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The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1900-12-29 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

PORT SUNLIGHT TRAGEDY OLD MAN COMMITS SUICIDE ON CHRISTMAS DAY. INQUEST AND VERDICT.  On Thursday afternoon the Borough Coroner (Mr. Cecil Holden) held en inquest on the body of Simnel Podzoore (aged 73 yews), a ferry tell celleotor, who lived at 4. Prisemosehill. New Ferry, and who committed said& at Port Sunlight on Christmas Day. Samuel Brum 'lodates, clerk, said dimmed was his father, and had been ill and very depressed for some time. Occaeionally he had hallucinstione, and inaginsd ha could.. maple who were following him. about. On Christmas Day he accompanied witneso and witness', sister to the house of hie eon Herbert, at 8, Bridge-street, Port Bwilight, to spend the day. There wen a number of other guests Pruisst, and stUr dinner the deemeed went eat into the yard. After he had been almost for some tim one of the guests went to look far him, and found him sitting in the outhouse with hie throat cut. Dr. Gerson, of Now Fora, was summoned; end subsequently the old man was removed to the Birkenhead Borough Hospital, whore be died the following day (Wednesday). Before hie death. demised said to witness that he had bean compelled to take his life am "they were after him." The rawer which his father had used in taking his life 1,111 deiemed'e own property. and he must have carried it with him from his home.  Henry Twiet, fruiterer, Bebington-rosd, New Perry, otatod that he we. a guest at the Christmas dinner. He notioed deosased leave the table, and, not liking the look in his eyes, witness followed ontaid• a minute later. He found deceased sitting in the outhouse, with hie throe* cut and bleediog. In his right band was a rater, which he raised as if to make a seoond cut, when vitamins knoobsd it out (hi. hand. 0. did not speak. Witness then called the eons, and they carried the decessed into the house, and subsequently, on the doctor's adeios, moved him in a cab to the Borough Hoepital. Dr. W. IL Jones, senior house surgeon at the Borough Hospital, deposed that the wound was right saws the middle Ds,* of deoessed's throat. The out was only a qua:tee of en inch deep, but was three inches in length. Two vain. had bees severed, she a lot of blood had been last. In answer to the doctors inquires, the patios* said, " Well, it is • silly thing lifter it is duo, but Ihove had a lot of trouble lately." The cans* of death wee shook, due to the his of blood front the citt throat.  'Doe jury lowliest is • wnliet tot " kW& tiimporarity 1111116110."
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1900-12-29 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

FEBRUARY. I—Birkenhead butchers' annual ball. —Commencement of arbitration proceedings between Corporation and Wirral Tramway Company. Bi rkentaad Transvaal War Fund reached a total of £4.463 sii. Id. B—Mr. William Furnivel, mach builder, died at his residence. —Mr. 0. C. Rees delivered an interesting address at the Citizen's Social on the "Advantages of Party in Municipal  Government. s—Determined suicide of William Green, ari 33, a carter in the employ of the Birkenhead Brewery Company. —Wirral and Mersey 'Railways resolved to adopt electricity. 6—lmportant judgment re Automatic Football at New Brighton. —A Birkenhead man was committed to the ale See on a charge of bigamy. 7—The Town Council, after a lengbby debate, resolved not to comply with Lieut. Col. Blood's request to remove two thorn bushes in the Upper Park. —Mr. Thomas Cook was unanimously elected an Alderman. ll—Opening of the Birkenhead Church teachers' bazaar at Claughton Music Hall. 9—William Marshall Williams was sent to prison for three month* for having obtained quantities of food from various landladies under fake pretences-13--luquest was held on the body of Edward Jones, an engineer on • luggage boat, who was drowned while going to  23—The Conservatives held a great party demonstration, and gays Sir Hlliott Lem a hearty send-off. The member delivered his views of the war at a large meeting in Claughton Music Hall. 14—The Wirral Board of Guardians reFolved to increase the rate of out-door relief by a shilling. 15—Mr. Herbert Samuel denounced the Government in the course of a lecture on "The South African Question" at the Town Liberal Club. 16—His Worship the Mayor (Mr. J. Gamlin) gave an 'At Home" to Birkenhead teachers. —lnterment of Mr. Frank Higland. 17—Capt. May. of New Brighton, out his throat in presence of a number of children, and succumbed to his injuries. 19—Two men, named Alfred Jordan and Robert Tetherington were committed to the sessions on a charge of house-breaking. 20—Slander action against Dr. Martin; trial at Liverpool amines. r.,-A woman named Jane Moore died from the effects of laudanum which she swallowed. 23—New Ferry Liberals held their manual  supper. 24—Borough Meat Inspector made a seizure of f nut tins at the Market-square. —lnquest on tie body. of Janis Moore: verdict of accideztal death. 27—Fashionable Deeside wedding. 28—Progreesive action taken by the Wirral Board of Guardians with regard to the serving of children with drink.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1900-11-10 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

LIVERMAN'S  EASY PAYMENT PLAN  IS SIMPLE, FAIR AND SAFE.  Argyle-street, perfectly sober, one night, when a constable saw her. It was a nice thing for him to say, "Hello, you are out again. You will soon be in." It made her mad.—The magistrates committed Day to two months imprisonment. Prisoner remarked that that was not so much when spoken quickly.  At-tempted Suicide.—Mary Jane Ellis, of 1. Napier-street, was charged on remand with baying attemptedi to commit suicide with • razor, on the 24th ult., and also with having been a lunatic not under proper control.— The doctor from the Workhouse Hospital stated that prisoner was now all right. and on receiving a promise that she would take the pledge and conduct herself propeey in future, the magistrates discharged p::voner.  SCHOOL BOARD PROSECUTIOIiii.—The foro,ni parent& were fined in consequenca of their chiler:n.n regular attendance •t school. The Lgures &note Ow number of times summoned:—  ii.e.e—ciro7l.l.entl,ereel. Witham MeLavim, 3, Be 'grave-terrace, 4 Luke Cullen, 2, Rule-place, .  .1;4; 62, lia;;;;Ii66. 3 John Gore, 28, Pitt-str Henry Moose. 20, Glenville.roild  iii;;WireTeaa;;;. ii:jll—;;;Wilr-street. 38 William Sutton. 10, IS Queen a-Lti.ildings, Jame. Dodd, 5, CaTtorlb-F.treet.. 18 _  13;i7lig—et 1;17.R.in.... 3:lit:Paley-court. 2 William Higgins, 10. Stavart-placa William Emor, 1, Pym.street, 3 John.liall. 5. Almkatteet, ..  '..151:de7;.;!;.! .o;67;ll74.''OnlP<lling Jain., %Inert' 3s. Lord-street, William Shaw, 19, Flrmauk-street, 01,23 Welsh, 33, Field-street, Thome Greco, 125, Bt. Annie ereet, and Robert Bowen, 224 Bt. Anne-greet, to tend school uulll fourteen years of ere.  FRlDAY.—Before Alderman J. Pennock and  Dr Itarrie.  Drunk.—John SiloGrath, of 40, Pattenstreet, was charged with having been drunk in Bentinck-street, and with begging there. It appeared that prisoner went into a shop and askni for a penny to get over to Liverpool with. This was refused, but he return-d about three quarters of an hour later, and asked for a suit of clothes. A constable was informed, and he was taken to the bride. well. Evidence was called to prove that he was drunk. Bridewell-keeper Johnson sail that prisoner had told him he had been on the spree for the last four seeks.—P.o flopley said that he hal known prisoner fir a Inumber of years. He was continually oreak- . ling out into fitn of drunkenness, and when in this state was not responsible for hie notions.—Prisoner said that he was not drunk, The magistrates discharged him with a woo tion, this being his first offence.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1900-01-27 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

WEDNESDAY.—Defore lifessm. J. IL Worthington and Edward Williams. Twelve Mouths in Psison.—Elizabetii Davies. of no settled abode, was charged on remand with having been drunk and disorderly in Waterloo-place.—P.C. 10a (Roscoe) said that at a quarter to eleven on Sunday last he found the prisoner drank in Waterloo-place. She was very violent, and, when he had taken her a short diatamx, threw liereelf down, and he had to obtain the ae, &Wanes of another othcer.—Sergeant Johnson said that by the magistrates' instruotione she had been interviewed by the cloctor, who stated there was nothing the matter with her heart (as she had said), but she was suffering from the effects of drink.—Ma. Copeland (magistrates' clerk) said that prisoner had been in gaol for twelve months, going back again the same day that she had come out.--Prisoner WAS sentenced to one menth'i iraprisousnent with hard labour. Attempted Suicide.—Jane Williams, of 202, Beckwith-etreet, wee charged on remand with having attempted to commit suicide by swaLlowing a quantity of carbolic acid on the 14th January.—lt will be remembered that prisoner was remanded until Wednesday in order that it might be observed how she progressed. Dr. Riddell now stated that ahe had quite recovered. On her aunt promng to take care of her, Prisoner was citeabseiled. Drunk and Disoniedy.—Htbel Harcourt, slf as. Pleat-street. VR4S Marled with haying been drunk and disorderly in Boroughroad.--P.C. 17 (Dixor) stated that about ofolock on Tuesday eight prisoner was and shooting in Borough-mad. De Serb, gx home. histedie said she would be hooked sp, and he aenordbie' har.—Hbe was as to prison don Pazik  Pdk  keicsoilher  I.=  aj  .ltsiiiisliiiibitihamiuArnuaimiliztmwCiftliace Lowaxy. at. 2.,  ing been drank in Id (Berns) abated that u Tseedey night prieone) ket-street. She 7130 Iy helpless, and wee very taken to the bride:we/I dizegod, this being her.,  —are/ Mr. T. Cook. "A El* Old Till:ie."Thomas Lockery, 18, Vi fdyier, 5, Orde; charged with having been a coal-house in
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1900-02-21 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

TUESDAY.—Bedorie Moor& T. L. DodU and G. S. Oldazri.  Attempted SuiTide.--John Ernest, a Ivo residing at 18, Mersey-road, was charged sit'a having a.ttem.pted to commit suicide bi swallowing a quantity of poison on the S.a inst.—From the eri&nce it appeared the on Saturday night prisoner's brother sea: into the kitchen to bid him good-night, when he found him lying on the sofa The prisanv could not talk, bat indicated that lie hil taken poison from a bottle close by. -1 ,doctor and the police were then sent for.'The magistrates remanded prisontr zt, Workhouse for a week. lJnwilling to Work.--Joseph Penn- 3 black seaman on board the n.e. Clan at present lying in the Morpeth Dor,. wee charged with having ditobeyou Jamci Brodie, the okief enginoer if that Al.:, the 19th inst.—lt appeared from tips u• that prisoner was a fireman on  ship, -and on Monday eilernean o'oloc.k was asked to go to his ao.. said that he could not, for he had i.e' ing donne. The prisoner hag ai.7scrl IColombo, but when ho reached Lot ,L• , deserted with two °than. The th.):: then come down to Birke:Lesil, ca., . owners received apylics,tions to replaoe the three who had detc,..c.l. 'prisoner had applied and beet) the ship he had deserted from wit,g,a, knowledge.—Prisonor said Cur,: hn promised an advance of one incoth's but this was denied, it havi-.g lobed that be would not rcce;ve be eigned.—The magistrates reulagco., to seven days' iroprisonineol. Theft of Meat.—Richard Southall. ' Price-street, was charged with haTii.,-; =• a pound and a half of beef, value 15 19th inst., the property of William land, :)6, Derbv-road.—Williain said that he had. 8 shop in Prie2.slr: • prisoner, with his farail‘• occupiol tiw part. On Monday afternn tha shop closed, but he (Copeland) had rst•Ol., come down that night about half and open the shop, when he fourd cutting the beef. A constable was scat ,fr, and die was taken to the bridewell. but CO beeresi no explanation.—Prisoner now that the shopman had told him that IC?' over be wanted a piece of meat. aud tbe was closed, it would he all right to go • into the shop and, weigh a plea:, and sc :or .afterwards.—The magistrates lined Pfil4" 65, and cote.  Printed and Pubiirbrd every Wc4:evir—y—a^.:i Sr," fr the nrcrerieton, be eff.t.ll r 1 at nr rndM. Cinret,:.rtrnrit. FlitßU
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1900-07-25 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN THE  RIVER  STRUGGLING WITH HIS RESCUER.  About half-past ten on Friday night a man named William Ken, 0133, Thomasetreet, ea& seen by a girl to jump from the Woodside Pleating Stage into the river. Hewing her screams a-seamen on the Wirral named Fernandez jumped into the water with his clothes on, and managed to source the man. As soon ae Fernandez clutched the drowning man, the latter commenced his struggles, but othere wore quickly: to. the reecue, andlei lifehuoy waa thrown. By the aid of this the man WiL6 dragged on to the stage. By this tinie Fernandes was in an exhausted condition, and had it not been for -the ready assistance-cif • man named Joe Moore he would probably have met with a fate which so narrowly escaped. l3efora Hews T. L. Dodds and G. S. Olden'. at the Borough Police Court, yesterday, William Keown, of 92, Thomas-etrest, was charged with having attempted to Commiteuicide by jumping lute the Mersey from the Woodside Luggage Stage, OD the 20th Inst.; he was also charged with being a lunatic—P.C. SA (Allen) deposed that after ten o'clock on Friday night he was called to the Woodeide Cattle Stage, where the prisoner was lying on hie hack, and artificial respiretion was being applied. Witness afterwards entered into conversation with the r who admitted having jumped into the river, because he had been out of work, and desired to make-away with himself. Bridewell-keeper Johnston stated that he had spokes', by telephone, to the house surgeon at the Borough Hospital that morning, and the latter had told him that the prisoner was now thoroughly recovered, both physically and manta/Iy. He (witness) had also spoken to prisoner, who was very sorry for what he had done, and attributed hie action to drink.  i!T  'LOW&  Irisoner,  ---Fii;otiser-;;;;T:pieaded sorrow. Mr. Dodds: Hare you been drinking for• some timef—l got a drop of drink that day. Foirther, prisoner said he was a widower with one child, and wee a native of Birkenhead. The Chairman said that, its drink had caused prisoner to do what he had done,l they hovel he would leave the drink alone in the -future. They, disokarged him that time.  wiCioweri  Diseasse of the Bye Cured without opers. tics. Tb• only eye specialist who guarantees to cure every case he UndertakeB. Gold medalist for restoring eight to the bd. Book, 'with fultparbouirts, free by post. =;4111g &we rdpectiehet, B. OzjylSoo6 Lamm AND pad other con he forwarded to the PAM through tilt Office
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1900-09-05 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

BODY.  On Monday afternoon, the deputy coroner, Mr. Catton, held an inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of a man named George Smith, who committed suicide at Fronton on Monday week. It will be remembered that Smith was conveyed to the hospital in a critical state when found with hie throat cut. Whilst at the hospital, he willed MO he had in his possession to the Borough kospitil, end died last Saturday afternoon. Dr. Evans, junior haulm surgeon at the borough hoepikal, mid that he received' the deceased man on Monday morning, August 27th. lie had a cut throat, a wound about fourteen inches long which had evidently been self inflicted with a knife like thecne found. He died on Saturday, afternoon, at about a quarter-past three tram septic pneumonia. There had been considerable bleeding. Themes Armitage, 34, Old Cheeter-read, said that Smith worked with him in Man. chaster. He was aged about 47, end a (Angle man, having no relatives about here. They lived in the same house, and on the Saturday night they slept together. On Sunday morning he got up and was sensible enough then. He went out at half-past nine in the morning, saying he was going for a walk. The next time witness saw him was at the hospital on Tuesday night. The Friday previously-woe the only time he had been strange in manner, when ale said he had broken a bolt in Manchester, and the detectives were after him. He had said once that he had .2140 in a bank in Manchester, but could not draw it out because he did not remember 'when he made his first deposit. He never on, any occasion said anything about taking his life. John Gillespie, eald that on Monday morning. August 27th, he was going to work at about six o'clock in the morning. He noticed, at the Prenton end of Borough-road, a man sitting down on the embankment at the side of the road. He had his band to We throat, and a muffler around his neck. Someone else who came up at the moment asked him what was the matter with hie neck. The -deceased man could not speak,, but a piece of paper and pencil wee given. him. He wrote on it that he wanted a dropt of water. The ambulance was telephoned, for, and he was conveyed to the hospital. This wee all the evidence brought forwards and the jury returned a verdict of suicide. no evidence to prove in what state of mind the deceased man was.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1900-06-02 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

SAD SUICIDE  A MARRIED WOMAN TAKES CAR.  BOLIC ACID.  A married woman named Mazy Ann Reed. man, aged 54 years, who had reeided at 228, Brook-street, with her husband, William Readman, a Dock Board carpenter, drank carbolic acid on Wednesday, and succumbed to the fatal effects of the poison. Touching her self-imposed end, an inquest was held in the Coroner's Court, on Thursday afternoon, by Mr. A. P. Cotton, deputy borough coroner. Dr. Farden, of Orange-mount, stated that as the result of a post-mortem examination made by him of the body he found marks of acid burning about the month and the stomach was completely charred and contained s considerable amount of carbolic acid. The other organs were all tuirly healthy. Carbolic acid poisoning was the cause of death. It appeared that on Tuesday evening Mrs. Readman purchased • sixpenny bottle of ow, bolio acid from Snow's, chemist's shop in Price. street, her remarks at the time leading one to Infer that she intended to use it for disinfecting purposes. William Henry Readman, son of the deceased, stated that his mother had been very low spirited lately, she GUNS in his opinion probably being that hiEISWO sisters had left home recently to go isitc service. 'When he returned home on Wednoaday for dinner be found hie mother lying dead on the sofa in the kitchen. There were a bottle and • cup on the table, the cup having con. tamed carbolic acid. She had never and anything oc which he was aware to iudicete chid she had any intention of taking her life. The jury returned R verdict in accordance with the medical testimony, adding that there was no evidence to show whet was the state of tht deceased's mind at the time stie took the wiz,. A juror asked was there no restrintion n the sale of carbolic acid.  _ The deputy-coroner said no. and added, thetas long as She present state of affairs existed, at long would such cases of suicide emus beton' them from time to time. Any protts: fretn them would not have the least effect.  Rtnerox's BLUR Bru.s.—M 0.45 Coccst, Police 4.30url on Thursday, E!inki;elt: r-Tanudars 443, Borough-road, was tined Hu, -.nri maul fq oluckhns Hue bells on Bidston
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1887-11-02 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

STOOD 1.7P0N HIS D3ONITI.—A lad Met' into a co-operative store the ot her thy, spa requested one of the assistants in the pro days k d him if he wanted e ~4. department to supply him with a partrl4 similar to the one that he had had a tew before. The manager as, it trussed. "No, thank :von." replied tile .4, "I am going to pay for it.'' "1 do believe," said a lawyer. g:lanets: his opponent, "that my friend loss'?' inoculated with stupidity.- " Peella?!z ia the the general belief is that you have natural way," retorted the " learned .'e_ds , t*tri Wife, to husband who has jiss !,.traue".saa, from a visit: "So you intend to ea on the earliest opportunity!' ..11„,",. "Yes," Wife: "Yon must have f,!:_ee77 at home." Husband: "Oh, no: myself very much !" or-n• On one °mason, while in a bi•-r eked Amburgh, the great lion tamer, was_ vet how he acquired his wonderful spo!!'eter, animals. He said, "It is by 0t.,:.'..t„,0d that I am not in the least afriiiduottsesieg by keeping my eyes steadily ° rof eIY eye' give you an example of the poa: sitta Pointing to a loutish fellow w1.1.0...rtes thst opposite, Van Amburgh said, slralaks sirs fellow? He's a regular clown.art,q weesse come across the room to me. 1: fitea E 3 a word to him." Sitting fellow straightened himself grad ,a.u;claba and came across to Van Arinharo,. got close enough he drew back 11.;,.00r.„da keen steady eyes on the mdeeitiv."ll:e.e„les.listeb.t4cpba, lean ofi the cbli oia the chin, knocking him e q blow with the remark, "I hope Yo"' • „ SerCe°t ag n. I war. • .ej During the late Amerieat _raw. Blank, an Irishman by birth,,er!beaten• struck the tamer a tremendous ul '" for bravery to the position of - botte ant in one of the regular regimPe);efase ef man and an excellent soldier, tt:o,irtsinsil breveted major for gallantryP_ or r! could not however got rid or !leis pair the deficiences of bis ar'sd slags. war found him holding the but be was argumentativs._." one ak ready to express an glm°l.°llatise. taral in Use "mess" the comne.,min: st!.. on snicide. "Well, gi "'„vinanel belay° that* the major. "I don't he cra.l 'hiss committed suicide widout that !don't I may go further and sayor boo en? =_:l anny man ever led roTo: was likwise insane. of Weet young N., who was jest act nsiakijo "how about the charge ilter sesitist.l% "Well," said the major. as'aise'ser a's• slightly. "I don't exactly re. roo Balaklava ; but I think be no I,•• thetin ars _ - erns' fi0:94.6,1 Printed and Published Saturday, for the Proprie_t_.t:eet.is Wicroinia. at 65 and 66. Cileg. Wednesday, Novenese . ra!liktlriev