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The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1894-06-23 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

RATZIL—The following rates were signed at the Petty Sessions on Tuesday last :—Brownsover, poor rate, Sd. in the t • Billmorton, highway rate, a in the E; Monks Kirby, poor rate, 7id in the X. Armturren Scicroz.—On Tuesday night, a bricklayer named Wm. Cox, Cambridge-street, attempted to commit suicide by cutting his throat with a table knife. Mr. J. L. Paton, a master of Rugby-school, had his baud cut badly in attempting to take the knife away. Cox has complained of terrible pains in his head, and has been heard to say that when under the seizures he did not know what he was doing. Long Lawford.  THE EDUCATION Am—At the Rugby Petty Sessions on Tuesday last, John Matthews, labourer, Long Lowford, was summoned for not sending his child to school—Thomas Webb, attendance officer, said tlis child had been absent 82 times out of 48.3.—Mrs. Matthews said her husband had been out of work, and the child had no boots.—Pined re. M.—Wm. Cowley, labourer, Long Lawford, was similarly SErn. mooed in respect of George Cowley, of whom ha is guardian.—The attendance officer said the boy had missed 51 times out of 2.33.—Adjourned for a fortnight, Mrs. Cowley promising amendment. Ryton-on-Dunsmore. Cnrogur.—Ryton played Marton on Saturday. Scores : J. Savage, b T Kenning, 7; H. French, ran out, 0; T. Hewitt, bT. Kenning, 6; E. Webb, b T. Kenning, 4; T. Baker, ct Viner, b Kenning, 0; W. Walker, ct W. Hughes, ,b Viner, 0; H. Waring, b Kenning, 0; J. Durham, et .7. Poxou, b T. Kenuing,o; W. Batchelor, o and b Viuer. 4; T. Stephens, not out, 0; E. Hall, o and b Viner, 0; extras 5; total9s. It“un: S. Turrall, c Hewitt, b Walker, 14; W. Padiu, b Webb, 4; P. :Aarkey, c and b Webb, 0; T. J. Kenning, not out, 60; T. Polon, run out, 9; F. Viner, b Durham, 12; J. Pozen, c Savage, b Hall, 0; evtras, 6; tetal9s for 6 wickets. Tamworth.
The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1894-12-01 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

SHOCKING AFFAIR IN ARLEY TUNNEL.  ,On Monday a young lady named Margaret Daft, 18, of Plow-hill, Chspel.end, near Atherstone, left New-street station, Birmingham, by the three o'clock train, for Btookingford. Just before the train reached Arley station the guard noticed that the door of a third-class compartment was open. He stopped the train, and on going to the carriage found no occupant, but some luggage bearing the name of the above-mentioned girl, The authorities at ones sent a gang of men back, and they found the girl lying in Arley Tunnel, both her legs being shockingly crushed. She was taken to Arley station, where her injuries were temporarily attended to, and taken on to Birmingham hospital by the train arriving at 5.25 p.m. It was found necessary to amputate both limbs. The poor girl died from her injuries shortly after her admission to the hospital. She told her brother on Monday evening that she was alone in the compartment, remembered going to the carriage window while in the tunnel, and as she was in the sot of leaning out the door opened, and she fell upon the line. It appears, however, from subsequent enquiries, that on Monday morning she came to Birmingham in answer to an advertisement for a domestic servant, and went to a registry office where she was seen by a lady, who decided to engage. They went to the lady's house, but on getting there the girl refused to remain, giving as her reason that the house was too large. She then returned to the registry office, where she was seen by another lady, who consented to give the girl employment. But she once more declined to stop, exclaiming "I shan't 'top bare; the hones Is too large." She declared her intention of walking to Atheretone, as she had no money, but went to New-street Station, where she took s ticket for Water Orton, and went away by the three o'clock train. In the same compartment was a lady, to whom the girl expressed her inability to riAe the whole of the way to Stookingford, as she bad not suffioient money. At Water Orton this lady paid the girl's excess fare to Btookingford, and the next that was heard of the girl was when she was found on the line. A letter found in deceased's pocket clears up the mystery. The letter expressed her intention to commit suicide, as she had been out of work three or four months, and had been unable to send any money to her father, who was a poor man. Mrs. Daft, mother, states that her daughter, who boa been a domestic servant in OoventrY up till last April, left home on Monday morning at nine for Birmingham, to undertake another position. She was told she was unsuitable on amount of her height, and started to return home. Mrs. Daft, who did not hear of the accident until after five o'clock, went to Birmingham with her eons to see her daughter, who told her twice that the door of the carriage Sew open, and she fell out on the line. She added that her daughter left home quite cheerful, and had not had a arose word with anyone. The funeraltook place yesterday at Stookingford.
The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1894-01-13 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

LABOURER AND BAD LITERATURE.  On Saturday morning Dr. fife, Coroner for North Warwickshire, held an inquest at the Lambinn, Bolehall, near Tanzworth, upon the body of James Storer (21), farm labourer, Glascote, who was found dead in his bedroom en the morning of the 4th inst. with a bullet wound in his forehead. Deceased's mother, who lives at Wigginton, said she last saw him on Sunday night, when he appeared in excellent health and spirits.—John Bradley, farm bailiff to Mr. R. W. Hanbury, Olasoote Farm, said deceased lived with him. He knew of nothing which would be likely to act as a disturbing influence upon deceased's mind.— ?.c. Field produced a dozen "penny dresdfuls," from a collection of about 50 which were found in deceased's room. A six-chamber revolver was found in deceased's right hand, with his thumb pressed on the trigger. The muzzle of the weapon was near the forehead. From inquiries made, he found that the revolver was purchased several weeks ago at Miss Butler's ironmongery establishment, Tamworth. No record of the sale, as required by the Act, had been kept.—The Coroner said he should have to report that fact to the proper quarter. The jury would no doubt come to the conclusion that the wound was selfinflicted, and then they would have to consider the state of deceased's mind. They had heard that he had been given to reading novels of a "blood and thunder" sensational character, and being under the depression of those books he might possibly have thought that he had a duty, as it were, to perform to himself to take his own life. In the absence of any other motive it was possible that snob literature had produced an unhinging and mesmeric effect upon deceased's mind.—The jury, after deliberating in private, returned a verdict that "Deceased committed suicide whilst in an unsound condition of mind, probably produced by reading novelistic literature of a sensational character."
The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1894-09-15 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

WARWICKSHIRE YEOMANRY. QUILLSerMSSSer Davis, 3rd (Warwick) Troop, has won the Warwickshire Yeomanry Challenge Cup for the third time, and it now becomes his absolute property. Ecctisiesnczt... —The Rev. A. Swainson has resigned the living of Prime Hardwick, and is about to leave England to take a chaplaincy in Switzerland. Mr. Sweinson's removal vacates the post of rural dean of Southam. Mr. Trios. MESSENGER, chairman of Towoester Board of Guardians, who committed suicide on Wednesday, must be known to many farmers in this county, as he occasionally udged at the Warwickshire show and often attended the meetings. Juar Liszs.—The lists of persons liable to serve as jurymen for the current year arenow exhibited on the doors of churches andchapels, where they can be inspected. Persons claiming exemption must give notice to the overseers during the present month, otherwise they will be liable to serve on special and common juries. AN Orirroza Rirrxrars.--Oapt. MoCaliwnt, of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, retires' from the army. He was until last month serving at Warwick as adjutant of the 3rd Battalion R.W.R., and on giving up that poet decided to leave the army. He entered the service in 1881, after serving in the Hampshire Militia, ancl he was first appointed to the Devonshire Regiment, but never joined that coma, being soon afterwards transferred to the R.W.R., getting his command in that corps in 1888. The NORTH Weawroxamaz HouNns commenced cub-hunting on Tuesday morning, the meet being at 5.30 am. at Tile Hill. They had good sport, running from Tile Hill wood to Blackwaste-wood backwards and forwards, but did not 1411. Both Lord Algernon Percy and Mr. Arkwright were present. The hounds met again at Long Meadow wood on Wednesday morning. The hounds will meet for cub-hunting on the following days: Sept. 17, Packwood; Sept. 19, Grove Park; Sept. 21, Berkswell • Sept. 24, Frogmore ; Sept. 26, Walston; Sept 28, Haywood. The time of the meets is 5.30. A
The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1894-04-21 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

CONFIRIL&TORY INCIDENT. I possess a portrait of Mies Evans framed in the oak of the old organ gallery, of which Miss Evans says, "Ample galleries are supported on iron pillars, and in one of them stands the crowning glory, the very clasp or aigrette of Shepperton Cliumh adornment—Withal', an organ, not very much out of repair, on which a collet:star of small rent', differentiated by the force of oircumstanoes into an organist, will arcompany the alacrity of your departure after the blessing by a sacred minuet or an easy ' Gloria.' " I can vouch for the truth of this description by saying that the organist in my time was also the 13eal rate oolleetor. •  The new knickerbocker costume for lady cyclists is coming into great prominence in London. The coroner's jury at St. Helens on Tuesday found 1 that Joseph Pickavenoe, who shot himself after attempting to murder his -sweetheart, commitabd suicide while temporarily insane. The girl, "rho I left the hospital this morning, said the deceased .1 was depresses because she had become a mOther, and had suggested they should die together. Tim Palette or Riitrue. mini me Ounce.— The Rev, F. Gell, writing to a 13iiminghttm paper in reply to charges of supposed "preaching in a dissenting chapel, explains the facts. There is, he says, a small room here, used till lately as reading room, where some zealous and Godly laymen, I believe, of the Wesleyan persuasion, bare on various occasions given evangelistic addresses, and where, as I was informed, some SO or 40 of my parishioners, who have unfortunately been alienated from the Church, meet for worship. Into the causes of their alienation I need not enter, especially as some of them have lately been public property. I felt it my duty—from which I shall not shrmk, even when scolded by your" Catholic" correspondent—to try end convince these brethren that I was willing to meet them anywhere; and the fact that Wesleyan preachers bad used the room did not deter me, and will not in future deter me, from pssaelng to them there, if tbirfwill, let =And ein nowhere am. Surely nothing but the most melaindsoly molise Gould turn this into "preaching in a dissenting chapel." . . . . As to my haabis my choir from turning to the met at the oreed. I pm no orders to my choir about it.
The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1894-07-07 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

CHANOZ RINGING.— Before evening service on Sunday a quarter peal of Grandsire Triples (1260 changes) was rung by the local team in 41 minute. The ringers were W. Stone (treble); T. W. Chapman, 2; H. Argyle, 8; H. Paulson, 4; J. F. Clarke, 6; H. Horwood, 6; J. George (composer and conductor), 7; W. Gilbert (tenor). Both Messrs. George and Gilbert, who hail from Coventry, took part in ringing the beautiful peal of ten bells at the church of St. Michael's, Coventry, the last time they were heard, viz. on Sunday, June 28th, 1885. KILLED BY THE Tmun.—On Monday evening the body of a man was found at Weddingtomcrossing. It turned out to be that of Walter Prior, of fibber. stone, son of a former proprietor of the White Lion. hotel. The driver of an express reported that be saw a man walk across the line just in front of his train, and undoubtedly this was the same person. Last week the deceased lost his wife.—The inquest on the body of Prior took place on Wednesday. Evidence went to show that deceased was depressed ' on aooount of domestic trouble. The driver of the engine deposed that he saw Prior walk in front of his train, and a verdict of" Suicide while temporarily insane" was returned. LOCAL Boann.—At a meeting, on Twirdsy. Mr. J. Haddon presided. A letter from the Local Government Board with regard to the application fori loan for purposes of sewage outfall works, and the completion of the fire engine buildings was read. On account of the unsatisfactory and instifficieot sewage disposal arrangements at Nuneaton, however, the Local Government Board suggested that steps should be taken to acquire an adequate are of a suitable land for the purification of the sewage, and when it had been decided to adopt such a coarse they would be prepared to again consider the applicetion. The matter was referred to the sewage committee to appoint a deputation to go to London and explain the position at Nuneaton.
The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1894-09-01 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

THE SUICIDE EPIDEMIC. The Lancet, discussing the frequency of suicide at  the present season, says it is unable to find any sufficient explanation in season or weather. It is noteworthy that of the total series reported four. and perhaps five, were associated with a drinking habit; love, so called, was held accountable in two; mental disorder, despondency, and worry filled in the list of probable causes, except in one still unexplained ewe. The form of offence is one which, when it is not self-avenged, courts of law do not greatly care to punish. At the same time it is well that the truly criminal and selfish aspects of suicide should not be overlooked either in law or by the eye of public opinion. The self-inflicted wound, if it be fatal, commonly injures more than it relieves. One life, distracted and cramped in its energies, perishes, but others suffer with it. Gone, with their potential usefulness, are the hope and support of wife or child, and the burden of duty unfulfilled, which the suicide has abandoned, settles down on friends and relations already weighted with their own. We cannot, therefore, but regard the destroyer of self and all its responsibilities as a delinquent if he have a judgment otherwise sound. To live, in however hard a battle, is his human birthright and his truest claim to the regard of his fellows. Premeditated and intelligent suicide, we may say, is always associated with some physical or moral weakness. The correction of the one lies well within the scope of our art, and the despondent man will often take firmer hold of life after a consultation of pill or draught and the devotion of a daily hour to rest. For the other there is no better stimulus than, the old remedy—a fixed belief in the design, wisdom, and care of a provident Creator.
The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1894-05-05 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

SUICIDE OF A COVENTRY TRADESWOMAN.  The death of Mn. Ann Jones, widow of the late Mr. John Jones, greengrocer, 9 Burgas, was cn Monday the subject of an investigation by Mr. S. 11. Masser, deptity-eozoner, at St. Mary's-hall. The ease was a sad one, the &messed woman, who was 64 years of age, and well-known, having taken her life away by cutting her throat. She was very well-known, carrying on business as she has in a well-frequented thoroughfare for several years past. Of late Mrs. Jones worried over the state of trade, which she complained to her children was not in good condition, and in the days immediately ceding her death she was depressed and low. spirited. As a matter of foot, there was nothing serious in the state of her affairs. On Sunday she appeared to be in her usual spirits, and went to bed at 10.30 p.m. She slept by herself. On Monday morning her daughter Ellen went to her mother's bedroom to take her a cup of tea, and was then horrified to see her mother lying on the top of the bed in her nightclothes and blood about the room.. She called her brother Walter, and the real state of things was at once apparent. During the night, Mrs. Jones had got out of bed, and holding her bead over a vessel had out the throat deeply for a length of Sin. There were quite two pints of blood, and the wall was stained. A carving knife was also found, and the deceased's right thumb was out in the use of the knife. Having done the deed, Mrs. Jones evidently threw herself on to the bed. Dr. Pickup was called in and pronounced life MI having beea extinct for some hours. These facts were deposed to, at the inquest, by Miss Jones, the son, Dr. .Pickup, and Detective-inspector Golby, and the jury returned a verdict of " Suicide whilst temporarily insane." Mr. T. Liggins,the foreman, added that he had known the deceased personally for SO years and she was an exceedingly good neighbour. The jury extended their sympathy to the family on the sad occurrence.
The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1894-05-26 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

THE INQUEST. On Tuesday afternoon Dr. Dille held an inquest at Sc. Mary's-hall, on the deceased's body.—Mrs. Willis, wife of demisted, who was in a state of great distress, preyed that her husband was 54 years of age. For some time past he had been in bad bealth—depressed in spirits caused by bad state of trade. Some 12 months ago he purchased some laudanum and slept so excessively afterwards that Dr. White was sent for and applied remedies. On Sunday evening last some friends called at the house. I Witness went upstairs at 11.90, and in consequence of deceased not coming to bed she went down again, and then saw him crouching near the sink in the back kitchen. He was breathing, but died shortly afterwards. A glass was on the table. Mr. Stillwell, a next-door neighbour, came in, and Dr. White was called. In further answer to the ocaoner, the witness expressed the opinion that only the bad state of trade was accountable for the break -up of deceased's health. —Henry Glover, chemist, Spon.street, deposed that on Saturday afternoon the deceased purchased at his shop cyanide of potassium, which is said lie wanted for removing the tarnish from metal—commonly used for that purpose. He signed the poisons' book. Witness gave him extra cautions as to the Use of the chemical.—Mrs. Willis, shown the book,attested that a:signature in it was that of her late husband. Inspector Golby proved going to the house on Monday. Mrs. Willis told him the deceased had had several fainting fits lately, and she thought he had died in a fit. Having seen Mr. Glover, he returned to the house, but was unable to find any poison. Dr. White had taken the glass away and told witness he thought the tumbler he took away had contained poison. Dr. Soden stated that a post-mortem examination made by himself and Dr. White proved the stomach to be in a general inflammatory condition and that there were evidences of a strong caustic poison. The Coroner, in summing up the case to the jury, said all the facts brought out, taken together, pointed to a case of self-destruction.—Mrs. Willis said her husband had often fainted away at his work and had lost a lot of flesh if late.—The jury returned a verdict of " Suicide whilst temporarily insane."
The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1880-02-21 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

BENTLEY.  A. SAD OCCIIRRENCE.—A. sad and painful Occurrence took place on Saturday night, at Bentley, near Atherstone. An old man named Thomas Rollason, about 70 years of age, who had seen in the employ of the late Mr. Dugdale for between forty and fifty years, destroyed himself by throwing himself into a well. It is stated that some changes have recently been made in the deceased's employment, and this, it is said, had caused him to be depressed. He told his wife on Saturday morning that he was going to look after his horses, and on Sunday morning his body was found in the well.—An inquest was held on Wednesday, when the jury found that deceased had committed suicide, but there was no evidence to showihis state of mind at the time.  In the Arches Court, on Wednesday, Lord Penzance refused to mitigate the punishment of three years' suspension passed on the Bev. W. Roberts, of Anglesey, for drunkenness, as it was not his first offence.  A supplementary Civil Service Estimate was issued on Wednesday for the financial year ending next March. There is an increase in all classes, the total sum required being £556,867. The largest amounts are under the heads of new Law Courts, £36,404 ; stationery and printing, £36,000; prisons (England), £216,245 ; diplomatic services, £35,170. Isabella Appleton, a domestic servant, was on Tuesday committed for trial, at Canterbury, on a charge of incendiarism. Last Wednesday evening Appleton delivered to her mistress a note, which she said had been handed in at the house by a stranger, briefly intimating that " the deed was done." It was soon discovered that prisoner's bed-room was in flames. When apprehended the girl admitted that she was the author of the anonymous letter, and had set the house on fire. She said that she was prompted by an evil spirit.
The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1880-05-08 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

SUICIDE OF A LEICESTERSHIRE  FARMER.  Mr. G. F. Harrison, Coroner for Leicestershire, held an inquest at Ormsby, near Leicester, on Wednesday afternoon, on the body of Mr. Samuel Horton, a well-known farmer and grazier. The evidence showed that the deceased was 49 years of age, and had for many years carried on business as a farmer and grazier in that neighbourhood. The succession of bad seasons and other misfortunes had, however, lately told upon his prospects, and he had recently been observed to be in a very despon dent state of mind. Early on Tuesday morning his uncle, Mr. W. Horton, on entering the granary on the farm, was terrified to find the deceased lying on the floor with his throat frightfully cut. Mr. Horton and the Rev. W. Fish at once sent for medical assistance, but before Mr. Waterhouse, of Great Teatling, surgeon, could arrive life was quite extinct. Indeed, so terrible was the character of the wound inflicted that death must have been almost instantaneous. A butcher's knife, with which the wound was evidently inflicted, was picked up near the body. The jury expressed their sympathy with the bereaved family, and returned a verdict of " Suicide while in a state of unsound mind."—An inquest was held about the same time on the body of Maria, the wife of Mr. Charles Wright, farmer, of Melton Spinney Lodge, who bad committed suicide by poisoning herself with salts of lemon. Ihe jury returned a verdict of .‘ Temporary insanity." ..  COVENTRY MAILER; FRIDAY, May 7. Wheat white, old, 19s. Od. to 20s. 6d. per 18 stones ;:red, old, 16s. to 19s. ; barley, malting, 348. Od. to 465. Oci. per quarter; grinding, 275. to 325. Od. per 392 lbs. ; oats, old, 265. Od. to 38s. Od. per quarter; beans, old, 18s. Od. to 20s. Ocl. per 196 lbs. : peas, white, 17s. Od. to lbs. 6d. ; grey, 16s. 6d. to 18s. Od. There was a small attendance. Wheat was in moderate supply, and trade slow at barely last week's rates. Spring corn firm, prim., samples being rather scare*.