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The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-08-27 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

LONDON RAILWAY MYSTRET.  A Mocking dimwit, was made in the early hours el Satarday morning on the Landon, Chatham aad Dever Railway line near Rent Rouse Station, a few miles teem London. A pretty girl, young and well dressed, was Issued dead iyhig amen the wearing may. The only injury diseeveralble_ by • sufse hekdal examinatine was • wound en the left tee em which blood was flowing. The ems is be eyed he be one of most dobbin*, and determined suicide. • railway porter found dredged lest still warm body if the yelled did tylig IS bet hag la the Mt. way with Wm head to the up bet Me mod the feet to the deem Blingese. who Is doing duty for Dr. Suit, was estahel, awl be pronounced life is be Wiwi, end the pollee removed the body is an ambelemee to the .1., to await an inquest-The demised Is a y about 93 years of age, and Idt. in this Is peculiarly proposiNel I.blerummlis. Of fair complexion, and has a Bead et gelds. hair. She was very nicely &seed In Uwe wpm, Sol the whole of bet clothing WS/ el geed queli*• . An ',.{.N.S&WOU of her linen failed be dimmer any a. It that might lead to her identlikettion. On her finger she wore a diamond ring. In her pocket was a half-sheet of s. which was written in pencil: "1 oanrotta=li any longer. Beat. My bead is dreadful." Them words hid evidently been traced in the dna inI stance, and then rewritten more distinctly. There was also found upon her • black-lead pencil and a sixpence. The cause of death was a severe wound is the left aide of the howl, and it is believed from the position in which the body was found that the buffer of the engine struck the fatal blow. On Saturday night the body was identified as Beatrice Puller, aged 19, the daughter of puente who reside It Revenscrott-road, Bsckenbam.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-07-23 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

SUICIDE IN THE CRYSTAL PALACE  TUNNEL. RUINED BY DRINK.  The Croydon coroner held an inquiry et the Norwoo Co' t ige Hospital with reference to the death of George S'aiwart Mesaenger, aged 33, lately residing at 109, Orove•lane, Denmirk-11,11, who was found I:inz inc c irriage in the Brighton line with A pistol shot wound in his head.—Mrs. Mary Messenger, the widow, stated that her husband was under-manager to a cigar manufacturer in Air. Street, Piccadilly. lie went to business' on Wednesdiy, remarking &Aim left her that it might be the last time of saMk good-bye. She took na notice of the remark, however, as he had so often said the same thing. She knew her husband was given to drink, tut she did not think he went in for betting. —The coroner: Well, • number of telegrams relating to horse.racing were found upon him.— Witness: I believe he used to do some letting for someone else. They had three children, one a little by called "The Captain." Her husband's life was insured, but the policy was in the hands of • money-lender as security for a loan.—Thomas Gale, • guard, depoeed to finding Messenger in the carriage at Gipsy-hill with • revolver by his side. —The coroner now read extracts from two letters written by the deceased to his wife. In one he said: "Before you get this I shall be separated from you aa far as this world is concerned. I hope and pray you will forgive me fir the trouble I have caused you, and God also. Nothing else but the drink has ruined me. 13co not blame any of my friends for leading me astray: they have not done so. As a parting request, don't let little Captain ever touch the drink. Good-bye, dear girl, we shall never meet again in this world: about the next I do not know." In the second letter which was found upon him he said: "Dearest wife, I hope you will forgive, me for doing such • wicked thing. I have though of everything, but cannot see what else to do. . . I pray to God for tlis forgiveness and I hope you will also forgive me. . . 0,o:1-bye, old girl, kisses to yourself and the children from your heartbroken husband, Georeoz. " The coroner, in summing up, said he was rather inclined to the opinion that the deceased gave way to gambling as well as to drink; the telegrams showed that. An under-manager should not be so short of money as to find it necessary to pledge his life policy.—The jury returaed a verdict of suicide during temporary insanity.  A
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-10-08 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

THE KENT COAL FIELDS. The pit which is being sunk by the Kent coalfields syndicate near Dover has now passed a depth of 300 ft. from the base of the cliff, which is 300 ft. high at ibis point. The, shaft is 17ft. in diameter, and 1. being sunk and bricked will great rapidity. Continuous shifts are employed throughout the 24 hours; the miners are chiefly experienced North of England men. The gault and lower green sand hive been passed through, and in the course of the excavations ammonites and ,easbells innumerable have been fret with. New and powerful machinery is being laid it,on,and arrangement, are being made for lighting the pit by electricity. Arrangements are also lining made for commencing at once a second shaft, which is to he 20ft. internal diameter, and in •a position a little to the east of the present one. The depth of the isra layer of coal, as revealed by the boring experiments, is 1,113 ft., so that at the present rate of progn•si, the first coal-bearing strata should be reached by June. The deheis from the pit is being used for the purpose of reclaiming the foreshore at the lose of the cliffs. It is proposed to reclaim about 60 acres, which will give ample siding accommodation for the output of coal adjacent to the South Eastern Railway main line. The presence of fire-dainp is positive evidence of the existence of coal met-stares, and the gas continues to come up the exi, riniental bore hole, notwithstanding that the boring has been made two or three years.  An order has been approved by the Secretary hi' War by which general and other officers commandig at home and abroad are directed to appoint, reference to the War Office, officiating clergymen to the troops in their respective commands, and also substitutes for chaplains to the fwces absent on sick leave.  Going to out' them, sir," explained Constable Howell to the Southwark magistrate. Mr. Fenwick: lie meant to turn them out, 1 suppsis Cnnstable: No, sir; he meant "to kill them. This remark, addressed to officers at a South London Salvation Army Shelter in Blackfriars-road, together with other evidence of disorderly conduct, resulted In George Thompson getting 14 days' hard labour. Whitmore, the Uakthy hul,t,o.all, N5llO vraa seriously injured by striking against a tree whilst hunting on Thursday, is reported to be going on satisfactorily,and there are now hopes of his recovery. At an inquest at Sheffield on the body of Ann Horner, Rift. of a general dealer, the husband deposed that on r.tturning home he found his wife (with whom he had lived unhappily) hanging behind the Ledroom door. Be did not attempt to cut her down or to raise an alarm, but fetched a doctor, resident over one mile away. The jury returned a verdict of suicide during temporary Insanity, and the coroner strongly commented .= the husband's behaviour.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-09-17 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

SUICIDE OF A LADY.  Dr: O. Danford Thomas held an inquest on Mondajt: it Ilarnsey, on the body of Ann Smith, aged :he wife of Mr. Thomas Smith, a retired builder and iecoratar, of Upper Tollington-park, Stroud-green, who shot herself with a revolver at her residence.— According to the husband of the deceased, the latter hael suffered from chronic indigestion and a heart Iffection. During the last month she was confined :o the house. She was terribly depressed because •he fancied she had cancer. lie did not, however, :hink she contemplated suicide. On Thursday afternoon she went to her bedroom to lie down.  Subsequently witness hesrd the report of a firearm proceed from her room, and found her lying back on s chair bedstead apparently dead or dying. She never spoke. He raw a revolver lying on the bed, which 'belonged to witness, and had been kept 'coded 15 years. He had it in a drawer, and his wife was aware of its whereabouts. Witness fetched a doctor, when a wound was discovered in he deceased's chest. The deceased left no letter or note of any kind casting any light upon the motives which impelled her to commit the rash act. She had been greatly depressed for years.—The coroner: It is not often that a woman shoots herself. They generally adopt other means of suicide.—Miss s Cornish, a visitor staying in the house, said Mrs. Smith was terribly depressed, but witness never thought she was likely to end her life. On Thursday morning she complained of being "worried." Witness believed Mr. Smith kept the revolver as a arotectioin against burglars—Dr. Francis C. Burton, who was called in, deposed that Mrs. Smith had hot herself through the heart, the wound immediately proving fatal.—The jury returned a verdict of suicide while of unsound mind.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-04-16 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

SUPPOSED MURDER, OF CHILDREN  ACCUSED BEFORE THE NIADISTRATES.  Annie Dyer, aliai Thorns., alias Stanfield. described as a nurse, was charged, on remind. before a full bench of insgistrates at Ito .ding, on Saturday, with the murder of a feo we child, [lime unknown, whose body was found floating in the Thames at Reading; and Arthur Ernes Palmer, a commission agent, of Mayo-ro.,d, Willesden, said o bo the son-in-law of Dyer, was chaiged w I, lain an accessory after the fact. Conrid raid, interest was abeam in the case, the court being cri.wiled. —After the prisoners had been plac ci n the dock, Mr Sydney Brain, representing the Trersury, raid he wished to ask for • remand in order to allow Or police to complete the evidence %Welt ti ey lett n to lay before the tcnclt. C,ertriin information has been given the prosecution whi I. they were drain ti• of investigating, as the rare preset el Come serious meets. Mr. Brain added that the bp' of several children hail been found in the r ver sin. e t e prisoners were first before the n, gistrates. On the next occasion he hoped to corn lee tie ease. —The chairman asked D•er N‘liether she bad any reason to urge why • remand should not te granted. She replied: "I don't know," Palmer. on ceng asked • similar question, simpl said: "No."—lbe prisoners were then frinnally re ended for a week.  ATTRIIPTIM SOWIDZ Or MR,. fhEa. The woman Der. who is in custody at Readinr In connecti^n with the ending of tebier in h. Thames, bait, it is reported, added to the tinsation of the case by attempting to coirmlt suicide wit. her boot-laces, which she tied tightly round her neck. She is, however, an cloaely watched that the attempt at self-destruction was thwarted. I appears from medical examination that in the ease of earn child taken from the Thames the knot was tied under the left ear. TI .se knots are said to be similar to that which Mn.. Dyer has made in attempting suicide.  A
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-07-30 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

WALSALL ANARCHISTS : THE HOME SECRETARY REFUSES TO RECEIVE A DEPUTATION OF TRADES UNION LEADERS.  Up to the present the Home S3cretary has remained deaf to all appeals for mercy on behalf of the Walsall prisoners. On July 4th, D. .1. Nicoll, secretary, Walsall Amnesty Committee. wrote to the Home Office asking if the Home Secretary would receive a deputation of well-known trades unionists, consisting of Tom Mann, J. H. Wilson, M.P., and James Macdonald. To this application the following ruly has been received "Sir,—ln reply to your litter of the 4th inst., stating that • deputation of well-known trades unionists has been formed to wait upon the Ilkuretay of State respecting the case of the prisoners Charles. Calls, and liattola, I am directed by Sir Matthew Ridley to inform you that it would be contrary to the long standing practice of the Home Office, for the Suntory at State to receive a deputation for the purpose of discussing a criminal wee, and Sir Matthew Ridley regrets that he is unable to comply with your request. I am to add that any representations you may desire to address to the Secretary of. State in 'writing, on behalf of the prisoners, will receive careful ccusideration.-1 am, sir, your obedient minus, CILARLIII a Maniocs."  4. Saturday was Hoepitai Saturday at Brighten. The 44407, who refused to stop the collection, said that —feet collectioos were on their trial, and urged those engaged in the work to refrain from over•seal In soficiting Mint A man named Withers, of Watlington-street. Reading, committed suicide by hanging himself. He returned home after a week's absence, and his condition then appeared strange He held the position of secretary to one of the Courts of Foresters, but it is staked that nothing is wrong with his books. & liedy Valet wanted Mire Strafford, of Weimer, sotioniiiiished the daring feet of riding kw weebini error the Goodwin Sands.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-04-09 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

DEATH NOT DIVIDED.  A terrible tragedy has occurred at the email town of Menlan, near Paris. M. Fame, m Los local iound dead In his /ad with a bullet through his brain. At the foot of the bed lay the corpse of a girl named Auoustine Bonnier, with two bullet wounds in the h. ad, and a revolver in her hand. It appears tint Faure, who formerly lived at Avelion, had caned on an Intrigue there with Bonnier, but their acquaintance was interrupted by his transfer to Meulan. According tea letter signed by Augustine, and found In her poeses•ion, she determined to come to Menlan, and in tie event of her lover refusing to live with her, to kill him while he slept, and then commit suicide. This plan she evidently carried out.  Fi7o men end a woman have been remitted frees Edinburgh Police-court charged with murdering James Mitche I, a labourer, in a common lodginghouse, by suffocating him. There had been • dispute In the house, and Mitchell waa found dead in bed, It is regarded u probable that he met his death by hie own act.  lb. largest consignment of Soh ever shipped from the We ot Man waa despatched from la,itglas to Liverpool on Thursday morning. The decks of the steamer Snaefell were piled high with boxes containing cod, plaice, sues, and lobsters. In consequence of the extremely favou.able weather prevailing, trawlers and hoe &hers hays lull sueip Weal Glitches.  11111 VP Ult. i• "Now, wh., Oat ?" wain I (Le ,1 quilled hen; "That chirken in white and grey ? She's very well dressed, but from whence did she come And her family, who are they?"  "She never can move in our set, my clear," Said the old hen's friend to her later; "I've just found out—you'll be shocked to hear— She was hatched in an incubator!" Mr. Slopay: "This bill is outrageous. You charge me for ten viiits, and you attended me only the times during my illness." Doctor Socum : -Yes; Out you forget my Eve visits in attempting to collect my ball." _
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-07-02 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

SUICIDE AT HANDS. WORM.  A tragA affair took placo at 56, Douglas Road, 11.11.(1SWIIIZII. about mid-day MI Monday. Mr. dames Bonthron, who resides there with LA wife and child, went away on Saturday to !Milford to I spend the week-ontL Mr. Ikmthron. who has NA I ill wid low-spirited for some weeks, and had hien arended by. Dr. D. Ahren, Aton aftor the family's orturn hone. on Monftly morning. said he M ould go and lie down. Shortly afterwards wife hiurd him moviig about in The room updairs, and %tint ask.d hint what he was doing. and he replied quite cheerfully, -Nothing.' Before she got dowleit.iirs she heard the back room window nr-11 and .4-Inv-thing fall in the yard. Whim Ale got outside the found her husband there lying quite nicrtionlews. Dr. rhaundy was immediately fetched. but be pronoutut.id life to be extinct.  ANI vIWORTI ANI) XIIIIUDANt t  Ilamtworth and Smethavick centre of the St. John Ambulance A one iation held their firer annual meeting at the Public Building, Handsworth. on Saturday evening The chair was moulded by the president (Mr. J. 11. Pearson), who was supported by the Rector of Iliad-worth (the Rev. Prebendary Hodgson), Rev. T. S. Cave (vicar of St. Jamie,. Drs. Darby-Weeton. t% It. Lumi, ll'Abreu. Messrs. .1. Wainwright, W. 11. Welshman. 11 A. Pearem, N. Retallaek, J. Fond!, F. Lempriev., W. Roberta. J. Edwards, Chief Superintendent 11. Beek. F. B. Gower. R. Lee. etc. The ("ba;rman said that association, wlt'eh was started at Handsnorth in a very modest way. about four years ago, by the formation of an ambulance class at the Great Western Station. by Mr. G. Rick, had now grown until they had nearly 300 members holding the certificates. in. vindictive number of ladies. Mrs. J. H. Pearson pr sented a number of medals and certificates. ott' behalf of the ladies' class the Rev. T. S. rave presentesl to Dr. Darby-Weston to valuable travelling bag and an illuminated addrocs. in recognition of his SYnie4.B a. incitructor to the class. Dr. Weston suitably acknowledged the gift. Mie. e. Hooky. on behalf of the Handoworth dam, asked lie. 0. R. Lunn's acceptanca of a handsome lamp for his servicen as instructor, and the:s stinttleman heartily thanked the members. Mr. .1. Bayy Lees having given a co.tly Kilver challenge cup for annual competition amongst the daisies in ilia division, was esird:ally thanked for his gift. Votes of thinks to the officers and the subseribers wcre. passed.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-09-03 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

PARACHUTE TRAGEDY.  LADY AERONAUT KILLED-HUSBAND'S SUICIDE.  Details have been received of a terrible accident at Leroy. in St. Loins. which happened to an English female aeronaut known as Victoria. She and her husband, George Hibbard, contracted to make a number of ascents at • country fair, and as she was • handsome, well-made woman, and moiler on account of her daring, • crowd cf fully persons assembled to see the ascent. When an altitude of about 1,00011. had been gained the crowd faintly heard a scream, an I saw Victoria dangling b.. the arm which was held in the loop. Then the parachute dropped without the aeronaut, and the balloon, relieved of its weight, soared higher until it appeared • mere speck. The husband realissed the perilous situation in which his wife wise placed, and became almost crazed with grief, and wept aloud. Rushing to the dressing tent he seised a revolver and shot at and wounded himself, but before he was able to take his life he was grappled with by an attendant, and restrained. Suadanly a small body was seen to leave the balloon and start on a downward plunge of fully 3,000 ft. to the grount. As it approached it was seen to be the unfortunate woman. The body struck the top of an elm tree with tremendous force, sod, tearing through the branches, dropped on the earth • shapeless mama. The husband beard the crash, tottered to the spot where the remains of his wife were lying, and, throwing himself across the body, bled to death from Ms self.inflicted iliatol wound. 111. stared that before Victoria ascends i she said she had • premonition that an accident would happen.  At Liverpool a man who died from alcoholic poisoning was stated to have drunk nest whisky by the half-pint. and not to have been sober for 11 years.  The North London magistrate declared that crimes of violence have become far too frequent in his jurisdiction, end he would deal sternly with them.  • disastrous fire occurred at the Arundel mills of Metiers. Firminger and Sons, charcoal manufacturers. It is supposed to be the work of an incendiary. The relieving officers of Portsmouth have found Ll2O secreted in the house of an old lady who has teen is receipt of perish relief for nearly 20 years.  Sir Edward J. Reed,
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-08-06 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

MMINPP. This C4mnitittee reported that they had approved plane for the erection of a conservatory to a new home: Hi:welly Hill. for Mr. Nossiter; for alterations to Pypit Hayes 'House, for Mrs. HI Bagott. subjeet to the drainage being to the tertisfaotion of the Surveyor: for the addition of a dining room to No 3: Hunton Road, for It C. Reath They lad disapproved further amended plane submitted by %fr. W. Darby, for tlhe erection of two houaos in Hemp:rill Road. the name not being in accordaliee nt. the Bye Lawn. The report WRA approved. • Health Committee.  hnco  This Committee reported that they had instructed the Inspector to give the Trusteee of the Jewish l'emetery at Witton notioe to provide a proper supply of water to the Lodge belonging to that. Vemetery. Dunng the past four weeks 15 lirths and 11 death.; had been registered in the distritt, giving birth and death rates respectively of 16.25 and 11.83. The causes of death were as follows: Suicide 1, accident 1, premature birth 2, pldliesis 1, einvuisions 1. tubercuhir meningitis 1, tithes me-en. tenet 2, endenteritis 1, and heart disease 1. It  would be seen therefore that there WM no mortality from zymotir disease. Sixteen cases had, however, been notified, viz., tyttboid fever 1. diphtheria 2, scarlet fever 12, and erysipela.s 1. The rose of typhoid fever occurred in a patient at the Jaffrey flrspital, and was probably imported. One ease of diphtheria occurred at a house in Orchard Road previously infected; the other was at Stunt Heath. The rase of erysipelas occurred at the Workhotee. Of the 12 roses of scarlet fever, 10 were associated with the Natirmal Pdtool. Of the other two cases, one occurred in a house already infected, and the ochry attended r.llOOll in Aston Manor. : The report was adopted.