tittle, and I "yes, What is it about a dog to tan the lungs?" and makes them tough." longue to all it, the ould haythen." "The bark." A lady cation On a 'new wno was not at nome, "Any kind of a dog do?" and finding the piano dusty, wrote upon it, oyes, except the Spitz." "slattern." They met the next day, and the lady "What's the matter with the Rnits P" said,"l called on you yesterday." "Yes, 1 saw your "Makes the patient expecioraw too much."— card on the piano," was the reply. drkansaw Traveller. "All, Miss Young," simpered the old professor to the pretty scholar, "you are a favourite of the tfary Cook committed suicide at her residents gods, I think." "Yes 1 " the young lady responded fin Harlow after an attack of influenza. with a little blush. "Yes, my dear; and—and with The continued spread of typhus in the eastern mortals too," lie stammered, coming a little closer. and central province of Russia is reported. "Yes 1 " she said again, oh, so innocently. " And— and with one especially," he said insinuatingly. "Yes ?" "And—and Miss Young, will you marry urr"en;_,_.°46 - . . of the oldest inmates, George Wager, ~___On Saturday, at the Printers' Almshouses, WoOdl me ? " he exclaimed, catching at her hand. She let . him take it, and, with an arch look replied—"No, George Roberts, • PlateleYee hi the empleThuce professor, no. Whom the gods love, die Young !" Dammam suicide by cutting his throat. ' The lesson in philosophy went on as before. i walking along the line at Anipthill Junction, near the Midland Railway, was killed by a train w e I Luton.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1892-10-20 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

DROWNED IN THE THAMES.  --The dead body oi a young lady has been found in the Thames, off Horsleydown. She is about 20 years of age, sue up to on Tuesday morning had not been identified. The body is much decomposed, and the features of the girl are barely recognisable. The police state that she has been in the, water fur some weeks. all her clothing is very good. Her black dolman is trimmed with astrachan, and she also wore a black French merino dress. She had dark brown hair, and was about 5! t. Zin. in height.  An inquest has been held on the body of James Merriman, a police-constable, who was found nwro din the Lea at Bomertou. Whilst on duty Merriman was seen in a beerhouse. and as a uaishment was removed from Homerton to Balaton, otwithatanding his assertion that he was sent Br to go to the beerhouse. Being unable to obtain redress, he wrote a letter complaining of the injustice of the police authorities, and said his body would be found in the river. The jury returned • verdict to the effect that Merriman committed suicide while his mind was unhinged; but they thought the man's case ought to have been recoil. • dersi at headquarters.  An extraordinary attempt to divert the course of the Missouri in order to throuveveral valuable farms from the State of lowa into that of Nebraska has been made by a large gang of men, who have dug out a channel 16ft. deep and a quarter of a mile long. No one suspected the design of these operations until much of the work had been accomplished. It was then sought to obtain an interdict, but delays of red•tapeism intervene, and in the meantime the who are well armed, continue intention of opposing  Ong, and decl  their