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The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1910-08-06 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

EXCITING RESCUE AT EGREMONT.  A Young Girl's Despair.  IA stylishly-dressed young lady, named Elsie Gardner, of Gasforth, Cumberland, 1 the daughter of a leather merohant, was criarged at the Liscard Polies Court, yesterday, before Messrs. H. J. Houghton and IW. Ward Platt, with attempting to commit suicide by casting herself into the Mersey. Superintendent MeHale observed it was a rather sad case. The prisoner was in trouble by some man in Liverpool. She came from Gasforth, in Cumberland, and her father was a leather merchant in Newcastle-cas-Tyne. The girl left home on the previous day by train, and came to Liverpool to try and see the man by whom she was in trouble. Failing to find him she came across to the Wallasey side and had evidently thrown herself into the Mersey. A young man named Turnbull walking along the promenade between tho Egremont Ferry and the Guinea Gap observed soniething floating in the river. At first he could not make out what it was, but on seeing a hand thrown up he discovered it, was a body. Ho iminediately *secured a lifebuoy and fastening the rope to the railings entered the water. Seizing hold of the body he remained there about five minutes shouting for help and presently a youth named Kinder came along. They mauaged, with the assistance of others who had arrived upon the scene, to get the body on to the promenade, and Kinder, though not an ambulance man, understood artificial respiration, and rendared first aid. The girl was taken to the house of a ferry employee named /fill. where she was treated with kindness and made comfortable by Mrs. Hill. Robert Turnbull, who resides at 3t4, , Florence-read, Seaeomhe, said he firstsaw the object in the river at about 11.10, as , he was leaning over the railings smoking. I There was a fifteen feet. tide, which was at I its height. Holding on to the !debut-is 1 he entered the water and caueht. hold of the body. He managed to hold the girl's [macl out of the water, and during the fire tninitles which elapsed before further its. sistanee arrived, she :40111eri i.O recover a little. The Chairman seitid they wished to make a public arknowledgment of the conduct of Turnleill and Kinder, which had been very good. Had it not heel, fortheni the gitif would certainly have been drowned. The mairistrate.s wished le compliment 'lwo, no their conduct and behaviner. and would make a recommendation to the mane Sneiety for ary reward they thonglit fit. to giie them for what they had Iloilo. They also thought Mrs. ffill had heen eseeedingly good in taking care of this unfortunate young woman..  PriAone.rw is remanded uni ii Irttirl4l-. 'WA in the meantime i under the care of Mias Aycrs.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1910-03-05 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

THE RATES.  To rot roma or TEE BIZZEICEILD NEW!.  fere:Another advance in the.retes fertile. par I9lt is rumoured. This is.not good laws for the Birkenhead ratepayer., nor for property owners. For proof of this, a house Was IP( to a gentletnan and his fainiir who came to reside in Birkenhead. lin was not riry long in the house when the rates Were mentioned, and an they WOTO going up he gave notine to leave the house,and -he no. only left the hone, but left the town. 'Here at any rate, is one canoe kr so many houses being empty in Birkenhead. We ratepayers now can dearly see what advances in rates do for us. Is a nut possili:e for the .Birketillead Councillors to nut their coat according to their *kWh? Surely it is not necessary for halfadmen to go for a change of air to see bow the business is done ehnewhere. They try to persuade us that Birkenhead is the /prat-rated town in the kingdom. Nothigg of the kind. If they told us that Birkenhead is the town in the kingdom that hi, got the biggest debt hanging over it IS would believe it. We hear how bad it /I for the town rates from there being so aunty unoccupied houses in the town. But that about the new houses that have been erected of late years? First one committee and thon &natter committee brings forward some large improvement running 1 ism many thousands of pounds. The next genera:Mt reap the benefit, and we of total- hare to pay the intereta on the debts thus built tin. Again, surely this is not I titne to ineur heavy expenditure on Poor law institutions seeing that Workhouses and Guardians will soon be things of the 71ast. Look again at the extravagance in -thanrayet,eet and Argyle-street on ornaharatal holdings. Some years ago, when *lett foe4:ny of the ratepayers was aroused is Birkenhead. meeting after meeting was Iheid• • gentleman now in the Council atbaled one uf these meetings and the coneniatnn we received from this gentleman win the assnranct that it we waited a kite longer the Tates would be-. 75. 6d. in the I. Thls has been a very good prophecy, We would be glad if this gentleman would sew make another, and teil us when a reduetion n tho rates will take place. lean. we hare education on the brain. end it !s very costly. The minds of tesefie-s and scholars are affected. As 'reedy as within the last three weeks two ss. ale of nine years and ten 7" e^wmitted suicide because they multi not fir, what the teacher required Of them. This is only the beginning of @prim'''. PM'S and girls are being educated keen(' the state of life in which it has blessed God to call them. Why don't we bath mir boys so that they will grow on "swill men with a trade in therr hand. tither than with gloves on?—Yours .
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1904-03-16 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

WITH ALL 14.401181 AS UPI=  WILLI/ER BROS. & CO., DID,  paiNTsus pUBLIBIIEILIS  . . LSD  M•NUFACT OILING STATIONERS  66 and GC CHES'rEIt STREET,  BlitliEtlHEAD.  On Monday the Coroner The Airkenhead completed the investigaTiugedy. tion into the details of  _ the shootirig occurrence in Sussex-street on the 20th of February last. A careful inquiry !ed to the verdict wbieh might have been anticipated. that Thomas Gilbert killed hinnelf while buffering from temporary insanity. A long and painful story of misunderstanding and jealousy culminated in this. It is unnecessary to repeat it in detail. It is sufficient to say that at one time Gilbert and Miss Bates, whom he attempted to kill, were engaged to be married, and that since the engagement was broken off, Mire Batts seems to have been followed from place to place,for purposes perhaps or reconciliation, perhaps of rmenge, or it may be with no very clearly defined purpose at all. There is wirch to show that Gilbert was not altogether responsible for his actions. It is eaid that he took drugs end drink. it is certain he IV Oa of an excitable and some. what unbalanced temperament, and Dr. Preece, who had made a post-mortem examinatios, testified at the inquest that there woo old traces of inflammation of the brain, which were likely to make him excitable and irritable. In this instance the accustomed verdict of "temporary insanity" warn doubtless strictly eicurate. Gilbert appears to have been et one time in a good social poeition.—a stockbroker end a magistrate. By fault or by misfortune ho gradually sank, and a life of some promise has been brought to this most unhappy close. The story, so far as it is reealed, is miserable enough. The one redeeming feature of the incident is the courageous action of the young man Roberts, who at great nemesial risk intervened to save the life of Gilbert's intended victim. The consequence of this intervention is that h. was dangerously wounded, and is still seriously ill The jury marked their appreciation of his conduct by contributing .e 4 as the nuoleue of a subscription for him. If it had not been for this prompt and fearless action it seems highly probable that Gilbert's attempt at murder would have been as eucceoafnl as his attempt at suicide. As it is. Miss Bates escaped with a few comparatively slight injuries, for which escape, when death had been eo C 105.51 she may well feel profoundly thankful.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1904-03-16 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

PEOPLE ARE SAYING.  That the vacancy on the Birkenhead Town Council caused by the death of Mr. William Pearson is not likely to be filled without a coolest, Mr. Morris W. Roberts having consented to come forward as the nominee of the Liberal party. Mr. Halberts, who was unanimously adopted at a meeting of the Liberal Wand Committee on Monday, has resided in the Bebington Ward for about twelve years, and as he takes ii keen interest in public affairs, it is considered that he wonld admirably serve the interest& of rewidents. in that rortion 61 the borough. It ha. been many yoare eines there was a contest in thc Babington Ward, and the electors will doubtless welcome this opportunity of expressing their opinions at the ballot box. That the supporters of Women's Suffrage will turn with interest to the division upon Sir C. M`Laren's resolution in the House of Commons to-night in favour of conferring the Parliamentary franchise upon the gentler ocx. There should be no doubt of the result. The women for whom this common act of justice is asked ere those who as ratepayers already have a vote in municipal elections, and it is very properly claimed on their behalf ',let they have a similar right as taxpayers to eaglet in returning our members of Parliament. The objections formerly urged aga:ost the extension of the franchise to women have long since ceased to reet upon any taagible fcnndation, and the diacussion in Parliament this evening should bring the desirable re-form a stage neorer compl.tion.  That the drowning fatality at Eliltre Wand, as recorded in last Saturday's "News" was shown at the inquest to have been a suicide of • somewhat tragic nature. The MUMS to which the unfortunate act of the deceased, who was a Liverpool tradesman. were attributed, were financial thincitifies, sed the leas of his wife, irtlich, between them, seem to haw had a vary depressing inluectoo op Ow kliwtl, A remarkable  &awe et the distressing eoctirrence wee that the decedent left a note attached to the handle ot the lifeboat hoodoo door indicating the spot her he inteeded to bi• life.  awtroyi  That • very pleasing presentation in recognition of a brave act on the part of a young workman employed at Messrs. Cornwell, Laird end Co.'s yard, was made when the shipwrights and apprentices employed in the yard assembled to do honour to their fellow employe whose courage had won their 'admiration. The recipient of the presentation was a ship's rigger named Richard Morris, who risked his life to sam oari of the apprentices who had fallen into the water whilst assisting in docking the
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1904-04-23 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

MORAIAZI. —Mr. JOllll H•pkin Morgan, of St. Aide's, PIIMITtOM, formerly of 57, Prime Dock, Liverpool, slimes, intending engineer of the Meroey Doak. mod Harbour Board, who died on the 19th J kat, left estate, tbe grows value of ' which .4.799 4s. 101 d., with net personzlty Intl. Probate of his will has been granted to his widow, Mrs. Ellen Morgan, to Vilma he loft the whole of his property absolutely.  , Dnoran'a, ta, Chareh-eireet, Liverpool, pmmteme Jewels wird Plate for mob or in exohange. Old Jewellery remodelled to 'Rodent designs. a  ELLIOTTSza Lass.—We have been asked to Mate that there is no foundation who/over for the suggestions mode in a Liverci Theeday last to the effect that C°lrlll= Lees "is preparing to return to Oldham." Rio position as President of the Oldham brunch of the Torii Reform Leave is purely an honorary one. As a matter of fact Sir Elliott has olwaye meanMined an honorary connection with the Conservative party in Oldham since he ceased to represent that constituency in Parliament.  Paorrarrr AND Sereass.—Seureal lots of property were put up for &notion on Tuesday lest at the sale rooms of Messrs. 136 w and Jones, Marketeteoet. The fret hit, a stone-built &welding-house situated peer Newton, with stables and other outbuildings, wellotocked gardens, and three fickle, the property being known as Cherry Farm, was said for .21,400. Thirty shines of £lO each in the Birkenhead Brewery Company, Ltd, on which there has been paid up .25 per share, were sold for .215 2s. 6d, per share. Two shares of £3O each in Hinson and Clo.. Ltd., on which there has been paid op .245 per share, were not sold, .240 being bid per share.  LABT WEDNEEDAY'II Nit we " contained Leading Article on ' Parham:Mar Representation "; People are Saying; Victuallers' Defence Meeting The Budget; West Kirby Wesiey-ans Bursar; Ellesmere Port Notes; The Park Tragedy—lagoest and Police Proceedings; A Year's Work at Lower Bebingtot ; Birkenhead Ambulance Clare—Examination Successee; Another Attempted Suicide; Citisen Soldiers—Colonel Hamilton Entertains Local Engineers; County Education Committee Meeting; P.S.A. Demonstration; Another Child Granted Stage License; Corrected County Court Action; Wirral Aunt Races; Orton Rile Club; Dr. Doled Pupils' Concert; Deaths of Mr. W. Knowles and Mrs. Aepinail Tobin; Police Broceedinlin—Police aa Footballers, Fowl Stealing, Cruelty at Eastham, Begging and Assatilt, and Alleged Robbery; Football, Cricket, and Clotf Notes, etc.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1904-09-28 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

ALLEGED ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. NARROW MICAPLE PROM CARBOLIC ACID POISONING.  Before Mears. G. b. Oddans. and E. G. Meson, at the Borough Police Court Yesterday. an elderly man named Joseph Conway. of 172. Cievelantkidest, was charged with haring attempted to commit suicide by taking a quantity of carbolic acid on the Ord inst.—Nora Conway stated that Wiesner. who was her-husband. had been addicted to drink for the past six zoonths. About four a..trso on the 23rd bet. witness, bearing a noise, got up and went to her hatband's bedroom- She found him lying on the bed in a dazed elate, and there was a Mimic email of canbcdio mid shad, but when she asked him if be hod taken any he did nee anewer her... Witness added that she thought prisoner's mind had become go, binged.  PC . Moore stated that when called to , prisoner's house he adminestated an antidate, and bad the Mall conveyed to the hesIntel in the ambulance. Dr. Bess, house surgeon at the Borough Bospital, dosed that when adanitted the , man was adoring from carbolic acid 1 pawning. A battle and glass wbtob. at was Orerthe man had need, contained some dßuted acid. The Clerk to prisoner/ What have ym to say to the magistrates? Primmer: I aenrect say aaythissi, only that I did it. The Clark: What was your mama.? PrißOfter I suppose because I was ant a my mind. The Clerk: Do you feel better now? Prisoner : I feel a lot better, but not mkt. though.  that  ---• Dr. Begs (repealed) said in answer to the Bench that be hod no Town to t2ansik that Witmer was insane. but he Stad ceateamix not quite recovered from the selects at the • nonsxi Prisoner vas remanded to the workhouee hospital for a week.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1904-11-23 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE  SAD CASE AT THE POLICE COURT.  At the Birkenhead Po:ice Court on Monn daY, before his Worship the Mayor (Mr. E. W. CVusbie Oates, and Mr. A. E. °Tice, a. middle-aged man named Henry Thompson, who lives in Carnforth-street, was charged with attempting to commit suicHe by hang. inn himself; he MIS iurther charged with being a lunatic not under proper control. 'Phe prisoner's (laughter stated that she was in the kitchen slieh sae law something dark pus the window. and beard the souThrt of a fall in the yard. On going out she foil's(' her father there with a rope which had been bioken hy the weight of his fall attached to his neck. The bedroom window above was wide open. The ambulance was sent for. and her father was taken to the hospital. Cpstaire there was a piece of rope atiached to the bedstead. Her father had evidently fastened one end of the rope to hi; neck, and the other to the bedstead, and jumped out of the window. Jo reply to the magistrates. Thompson etated that he had soma trouble on his mind, and the bailiffs had taken his furniture away. .  'Sipe rintendent Parker said that prism ner had been unable to get any work, and had tried to commit suicide previously by cutting his throat. The family was starving. Mr. Assiter, the police-court missions?, said that Thompson seemed -alto shattered lin health, and had no spirits. He had been to the man's house and found an awful state of things existing there. The wife, with whom the nrisoner had had some trouble, was sitting before a smell fire, and seemed almost in a state of collapse. The Place woe destitute of furniture, and there was not a scrap of food in the house. He relieved their wants ler the time being. Three of the four ehd.en were earning amongst them lie. 6d. tx.r weak, and this was their total inearno.  The pi-wooer was rem•nded to the work. houe. for a forttlaht, and Mr. 4..•'er undertook in the me.intinae to do something for the family.  Fels-Naptha  Two washes washed 744 tintes : one with Fels-Naptha, the other with common soap the first was 1, not sensibly injured; the second was worro to holes.  See book.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1904-09-10 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

TROUBLE AND DEPRESSION  LEAD TO ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.  Bebore Messrs. B. A. Beasley and J. W. P. Laird at the Borough Police Court on WedMedal, a middle-tied working man named Harry Thompaon, of 28, Carnforth-street, was charged on remand with attempting to commit suicide by cutting his throat with a I table-knife on August Sth, alao with being a lunatic not under proper control. Dr. Beim house surgeon at the Borough Hospital, stated that prisoner was brought in on the Sth August suffering from a deep cut in his throat. He wise brought in "as dead," being unconscious. but the operation of tracheotomy was sucoessfully performal, and he recovered.  Mr. Copeland (magistrates' clerk): (....Ito you tell us what the state of hie mind was when in the hospital? Witness: Well, he was rather carious in his manner._  -Hternaffeld abated that prisoner had been under his care for the last fourteen days. He appeared to be rather depressed, and it was impassible to got much from him. Prisoner had had a grew.; deal of trouble with lie family. His wife was in the evil:house now suffering from a nerve disease, and she had lost her mind. Prisoner's son had also been a patient for tumour in the beet.  Priaoneee eldest son Anted that be was at present in apartments, but be would be only too glad to do what he could to provide a home for ha father and look after ham.  Supt. Parker said that prisoner bad formerly been employed at the electric car sheds, but had been discharged. Prior to that he was a cab driver. Prawn*: was discharged on proaniaing not to repeat his rash action, and Mr. Ansiter, police court missionary, undertook to do hie beet to look after him and get him employment.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1904-08-27 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

ALLEGED ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.  Ilk:lure! (..:-Lw.u.1146-u,..w, aged 57, living at 75, Market,-street, Birkenhead, wee on Saturday charged at Wallasey Police Court, befor. hiewas. R. Steel and W. A. Williams, with attenaiting to commit suicide. William Both, extra ticket inspector at . New Brighton ferry, stated that he was on ; ditty at 1.45 on the previous afternoon, when I his attention was drawn to the prisoner, who was in the river. Witnees slid down one of the pier girders on to the shore, and rushing into about 3 feet of welter seized bold of and brought out Cunningham to the beach. Prisoner ejaculated, " Why sjidn't.you let me diown?" P.C. 70 (Pettinger) mid he was stilled to I the spot, mid, having learnt the Mummaetances. to the pnooner to the local lookWhen y *hawed with attemptlug to take his life the man replied, "I I have nothing to way," but some tittle while later he remarked, "I 'mist' you'd let me stop in the water." . . .  in -ans—wer-- to tbSe magistrates' clerk, prieoner stated that be had no questions to put, neither did be desire to offer any expbust, tion.  Superintendent licDonaki applied for a remand. He understood primmer was a Birkenhead borough police pensioner. Bath, renWad by Mr. Steel, was sure the prisoner was perfectly saber when rescued. The further hearing of the case was adjourned for a week. , The prisoner. it may is added, is a pea-1 Wooer, haring served the stipulated period ; in the Birkenhead police force wattling him to retiring allowance. In his capacity as !constable he made many friends, and not o few enemies. The letter were confined to :the rowdy, criminal classes of the north end of the town, where he was a veritabe terror 'in their midst. 'By the tradespeople of his beats and other residents ho IRIS looked upon as a zealous, tactful, and courteous officer, and these qualities were suitably recogoised in the form of a handsome Pre, sentatiort to him upon his retirement.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1904-08-27 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

BAXIJI.-4.•(' ;fleeted by the Liverpool Penny Savings Bank Association in Birkenhead and district for the week ended 24th August, 1904: -Bonaugh-road, No. of transactions 82. amount lodged .63 3e., &mount repeed 213. 104.; Christ Church, Liscard, 10, 98. 141., Ss. Id.; Ilamiltonisquare. 92, £3 id., £3 98. 6d.; Little Brighton, 67, £5 14e. ad., £3 164 6d.; St. John 24 Ferroraont, 36, £1 4s. 1341., .61 1...%.; St. Paru's Pm.bjteri.an Church, 40, £1 14e. 44., 7s. 6d.; Shafteebury Boys' Club, 12, 9e. Id., Gs. 04.; Upton, 23, 198. Id., 4e. lid.; Vittoria-street, 107. £4 13e. 94., £9 4e. 41.; Welkeretreet, Traumore, 24, 18e. td., le. 10d.; Cathoart• street Council School, 317, £7.98. 5d., £3 4s. 9d.; Lairdistreet Council School, 279, £4 18e. 10d., £5 108. 9d. •' New Ferry School, 164, £324. 54., £1 le. 6c1.; The Woodlands Council School, 450, £9 54 Bd., £4 Os. Ild.  SWIMMING CLl7l3.—Birkbrllead journeyed to Warrington on Tuesday evening last tc play off their return water polo match with the town club. In the first haWthii,itsitiots bad the beet part of the game, Rob sew* twice, and the scoring at half-time was, Birkenhead 2 goals, Warrington 0. On resuming the visitors con. tinuedto hold the homologue in their own half and should have increased their lead, but their shooting was wretched. For some unaccountable reason the referee ordered two of the visitors out out of the water, Warrington then scored twice, the mairob ending in • draw, 2 goals each. Forrester, Birkenhead's goalkeeper, brought off some capital eaves. Birkenhead play their last i match on Wednesday next, v. Wootton, aratir instorie-street, and • win will probably put them second in the kohl League, South Will being secure at top. On the same evening the Chem. pionahip of the 13.13.0. will be competed for, sad: if W. Holt is imorneabil, the "James Moon " Championship Cup becomes his own ywoperty, he having registered wine in 1002 and 1903.  LAST ViRDNRcIDA "News' contained —lcadiag Article on "Technical CIBBIIOII at the South Rod; People Are Saying; Borough road Mystery—The Murder Charge Diemissed; Superintendent Bennett's Successor; Ellesmere Port Notes; Old Man's Terrible Sofferium—Supposed Suicide; Rev. H. F. T. Barter Leaving Wcst Kirby; Alarming Gas Stove Explosion, Seaman's Sudden Death; Madame Ella Russell at West 'Kirby; Flower Shows at Little Sutton, Ilroinhoseugh, and Heeivall; Oxford Local Examination Results; Port Sunlight Employees' Athletic Sports; Travelling Without a Tioket; Fire at Rock Ferry; Police and County Court Intelheemee; Cricket. Yachting. and Lawn Tennis Notes, etc. Measay RAILWAY Tea Imo