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The Sun. — 1862-03-24 (London, England)

SUICIDE IN A CAB.—A determined act of suicide was committed on Saturday, by John Gravatt, a youth, in the Old Kent-road, aged 19, son of an official connected with the Post-office, at Chislehurst, Kent. It appears that the deceased had loft home on Tuesday night last, for the purpose of seeking era_ telling the cabman to drive hire to ployment, and at three o'clock this morning he was at the arriving upon Chislehurst-co Crown and Anchor public-I'l4lBe' ratuon the wChiheslrechhuorshit. at hearing the report of fire-arms, and driver was alarmed • down and opening the cab door ho found blood on jumping . ear of the deceased, issuing redone from the right recently discharged, lying had beennear him. Medical assistance was immediately sought, but the deceased expired before its arrival. Inside the cab was found written by the deceased and addressed to his he alluded to his intention of father, in which g suicide, and, alluding to family grievances as the cause, of forgiveness. The body now awaits sexpressed a hope inquest. An extraordinary accident tookan ago, at Thourailles (Loiret) As theplace two days of the steeple was in need of repair, vane at the summit a workman was employed to get it down. Ho ascended without difficulty by means of the knotted rope used on such occasions, and, after getting astride on the cross to which the vane was affixed, displaced the latter, and lowered it to his companions below. Having done so, he preparbd to descend himself, and hero the danger of his position became evident. The cross on 'which he was sitting was in a very tottering co edition, the timber to which it was fastened having become worm-eaten by age, and the moment he began to move it gave way with his weight. The man endeavoured to save himself by clutching at the rope, but he missed it and came heavily down on the roof of the church, several of the tiles of which. were broken. Thence ho came on a large apple tree, and fell through the boughs to the ground, which luckil77 for him had been freshly dug up, for such was the force with, which he came down, that he made an indentation to the depth of more than a foot. His comrades, who we re horrorstruck at witnessing his fall, expected to find him a corpse, but to their great surprise ho got of his legs, and soon after walked to his home, complaining onLy of a pain, in his hip, from falling onthe branch of a tree., hampton, Mr. F. pc The Mayor of Sout , skins, hasinvited Garibaldi to visit the town over wnich he presides as chief magistrate when the International '-Exhibition is open, and has 1 private and public promised the illustrious Italic n an English welcome in Southamptor • - which shriald testify the estimation in which his great talents and, services in the MIN of WWl= freedom FAre hold i,n this contrY.
The Sun. — 1862-12-20 (London, England)

DELIBERATION IN COMMI72ING SUICIDE.  A singular case of felo de se, accompanied by circumstances of extraordinary premeditation and resolution, was investigated by Mr. H. R. Walthew, the deputy coroner, on Thursday, at the Adam and Eve Tavern, Lower Homerton.  Joseph Wooden, Horner-place, Hackney, said that last Monday he was fishing with two other young men in the River Lea, near the Hackney Marshes. Upon shifting their position a little they observed a man standing on the opposite bank, who hailed them, and inquired whether it was 3 o'clock. They replied that it was past that hour. He then took from his pocket a silk handkerchief, and holding it up said, "You may as well have this, would you wish it ?" They answered that they should, but that it was too far to go round to get it. He answered, "Your journey is not so long as the one I am going to make." He spoke with such perfect ease and indifference that witness thought he was merely joking, He returned the handkerchief to his pocket, and without moving his feet bent down and deliberately dived into the water. He rose once,and then sank finally. Witness and his companions ran round to the locksman, who brought the drags, and the body was recovered.  I. Cadmore said that he was locksrnan at the Homorton Lock. When he got the body of the deceased out of the water he found that the limbs and arms were bound together in an extraordinary manner. The ankles were tied close together by a cord. Another cord passing round the body outside the arms, above the elbows, kept the arms fixed to the faiths. The wrists were fastened within a few inches of each other by means of slip knots. No doubt deceased was a first rate swimmer, and he tied himself up in order to be sure not to float through involuntary struggling in the water. Witness had observed the deceased on the Saturday and Sunday previous apparently examining the banks in such a peculiar way that he watched him. The body was dressed in clothes which were all nearly new. In the pockets were found some copper money, and the duplicate of a ring, pledged for 10s., at Seeker's, City-road. A police-sergeant said that inquiries at Seeker's had failed to discover anything, but that the ring had been pledged by a young woman on Dec. 12. No clue could be obtained as to the identity of the deceased.  Dr. Wright said that deceased was apparently 40 years of age, and was a healthy man. From the evidence witness had heard he should infer that deceased was of sane mind, and knew perfectly well the nature of the act he was about to commit. The Coroner then summed up, and the jury, after a long deliberation, returned a verdict of I ielo de so.  The Coroner remarked that a more deliberate perpetration of felo de se it would be difficult to find, and he immediately issued his warrant for the interment of the body by torchlight, and without the ries of Christian burial.  Doncaster Spring l7 Warwick Spring 17 Northampton 24 Croxton Park
The Sun. — 1862-07-31 (London, England)

SUICIDE, ON HAMPSTEAD HEATH.—Dr- Lankester, coroner for Central Middlesex, instituted an investigation at the Duke of Hamilton Tavern, New-end, Hampstead, on Monday, touching the death of Thomas Prestond, aged 57 years, residing in 13rewhotiee-lane, Hampstea Jane Preston deposed that deceased was her husband, who was engaged in business as a pork butcher. On Friday He went to bed at eight evening he came home tipsy. o'clock and slept till ten o'clock, after which time he be • came very restless and irritable until four in themorning, when he arose from his bed and went out of e thou•e.om She never saw again alive. In answer to questions fr the him last coroner and jury, she admitted having struck Tuesday night, but contended that they afterwards Mrs. became reconciled, and that he did not complain of the ble,w. Mary Fitzgerald, a neighbour, knew deceased for the last 15 years. She supped with him and his wife on Tuesday night. Deceased was tipsy, and he and his wife violently quarrelled, which resulted in the former striking the latter wi h a poker. Police-inspector Webb stated that he was statiened at Hampstead. At midnight on Tuesday last the deceased came to the Hampstead policestation with his wife, whom he had given in custody for stabbing him. H divisional Ile was examined by the police divisio surgeon, Dr. discovered a who upon an examination l a wound at the back of the left ear, and said it was but superfie'al, though it bled profusely. The wound had been idlicted by a common table knite. The wife was detained and tucked up in the station all that night, but deceased declined to give evidence against her the next she was di,.cherged from the custody of the morning, and Crane, a donkey driver, deposed that police. William o'clock on Saturday morning, at half-past seven Hampstead Heath, he found 'while he was at work on Preston's. His suspicions a hat which he knew to be were Preston the day before, when he said he should "make e hole in the water." He and got the body out of went to the station for the drage, ' a came and examined th pond on the heath. Dr' 13:;:: The jury returned a ebody, and pronounced hi:l_ from drowning whilst in verdict of suicide by suffecTiti: The a state of temporary inssn Y violent gi coroner at ma r• Y censured Mrs Preston tor her conduct towards her deceased husband. or
The Sun. — 1862-06-10 (London, England)

AND SUICIDE.  A terrible drama has been enacted in the neighbourhood of Rothwell, near Leeds, involving (as is supposed) a case of child murder and the suicide of the mother, a young girl, aged 18, named Jane Taylor, the daughter of parents residing at Wakefield, who bore a reputable character, and has for some time past been a domestic servant in the household of Mr. John Wilson, cornfactor, Doncasterroad, Wakefield. The young woman had an aunt named Hopton residing at Rothwell ; and last Su day being Rothwell feast, she and her brother, Joseph Taylor, went to visit the aunt. There was nothing in the conduct of the young woman which attracted the attention of her relatives, except that she complained of " tic," and w. as a fromuarer whenceo an hour in the privy, on her returning . she took a shovel to cover up some. vomit, alleging that she had been sick. About eight o'clock the brother and sister returned to Wakefield, and shortly after, in mg named on a road over wnich they would pass, a man George trosslan.d found a newly-born male child, which was thenaive. He i gave it to policeman Atkinson, and, inquiries being set on foot, Mrs. Hopton sent her daughter to Wakefield to see if all was right with Jane, and she returned with the answer that all ,pond near belonging lv a kefie l d. was right except a little headache. Soon after her cousin to The lett the young woman left Mr. Wilson's house, and was was never again seen until her body was found osnmyFtrhi,dai‘yl.mp.o,vnaitn gHatienah circumstances which led to the suspicion unfortunate woman is the mother of that this the child are very strong, and are supported by discoveries in the privy, and by a piece of i. made it which corresponds with the • annel found near which the child was wrapped. piece of flannel in make one garment which a.pp.ed. The two pieces the deceased girl. There it is known belonged to was enciente. Tlie was no suspicion that she was taken into c brother of the young woman There seems to be custody, but released on bail. suspicious. nothing in his conduct at all sus . , The old charter of the state of Connecticut, in the United States, granted by Charles 11., two hundred years ago, still hangs in the office of the Secretary of State at Hartford, the capital of the above-named state.
The Sun. — 1862-08-14 (London, England)

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The Sun. — 1862-09-15 (London, England)

TIIE ALLEGED SUICIDE OF. a- -- ;,-- -',.'-e -I .../.7... , ',---.1- . .. El . . . ~..". 4.f, c „,..... Ica , ~ 4, ..% I. )611111' .., AL ' 4, 0,- ..• . ' -,1 •-^ --,- '..' 116 • - --. :- :- -.. 1::: , ~, n , :4 .4 ,? , '•'' '' :lbe ,-:_,„. ..z.,,,,r, „0... ~,,, , c•-4 ''..tA 4 ‘. 94. ' ...` ''" A' ' .6ri,K. ,0' ).-),,... .11.1 r, ,' . ---, 1-, -72.0„,,,. a j_.,,v, _ „,_ „„, , , , _ ~, ~,,..* :,.. ~,%, ce- ~ ~ , , ... , ,--,...„ ~- ...,......._ . .040„,, ~.., , . ' Roir . ..k.• f: <- 4- „ figTirr2r ' ,e, _,. k, ,_ .„.—. ,- . " •-____...... , -s., . +  On Saturday Mr. Payne, the coroner for City of London, resumed, at the United States Tavern, Liverpool-street, City, the inquiry touching the death of Mr. John Wm. N. Brewer, aged 29, who was alleged to have committed suicide on Tuesday last under the following circumstances : It appeared from the evidence of numerous witnesses that deceased was a chemist, carrying on a good business in Liverpool-street, but that his health was broken through intemperate habits, and that he threatened to commit suicide. On Friday evening about 5 o'clock he came down from his room to the top of the kitchen stairs, and asked the servants where Mrs. Brewer was. They answered that she was upstairs ; when ho said, " I will take prussic acid, and get rid of it." They noticed that he had a glass in his hand containing about half on inch of opaque liquid, and be went over to a top and poured soma; water into it, and drank the NY bole off. He then called out, "I have dore it, I have dine it," and throwing the glass into a pail close by, fell forward on the stairs, And hreathed'very faintly. Medical assistance was immediately procured, but dece7eed was manifestly dying►, and though he continued to breathe slightly for halt an hour, he died, as his medical attendant supposed, from poison. A post mortem examination, however, was made two days afterwards with the following result. Dr. Brown said that he and Dr. Gibbon and two surgeons examined the body, and found the brain diseased from drink. ' The lungs were also diseased. The heart was malformed, there being only two instead of three valves. The contents of the stomach showed no trace of prussic acid or other poison. Neither did the blood. In the opinion of the medical men death resulted not from poison but from failure of the heart's action, resulting from congenial malformation. The Coroner asked if traces of prussia acid might not have disappeared after death. Witness replied that any quantity of that poison which would be sufficient to cause death would leave a pest mortem trace. Dr. Gibbon concurred in that opinion, and said. that the contents of the stomach when given to a rabbit produced not the slightest symptom of poisoning. ti The Coroner said that the case was a most extraordinary one, but the jury, he thought, would have no option but to be guided by the medical evidence, even though there might be something in it which they could not quite account for. The jury, after deliberating in private, returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony.
The Sun. — 1862-06-17 (London, England)

FRENCH SUICIDE.  On Friday (says the Breit) two coffins were brought side by side into the Church of Bonne Nouvelle. They were followed by a man absorbed in grief, and attended by a large crowd, remarkable for their sad and collected demeanour. 111adlle. Palmyra, a dressmaker, living with her parents, was gifted with the most fascinating and the most loveable of characters, therefore was appearance she eagerly sought in marriage. .A.m.ong the candidates for her hand she had dieting one, M. B__--, who experienced an intense passion for her. Though she fully reciprocated - his feelings she thought it right, through filial duty, to follow the wishes of her parents, and married instead one NI. D—, whose social position appeared to them preferable to that of his rival. The marriage took place four years ago. MM. 8—...- and 1-1---- (the husband and rival) were fast friends, and, although they had no business connection, ditily visited each other. The mutual love of B---___ and anythin anything grown Palmyra nmyorrae itnutrennhseis. idOeusts oinf raengoatrhderfodr irbeicstifornie,nd B (now Madame D—) had if , _ --, to made up his mind to marry, but, notwithstanding all his efforts, he perceived that this heroic remedy was powerless  to destroy,his passion for his friend's wife. Never• theless, for four years neither he nor Madame D- failed in their duty. What they had to suffer cannot be described, as the unsuspecting hus• band always contrived to bring the conscientious and reluctant lover to his house. At length an unlucky chance brought the lovers together, and the friend betrayed the friend, the wife betrayed the husband. In an agony of remorse they acquainted him with the crime. He freely forgave them, as the victims of circumstances over which they had no control. He continued to live with his wife, but enjoined an eternal separation be• tween the lovers. The injunction was religiously obeyed, but the struggle between passion and duty was too violent to last. Fearful of again transgressing, the lovers determined to die together ; they were found inanimate from the fumes of charcoal, locked in each other's arms. They had left a letter for the husband, acquainting him with their resolution, and requesting that the same grave 'night receive them both, a wish he religiously executed. the chief Their bodies were in the two coffins, and ()tuner was the husband.  THE PAST AND THE PREsENT.--A curious fact lately occurred at Downton, showing how few individuals are required to connect distant periods of history with the present time. Last week a wan was b ofuried in this parish and whose father was born in the reign William that father lived in three centuries, having been born in ,1798 and died in 1801.--saPbtlrY ,Tot4rtial.
The Sun. — 1862-06-17 (London, England)

FRENCH SUICIDE.  On Friday (says the Breit) two coffins were brought side by side into the Church of Bonne Non. velle. They were followed by a man absorbed in grief, and attended by a large crowd, remarkable for their sad and collected demeanour. Madlle. Palmyra, a dressmaker, living with her parents, was gifted with the most fascinating appearance and the most loveable of characters, therefore was she eagerly sought in marriage. Among the candidates for her hand she had distinguished one, M. feelings she Though she fully reciprocated his to follow the thought it right, through filial duty, m wishes of her parents, and married instead one • D , whose social position appeared to them preB—, who experienced an intense passion for her. grown more preferable to that of his rival. The marriage took M fl‘als.tßri—riendsa,nadnpd,—altho(utghhe placehusband four a nyde rival)years wereago. they had no business connection, daily visited each What lhis efforts, other. The mutual love of B-- and of Palmyra Ms passion for his friend's wife. anything Nevermade up his his friend, B--, to turn his ideas ; intense.n o w Madame oyf oorut f 0 Duoi nfr— another—reyge)aa rhrasa d fornidirection,feithe h e in their notwithstanding eir nor Madame he perceived that this heroic remedy was powerless duty. they had to suffer cannot be described, as the unsuspecting husband always contrived to b • ring the conscientious and reluctant lover to his house. At length an unlucky chance brought the lovers together, and the friend betrayed the friend, the wife betrayed the husband. In an agony of remorse they acquainted him with the crime. He freely forgave nnittoLendledesststr,ofalnilaerdry: them, as the victims of circumstances over which they had no control. He continued to live with his wife, but enjoined an eternal separation be• tween the lovers. The injunction was religiously obeyed, but the struggle between passion and duty was too violent to last. Fearful of again transgressing, the lovers determined to die together ; they were found inanimate from the fumes of charcoal, locked in each other's arms. They had left a letter for the husband, acquainting him with their resolution, and requesting that the same grave might receive them both, a wish he religiously executed. Their bodies were in the two coffins, and the chief mourner was the husband. pea
The Sun. — 1862-10-31 (London, England)

CRIMINAL COURT-THIS DAY  OLD COURT. TEE ISLEWORTH MURDER. (Before the Lord Chief Baron.) The Court adjourned last night on the close of the case for the prosecution. A report of the proceedings in the latter part of the day appears in another column. Mr. R.ibton this morning opened the case for the defence in one of the most brilliant and effective speeches which has for many years past been heard within the walls of the Old Bailey since the days of Adolphus, Phillips, and Wilkins. He said he never, since the Road murder, remembered a case surrounded by so many intricacies. He could not say he was entirely divested of some confidence in himself in the matter, for through the indulgence of the Lord Chief Baron he had had an opportttufity of carefully reading through the evidence during the night, and he felt he should be able to put the matter before the jury in a more condensed form than would otherwise have been the case. The learned counsel said he would indicate to the jury the course he intended to take. First, he would ask them whether they thought the possibility of this being a suicide could be completely excluded. If in their judgments they answered that question in the affirmative, then no doubt they must come to the conclusion that a murder had been committed. In that case he should direct their attention to the evidence laid before them on the part of the prosecution as it affects the man, and when he had done that he should take the liberty of directing their attention to the facts as proved in the case, and ask them how they affected the woman. The learned gentleman then proceeded, steadily adhering to his plan, carefully and rigidly to examine the evidence in all its bearings.