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Penistone, Stocksbridge, Hoyland & Chapeltown Express, etc. — 1900-11-09 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

MATTHEW GILLIS CHAMBERS THOMPSON. JOEI. .  PEPPER  Suicide of a Wombwell Woman. On Tuesday evening Mr. P. P. %railed, owe ner, held a lengthy inquiry concerning the death of Margaret McClellan. aged 46 years, wife of Wm. M'Clellan. boilermaker, of 98, Blackballs, %reeky, who ended her life by poisoning on dt.sitay morning. Wm. hwhand of explained that he was working at the Silverdale rd. bridge. Rotherham, and be returned borne at week ends. They had been married 96 years, and about 10 years ago deceased had suffered from rheumatic fever. Since that time the bad suffered from pais* in the bead. and at times she was like a lunatic. Dr. Wallis being called in only about a fortnight ago to attend her. On the let inst. doomed came to Rotherham, telling him she had got a summons charging her with illegally removing goods at Wombwell, and she dechred she would not face it. He told her not to bother about the matter, and he would pay what was ordered. She left to return home, and he heard DO more until he came home en Saturday night. Witness identified the Sot% produced, and knew it was in the home. The contents were nitric acid, quicksilver, and elver, which was bought at Wakefield about 10 years ago. and used by her for her trade as umbrella repairer. I She took the bottle into her own care, and he had not seen it for five years. 'The trouble at Wombwell was 12s. 6d. arrears of rent. Matilda 114:11e1. lan, daughter of deceased, explained that her mother received three ausamoness on Wednesday, for herself, her husband, and son, for the removal of the furniture. Deceased was much troubled about the summonses, and frequently said ehe would shorten her days. Witness was alarmed, and kept a etriot watch over her mother, declining to leave her. She slept with her on Thursday night, and during Friday was very much disturbed, often going to the cupboard, and at times was peculiar in he: conduct. She wanted witness to leave her but she refused. Deceased would not go to bed at night. and repeated her threats. They sat up litronb ' the night. and on Saturday morning she laid oaths bed with her mother. With had removed any thing of danger that she could see, and about e. o'clock she got up to get breakfast reedy. • ceased wanted her to go, but she reined unfree her mother came also. Deceased then followed her downstairs about half-way, when she turned back. Witness went downstairs and shortly afterward., heard moans. Going upstairs the found deceased laid on the bed with the bottle produced in her band. She had drunk of the contents. She firmly resisted attempts to give her an emetic. and Dr. Wallin was called in. He had difficulty in gettiag her to take an emetic, but his efforts were too late. , and the died about balf-past ten, the cease being 1 corrosive poisoniug. The Coroner. in summing up. pointed out that there was a direct demce tot insanity, and it appeared to him to be a drerneditated act to avoid the court proceedinp. The Orr returned a verdict of "Febo de se."
Penistone, Stocksbridge, Hoyland & Chapeltown Express, etc. — 1900-07-27 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

SINGULAR THEFT BY A FOOTMAN. At West Lendea Polieethurt, on Tuesday, EIWA Edwin Badges, • footman in the service of sire. Pets* • lady mediae at De Vem-gerthas, leceingi tee, was charged with doilies • geld wateb end ebala, • ring. • cigarette cam. and /2 lth. in noway. tosiengieg to Ur. Douglas Petrie. the son.— Mt. Petrie said oaths morning of the lath inet. the announced that the boom bed been entered =glare daring the sight. After disomming his own tom be went into the did and found that apartrama. together with the Ward-axe% in a date of confusion. There was every indication that burglars bad visited the place. The front door was apse, sad parcels cortaining plate and other articles had bees prepared reedy for removal. Me gave information to the police, with the result that the prisoner maimed to befog the thief.— Detective - mermant Teo said be interrogated ' the prisoner cm Use subject of the theft. He replied that burglars must have mitered, for he had been robbed of every poesy of Ms money. Witness wowWand later that-on the ewes day the prieoner purchased an expensive pair of boots, and he in cones-111.40C• had • woad interview with the man. %titans suspected him because there were no of anyone having effected an entrance feomiliC outside. The man althsately admitted he was the thief, and having hidden the property in the PIAUI Store, when it was foitod.—Mi. Lass, Q.C., ordered a remand, remarkime that the prisoner eartineued the thing to • manner which thawed .rest pre narditation and careful working out.  SUICIDE OF A SOLICITOa painful sensaeloa has been caused in Chiewick by the .Mode of Mr. Scott Rum4ll, a well-known aolicitor of the district. Mr. Rumen had resided in the Wellrstm-rme, with his wife and family, for tbnut eighties 'months. On Sunday morning he enema' to take his children out for • walk, and they at once went upstairs to get reedy. During their hid f Mr. Rumen Mint himself with • hvolver. the bullet taking effect in the hand. On Their return to the room the children were frightesed to discover their father lying died on the floor. No mama has been maligned for the act hryoncl the fact that latterly he seems to have hem overwrought through mossaive work. the A ontrauy ha, aJreel to change the semi of CI. mum I w:ndi I.she Colony Ms presented te the Empire fr.im the Africa to the (food flotre I'M Japanese hattieenip Asaht. which has been at Portsmouth and Shothamptln far room weeks. left hothead oa Saturday idternuon fait the Par East. A spark from a fun set fire to • sun-bllad at the Duke of lforr• residence. York 110U.S• ft. Jltas.B Palace, oa Saturday. The bright* wee suratmomm het the Pre was promptly extinguished. Diphtheria has broken out smog emus al the tegments iii the Colcbent.r infsetry mar wed do savalry barrack. the palnnt4 Sang Milted Is Übe municipal to fect tom hospital..
Penistone, Stocksbridge, Hoyland & Chapeltown Express, etc. — 1900-02-16 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

THE LEYT'ON LOVE TRAGEDY. At Leyton, on Tuesday, Mr. C. Ambrose, the cororner for Metropolitan Ewe, held his inquest on the bodies of Andrew Forsyth, aged thirty-eight, • medical man, and Lilian Painter, twenty-two. • single woman, the former of whom committed suicide on Thursday last week after shooting Painter.— The evidence strewed that Forsyth was • fully qualified medical man, but was oot registered. Hi had acted as assistant to a Dr. O'Brien at Poplar off and on foe the last seven years. He was there last autumn, but went to Dublin in December. Forsyth came to Londock and an February 3rd called and took two rooms in Alexander-road, Layton, whem he had twice stayed before, on each occasion being accompanied by Lilian Painter, whom he descriW to his landlady as Mrs. Forsyth. On Thursday, February lkh, he was joined there by the woman Painter, and in the afternoon they were discovered dead in es upstairs mom. Forsyth had • Iv.chambered revolver (four chambers discharged) in his right hind, and had fired into his mouth, the bullet passing through the scalp between the frontal and parietal hones. The woman had one wound on the left front of her right arm and another in the beck, about an inch to the right of the phial column.—The woman was identified by her sister, Mrs. Dale, of Forest-gate, who said she had not been Mende with her and had not spoken to her for two yews. Moe four years she had been acquainted with John Hall, a solkitce's clerk, who had lived with her for two years. &be had a child three yean old. On January 19th Hall left her owing to • quarrel, but be doily went to the house and saw the child.— The jury returned& verdict of wilful murder against Dr. Forsyth, who committed suicide, the wording of the verdict in his case being that "be died from a certain self-indicted bullet wound in the head."
Penistone, Stocksbridge, Hoyland & Chapeltown Express, etc. — 1900-04-27 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

MEN.000. FIRST ODURT. itirruo:,:twall.; H‘sinorciihter.rinand,..nitiree ohcara.Conetsb.,. .chai.:ll4,lloawpardlai., wakobea.era ithou,i ' • t sad &toe was told sting •ma need Pelee Sergesin being drunk and die- PaHreyinan, a Nurser, of only defendant who ap aellewaeckity : wtethirreica crianke.:, for raw,„...d., 3.. .nd cads; • in custody ou a charge of attempted suicide by Yeretan• -1141.1 wee Lake Swab. Parkgate. 3% macostrealandTb.Jailar drowaingon Easter Monday.-Jolin Mills sated Peamd. :Sea.° of the ighe. r dele°d"-3-zate bei.mwgii Tigre_ ._. bat that be saw the prier at 11.10 p.m. on the witted by female nlettees nutle er hdur=i a . • illiiith.ter defenufilaantnewla aabi'dlsoe.th • for assaultag date In questiun in Rank street, Milieu' and denied beim] with the Rang Paa Ana . The ...moue aid that whet, he htmd him math that, be would. °go. anduStosto...ke, It.e w_*tt stood s. _opposite t.hl, theatre whea.....he, _eat ..C. -the defilade be became very role, and himeelf." He followed the prisoner tato. the issomeems; , the irs.ilwec unt: ristrg.Da 71.1eriira kicked and struck witness. For this the defendant reset. and found him eruggling with &saber Ins tar oaioes o'• alt. but he had not been gasabligg. Hatay was fined sa. and crew need Charles Clark. Re estat aegis lid . , ......... „mu...int by &within &road BAD LANOVAOR AT viNnt. -- v.••••• p.a., ...4 d they would It; him go whehanwooldha go ,i.,,,esiss us s ..iyisg iseshew.,,_rsuee ciisetshie forPninietwii&g4ehoret*.getteerTanmagudaae. WettobajarlawneAstrapautnie Caa, andawaydobeitnin doTboa li7elach tam, and sad d jumped into irta: Howard swore that Halley was playing at pitch They pallid him out, arid woad hue and toss with the rest of the &fele erorth.-Wr. fieltard appeared kw the complain- oral. . p _ .. ~ _, et. wito_bliaid a- *1 from the second after the aat, sad rated that the parties were neighbours. over to his relatives.--easee !.otable tan, it: s_gros es. eLy.--Tisiley west tit., the wit. The defendant was bring an altercate with the apprehended the primmer on Friday. the . .sr an eutopmiimaca ratec.indaw, and the umpired & man bed taitalwahim(othainght for ottipgairtn lahauma3 savant the latter to came away. The defendant he bad tm• macthe leo7. wbit'sh. :bed gainbiarelint. tbeße.tAnntedeniernli thill'at4rbnver wasas Me tared to etteplaisant • an abused ha., and free, and for Wee days he hod had - to polies touched him or rid a Word to him. Be made one or two grave charges as.---lor ber.--Er- am awl atm quite deutitate.-.-The peer was nailed Edward Wegnalle• who said he wee in &ore in support al this st&tement was given by bou'ad over to keel, the pear for siz starla. company with Halley during the afterairo. ana the coanlainaat. and Joseph Astort-Defendant
Penistone, Stocksbridge, Hoyland & Chapeltown Express, etc. — 1900-11-16 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

THOS. NICHOLSON. , Battery Se rgea ut . M aim.. Secret ary ." There that the Archbishop should reaign in order that , sosteme mote friendly to the Republic might be in that iniportnot position. Il be Pope hR• were WO men, Alia the contract w-as £3.900. tellieveral interviews with Gardena! Richard, -----•- - who refuseo to tender sin resignation, said his Serious Sequel to an Assault Holiness will not compel him to take that step. At the Sheffield Weet Riding Pe4ice Court. it, Friday, two labourers. named Samuel Wood and William Chememen, wither of whom has any fixed place ad abode, were brought up on minima on • charge of unlawfully wounding Stephen Stafford, shoemaker. of Tetley Rim.- Mr. Fairborn, who The Canterbury .ccrooor and a jury on Monday proliecuted. said the prosecutor wee still very ill. resumed the inquiry into the death of a market and not able to appear. Ile mated that be was at gardener named George John Wraight, aged 60. Stacey' Banks about seven o'clock on Sunday. the Nceamd attended a country sales hod wits in. -okodoOn thae, suer tlverf.i on the mlasitir Afrieaa. it ... enpereedstemest 21nt October. He met too men whom he did not &teal IA buy • bona for £lB, on the promise that know. They gut into convolution at the Nag's a person desiring it would give him 1120 . that tthiletutt.thtie v}6....lssi..zeiistii.imiewoomesho weatagiabedbeinoffiez Head. Stacey Banks, and afterward. they left had dimppeared by the tame Wraight. minhieeimt: together in the direction of Low Bradfield. He =. Oceffederatee sze dispel to Imetennum ea Itte throat, said was buried at sea, It was states (Stafford) had mentioned momething about lodg- 1 to mount. in pursuit, sod then home under arreet, conimitled suicide by matins tng.. and the two men pmmiee.l to find him a 1 the bone in such a manner that through It. restiveplate where he could stay. They walked .in to , news Wraight remind inj A verdict of UP* the luxidc'd w" charged with some offence Briidfield, and he went into the Plough Inn. I 11441/11eRedwr lti•klat loon Pen= or Pm" tta'farces were in the ma. He bmal"" t after the steam railed. Shortly afterwarde he was followed by the two \ Moira wu rewind. piis. ma wine.. mark. of Denmark armee ' =AL nooage_natiaa„. itculturist and sportsman isso I men, who "clouted" him about the head. They ioeeee•!!!o"'"' parboil him all over. He bled from the bead. and be Sent out intei the back of the howie. He elept la London an Monday how corahera, awd pee. -..--fn 11. vii...tuz. ja.B.s•stru.li tal in the Mehle all night. and early next morning seeded to Marlborough
Penistone, Stocksbridge, Hoyland & Chapeltown Express, etc. — 1900-03-09 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

THE RAILWAY EXTENSION IN THE BARNSLEY DISTRICT. A pabla inquiry n'inl held on Tue.lat. at &matey. hy Mr. Gerald Fitagerall and Colonel Dom/h-ey— Light Railway Commiw'intera. Mtn the ITOat. if the Brit WI Electric. Traction Comiainy thimitcll. for an "Mae fir the vonstruction of a :ight railway about balfamile in length, from it junction with a light railway from &matey t.• Winahorougle IL a. It wan e‘plaineil that the appliisd•oni IDA le in nraordance with a tonsniiae made to the Woo.borough Urhan Ito mitt Counii: in Augivi 10,.. and that laody hail endowed tlw applicaCon hy ri ,olution. Mr. Little• woe-I. Chairman ti be I. 'r Diatrict Council, and oilier.. gave eiMatl, in fel%inif Of the MIS', ii tin, osol the :somini.aimiera Mtirnated they world nommen.' the omktion of the &chime.  THE SHEFFIELD COW INEWS ANNUAL  srATITI(.  Mr. 1). Wightataii, city coroner. liiin innued hie report for the la.t year, in which he ateten that 324 itiquemn were held. an ciirwpared with 296 in '. the pre, new. year. Ten inqueite wets held on , idegitinaiie children under one year. 4.tie bring be- I twren the iigrn of our and neven yearn. and 15 1 between the ages of eccen not 16 yearn. Betwern the ago, of 16 and 25 ytars there were 23 cases in which inroad* were held, between the age. of 25 and 60 yearn 13.5 inqueitn. airl over 60 yearn of mg: 49 iiaentc. The verdict id the jurien were: —a.utiler. 1: manninugliter. 2: suicide while ..f myelin,' mind. 18; ricept%ive drinling. 3 ; tic,dental death. 1684 death fioni natural tenni.. 113; death front other know. vallre.. 6; :njury. colixel Unktiomit, 3; f0i11.,1 tit-4,nel. 7: fi•und dead. mane of death unknown. 2; .4 ill-liiiiii, 1. There were on inquent. in cinch childirii were nu 11... rated in tied. and in en.i:i ca, a cerdiiit if " Accidental death'. n ll* returned. The number of all,' in which the coroner. after inquiry, found inquest', unnierinary. was 193.  :4.1.:EP1N:; IN
Penistone, Stocksbridge, Hoyland & Chapeltown Express, etc. — 1900-01-12 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

DISTRESSING SUICIDE AT '  11EXBOR3'.  THF. EhT  A euroneee oiry ass held on Ft 'stay After:Joon, at that Hospital. into the circutnettoteci ~lililisn the Oles,ti /.1 &masa LOWaiA. whose hotly was taken ton of the Calaii at Mextrurough. on the ply-tau,- lei•••hot• utonnts,:. The mquily on. oundu.-ttll lit Mr. B. Hapiroce, the cisppty cUrOll, r. W . 1. ltrrogo ii us tht fu:t MAI/ of the jury, awl Polico-aergraui Foolll.lll reted as coroner's officer. 'lto sionei,-. tonii tulattned. Elms:pees favatt, widow, satashe hoed at 43. Kith, air-att. 11. COIOSUOII, lieslionaoah. 0bi,..•1.11. LIOMS Lovett, was or doonlitcr. and Invert mon Iler. nbo sat aged U years, and aat a inita-ioakcr. Ti,' Witness lan raw the deceased slice on the ne.ri.ing of the 2nd inst. Tar if:ceased got up s'ean our. stud Paid. "You need nol get up yel. nauller; 'rue intiona got up •IJoul • quarter of air boor aft. nbe did not hod the ikera.e.l 'Fc deceased had not lighted the arc. dome*. .ite had hem to the habit of gettituf up first to light fill . Six usually got up about that tinse. • The Iteptllyl.'orotirr WAS there niittlititlt troubled her at thought a lot a :111 hr father.  When did her fst:ier die?—Four 'ears Then she had &pressert spirits sometth,t,-• hit that tar gino. •be SA about her father'. death s. —Not partieuier. Did 'be low • freed • short time ago.-- Yr ‘. tbd.  Didbe feel tiutt at el. Itad 4.e tx:k ,ohow the •-• —Yes. mho did. at Int I think it dad a hot .•, brr. sl.e mould go mud tee Sarah Brunt. maml I .L• 1 want her to go. . . . . . .  lit riftly to 'other ti.. Al/WPM mid Sai•ii Brunt drowned ber-elf aortr• time ago, anti the .1. IV toni being very fond of for frond. often tallied Tiii• Itetnity-Cor:mer HASP “..y of yore :6.01,. • enmonited antride?-1 bust n.y burlnincl*,  William flay. Itratmon. of 46. Cowell t. Menborough, raid he found the body of the the canal on Tnesday mornitiz. the 21.1 twenty minutes to eight. He sem itear the renal at the bottom of melt
Penistone, Stocksbridge, Hoyland & Chapeltown Express, etc. — 1900-08-03 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

PECULIAR DROWNING FATAL IT! AT ECCLESFIELD.  -Lest Thursday afternoon an old FreWield resideet, John Cuba, living at Grey Ilill, and pd 70 ,4111. met his death under rather peruliar orremisca, hr drowning in the Hallamshire Paper Mill Dm, d Whiteley Lane, &Maneld. He left home cc ffitse day at ternoon. just at ter three o'clock, ten* he wife that be was going to drown himself in the bow As be he. repeated this threat constantly duiriag Isat few years die took no notice of him. codas. tsinly did Dot belie. hint. In piing through k Marya Lane, Esther Flathers. hr them. saw him. enquired where he was going. He replied. ''rm to the Dam to drown myself." She. the hi. wit took very little notice of his threat, but finding Mt he had gone to the Dam her curiosity was =met and she followed after him, arriving there in tire at wee this he was undressed and was swimming alsoot a I the DM,. She called on him to come out. To he surprise, he shouted bark, "I can't; ita too dm:' and soon after be sank beneath the surface. 01 again coming to the surface. be looked towards he, and called out "Who is it?" She replied. "It', Esther." He then mid "I am going; goodbye act God bless you ell," and =met immediately be isek out of sight, and the did not pee him apia aid the recovery of the body next morning. Mrs. Flanker at once rained an alarm. and, art it mud, the tub of the DM were soon lined with • crowd of ma women. and children. The police were sted with the eireumetances, a.nd Poluseampast Polionentletahles &Yrs, and Priertley were am on the wine. They commenced dragging for the body. but largely owing to the inconvenience orerraed by the crowd their efforts were not eureeedul, When darknesa set in the Sergeant ordered them to cam drmging, and persuaded the pee= to returs home. and although a boat had been kindly lest by Mr. Bingley. of Whiteley Hall. no further efforts at re emery were made that night. About 3 o'clock sin morningP.c.'s Booker. Ramsey, and Brigp, Sergeant Burton's instruction, and in the preme of am= of the unfortunate man's Mathes. Me.. mewed dragging the Dom. this time sang Mr. Hist ley's boat. In ISM than half-sit-hour they were lOC ces.ful. and the body was quickly limb to the hank, and thence conveyed home to seat' the mew aary inquest. The inquest was held on Monday, belay the Didriet Coroner, Mr. Dorsey Wightmen. of Sheffield. The jury elected Mr. Alfred Stringer, file tuanulitnetr. of the Wheel, Ecclernekl. to act as foreman. Aber the necessary viewing of the body by the pry, dr widow of the deeeadted was railed She dentibd the boa). as that of her husband. John Cutts, ma stated has age as 70 years. In answer to the Comer. she mid the did not then and never had believed that her busbend ever intended to commit suicide but was satisfied that he had gone to bathe saver; to his osier =dom. and had accidentally got drowsed Ho had been in the same dam
Penistone, Stocksbridge, Hoyland & Chapeltown Express, etc. — 1900-08-03 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

SOM. some other pampa, and nut merely the committal minted to you by the consent of your country, • uf suicide. But in Mr. Wheeler's house other pewee, gentlemen, which is nothing less than • observations were made, and those I think are the portion of that Supreme Prerogative of the lad • only ones which remain for your notice, which are , "that killeth and maketh alive," whose great proved as haying been made either of them ute m has been invoked here to-day to • at hem the occurrence took plane. Mrs. Sander. your morsels. Human justice in liable to err, son, who appears to be a sister of Mei, wheeler, Inman judgment is week, litlagn vision sonsetineek and the wife of the prisoner Mules, complained IS dimmed, boat I believe profoundly, with the to Frederick about having touched her beer, and most emphatic convietie . that you will earn that he said "Ain't I as good as lota' She said "No. I assistance of which I are spoken, you will die. you are not," and he then said, "If you don't mind charge that trust to which I have referred in Aso- I will do for you." Thetis the statement that finely the only way you can do it successfully by is made to Mn. Sanderson by the prisoner giving earnest, jutting, bumble scrutiny to the Frederick, and Missies, I should have thought, facts of this case; and so, gentlemen, I commit from his side of the question, an intention to use the fate of there two brothers to your considers- the weapon upon somebody else, and not upon lice, in the words of your great oath, "So help ':hisiself ; it therefore is an observation against the you God." contention that is put before you by the fah/aura.