Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1890-11-01 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

ANOTHER HAMPSTEA.D SENSATION. A YOUNG WOMAN FOUND INSENSIBLE. Last night a well-dressed woman, aged about twenty, was found lying insensible in the road (To thi Editor of the Stockton Herald.) called Eton Villas, not fax from the locality of the Slll,—Now that the newspapers are all discussing , Hampstead tragedy. There was a black-handled the remarkable book just issued, with its plans for table knife by her side. Dr. Herbert Cooper and dealing with our "social wreckage," it may be op. Dr. A. H. Cook were called, but at a late hoar they portune to call public attention tea" rescue work" had been unable to restore sensihility to the which has b ‘en quietly going on in this town for I patient. No wounds, it is stated, have been dis-3i years. In June, 'B7, a number of ladies frorn I covered. The young woman was ultimately restored most of the churches were called together 1. to consciousness between seven and eight o'clock this at the Vicarage (Parish Church) to c int ider I; morning. She said her name was Clar.i. Alter, whether they could undertake, on their own ; aged uinete.'n, and that she was without home responsibility, to attempt something for the rescue or friends. She gave no further account of her. of th, fallen girls, abounding, alas, in our town, as in others. They decided to do so, and since that self. n her wasfound a letteraddressed h I "To time have been steadily at work, and have Mrs Clark, of Gray's Inn-road, King's Cross," askdealt with from 60 to 70 girls, many ing that lady to take the bearer and get her seen by of whom have come to them of their, one of the workers. A brief reference was ahto own accord; while others have becn sent to made to the life of the young woman who it apthem by the Church Army or by benevolent in. i dividuals who sought them in their haunts, or pears, had been n a refnge. She was removed to found them destitute on the streets. Most of this the infirmary. Dr. Cook, medical ,nicer at Damp number have been sent to different, homes or ; stead, said the young woman was suffering from ' penitentiaries, and after suitable probation and hysteric catalepsy. She made a sensational statetraining, a good number have obtained situations, ; meat this morning to a reporter, alleging that she and are now doing well. Others have been re- • , stered to their friends, and though some cases have . had kie433l attacked by a man who threatened her , bean painfully disappointing, yet all have with a knife. When questioned by the police at least been eltecLed in their evil . about it, however, she retracted the story, and ad. The first meeting of the Stockton Chamber of courses.and have received such Christian kindness, misted she took the knife intending to commit Agriculture for the 1890-91 session was held instruction, and training as has put it into their suicide, but her co failed her, on WeJnesday, Mr J. Struthers (a vice-president) power to thrkneste fatrurbed, rwoaß'lleeat7dthgeaiinneaviiitall.e. I in the chair.—Mr Wm. Laveakesotr, Eagleseliffe, expense' of each a work the ladies have soh& fruit grower, introduced the subject of "Fruit scribed themselves and collected among their Culture." Speaking from 26 years' esperienoe, be personal friends; but no appeal has hitherto said the climate of Eneand, even in the been made to the public at large. Their North-Eastern district, was not so much chief aim in now making their work known is to to blame for the comparatively small amount of inform Christian workers and those needing fruit culture in this country. He believed no that there is such an agency able to help any girl . who has gone *stray, but who is desirous of being country in the world was so suitable as England reclaimed. They would also most thankfully enter the cultivation of the ordinary orchard and garden fruits. Better specimens of apples list and do cordially invite other Christian ladies , could be grown in England than in America. ito help in this much needed work either by per. The greatest drawback to successful fruit-growing ; Donal effort or by contribution to the funds of the about here was not so much the cliinate as the soil, Association.—l am, sir, yours, d:c., and not so much the soil as the faults in the preELIZ• RIDSDALL paration of the soil. It was a great mistake to grow 9, Park-road, Stockton, October 29111, 1890. fruit on the same plots of land that their fathers and ,