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The Dewsbury Chronicle, and West Riding Advertiser. — 1872-01-20 (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England)

VIOLENT DEATHS IN NEW YORK. The New York Tribune presented its readers on New Year's Day with a column of statistics setting forth in detail the number and nature of the violent deaths which had occurred in that city during the year just closed. The total reaches 1,314, or a weekly average of 25. Of these the largest number come under the head of "falls," 311 persons having met their deaths either by falling themselves or being fallen upon. 179 were drowned, and 115 killed by being run over in the streets. Of 108 suicides, 19 hung themselves, 22 shot themselves, 8 cut their throat, 28 poisoned themselves, 27 drowned themselves, and four jumped from windows. The Germans appear upon the face of the statistics of New York most prone among nations to selfmurder, though, of course, the comparison involves a consideration of the relative numbers of foreigners resident in the city. There-were among the suicides 34 Germans, 20 Americans, 19 Irish, 14 English, five French, two Scotch, two Danish, two Canadian, and one Cuban. Poisoning is, as the figures show, the favourite means of self-destruction; and, going further into details, we find that with the women a stuff called "Paris green" is the most popular poison. Of the 14 female suicides who poisoned themselves, not fewer than ten effected their purpose by this agency. One man poisoned himself with a dose of strychnine and three took prussic acid, but narcotics appear to be poisons most affected by male suicides, 14 of the 24 returned having taken this class of poison. As compared with the statistics of the preceding year, 1871 shows an advance of 23 over the roll of 1870. But this is more than accounted for by the two items of the explosion of the steamer Westfield and the 12th of July riot, the one resulting in the deaths of 84 persons, and the other of 52.
The Dewsbury Chronicle, and West Riding Advertiser. — 1872-04-20 (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England)

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE IN LONDON. •  At the Thames Police Court, on Thursday, Henry Miller, a young man, was charged with attempting to shoot Charlotte Stobell, a young woman, living at No. 43, Christian-street, St. George's-in-the-East, and with attempting to commit suicide by shooting himself. The complainant, who has been "keeping company" with the prisoner, said she did not wish to press the charge against him, as if he had meant her any harm he could have done it long ago. Inspector M`Donald, of the H division, said the revolver the prisoner had in his possession was loaded with leaden pellets. It contained three chambers, two of which had been discharged. the third he (the officer) shot off himself. The pistol had three caps on, two of which were exploded. The quantity of powder he found in the remaining chamber was hardly sufficient for a full charge. The complainant then said she was at her house in Christian-street on Wednesday night and the -prisoner knocked at the door and said he wanted to speak to her. She refused to hold any conversation with him, and closed the door. He kept loitering about outside the house for four hours, aud at the expiration of that time knocked at the doom, and on her opening it asked her if she would marry him. She told him she would not, and did not wish to speak to him any more. He pulled a pistol from his pocket and fired at the side of her face. At the time he fired the pistol she was about to close the door, and moved slightly on one side, or else she believed she should have been shot. The prisoner then placed the pistol in his mouth and shot himself. She ran down stairs for assistance, and on coming up stairs again saw the prisoner lying in the passage bleeding from the mouth. Emily Priee, a young woman, said she was on a visit to the complainant on Weclnesdly night, and saw the prisoner in the passage of her house bleeding a great deal from the mouth. She sent for a doctor. The prisoner had bled a great deal from the wound in the roof of the mouth, but there did not appear to be any immediate danger. Mr. Lushington remanded the prisoner for a week.
The Dewsbury Chronicle, and West Riding Advertiser. — 1872-09-07 (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England)

FONBLANQUE. The Secretary, Cotton Spinners' Asso- clouds round the gaslights that the streets were cornelation, Manchester." Paratively dark. Fires were immediately lit by order of t "THE LAST dLASS."—Shortly before 11 o'clock on Friday the municipality and by the citizens themselves, upon w night week, while a stranger was proceeding down the which the butterflies burnt their wings. Half an hour afterwards one walked upon a layer formed by the bodies Groves, he observed a man with his hat firmly fixed on of the butterflies an inch thick. They are of a whitish his bead running down by the side of the river at a ternfic pace, immediately afterwards followed by a woman, colour, and some of the streets appeared as if covered bonnetless and shawlless. The stranger, thinking the with snow. ESCAPE OF A Co/calm—Charles Harvey, 'a young confollowing him was endeavouring to prevent him carrying man was about to commit suicide, and that the woman vict employed on the Chatham Dockyard Extension into effect the rash act, communicated what he saw and Works, was engaged on Tuesday afternoon with a numhis fears to the policeman on the nearest beat, who, in ber of convicts in stacking bricks, and suddenly disa the coolest manner possible, took out his watch and P eared. A great many guards and warders watch over Mary's Island, and how Harvey exclaimed "Oh, it is five minutes to eleven, they are the convicts on St. managed to escape is a puzzle. It is surmised that a suit only running for the last glass." The stranger, evidently of clothes had been concealed for his use; and if he satisfied with the authoritative statement of the fun°, tionary of the law, resumed his solitary, walk to his lodg- changed his convict's dress for these it would have ,ings.-- Chester Courant. greatly facilitated his escape. It is said that some of his A KIRICSTALL QUARRYMAN IMPRISONED FOR , gang saw him changing his clothes, but they gave no
The Dewsbury Chronicle, and West Riding Advertiser. — 1872-10-19 (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England)

SUICIDE AND OVERWORK. The unfortunate death of Mr. Justice Willes seems to have taken a powerful hold of the popular mind; ns! do we remember any similar event which has crested such a profound impression in its way, except, though in a smaller degree, the death of Hugh Miller under somewhat similar circumstances. Deaths like these are. deeply to tot regretted; the lives lost are of the highesv value, and the conditions of the deaths render then,' among the saddest of human events. With such men as the actors suicide is elevated to a drama of intense interes!, its phases surrounded by a lurid splendour, even thougn, the sight of the great mind giving way excites feelings tha deepest sympathy and pity. To our profession, indees, the history of the death of that distinguished lawyer, an° what led to it, is full of instruction. It is too much tbs custom nowadays to disregard health and even life le pursuit of riches, yet such a case will teach a lessos in unmistakable language which a medical practitioner, has in vain tried to convey. It is the old story e' overwork and want of rest. Amen may 'go on for a long time working very hard, and. doing his work well, pre' vided he can get a fair amount of sleep. But it is the peculiarity of mental work that after a time it brill' sleeplessness along with the desire to sleep, rather thal' the quietness which follows bodily exertion. Whenever such a stage is reached, even if nothing has been don° before, it is time to interfere. And tl.ere is only one No/ of interfering—that is, by complete change of scene and os' cupation. It is useless to stay at home ; to dose with opiuro and chloral is worse than useless. The patient must go away; where, it does not greatly matter—but away h° must go. There is one consideration which our brethres will do well to urge on men they see bent on ruininvg themselves Thus: that is, the comparative value of wsr' done in such a state and that done in perfect health., There is no comparison between the two. The work s' an exhausted brain is always poor in point of (mai*, The peculiarity of the case of Mr. Justice Willes and 01 Hugh Miller lay in the fact that they both had got their work over. This in itself constitutes a lesson. It shoal bow deeply overwork may injure the constitution' how it may produce results from Nehich it is hard t° recover. All the more reason why it should be taken ill time. Suicide can never be other than a miserable thing; but it is especially miserable coming at the end of a long, and honourable career, when it is the final reward 62 good service done tio the country. Yet if such a deat,P, do anything to open the eyes of men to the error of sueP. a coerse of unceasing work as that pursued by th` lamented judge. be will not have died altogether in vaie. Medical Times and Gazette.
The Dewsbury Chronicle, and West Riding Advertiser. — 1872-08-03 (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England)

THE CONFESSION OF MURDER.—The self-accused to ask the Treasury to allow you to begin to advance to murderess, giving the name of Ellen King, at present in I the maximum of 30s. after a service of nine years instead custody at Richmond, is a prepossessing girl of 18, neatly of 12. In other words, as the scale now stands, you would dressed, and presenting every appearance of respectability. have to remain at 255. for a period of seven years; I pro- The tale of drowning her lover in the lake in Richmond pose to reduce this period to four years, and you will Park is not believed by the police, especially as on enquiry then reach the maximum pay after a total service of 14 being made at 125, Lupus-street, Pimlico, the address years. By this alteration a considerable number of men she gave as her home, it has been found that she is will at once be benefited. The other point to which I unknown. It appears more probable that she left her refer is one I have long had in view, and I think I may home three or four days ago through some rnisundersay it is now in a fair way of adoption—l allude to a dile standing, and wandered about in a despondent and sometinguisbing stripe for good conduct. The largest number what sulky state for two days persistently refusing all of stripes any one man can wear will be three, and each shelter and food, and was, perhaps, on the verge of cornstripe will carry with it a small increase of pay. Ido not mitting suicide when she gave herself into the custody of doubt that a high value will be attached to this Inspector Philips, at Woolwich. Whilst detained there, honourable distinction." Other matters mentioned in the she gladly availed herself of an opportunity to wash her.. memorial Mr. Monsell promised should be enquired into, self, but neither kindness nor threats could induce her to
British Miner and General Newsman : — 1862-12-13 (London, England)

SHOCKING MURDER.—A young man, named Charles Langley, died on Monday morning, from the effects of a murderous assault made on him by his father on Saturday night. The father, Joseph Langley, who is in custody of the police, keeps the Nettlebridge Inn, in the village of Nettlebridge, about four miles from Shepton Mallett. He was seated in the bar of the inn on Saturday night, eating some bread- and cheese, and using a pocket clasp. knife. His two sons, Charles Langley, the deceased, and Frederick Langley, and one or two more persons, were sitting with him at the time. It wouh: seem that the father and sons had been drinking rather freely, and some matter of dispute arose between them. Something in&iced the deceased to threaten to strike his father, and the latter replied, "If you do, I will stab you." The deceased then struck his father a severe blow over the eye, when the prisoner made a dash with the clasp-knife at his son's side, the blade making a deep gash on the right side of the abdomen. All was confusion immediately, those present being horrified at the event, the suddenness of which had taken them by surprise. Medical men were immediately sent for, and in the meantime the neighbourhood of the house was crowded by the villagers, whose angry feelings towards the father were excited to the highest pitch by a report being circulated that young Langley was dead. Messrs. John Fox, Cartler, and Bernard, medical gentlemen of the locality, the latter being also a magistrate, were quickly in attendance; and on it being ascertained that the wounded man was in a most dangerous state, Mr. Bernard issued a warrant for the immediate apprehension of the father, who, it was said, was in such a distressed state of mind in consequence of the result of his passionate and murderous act, that he contemplated committing suicide with the weapon with which he had just fatally stabbed his son. The wounded man received every attention at the hands of the medical gentlemen, but he lingered till Monday morning, when he died between nine and ten o'clock, having expressed his earnest wish to forgive his father the dreadful crime which had cut short his life at an age when he was just entering on manhood. The unfortunate youth was about twenty or twentpone years of age. He was by trade a blacksmith, and had a shop near his father's house; and he lived with his father at the inn.  A
British Miner and General Newsman : — 1862-11-15 (London, England)

SUICIDE OF A SOLICITOR.—On Friday afternoon Mr. Lediard, a solicitor, and Registrar of the County Court, Henley, committed suicide. Mr. Lediard occupied a large house in Bell-street. and was observed to leave the font door between nine and ten o'clock in the morning, going in the direction of the Fairmile. The County Court Treasurer, pursuant to noticp, called at the office to see Mr. Lediard, for the purpose of examining his accounts, between ten and eleven o'clock, but Mr. Lediard was not then within. In anticipation of his return, he waited in the office; but time passed on, and Mr. Lediard did not appear. His prolonged absence excited suspicion, and inquiries "fere made respecting him, but for nearly four hours no tidings could be obtained beyond that he was seen to leave the house. A little before two o'clock in the afternoon, a boy employed in the house went into the garden at the back of the dwelling' and proceeded to the arbour at the bottom. Here he was horror-stricken at finding his master with his head nearly severed from his body. ThE! unfortunate gentleman had a razor in his hand, showing that his death was the result of his own rash act. With all haste he communicated to the family what he had discovered, and assistance, medical and otherwise, wr.ts soon procured. The medical gentleman pronot.inced life to have been extinct nearly four hours. Pecuniary embarrassment is supposed to have led to the lamentable act.. The accounts of the County Court have not beep. examined, but it is generally believed that his defalcations are considerable. An inquest on the body was held on Saturday morning, before Mr. Young, the mayor and coroner, and after hearing the evidence, the jury retuFned averdiet that "The deceased had committed the act in. a fit of temporary insanity." Mr. Lediard leaves a widow and six children unprovided for.
British Miner and General Newsman : — 1862-10-25 (London, England)

OCT. 25, 1862.] THE BRITISH MINER AND GENERAL NEWSMAN.  LOVE AND SUICIDE.—EXTRAORDINARY LETTER.—At STATE OF PAIIPERISm.—The monthly returns issued by an inquest on Monday, at Birmingham, on the body of the Poor Law Board become more and more remarkable. James E. Boon_, 18 years of age, who was found The return for August, just published, shows that in a drowned in the Reservoir, Birmingham, on Thursday last, population of nearly three millions,—that is, in Lancashire deceased's brother said he had been strange in his manner and Cheshire,—the number of persons in receipt of relief for some time. Deceased had been paying his addresses from the rates at the end of the month was much more to a young lady whose parents wished to keep them apart than double the number in August, 1861; it was 76,175 till they were older, and witness produced a letter ad- in 1861, and 175,687 in 1862, an increase of 130•64 per dressed by him to "my dear precious darling Lizzie, &c., cent. even when spread over that immense population. &c.., &c.,' announcing his intention to take away his life, In the rest of the kingdom (as far as [returned) the and concluding as follows :—" Now, firstly, I want you to increase in the last week of July was 182 per cent. over break the fact to my mother,' for before the letter reaches 1861, but in the last week of August it had risen to 216 you James will be dead [dead], and tell her that I shall be per cent., and in both months was general throughout found in that Deep Bay where the little bridge is in the England and Wales, except in the Eastern Counties, [our] 'nettreat ' (Reservoir). Secondly, that I maybe buried in which a rather smaller number of persons were de with your locket over my heart, where it has been so long, pendent upon the rates than in 1861. and letthe withering curse of God &Angels, men and devils,
British Miner and General Newsman : — 1862-11-01 (London, England)

ALLEGED SEDUCTION AND SUICIDE OF A MARRIED WOMAN.—An inquiry was held on Wednesday evening before Mr. R. Walthew, deputy coroner, at the Gossett Arms, Gossett-street, Hackney-road, respecting the death of Mrs. Amelia Castle, a married woman, who committed suicide under very distressing circumstances. Thomas Castle, son of the deceased, and residing with his mother, at 30, Wellington-road, deposed that at he was leaving the house on Friday morning last he heard his mother exclaiming aloud, Oh, the wretch! The villain !" Being in a hurry, he did not stop to inquire whom she meant, but he since learned that she had a quarrel with a Mr. Holdane, a person residing in the neighbourhood. When witness returned to the house at nine in the evening he could not obtain admittance, and was obliged to force an entry. Upon going upstairs he was horror-struck to see his mother hanging in her bed-room. He staggered down to the front door, when he fainted, and he knew nothing more. Mrs. Parsons, a next-door neighbour of the deceased, confirmed the evidence of the last witness, stating that it had come to her knowledge that Mr. Holdane had induced Mrs. Castle to form an improper connection. Holdane was separated from his wife. They were in the habit of meeting at Mr. Holdane's house, during the absence of deceased's husband, who was a butcher in Leadenhall Market. Witness remonstrated with her upon the subject, and it appeared that she gave way to great despondency. On Thursday night she went to Holdane's to get from him some property which he had of hers, and a violent quarrel ensued. Deceased come to witness and told her the circumstances. She appeared dreadfully agitated. Witness believed she destroyed herself in consequence a finding herself flung off by Holdane and her character in danger of being compromised. dr. Castle, had heard rumours respecting his wife, but, being out all day, knew nothing of her misconduct. The coroner said the case was a very serious one with respect to the party whose misdeeds had, it was stated, led to the death of the deceased. He should adjourn the court to give time to the officer to summon Mr. Holdane before him. Mr. Smith, the summoning officer, said that he had reason to believe that M. Holdane would not obey the summons. The coroner said if that were the case he should issue a warrant for his apprehension.
British Miner and General Newsman : — 1862-11-29 (London, England)

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE ON THE RAILWAY.—ShortIy after noon on Thursday, when the third-class Liverpool train arriving at Birmingham at 1.30 p.m. was about three-quarters of a mile from the Edgbaston station, and was proceeding at the rate of about 20 miles an hour, the engine-driver saw a man get on the line about 50 yards in front of the train, and deliberately lay his head on one of the rails. The driver at once put on his break and shouted to the guard to do the same, but the train could not be stopped until both the engine and all the carriages had passed over the unfortunate man. As soon as the train could be stopped the guard jumped down from the van, and found the man lying with his body between the rails, and with the head, which had been laid on the lefthand rail, literally crushed to atoms. The brains and portions of the skull were scattered about the line and on the engine. Although all the train had passed over it, the body, which lay between the rails, showed no marks of injury. The guard called some platelayers to his assistance, and placing the body and such fragments of the head as they could pick up, bore it to a public-house at Spring-hill, where it now lies waiting an inquest. Under a bridge crossing the line near the spot where this painful occurrence took place was found an overcoat a walking-stick, a pair of gloves, and a hat. Written inside the hat there was the name of "J. Parsons." This is the only clue found to the identification of the deceased, who was respectably dressed, at the time of writing. About half an hour before the train came up the foreman of some platelayers at work on the line, some distance below, saw the deceased walking on the line, and warned him off. He then walked to the canal-side, where he stood for a short time, and just before the train came up he was seen walking towards the line. . . _  MURDEROUS Ai-
British Miner and General Newsman : — 1862-11-22 (London, England)

EXTRAORDINARY CRIDIE.—The young actor of the Theatre of Mont-Parnasse, -named Dumont, aged 19, who was arrested in the beginning of July last for attempting to murder M. Demangeot, of the same theatre, was a few days back brought up for trial before the Court of Assizes of the Seine. As all the circumstances of the crime were stated at the time, it will suffice to say that the prisoner had been for some time received by M. and Mad. Demangeot as an intimate friend; but he had returned their kindness by conceiving an infatuated passion for Mad. Demangeot, whom he in vain persecuted with his attentions. At last he found means to conceal himself in the bedroom occupied by M. and Mad. Demangeot, who slept in separate beds, and when he fancied they were asleep he approached M. Demangeot's bed, poniard in hand, with intent to murder him. The other, however, hearing person in the room, jumped out of bed, and was immediately attacked by the prisoner, who inflicted several wounds with his poniard. Meanwhile Mad. Demangeot ran out of the chamber, thinking her husband was in a fit, and called for assistance. Several persons soon came with lights, and then the husband and wife' to their amazement, recognised the prisoner, whom they had always treated with almost parental regard. Before the examining magistrate the prisoner acknowledged that his intention had been first to murder the husband and then do violence to the wife, but he afterwards pretended that when he concealed himself in the room he had no intention of murder, but had taken the poniard with him in order to commit suicide. When before the court, several witnesses having deposed that they considered the prisoner little better than a madman, the AdvocateG-eneral proposed that the trial should bepostponed in order