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The Sun. — 1861-02-26 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.  Mahomer Ali Khan was indicted for unlawfully inflicting a wouni upon himself with intent to destroy life. It will be recollected that the prisoner some time ago attempted to commit suicide in the House of Lords, and that the offence with which he stood charged on the present occasion was committed near the carriage in which ber Majesty rode cn the occasion of her op-ening Parliament on the sth of the present month. The prisoner attempted to throw a petition into the royal carriage, but was prevented doing so by the wilco, and then he instantly attempted to stab himself with an old knife, which was in such a state as to inflict a vey deadly wound. The instrument was knocked from the hand of the prisoner, and he was taken into custody.  Onithe prisoner being placed in the bar, he bowed to the judge 'and jury, sad then handed in a long written statement of the allegel wrongs he had suffered in consequence of his claims for pLyment for services being disregarded by the late native autlorities at Bombay. The Recorder Inked if there was anybody in court who knew anything abut the prisoner.  Colonel Hughes the Governor of the Home or Refuge for destitute East Indians, said he merely knew the prisoner as having been at he Home. He had no doubt the prisoner was in the full possession of all his faculties. The Recorder, ii addressing the jury, said the fact that the prisoner was is a sane state of mind made the ease of his intention to commit suicide most inexplicable. One could understand such a circumstance if the person doing so was of unsouid mind. It might be that, labouring under the impression that a great wrong had been inflicted on him, he might lave attempted to destroy himself for the purpose of creating a sympathy in his behalf. However, it was undoubtedly an offence in any person to destroy life, and it would be for them to say whether he was guilty or net.  The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, intimating that they wished the judge to inform him that it was an offence to attempt to destroy his life.  The Recorder said the prisoner was well aware of that, as ha had already been in custody for the same offence.
The Sun. — 1861-05-06 (London, England)

SUICIDE OF A GENTLEMAN NEAR PRIMROSEHILL.—On Saturday morning, about 7 o'clock, the body of a wall-dressed man was found by Harrison, 84 8, lying on the ground adjoining the fence surrounding the Eaton Cricket Ground, Primrose-hill. The constable heard the report of firearms, and immediately went to the spot from whence it came, when he observed that the unfortunate man exhibited no signs of life. He sent for a surgeon, who discovered a wound under the deceased's right ear, and which had been inflicted with a pistol that was by his side. He pronounced life extinct. The body was conveyed to the workhouse. He appeared about 35 years of age, and was attired in a fashionable manner, had gold studs in his shirt, a quantity of silver and coppers in his pockets, together with a paper on which was written the following, showing that ho had premeditated the rash act :—" Friend : You who shall find this body take it to the nearest publichouse, and deliver the letters you find as addressed." On examining the letters, one was found addressed to the Rev. Mr. Eyre, 9, Hill. street, Berkeley-square, a Roman Catholic priest, who on seeing the communication at once identified the handwriting as that of Mr. Richard Goreing, residing in Hamilton-street, Camden-town. The other letter, together with a bag and parcel subsequently found at his lodging, were addressed to George Goreing, Esq., at Messrs. Blythe and Co.'s, engineers, Fore •street, Limehouse. From the contents of the letter addressed to the Rev. Mr. Eyre, that gentleman is led to believe that the cause of the commission of this desperate act was a love affair in which the unfortunate man had been disappointed. The deceased is supposed to belong to the family of the Goreings, near Sll9rellarn, $l,lWx7 50 it highly respectable,
The Sun. — 1861-05-06 (London, England)

THE ILKESTON MURDER.—The inquest on the body of Joseph Smith, who was shot by his son at Ilkeston at an early hour on Thursday morning last, was resumed on Saturday before Mr. Coroner Whiston. A number of wit;tosses were examined, including Detective Davis, who produced the letter the murderer wrote on Wednesday last to his sweetheart at Bolton, and who also spoke to conversations that had taken place between him and the accused on his being conveyed to gaol. The murderer's brother, sister and sister's husband were also examined ; and Mr. Webster of Nottingham deposed that he sold him a pistol on Wednesday last, and a woman from the same town swore that she sold him some powder and shot on the same day. After a long inquiry the coroner adjourned the inquest. SUICIDE OF A GENTLEMAN NEAR PRIMROSEniLL.—On Saturday morning, about 7 o'clock, the body of a well-dressed man was found by Harrison, 81 S, lying on the ground adjoining the fence surrounding the Eaton Cricket Ground, Primrose-hill. The constable heard the report of firearms, and immediately went to the spot from whance it came, when he observed that the unfortunate man exhibited no signs of life. He sent for a surgeon, who discovered a wound under the deceased's right ear, and which had been inflicted with a pistol that was by his side. He pronounced life extinct. The body was conveyed to the workhouse. He appeared about 35 years of age, and wqs attired in a fashionable manner, had gold studs in his shirt, a quantity of silver and coppers in his pockets, together with a paper on which was written the following, showing that he had premeditated the rash act :—" Friend : You wtio shall find this body take it to the nearest publichouse, and deliver the letters you find as addressed." On examining the letters, one was found addressed to the Rev. Mr. Eyre, 9, Hill- street, Berkeley-square, a Roman Catholic priest, who on seeing the communication at once identified the handwriting as that of Mr. Richard Goreing, residing in Hamilton-street, Camden-town. The other letter, together with a bag and parcel subsequently found at his lodging, were addressed to George Goreing, Esq., at Messrs. Blythe and Co.'s, engineers, Fore •street, Limehouse. From the contents of the letter addressed to the Rev. Mr. Eyre, that gentleman is led to believe that the cause of the commis,. sion of this desperate act was a love affair in which the unfortunate man had been disappointed. The deceased is supposed to belong to the family of the Goreings, near Shoreham; SAW; and is highly respectable.
The Sun. — 1861-10-30 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED DOUBLE SUICIDE.—Some few details of a most melancholy case transpired in Chester yesterday. A young man named W. Edward Davies, who was recently an apprentice to a chemist and druggist at Rhyl, had obtained, in the shape of a bequest from a relative, a sum of money, with which, it is said, he intended to commence business on his own account. Previously however, to carrying out this intention he, like many other youths in a similar position, resolved to enjoy himself for a few days, and last week, taking with him from £5O to £lOO, he ar• rived in Chester. There he fell in with a good-looking girl of loose character, named Elizabeth Thompson, described as the daughter of a farmer near Shrewsbury. With her he spent several days in riot and dissipation. On Saturday last the guilty pair went on a visit to Liverpool, and there, not unnaturally, the young man began to feel remorse and shame for the foolish manner in which he Ihvadhilesquunandedrertehde hisin flumenonceeyofantdhismfiesecloinngd uchteedrnhaninnigseeldf: without the knowledge of the girl, to purchase a bottle of laudanum , but as they were returning to Chester on Sunday evening by rail she saw the bottle, guessed that he hs.d a fatal intention, took it from him, and threw it out of the carriage. On Sunday evening, however, Davies went out, and, having written a regular prescription, succeeded in purchasing four ounces of laudanum at two different druggists' shops. By some course of argument at present unknown he succeeded in inducing the girl to swallow the contents of one phial at the same time that he: took the other. The effects of the laudanum on the girl. were such as to induce her to give the alarm. The result was that a surgeon was sent for; they were both taken to the infirmary, where the usual remedies were administered —successfully in the case of the woman, but unsuccessfully in the case of the man, who died in the course of the night.. tAr a cnosrfoe nr re er s tjou rt hy e ci euws teeddytheof bthodeypoofliDceav ai ensd ywe satse r bd raoyu, gbhu the inquest will not be held till to-morrow. Thompson was. before the city magistrates yesterday morning,' but was re— manded, to avait the result of the inquest,—Liverpoor Mercury,  IA ifz. A r 1.14 4.2 rr . L. 71 rl ;.3 N WO.
The Sun. — 1861-10-30 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED DOUBLE SUICIDE.—Some few details of a most melancholy case transpired in Chester yesterday. A young man named W. Edward Davies, who was recently an apprentice to a chemist and druggist at Rhyl, had obtained, in the shape oft is said, ho intendedabequestfromarel to commenceative, asumof businessmon eywointhhiws own account. i account. Previously however, to carrying out this intention he, like many other youths in a similar position, resolved to enjoy himself for a few days, and last week, taking with him from £5O to £lOO, he ar• rived in Chester. There he fell in with a good-looking girl of loose character, named Elizabeth Thompson, de scribed as the daughter of a farmer near Shrewsbury. With her he spent several days in riot and dissipation. On Saturday last the guilty pair went on a visit to Liverpool,  and there, not unnaturally, the young man began to tee] _ __ _  remorse and shame for the foolish manner in which he  had squandered his money and misconducted himself. While under the influence of this feeling he managed,  without the knowledge of the girl, to purchase a bottle  of laudanum ; but as they were returning to Chester on Sunday evening by rail she saw the bottle, guessed that  he had a fatal intention, took it from him, and threw it out of the carriage. On Sunday evening, however, Davies  went out, and, having written a regular prescription, .  succeeded in purchasing four ounces of laudanum at two  different druggists' shops. By some course of argument at present unknown ho succeeded in inducing the girl to  swallow the contents of one phial at the same time that he  took the other. The effects of the laudanum on the girl were such as to induce her to give the alarm. The result  was that a surgeon was sent for; they were both taken to the infirmary, where the usual remedies were administered  —successfully in the case of the woman;but unsuccessfully in the case of the man, who died in the course of the night. A coroner's jury viewed the body of Davies yesterday, but the inquest will not be held till to-morrow. Thompson was transferred to the custody of the police, and was brought before the city magistrates yesterday morning, but was remanded, to avait the result of the inquest,--Liverpool .Mercury.  LA'T'EST N F vvs _J
The Sun. — 1829-10-27 (London, England)

PRACTICAL HUMILITY.—During the time Sir THOMAS MORE was Lord Chancellor of England, he used to send his gentleman usher to his wife's pew, after divine service was done, to tell her he was gone ; but the next Sunday after he gave up his Chancellorship, he came himself to her pew, and used the usual words of his gentleman usher, " Madam,•my Lord is gone."  The salmon fishing in the Tweed closed on Saturday, after one of the most unsuccessful seasons ever experienced. There have been nearly 300 boxes fewer shipped to the London market than there were last year. The number of salmon have not been in the usual proportion to the trouts.—Berwick Paper.  A shocking and determined case of suicide occurred in South-street, Perth, on Sunday morning last, A smoke-curer from Edinburgh, who had exhibited evident symptoms of mental derangement for some time previous, inflicted a wound in his throat, not wide but deep ; after effecting which he threw himself from a window two stories high into a garden behind. It was evident from the traces of blood in various parts of the garden that he had moved about after his descent, and is supp"sed to have been attempting at several places to get over the paling which enclosed it. His body was found doubled upon the paling quite dead.  A match was made last week, by two gentlemen of the parish of Brace Meole, near this town, each backing a man in his employ, to dig the greatest quantity of potatoes in two days, nine hours each day. The match came off on Thursday and Friday, in a field on the Bank Farm, and the following is the result :—The one party produced Joins OAKLEY, a jobbing gardener, living on Kingeland, and the other SAMUEL HARRIS, a labourer, living at Baiston Hill. Oakley—let day 2487 lbs. 2sl ditto ... 2863 —5350 Harris-1 et ditto 2659 2d ditto 2574 —5233  117 OaKLEY winning by 1171bs. We can vouch for the truth of this extraordinary feat. The potatoes were but a middling crop, and the work was performed under the eye of Mr. JOSEPH JOBSON, to whom it gave perfect satisfaction. It is doubtful if other two men capable of performing such work are to be found in the county. OAKLEY'S second day's work is no less than 30 strike 131135., allowing 951hs. to the strike.—Shrewsbury Chronicle.
The Sun. — 1829-06-24 (London, England)

CORONER.—Are you of opinion that these circircumstances combined led to the melancholy suicide of the young lady ? Mr. Roche.—l am decidedly so. (To a juror).— I saw the deceased three days before her death. I had then written to Mr. Rothschild, proposing the sale of a pension which they enjoyed from the Hanoverian Government, but he refused to purchase it, and the refusal may have added to their uneasiness of mind. They came as I understand, to this country by the advice of the British resident in Switzerland, for the purpose of having the full amount of their pension restored, which, after the death of their father, was reduced to a trifling pittance. On their arrival at Paris, they were pennyless; and to raise means to defray their expences to England, they were compelled to mortgage it to a banker in that city. His Majesty transmitted 50/. to Count Munster, for their use; but he, I am informed, declined paying the unexpended balance remaining in his hands until he was assured that they had arrived in Paris. I don't believe that they were for the last four days prior to Miss Hermandine's death wholly without food : they had not any of an animal kind. Madame Jaunay was the wife of the proprietor of the hotel of that name in Leicester-square ; she had known the deceased for some time; the last time she saw her was on the evening of Monday week; she called at an advanced hour at her house, and, after some hesitation, asked if she and her sisters could procure a boat at any hour they wanted it. She (witness) replied, that she thought she could. She then asked her to advance her some money, but this she refused, saying that she could not do so in the absence of her husband; but if, on his return home, he should consent to it, it should be sent to them in the morning. The deceased observed, that that would be too late : she and her sisters, after remaining some time, departed at 10 o'clock, and while they remained, the deceased appeared labouring under a great depression of spirits. Mr. Roche here observed, that as it might serve to satisfy the minds of the Jury, he would, with their permission, state a few circumstances which would tend to throw more light on the unfortunate occurrence. On the evening after it took place, in consequence of •a comMunication from Miss Both, he called upon her and her surviving sister, and from what they told him, he was assured there was no premeditated intention to commit suicide. They iaid, that on the day on which they were compelled to leave their lodgings in Sloane-street, they went to Jaunay's in the hope of procuring some assistance. Being unsuccessful there, they wandered to Greenwich, where they endeavoured to procure a bed for the night. This would not be granted to them without their first paying two shillings, and not having it, they walked unconsciously to the PA
The Sun. — 1829-10-07 (London, England)

SMITH. Oh! dear, forgive me. The letter, notwithstanding this injunction, was of course opened and read ; but, at the request of the brother-in-law, we abstain from publishing it. Suffice it to say, that it displayed a warm attachment towards the female to whom it was addressed, and implored her forgiveness of the rash act upon which he was then bent. Verdict--" Suicide, induced by insanity.', The day after Dr. DODD was convicted at the Old Bailey, of the crime for which he afterwards suffered, he sent a note to Mr. WILLIAM WOODFALL, the original printer of the Morning Chronicle, requesting the favour of speaking to him on a very particular subject. WoonFALL, who could never hesitate on a question of active and disinterested friendship, hastened to Newgate on the morning of receiving the invitation. On enter ing the apartment where the Doctor sat, he found it impossible to avoid taking notice of his unhappy situation ; but, as he was commisserating it in an embarrassed sympathising manner, the Doctor, with great apparent composure, interrupted him by saying, " Oh, Mr. WOODFALL, this is not the business I sent for you about. Sit down, and I will explain. Though I have not the pleasure of perssnally knowing you, I am not unacquainted with the line of your professional business, which, I understand, engages you much in the habits of the theatres, the managers, and theatrical pursuits in general. I likewise have a particular respect fur your judgment in those matters, and on this account I think you cal be of some service to me." (Here the other offering his civilities, the Doctor proceeded.) " You must know, then, that being in my earlier days, like yourself, a lover of the drama, I sketched out a comedy, the hint of which I took from -the story of Sir ROGER DE C3VERLEY, in the Spectator. This piece I have finished since my residence in Newgate; and if you will be so good as to revise it, and give me your interest with the manager, I shall feel myself much obliged to you." Mr. WoonrALL, finding himself relieved by the conference taking so different and unexpected a turn, instantly acceded to this proposal, took the manuscript away with him, suggested some alterations, which the Doctor readily complied with, and afterwards corresponded with him on the subject till the week before his execution...Dramatie Magazine for OctQber.
The Sun. — 1829-05-25 (London, England)

DREADFUL SUICIDE.  Saturday evening.-an inquest was held at the Crown, Lancaster-street, Burton-crescent, on the body of Charles Lewis, who destroyed himself under the following dreadful circumstances Miss Jane Lewis, a young girl of interesting appearance, daughter of the deceased, who during her examination evinced the deepest affliction, deposed that her unhappy father, about a week since was seized with a "nervous fever, and had medical attendance; he became somewhat better, but was yet unable to leave hi 4 room ; on Tuesda: morning last, about half-past seven o'clock, she was in bed, when, to her great surprise and terror, her father entered her bed-room, ;vith alknife in his hand ; she asked him what he %V al going to do with the knife, when he exclaimed, " Oh, Jane I. they will hang me, your mother, and all of us to-morrow mornin.2 ; but 1 mill prevent it." Her father immediately began cutting his throat—witness jumped out of bed and screamed out, and endeavoured to take the knife from him, but could not. Mrs. Jones, a lodger, came- in, and wrenched the knife from his hand; at this time he did not wound himself much, and witness fell on her knees and begged him not to break .her heart; a surgeon was sent for in the interim; but before his arrival her father got possession 01 another knife, and inflicted a more severe wound on  his throat; Mrs. Jones again came down, and with her (witness's) assistance, they a second time got the knife from him; he (deceased) was now outrag►eous, aid running into the kitchen laid hold of another knife; and before witness could reach him, gave himself a dreadful wound in the throat which bled profusely, and caused him to fall on the ground, and he soon after died.  Other witneFses spoke to the deceased's state of mind, and the Jury returned a Verdict of Insanity.
The Sun. — 1829-10-22 (London, England)

CORONERS' INQUESTS.  Yesterday afternoon an inquisition was taken at the sign of the Red Lion, Crown-court, Pall-mall, before Mr. HIGGs, on view of the body of Henry Terry, a fine little boy, six years of age, who came by his death under the following shocking circumstances :  Charlotte Collier deposed, that she was servant to Mrs. Terry, fruiterer, No. 11, Crown-court. On Saturday night last, about eight o'clock, she poured about a gallon of boiling water into a pail as usual, for the purpose of washing the deceased and his little sister, a child three years of age, as soon as it had suffiicien►ly cooled. The deceased at this time wanted to go into the shop to his mother, who was engaged there with a customer, which witness prevented, and desired him to sit down in his chair, which he accordingly did; but while witness was busy in taking off the boots of his little sister, he suddenly jumped up, and running towards the pail, lost his balance, and fell backwards into it in a sitting posture. The little sufferer cried out," Save me—save me, Charlotte," but got up almost instantly of his own accord. The shrieks of the child bought his mother to his assistance, who tore off his clothes, and witness ram for a doctor. Mr. James Horn, assistant to Mr. Walker, surgeon, of Piccadilly, attended the ►leceased, and found on examination the lower part of his back extensively scalded. Witness applied the usual remedies, and lie went on favourably for three days, but subsequently he became seriously affected, and expired on Tuesday.—A verdict of " Accidental death" was recorded.  Yesterday morning a jury assembled at the Canterbury Arms, Upper Marsh, Lambeth, and were empannelled by Mr. CARTER, Coroner for Surrey, to inquire touching the death of Mr. William Cook, the landlord of the above house, who committed suicide by hanging himself on Saturday last.—Verdict— " That the deceased put a period to his existence by hanging himself while under the influence of temporary insanity."