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Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1890-08-02 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE GUARDS. When knaves at law and order sneer, When trattom whiaper in your ear, Think of your wives and sweethearts dear— "Up, Guards, and at 'am!" When reseals urge you to rebel, And stain the name you've borne so well, With scorn the foul attack repel— "Up, Guards, and at 'em  Every time I have been in Richmond this week it haa been en fele. Flags banners, and gas devices everywhere. Richmond, an it pletve you, is now a full-blown borough, with a provisional mayor, a town ole.-k, and a corporation. The mayor and the town clerk are in full photographic bloom all over the shop windows, and Richmond has given itself up to the highest possible jinks over its brand-new charter.  By the bye, who was the original "Lass of Richmond Hill ?" Was she Mrs Fitzherberi, or Miss Cropp, a charming girl who suicided herself because her papa refused to allow her to marry a handsome young officer with nothing but his debts to live upon? or was she Lady Sarah Lennox? or has Richmond laid violent hands upon what does not belong to it, and coolly annexed a ballad which was written about a lady who never I:ved at Richmond Hill, Surrey, at all? I ara very much afraid that if the case came into court to-day, and Sir Charles Russell held a brief for the real original lass, he would be able to prove that she was a Miss .Isaaon, with whom Mr Leonard 111'Nally, the author of the ballad, fell violently in love, and married in 1787; and Miss Janson, unfortunately for the Thames tradition, resided at Richmond Hilt Leyburn, Yorkshire.  THE LEGER I am told, if to be on the winner I mean, 1 ought to put all I can spare on —; But there's one who refuses this prophet to join, And declares that theme only one in It,—, And the cleverest man that I know on the turf Has put all that he has (and some more) on
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1890-08-02 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SHOCKING FATALITY AT  STOCKTON.  On Wednesday at the Stockton Police Court Mr Coroner Settle held an inquest on the body of Robert Kirtley, an engine-driver, about 30 years of age, who met his death at the works of the Malleable Iron and Steel Company on the previous day. Mr R. T. Cook watched the case on behalf of the Company.—The evidence showed that six weeks ago the deceased came from Lintz Green, and took lodgings at 17, Bon Lea-terrace, South Stockton. A fortnight ago he entered the employ of the Malleable Iron Company, and was engaged driving a locomotive shunting ingots in the steel mill. At 3 p.m. on Tuesday Alexandra Jones, furnaceman, called deceased from the rolls to take away an ingot from No. 5 furnace. He came with his engine with full force, and overran past No. 6, where it went over the stop-blocks and was upset, dropping on its end into a railway dock. The deceased tell off, and the engine fell on him. Jones thought the accident was caused by deceased driving too fast. The fireman jumped off before the engine got far to enquire the time.—Mr Cook I Produced a plan showing the site of the accident, land said Kirtley told him he had five or six years' experience as locomotive driver, and half an hour's conversation convinced him that he was familiar with the parts of the engine. He watched him closely, and was convinced the man was • careful and experienced driver.—A juryman asked if he thought the man knew better than to put on so much steam to take his engine fifty yards.—Mr Cook said he was sure he knew better—The juryman remarked that this pointed to suicide. —The fireman, Patrick Farrell, was examined, and said the deceased had had no drink, and had not appeared to be strange in his manner before this occurrence.— John T. White stated that be, by far Cook's desire, had given special instructions to deceased not to drive faster than a man could walk.—Win. Boldison, fitter, said the engine was going 10 miles an hour, and there was nothing to prevent deceased having control of it, but he had misjudged his distance. When the engine was examined after the mishap the brakes were found io be screwed hard down, and the valves and regulators in free working order.—Thos. Pigg, foreman fitter, having given evidence, the jury returned a verdict of 1" Death from misadventure."  The Dunlo Divorce CEIAO on Wednesday ended in a verdict for respondent, Ole petition being diezupme,rl
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1890-05-31 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

ANOTHER ATMAIPTED SUICIDE AT  STOCKTON.  A man earned Robert Ridsdale, who lives at I 2, Melville-terrace. Tilery-road, Stockton, and who I is employed as a jobbing bricklayer at Messrs Blair I and Co.'s Merino hiegine Works, made an attemjit ! to commit suicide on Tuesday by rutting his threat It seems that Ridsdale had been drinking heavily, and had some words with his wife, when a little be- I fort six o'cloek ho came out into the sireet in an excited state. A neighbour &peeved him ilouriele ing a razor, with which he made a slash at his , throat, but she raked an alarm, and he then ran ! into the house' She followed him, but he made [ another attempt, and inflicted a slight gash across the front of his throat, almott four inches long, !but not deep enough to sever either the windpipe ,or any large artery. He was at once secured, and [ , Dr. Bradshaw, having been sent for, stitched up the wound. The run was then conveyed to the police , station and locked up, with two constables in atteudance. P,,idsdale, who is 26 years af age. as [ generally been regarded as a steddy, industrious man.—llidadale was brought op at Stockton Police Court on Wednesday mooting before Mr W. H. Beniegton charged with attempting to commit suicide. When charged, be said, "I have no recollection of any such thing." Hie throat was bandaged, and he hung his head u if much ashamed.—P.C. Lawson deposed to being called to the prisoner's house, and to finding the prisoner there, held down by several people, and bleeding very much from a wound in the throat about four ; inches long. Dr. Bradshaw came min stitched iup the wound, and prisoner was taken to the Police Station in a cab. Withers ; received from a woman a razor which [ she had taken front the prisoner's hand.--A Mrs Mason, cousin of the prisoner, stated that the latter received a am stroke about four years ago. She admitted that he was drunk on lueaday.— Prisoner's father, John Ridsdale, of Hartlepool, a respeetablalooking man, in answer to the ; Magistrate, said this was only the second time prismer had given any indication of his mind being affected. lie received the sunstroke in America, I and if he got a little too much to drink it always I afieeted his head.—On the father promising to look after the prisoner, Mr Benington discharied him upon his 0611 recognisances ; to come up if called upon, but strongly advised ; him to avoid the drink altogether, it being evident that his brain would not stand it, and that his life ; depended upon his doing so—Prisoner was able to walk from the Court without assistance.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1890-05-10 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

ATTIMPTED SUICIDE.  A terrible tragedy look place late last night at Wavertres, in the suburbs of Liverpool. When • Customs officer named Charlton went home to his residence in Carmoyle-road, he found the door fastened on the inside. On forcing it open he was hoz:tined at the sight whioh presented itself. He ran for a neighbour, and on going up stairs they found that the three children of the family, aged respectively four years, and two years, and nine months old, had been murdered, each child having its throat out from ear to ear. The shook. , ing deed appeared to have been done with a razor. , On Sunday last Charlton remarked to a neighbour that his wile was in • rather despondent condition. but he thought she would be better in a day or two. Further enquiries 01:1 the spot I show that when Charlton arrived home there was some delay before the door was opened by his wife, who itrunediskely she saw him began to hack at her throat with a /mot. Charlton after a straggle took the razor from her, and went for assistance. It is supposed that she killed the children with the same weapon, and that she was engaged in her dreadful work when she was disturbed by her husband knocking at the door. The woman is only 28 years of age. Further details of the tragedy show that the Carlton' went to Wavertree last November from the South of Rngland. Since then the woman hot been in a de,spondent state, particularly so during the past fortnight. The neighbours state that the hue. band,Charles Arthur Cariton,hadgiven way to drinii, and stayed out late. When found, the three children were lying in bed lifeless, and saturated with blood. The mother wrote on the polite sergeant's pocket-book that she killed them. It is still uncertain if she will recover. The injured woman afterwards made an incoherent statement . to the police leading to the belief that her mind is unhinged. It is thought she cannot recover.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1890-07-26 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THS HARD-14A.14E1;D SAVINGS OE A LIFE TIXE, and the wounded man, together with the previcus secretary, under whom he worked, the late Mr Harrison had been held in the highest esteem, as men of absolute probity and trustworthiness. The circumstances le4ding up to this desperate attempt upon his life by Mr Dennison are well and succinctly sot out in the words of Mr Justice Wills in his charge to the Grand Jury on Friday. His lordship said that Dennison had been secretary to a building society at Darlington, having been appointed a few months before the attempt on his life, and having prior to that been in the service of the previous secretary. When the annual , audit came round he seemed to have been usable to face the enquiry because he knew there were , large deficiencies in the accounts which he could not conceal, except by a course of deception which be did not seem to have been at all prepared for. The unfortunate man, instead of attending,  ! RETIRED INTO A CLOSET AND THERE SHOT HIMSELF, and it appeared that it was little short of a miracle that his life had beeu preserved. His recovery was not anticipated at the time, but after a month's severe illness the injured man was able to leave I his house, and he was arrested on a charge of attempted suicide, on which charge he was before ! the Darlington Bench on the 7th March,l-urrendering to recoguisauces. Mr T. M. Barron, who appeared for thn prosecution, called Dr. Elaine, the medical man who had been in attendance on the prisoner. and other witnesses leading up to the discovery and the purchase of the revoher, and everything for making a complete case. Mr Thos. I Robson, one of the auditors; Mr Edwin Harding, ! a cierk in the employ of the SoMety, gave evidence to finding the deceased wounded in the lavatory; and ; Robert Griffin proved the purchase of the revolver ! found with the prisoner in Mr Smyth's shop. The case was remanded on that occasion, hail being allowed in personal recogni4ances of £5O, and one ! surety of a like amount. The defendant was then again arrested on
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1890-05-03 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SUICIDE AT ETHERLEY.  Last Saturday afternoon Mr Coroner Dean held an inquest in the Deg and Gun Inn, Etherley, into the circumstances attending the finding of the body of a man in a reservoir at the Sloshe7.Pit of Messrs Stobart and Co. The pit in question is more properly named the Jubilee Pit, owing to the year in which it wee sunk, and is situated near to Tort Hill, and about four miles from Bishop Auckland. On Friday George Herbert Stobart (a son of Mr W. C. Stobart, of Spellor Hill, the owner of the colliery), who is at present staying on a holiday at Etherley House, was taking a walk in the neighbourhood of the pit, which has been unworked for some Lime, when he saw the body of a man floating in the colliery reservoir. He told his elder brother, who in turn gave information of the fact to Constable Campbell.—Joseph Johnson, a miner, of Green Head, near Crook, stated that he had seen the body which was lying in the stable adjacent, and identified it as that of his father, Thos. Johnson, aged 63 years. His father, who had not worked any for the past five or six years, left home on Wednesday morning without stating where he was going to. He had been depressed lately.—Mr Stobart having given evidence as to the finding of the body, Constable Campbell was examined, and said ho found the body face downwards in the reservoir in about three feet of water. There were no marks of violence, and there was no sign of there having been a struggle of any kind.—On the advice of the Coroner the jury returned a verdict of "Found drowned."  The inquest on the body of the poor little fellow, Frederick Wilson (2i), who was so dreadfully burnt by vitriol at the Urlay Nook Chemical
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1890-05-03 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

MAY 3, 1890.  PAELLIAL WNW:  Evt.etr student knows that In dole res,ton:ng parallel iines of titoright sae laid down aud dodos. tdons Mooed.  , it is not oar perpose at this time to enter lnth ' learned disenssion. and we have drawn the abont risible lines simply to bring them prominently bef.ore your eye, and to ask what they represent to  - A railroad man to whom we sh.ivrod them said, " To me those tour lines represeat a double-tmok railaiLy." _  ! A doctor replied to the same interrocatory," The lines are to me the largo arteries and veir.a lying alongside each other in the human body." As will be observed, the same lines to either gentleman suggested different lines of thought, as both looked at them through eyes accustomed to ' see only that which for the most peat occupied their attention. To the writer, both 10BWOrS pLA all old truth in a fresh and original light. As every intelligent man or woman know, the blood of every living person flows with almoat railway speed through the arteries, forced by that wonderful engine the heart. From the arteries it is side-tracked through the capillaries and veins, and every drop of blood goes through the kithi-ri for purification no leas than 2,500 times every twenty-fear hours. If the kidneys be diseue-i, the impurities of the blood containing the ivivnout tissues and deleterious acids are not drawn out or excreted as Nature intended, but continually pass and repass through every fibre of the system, carrying death and decay with every pulsation. Unless remedied the heart becomes weakened, the lungs trying to do doable work break down, the liver becomes von,gestel, the stomach rides,s to digest food, and Use result is a general bt,nr down.  Why? Because the kidneys, the sewers of the system, are foul and stopped up. and the entire hived becomes nothing more nor less than sewerage, Now, is it not criminal, nay, suicidal, to allow such a state of things to continue when a simple 'remedy is within your reach, known for a certsitity to do as represented, which will open the closed pipes of the kidneys, allow the effete ma.L;e io escape, rElieve the overworked heart, lungs, ..tud liver, cause a healthy appetite, put the bioc3l health in your cheek, the dove of hope in your breast, and the light of life in your eye? You already have divined the remedy we have reference to; its praise is universal, its influent* world-wide. Do not allow prejudice to blind you to your best interests, but to-day procure Warner's " Sirz "Cure, which can be procured of all chein4lts, Ist 4s 6d and 2s 9(1 per bottle, s.nd be put on the ' straight road to rugged health and correct living. Our parallel and closing lines to you are, take our advice, and your experience will justify yon is thanking us for bringing tinder your notice a remedy without parallel.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1890-04-19 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SAD SUICIDE AT WEST  HARTLEPOOL.  A YOUNG GIRL SWALLOWS RAT POISON. On Thursday afternoon Mr Settle (coroner) held an inquest at West Hartlepool on the body of Sarah Jane Featherstone, aged 18, who committed suicide on Tuesday 13 ight by taking a quantity of rat poison at Batty's lodging-house in Park-street. The deceased was a fine, healthy young woman, and was the daughter of a farm hind named Wm. Featherstone, residing-at Newsome Grange, near Yam). A few hours before she committed suicide deceased wrote a letter to her mother, saying that by the time her letter was received she would be dead. She stated no reasons for committing the rash act, but said her clothes would be found at Batty's lodging-house. Before she lost consciousness, she told Dr. Biggart Total and Dr. Todd, who were called in, that she had no wish to live, she was sick of life. Previous The work must be done sooner or later, and delay will very much increase the cost. When the matter to going into service at Batty's house was discussed before, your engineer showed that deceased had been employed in the Country, and was described as havinga great difficulty would have to be encountered been an industrious, willing girl.—The result of owing to the necessity for raising the whole rail P. post-mortem examination made by Dr. Todd way six or seven feet to avoid our drains. We showed that death was due to poison, but in other think we might be able to meet that difficulty by altering our drain to run out westward in conneerespecte the body was in a perfectly healthy con- altering with our proposed new drainage scheme, and dition.—lt was stated that the unfortunate girl had got into bad company, and that her mind had thus be able to assist yon. Our Corporation is very anxious that this dangerous level-crossing become unhinged by reading sensational novels, should be removed, and is prepared to meet the two of which—entitled "Black Mail, or The Countess," and "Mysterious Footprints "--were Ilailw.ty Company in any reasonable arrangement keeper for remedying the evil.—Mr
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1890-03-01 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

KENT.  The experimental work of sinking the coal boring at Shakespeare Cliff is progressing at the rate of about a foot a day, the result of operations being , highly favourable to the existence of a substantial coal seam. It is believed that other seams of coal will he struck, and the work is being continued for that purpose under the advice of eminent geologists. It is now proposed to sink independently to ascertain the direction of the coal seam already struck. The present boring is progressively lined with steel tubes cased with wood, the diameter being 18 inches. It has been erroneously stated that the machinery at the Channel Tunnel has been engaged recently in clearing the shaft of water, but itis remarkably dry at all times, and only occasionally is a little water found collected in the tunnel itself. Only a comparatively small staff is at present employed on the boring, but they work day and a quarter owing to the time occupied at the end of the day's work in drawing out the steel rods, which weigh altogether several tons. Nearly all the material is brought up in a state of pulp, hut occasionally some small pieces are secured. All the fragments of coal which have been obtained are carefully preserved.  THE SUICIDE OF • TRINDON WOMilf.—Last Saturday an inquest was held by Mr Coroner Maynard on the body of Ellen Adamson (married) at Wingate, who was found drowned on Thursday.— William Adamson, husband of deceased, said he had observed nothing unusual in his wife's conduct. She had, however, complained several times of pains in her head. Witness had been married to deceased only three months. She was formerly widow.—Ellen Griffiths, daughter-in-law of deceased, gave evidence of her mother calling at her house on Thursday, and asking witness to look to the children, as she was going from home.—John Griffiths laud Police-constable Wood spoke to Oraing the body in the reservoir.—The jury returned a verdict of "Pound drovrusd."
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1890-03-22 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

DARLINGTON. asking for improved postal communication betweei ! T .s Bartle, employed at the North-road the East and West coast, a reply had been received Darlington, and late of Shildon, was to the effect that the delays winch have occurred ,nday at Darlington Police Court charged in the transmission of correspondence between the with attempted suicide at Darlington. —Mr North-Eastof England and Barrow-in-Furness bad Rogers said that on the 16th inst. the prisoner been due to irregularities in the train service, left his house in Eldon-street and went into These irregularities had formed the subject of re- the we. As he did not return his wife went after rested communications with the railway corn- him, and there found her husband banging, and panies concerned, and at the present time the clues- nearly dead. She gave an alarm, and he was cut ton of adopting special measures for the purpose down, but it was nearly too late, and the defender ensuring a regular service was now receiving ant remained for twelve hours in a state of the careful consideration of that department. The insensibility. Mr Rogers said Bartle had been po,ltal authorities much regretted the incon- drinking for some time, and he was not, when he venience which had been occasioned by the delay committed the rash act, accountable for his actions, in the transmission of the correspondence—The as be was suffering from delirium tremens. Under programme of resolutions to be discussed at the those circumstances be should not press the ease annual meeting of the Associated Chambers of against the defendant, but thought it would be 'emmerce in London next week was then con- enough if the Bench severely reprimanded Bartle. 9elered. One of these resolutions is proposed by —Defendant said it was all the drink, and he hoped tlio Middlesbrough Chamber, as follows :—' In he would never taste lig:in.—The Bench dismiteed view of the fact that the Companies Ads 1862 to Min with a warning mite appear there again. 1868 throw ripen the public tlar onus of prosecuting 71P AMERICA .—By limited companies failing to snake the annual re- MR GlAD_Ornfflefl VOICES tarns RA required by law, the Executive Connell is means of the Edison phonograph, Mr Gladstone on requested to draw the attention of the proper Friday week addressed • large meeting of the memauthorities to the fact, and to take such further him of the Mutual Building Association of New steps as may seem to them needful in order that York. The voice and the breathing pauses of the the provisions of the Ada maybe enloreed by some right honecuralain gentleman were effectively reproGO,.-et 4*J n ducts,