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Penistone, Stocksbridge and Hoyland Express, etc. — 1906-06-02 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

LAND. Frederiek Haigh. earl, Thrum. lan4. `ids. wherAnd fedi, haYinn fd god Derail. John Pluttu. D . eur', kf ..snit suicide, by taking la n adynm on Rotors Thompoun. .1 erne, day morning.—Nupt. ()soot stated *lOOl 00 Sat- Deo,. t'A. ThorflO. John 11.111.nrn orday meowing. about haff-pO.( Are. defend-'P. d intmrn. Demon ... , ant gat op to pt) to work. He west down. Parkin " o' .'"°7l4 to'.. o,' „ Sluek, "010 '"' 0010. tO oh." " 71'iltothend rho, 11. Tuft,. Horan. Mars "r" d." b"""1." ".d4 b.` de (leo. klkAllefon. Frank Smith. Joshua bottle whieh had rontained hodesion. and Jolor ho S.. Idopt Si"c. Ba...doff j errek, I/ Mock. Sant Senior. Alin it Repel. morning defendant had been in lb. Work- I ff„,,, irrars..m. Anion Dergli. nr.,,MYTie nhfroired hoe. he`, don...fed I too. James Idekleh.m. ,Frod 51055h011. .5000515 at the time. um] wee rememhered nothing I Sansicreon. Frrel ieandetwo„nr., 0rict.1.1.y,.a., of what he had none. During the heat tem men Inbetr..L.rlf..lt.yrin,D,,_. Wend. ho had hoer, arwuntomed to haring ~,eittrs,,,•„:: throe kind of horde. 004 .5 nem 'whored that ; 0,„ ..... y„, r„ lb. 00505551515' """ "" d".""'"' I*l %lien in they held the per.... They had heen married eight yeara. she odd. I and ehe waa riling to do her lwert for him rf thr:n _ .., resrekitu.. n lb. wan diarharmef. Bar rnall, defend., lion. 111.1 In a lon' n01‘1,..111, antn ett donr neighbour. aloe DrYnnoed to I ley to ermerrt 1,'..,,. . a  earn fur il•frmilant in future. Derrendmet reeroKariron of unreiron hod r. esid lin would ne‘re iiiinmor to tO. hM life dere& 51, Wm. ob. look the again. and th.. Bench dincharawd him. l drewaring Ow claimer ni no 0111,101. -- For himing been drunk and o,o° I°V.c.'iwctr,',7,',.c,Lr tTr4„".„l diworderir, .001/ft. mill,. Wombwell. T.. „ir „. • ,„1„ hn„, I. lb. IN. Ann! 26 mot, mad Jaime thornhalgh winelworknr. Thurinionn. and c mlmri. miner. litre nark fiend 10 • anal ruts.  - -
Penistone, Stocksbridge and Hoyland Express, etc. — 1914-02-14 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

CUPID'S PASSION. 'Story of Barnsley Mooting Affray Young Wombwell Bluer Committed  to Assizes.  Suggested Lady Attesiance Oftlair. ________ , ...______._____ The Barnsley Poliee Court In. erowded The martilly meeting of the Hovland Dig- yesterday (Thursday-2. when Wm. %Flagrant, cation l'ommit,ee was lwid at the 'f'curtk Hall, a MIMI Wotnbwell miner. IVHS ..barged with ItoYland. on Thursday. Mr. W. J Lazenby, feioniously wounding f.oie Heidelow I,y shootJ.P.. or lloyland Hail. presided, 'and there i ing her in the face will] a troll yet% with it see. also Prasere : Messrs. W . A. Duenford. . ~...., c..t...f.p. vk. Lai. j.i... W.tiiii,,i.A,.. g. inead ot murdering her. at Barnsley. on Via ties Dail. W. ill Art and Mrs. P. ii• i [kimono. i February lot. arid :deo with attempting tro with Sir. P. 11. Swim icier_ ..k ' uommil suicide by shooting himself. Tile Cli tIRM.A IN alhdled to the recent Mr. Hideal defeaded the prieoner. who preeteath of Mr. W Plowright. the attemilanca, Rented a wild appeeraace. His left hand was officer. It was, lie said, only fitting that' refeienee ehould he made to the bandaged, and his right ear, whirl, one of oommittee and the township had erietained I . grim 4 i'iii' th. 1 the bullets had wounded, wee dreased. The in the death of Mr. Plownght. He had I H tI w also looked whit lil whilst or as e tie, a i held the °thee of reboot warden for WIMP IS ' ilhe was giving evidence covered her wurinded yeare, and had during the whole of that I cheek with a scarf. t .me proved himself a valuable servant. If. I The Chief Constable (Mr. Butler/ said that Colt th° ottilohtre n'onld *am with him that for more than twelve months the prisoner It was lluireesirle to god a. officer 1040° 1501- had been keeping eompany with (i.e per:niftyrecrient.ioue in the perfornianre of the flaittees,trio They hod quarrelled on ~,orni m. 0.. He wished the Clerk to allotted to him than Mr. Plow-right had betio.l . ' ~, .. lot, abut , .,. ..._ appreciation of his sisrtio,o, ad iA, ~,,,,E, to I presecutrix WIIA in the convene- of A girl the bereaved lamilv an expreesion of their [named Garbutt and a young man named eympathy rind rondeleace. The nrmbere I Stanion, going through t ',wayside. They saw ttionn hu record their i mom' im t oolcuare gave standing awent to the I lisixman swish. I the prisoner standing on Him edge of the Sir. DrItNFORD desired to all with the appr,iotion of Mr. Pkiveright's mmeMh3 him" I pavement. work. Sir. Plowright may met, he said. have' Directly they had passed there was a loud been popular with the people in the dietrie' t.' report, and the prorweutrix discovered that bat he WAS 0 mandled did his duty, and that 'she had been struck by something on the I was the be,t than could be said of sate man. cheek. She put her muff to her fare, and He bad eertainly served the townehio and 'on taking it away discovered that it was the committer in a remarkably efficient revered with blood. manner. The tereellenee of his work had I been seen in the splendid returns whidli they 1
Penistone, Stocksbridge and Hoyland Express, etc. — 1914-07-18 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

HAT THE PROBABLE CAUSE.  Late on Sunday evening the member, of the family of Mr. 2.1. E. Banou, CamsLiouse Lire, sere horrified to discover that flowland Foster Barron, brother of }fr. M. Birriirt and a leaident in the same house, hail committed snicks by cutting his throat with a raaor. had been left alone in tho house on the Sooday, his brother and family having gone with an ei.cursion party to Cieethorpes. He was last seen alive shortly before ten o'alock by a heighbour. to whom he declared his intention of going to bed, and sl.ortly after eleten. when the rest of the houseitali interned, his boly was found on tile bedroom u floor by Sit his fifteenyear-ole nerhew Deceased, who was 34  years of age. was in na known trouble, hot he had recently been upset by the heat ad also by simile friction which had arisen at the Plininia Glarawa.rks, where he was employed as a glasAand. He .4.5 a Dig . wellret-up young fellow, very popular, and bear:ng a goad character. Montagu Barron, 6, Glasshouse Lane, glassland, said deceased *as his brother, aid lived with him. He also sac a glaesgand. single, and WA agesl M. He had 130 t been in good health of late, and had seemed demssel. owing to save trouble at work. Ifs hau not corupleined to witness. Whim last li, san him alive at home was on Saturday mo.inz.g. on Sunday witness went away with a tri7.. and did not see deceased. lie reached home about eleven o'clock. and after staying downstairs for about ten minutes Iris son. Sidney. went upstairs and shouted down that his uncle was not in bed, hut there Si an something on the floor. Witness went upstairs and found his brother lymg on the :loos in it pool of blood. He appeared to be dead.  • Answering a juror, witness said deeea,fd was not well all the previous week, and never ate anything.  }Awn 'Wiley. 4. Glasshouse Lane, (aid ohs tired next-door to the last witness. She had known deeeased for a god many yesits. She had never noticed that he was troubled in his manner. He was at Lome all day on Sunday. She was in charge of the la.st wit( ness's children rhile he was away. Het daughter got derea.ed's meals ready that day. At 114.911 in the evening she saw deceased. who said he W ILS going to bed. He was lying -n the sofa, where he had spent the greater part of the (lay reading. He then seemed quite all right. P.c. T. Cl. Rogers said he was called to the house at 11-SC p.m. He found deceased up. maims lying face downwards in a pool of ! b:ood. There was a visor lying beside him. He had cut his throat very deeply, amid had in fact nearly cut his heed off. From what witness saw he wits a quiet man, of good , character.  Mr. Barren an,wering the jury. said the deceasod had complained of the heat for some weeks past. .  The Cormier said the facts appeared to support the idea that deceased was not iv his sane f.ellSe., at the time he took his life. These spasms of homicidal tendency cairn on very suddenly and unaccountably.  . - A verttet of suicide during temporary sanity was returned.
Penistone, Stocksbridge and Hoyland Express, etc. — 1914-07-25 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

DRINKING DELIBERATELY.  Evidence of identification was given uy the widow, who said the deceased was in the house at 10-30 on Friday morning. He went out, hnt never said where he was going. lie Came home again, and slept in the house, a. 11 next morning, between half-past three and four o'clock. she found his cap and muffler on the hearthrug in the kitchen. The m.. 11 er was blood-stained. The son found a razor against the cap and muffler. Witness v0...t to look for the deceased. hut rerald not oi• anything of him. She reported the owttar to the police, and was informed that t..e ceased had been found in the water with I.is throat cut. She thought he had committed auicide. The Coroner: Why has he done it ?—Witness: I could not tell you. Have you DO idea?-7cone whatever. Have any of his friends been in an asylum? —His uncle, Charles Green. committed suicide.  Continuing. witnees said the deceased was not in any trouble that she p.q aware of. He last. worked a fortnight Aim, that day.  - - - - - . The Coroner askril the witneas if Abe knew why he had not been working, and ahe replied that she could not give any reason. The CoronPr'l think you ran, can't you? T am told he has been drinking, ia that the reason of his not working ?—Well, I expect it is; I can't tell you.  Than you base a reason. How long has he been drinking—Deliberately, since the day he gave up his work. Do you know what he has been drinking?— He usually drinks beer. D. you think that is the reasnn he boo killed himself ?—le it because he has drunk himself silly ?—I think it is drink. Has he ever threatened to commit suicide? —Sever.  Answering a juryman, witnees said she never saw the dereased on Friday night. A juryman Wolin.iber): Has he had any trouble at home to cause him drinking?—Nu. if you saw his home you would say the same.
Penistone, Stocksbridge and Hoyland Express, etc. — 1914-05-09 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

CRUELTY PO 01111.01CFR .-We are Mewed to whit•n reflects grca tiredit, not only on the and the oorst.a.hle a •rordingly complied with for about twenty-five years was warden at Walker, K. Walker. H. Cony. E. Cony. M.' (tenors). Messrs. .1. Kineh, G. Dixon and G. 'correct an error whish crept Into our notes . e children, het on their teciebers, Ilisees E. n. 11-s requetet and loeced him nje-Prienner now II e l'enistone Parish Church. is being placed Rog, A. Storey, A. A•ill. E. Hall. NE Storey," Heine sbeenene ell.. .1. Dixon accomparied. last week. whets we see'ed litel LieurnC°l°°' I Watkins+, Booth, .Inel Whitharn, ho the child- wan aetfir telh's.dhbeill'i nuttwhtheth.3 t'n Cr' fml b' in pdsitlon this week in the wed end of the E. Hobson. I. Bullock, V. Rom M. Hartle. ehe conductor being elr. W. 11. Sensate It e. Walker did net aatoiul the meeting li,ld I polite and r a i.onneeted with tite fluneae school. 'fir charged'alinder t'OrPt'arverntionYofth' church. The window will cost someivhere E. M. Rose. Boys, J. IV. Walker, Joseph ' . (choirmaster). The Rev. R. Hanesworth, of in cr,nnaWiatt with the National Saiety for the .:!. .II Fould, Ou 'alb dr led The II -- t .ej f ' Crim!: AeLr., c. pre, . . e cots. 9 Wa.. -en to ga or one month. with hard shout .gllO net, and will be unveiled shortly. Wake,. S. Walker. D. Bee. W. walker IV I Sheffield. wait chairman. the Rev. Wm. Sur- Prevenition of Cruelly to Children. We ari:te:;eawt or,f mail' g a fitting eonelueon to the ante- laboer. Tiu, metnhers of the Penistone and Thurd , Greenwowl. .1. Brae. E. Thompson. ll'. Ed- I tees (vicar) being also present. The proceeds,. lintta I kb-at elt-etlanWianttke" eoo tingl'ldd present, on the ver eviore ho on the Sunday. I ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT non.Ax..a. Clone Lodges of the National Indenendent wards. H. Cony, Colin Kellett. J. Gremley. which amounted to se2 les. 3d., were in aid meeting L. r"`„,,,,,. Order of Oddfellows held a joint meeting at a peowee, F. Roe,. eee. Row. f". fteee. of the Special Effort.. Fund. I'ICT URE I'A LA( 1". - During the first L . . Cllinfit'll
Penistone, Stocksbridge and Hoyland Express, etc. — 1914-02-28 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

HOVLAND MINER'S SUICIDE.  Drowned In the Canal at Stairloot.  Coneiderable aympathy has been expieseei with tho re:lath*. of James Wm. Hill, aged 38. I g miner. of Hoyland. whoee death took plaxe ion Saturday evening, undcr tragic circumeta.n. ',M. his body being real,ered irom the “anal , near titairioot. Deceased ga, a regular wortman al Elsovar Oolliery, where he had been employed about four yearn.  i•bre:infilloo, wan 1104 on Monday at Stairtoot.  Phyllis- Ford, who gases a New eleethorpts address, said that was her third visit to that Idistriet. She and her sister travelled from pia,* to place and took profeisional engagements. They were playing and singing at an Elseear Hotel a week before Ohristinew. when Hill used to listen to her playing. and occaeionally talked to her, though their friendliness was nothing out of the ordinary. At the Keel Inn. Hill was ordering his first drink when she went in about seven o'clock. She himi matte no appointment, and site thought it 1001i611 of lrm to come all that way by himrelf. He seemed depressed and miserable. Delors he went out. at his request, she shook hands and wished him -o.cd-night." He stopped her playi Inc to wish her "Clood-night." lie evaitl ha would be coming the following night and bringing some pals. Dorothy Wood, sister of tho last witness, said sbe only spoke to Hill as she would to any other ouetomer. That night she noticed he was very quiet. lie gave her a flower. Joseph Wet. Noble, of Hoyland. said Hill, who had lodged with him for nearly too years, watt a cheerful man and worked regularly. He used to ,trouble over his late wife, who died four years before. The jury returned a verdict that -Hill dronned himself by jumping into the eanal, but there was not sufficient evidence to show the state of mind."  I  L
Penistone, Stocksbridge and Hoyland Express, etc. — 1917-11-03 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

ROSE  ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT CATCLIFFE.  Mary Ellen Ruff (16), single woman, litetliffe, was charged with baying attempted to commit suicide, on October IS. Supt. Haynes said on a former oceasion the girl had run away from home with a man and was found at Dewsbury. On the pro:seat occasion it appeared that a man between :10 and 60 yeara of age was working near lar home repairing pre•perty, and she had been in the habit of talking lo him. On the Friday beforr October 16 the father had or-erasion to speak to her about this man, and told hi-r to :top talking to him. Nothing more was lain about it. On Tuesday morning, about 0-40 o'clock, the mother was in bed, and she heard a noise on the stairs. The father went downstairs and thought the girl had fainted but on examination saw that she had cut her throat. The police were fetched, and Constable Guylee and an ambulant,* man rendered first aid, and a doctor was called in, and she wilt, taken to the Rotherham lloapital, where she had been until that morning. A few (lava later a letter was discovered in the bricklayer's labourer's tool basket. and the girl had said it was not ln her ltan,j. writing, and Phe did not remember it. Ti father, however, had identified the nandwriting as that of the girl. Defendant had a siete.• eleven years of ise, atio slept with her, and on the night previous to October 18, when .she took off her clothes, she threw them nu the floor and said "1 shall not want these again"; alert when she put cal her nightdress she said '' I shall not want this any mow, When asked by her sister what she meant she aaid nhe Ifellid AO tell AD741104.  Defendant said she had no recollection ef making these idatements to her sister. The futile:. Wfl4 and st.rted that tl.e girt went :sway with the man to Dewslin from tlic fair-ground. She Wfl.4 there two days. She was IA on 14th July last. she wa, not so far as he could ss'e mentally affected. and he had never noticed any Cling peculiar about her. She was a healthy' girl. Mr. Cews, magistrates' clerk, pointed out to the father that the girl's conduct s-As peculiar for one of her age, and said the tnagist rates wanted-to know it' there was :my was". of presenting a recurrence in the future. —the father replied that. she had never attempted anything of the kind before, and .that'ille was willing to take her home and do his hest for her.--Mr CIPWS (to defendant's: Are you passionately fond of this old man? —Defendant: No, l do not want anybody.— Roth lativ,!- and mother a the defendant promised to look after the girl. and ,he al() promised to behave properly in the .s.utire. and she wis allowed ti go 1019 P with ner I parents.
Penistone, Stocksbridge and Hoyland Express, etc. — 1917-02-03 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

BING.  SOLDIER'S WIFE'S WORRIES. ELANDEREID WOMAN ATTEXPTS SUICIDE.  Fanny (lepton, wife of a soldier lying hospital wounded, was charged with attempting to commit suicide on the '2nd Januar)'.— Lily Candy, ivife of Walfer Candy, said that she had known the accused sines childhood. She knew that Mrs. Clayton was subject to tits, and was always worrying about her freehand and her children. She went to Maw elayton'es house on the lid January and found her lying 011 the couch. Witnees asked her what with wrong, and she said tlrat edits had had a tit, and that she was worrying because her husband, who was wounded and who wa, in hospital in some part of England, was not gutting better. liVitness notived that she was looking very pale, and again asked her what was wrong, and than Mn. Clayton Raid she had poisoned 'herself, and, pointing to two papers on the table, She said, "Look there." Witness saw one pager which had contained something, and aim a letter, which read us follows:-Dear Mother, Just a few lines. hoping you will look after my children and do wait for them for my Rake, as I am sick of this life. It is not worth living wittiont him at home, as everything I do and everywhere I go seems to go wrong. And I know people has gave me a bad name, bat they have no need, as I have clone no wrong since I knew Bill. So this is Bill's address, and tell Bill .tobe a good father to the children. God bless them all, and him, and all of yon. T shall see yon all again some day. . . . 1 hope you will not scorn my children for ins doing this, an father told me last night dee someone had been telling him solll= , ahcrit. me. I like ihe truth and cian the truth. but not lies. so good-night. Don't. tell Bill till lie gets better, as it would almosi kill him. Look after Me children. • Good-night. mesa% I—Continuing, witness mid she gave the mewed two lots' of hot water and salt as an emetic, and then rent for the doetor. Ths doctor was away, but when witness came . back the acv'nsd had vomited. Later, when • left by herself for a tew momenta, the wowed tied a string tightly three times around her throat, and witness cut them free. She left the woman it charge of her father. At present she was living with her mother-enlaw and IVEA all right—The acctuwd, who wept bitterly, expressed her morrow for what had occurred, and promised not to offend :again. She was greatly troubled about her husband, and had fits. Her husband was I likely to COMe home from hospital on Thurs.. day.--On giving an undertaking that sthe won't, net repeat the otienee, the Bench dia.! missed the chargo.
Penistone, Stocksbridge and Hoyland Express, etc. — 1917-09-15 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

DIRECT CO-OP. REPRESENTATION. of 143. Blythe stet, Wombwell, i.i;,, ~. ~ i oea.r.i was a single Mal, and iii, - • i 'Hie co-operative movement lii roughout I months a„,•fo resided s ith It is fa• '. : . the country is taking steps to secure direct , tatt.er died, and deceased bet hi- • - , ,'... !sidle; as well a, in Parliament. Already co-operative representation on local "1,14, were much attached to each .cz,.-: :;:•:,. had at times been cli,:.!.- . ; • hits been practically decided to run a lIIIM- 1 rentiv" I • • . ; cently he had his foot injured in ,o. ~„ .• it land sou, and sifter the former s. i . . ;.•. her of candidates at the next general election, at thy and the co-operators of Sheffield are giving Thomas Rice. a brewery employ,-, earnest attention to the matter. Under the was eyeing near Ilumberstonc ~, - •- • chairmanship of Mr. J. Firth, of the Bright- when some children told hill! ti side and Carbrook Co-operative Society, a malt :r the drain lie went to the meeting of representative ttoperators has found deceased lying Hat on lii, ; were only a few inchas of water in been held, at whidi it was resolved to mmeeting to ,upport the committee in any , hods and tir enough to trickle over decca arterly-e . - : •• face. With assistance Wit .o out. It waskorite cold. Ti;,;• action that they may eon.ider necessary to , anti intoned the police. conform with the resolutions adopted at the Dr. Travell said lie had made . last Co-operative Congress. Mr. Dumberline; •-7" ' the introduction of the reeilution, urged and Mr. Beardsley, who were responsible for qeal examination of the body. 1 • ' '. no .Igns of violence. Deceased 1.,: • ' ,ane:i.r. if, Ipneutnioia that joint action between co-operator h s and pneumonia I hatixt-ee lung'-. ce";,l'. .•,. trade unionists would do much to eiecure - - i initc opinionrinttit us no witness, ought -- • proper representationa p w producers and con- i Th., Coron4aer said it s suppor -a. tanners as oppikied to lawyers, railway dire ence tc- There was no Cs ' • ' ''. o ..,• . tors, and others who now have such a strong of suicide. held of the Parliamentary machine. Wee rht; jury returned an open verd ~ . understand that as a result of this prelimin- . .. ary meeting a joint committee representa- ' The be, h . tics of local eo-operative societiesLei-cI- earfed lPle ure . Sa:4, . esters.iire _tam Mall. , I ' :•- ~. be formed to carry out this inte ' ntion. and the Front to friends at the 1'!,.,..,-.:- ,• : that ' . In addition to parliamentary in tter, Nadsley Bridge. a . ._