The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-12-17 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

SUICIDE OF MKS. LE CHAMPIoN. Mr. Drew held an inquest on Monday. at Chelsea, 0:1 the body of Caroline Muriel Valeatia Le Champion, 1, daughter .f Captain Ellis Brooke Conliffe, of Nilo!' Park, Slimed:ire. Mrs. Le Champion, who lodged with her father in Oakleystreet, Chelsea. was the petitioner in a recent maidmortial suit, in which she obtained a separation, on the ground of cruelty, from her husband—Mr. Loftus ?stollen:6 Le Cliampion.—Mr. Troutbeck, deceased's solicitor. ga Ve es idenee of identification, and said that he acted for the deceased in her recent petition. Ile did not Oink sbe had any anxiety about means. Ile had seen Mrs. he Champion constantly. and noticed tl.at she was much worried about the ease. She had complained of inability to !sleep, and had infcamed wi'ziess that she bad t ken laudanum as a vareotie.—To procure sleep ?—That was cue reasen.—What Was the other —She told me that after the separation she had taken laudanum to commit suicide —Have GU been anything to lead you to suppcse her mibil was 'os mbalanced appeared very much troubled at not having her child. The child With left in Ow care of a third rerson, pending a settlement. Her affection for the child was so great that she said if she lost the case at e would to back to her husband for its sake. liVitness last saw Lor alive at his °Wee on Thursday, and she then scented anxious to know when the question of tl:e custody would he settled. She also told biro that if she did not get the custods of the infant someone would have to "look out." He atked what she meant, but could get no further antwer. Deceased did not seem depresses', only anxious. The next morning witness went to Oakley. street, in reply to a [amain, end found she was „dead. He was sl.ewn a bottle of laudanum, and on returning to his office found the following letter awaiting him: "Dear Mr. Troutbeck,—l want you to see my goods and chattels are given tc the people I put in here. I know it is not legal, hut it will be all right." An accompanying list ordered a diamond necklace to be given to "baby," a necklace, with pink atones, tc Lady He Crespigny, and diamonds to "Claude.' Another letter found in her room in her handwriting was to her father, and said: "I want to be Lurie() at Champion Lodge," the residence of Lady Dr Crespigny. A letter written by Mrs. Le Champion to her solicitor nine months ago said she 'wished tc obtain a separation on account of the ill-treatment of her husband. Witness said that the husband had since matte the child a ward in Chanccry,which had complicated matters. Afterwards notice of motion for a new trial was received. It was expected tc take place on Detemher 7th, and Mrs. he Champion seemed disappointed at the delay. Witness thought Mrs. he Champion was worried to so great an extent that she lost control over herself.—Lady De Crespigny stated that she had known Mn. he Champion some years. For the past nine months she had beer depressed, and had threatened and attempted tc take her own life. She had also said "If Ido not get the child I must go back to Loftus, or do away with myself." Witness had been on a unit to Mrs. Le Champion, who complained of the detectives who followed her about. She seemed perfectly sane, but had not been able to sleep well. She was distressed at the delay in the appeal.—The purchase of tlem. of laudanum from a chemist on Thursday evening having been proved, Dr. Sullivan, who was called in, described the remedies he applied, but Mrs. he Champion expired shortly alter frorr laudanum poisoning.—The jury returned a verdict of suicide whilst temporarily insane.  A public meeting in favour of amnesty for the political prisoners was held in Nenagh on Sunday. Mr. P. J. O'Brien, M.P., Mr. Condon, M.P., Mr. William O'Brien, and others addressed the meeting, and resolutions calling earnestly for amnesty wen passed. The Catholic clergy were not present be. cause Mr. T. M. Healy, M.P., was not invit d.  C unte Jarocka, grand-niece of Count Fulaski, vilm served with Washington in the revolutionary war, committed suicide in Brooklyn, on Saturday, by taking laudanum. Mme. Jarocka had been in a starving condition for some days. It will be remembered that she preferred a claim upon the United States Govern'', cot, NOtich that Government ref use to recognise. At Bow-street, Edward Frederick Green, solicitor, Charles-street, St. James's, has been remanded on £2.000 bail, charged with stealing £4OO as a partner with a Mr. Cheese.  Another British steamer—the Erasmus—reports baying keen tired at by a Liberian gunboat. The commander at once sent a formal protest to the President of the State, and the matter has been taken up by Lord Salisbury.  Ale:a-rider Hamilton Hatch, "joyrnalist," has been remanded, at Clerkenwell, char,gccill with uttering an order for £.3 17s. Sd. on the London and County Hank, with intent to &fraud the Hey. O. Akers. _ . . _  The Warwick Board of tivardians ordered nine prosecutions for failing to comply with the Vaccination Acts. These are representative defaulters, and include several tradesmen. In some cases, where the Act has been enforced, objectors have allowed their goods to be sold. Sarah Price, seven, and Emma Smith, 10, were changed, at Northwich, with stealing a purse containing about £5. The children frequented Northwicli Market, picking pockets, and stealing anything they could lay hands on, but were never detected until their reckless squandering of money drew attention to them. They were committed to an industrial school. _ _  on Saturday afternoon, while two men, named Donaldson and Arnott, were working in a quarry at &crab°, near Newtownards, a mass of earth, loosened by the recent heavy rains, suddenly fell upon them, both men being buried in the dihis. They were both terribly injured, and as soon as possible were removed to Newtownards Infirmary, where Donaldson lincCumbod to his inhales on Monday. A reward of £lOO is offerea by Messrs. Mara Brothers, of King's.road, Brighton, for such information as will lead to the arrest of the thief or thieves who broke into their establishment in that town a few nights ago and stole miscellaneous articles of jewellery valued at over £l,