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The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1883-06-16 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

SOMME OP • FABMER.—On Wednesday, Robert Groves, jun., farmer, committed suicide by banging himself from a bedpost, at his residence, in Castle Donington. The deceased was formerly an innkeeper at Hemington, but latterly had taken to farming. He had been somewhat depressed owing to disappointment in business, and on Wednesday, during the temporary absence of his wife, he hanged him self. An inquest was held on ale body, before Mr. A. D. Bartlett, deputy coroner, on Thursday, at the Nag's Head Inn, when the following evidence was given :—Robert Groves said deceased was his soo. He was 31 years of age. On Wednesday morning about ten o'clock witness saw him alive. He did not appear very well and seemed depressed in spirits. He had recently taken a farm where he lived and complained of the badness of the crops. About eleven o'clock deceased's wife name for him and he at once went with her and found deceased lying on his back in the bedroom with a cord- round his neck, one end of which was fastened to the bedstead. Witness took the cord off deceased's neck but he was quite dead. Deceased was in Mickleover Lunatic Asylum about eight years ago and remained there five months. Since then, however, he had apparently been all right. Witness was of opinion that he was upset by having too large a farm on his bands, and he had been talking of getting released from it, but had not done so.—Annie Hetterley, domestic servant, who was employed by the deceased, said on Wednesday morning about nine o'clock her mistress went out and ohs saw the deeeased going about the house as usual. He went upstairs about half-past ten o'clock, but witness noticed nothing strange about him. About eleven o'clock her mistress returned and went upstairs to the bedroom. She called out directly and came running downstairs to fetch deceased's father. They went upstairs and found deceased as already described. Deceased had been very low for about a fortnight, and had been to a doctor at Derby.—Mr. J. W. G. Sellon, surgeon, who made an examination of the body, described the appearances presented which pointed to the conclusion that death resulted from asphyxia.—The jury returned a verdict that deceased committed suicide whilst in a state of temporary insanity. A shocking accident occurred at Shrewsbury on Friday. A steeple-jack named George Williamson, of Manchester, was at work on the spire of St. Alkmund's Church, when he fell upon the roof of the church, a distance of about eighty feet. He was terribly injured, and his recovery is regarded as hopeless. Some years ago Williamson fell a similar distant*, receiving injuries which necessitated the operation of trepanning.
The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1883-08-18 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

WARWICK GAOL.  On Thursday morning, Mr. W. S. Poole (coroner) held an inquest at the gaol at Warwick on the body of David Mackie, a prisoner, who was found dead in his cell on Tuesday morning. The deceased was convicted on Friday at Warwick Assizes for the attempted murder of his wife, Kate Mackie. in Wheeler-street, Birmingham, on the 6th of June last, and was sentenced to ten years' penal servitude. —Mr. G. J. Cooke, chief warder at the gaol, said the deceased wart received from Birmingham on Saturday, July 30, on a charge of having attempted to murder his wife, and also on a charge of having attempted to commit suicide.—Mrs., Kate Mackie, the widow, who was in great distress, stated that the deceased was her husband. He returned from America in June last, having been previously engaged at the Works of Messrs. Kynock, in the Witton.road, Birmingham. In answer to a question put by the Coroner, witness said she had po complaint to make against the authorities in any matter relating to their treatment of her husband. —Henry Price, night watchmanof the gaol, deposed that at half-past four o'clock on Taesdax morning he heard an unusual noise in the cell oceipied by the . deceased. He looked through the inspection _  £99 19 6  .. 014 6 ...2480 0 0  .. 29 5 0  £430 15 0 Mr. J. RANDLE said he thought the results at Edgwick highly satisfactory. (Hear, hear).   •  _ . glass, and noticed that there waswsomething against Early on Saturday evening a fire broke out in it inside. Be at once called up Principal Warder Darland's titer Music Hall, Sunderland, and totally Boller, who came in about two minutes and un- destroyed the building. The fire was first noticed locked the cell dcor, when they found the in the roof above the stage, and measures were at deceased had hung himself.—Mr. Beamish, the once taken to prevent a panic among the audience, gaol surgeon, stated that he examined the numbering over a thousand, and to clear the ball. prisoner on his admission to the gaol ,on Saturday, This was successfully accomplished in four minutes, July 30, and found him in a good state of and no personal injury was sustained. By nine health, and a man of ordinarily good physique. On o'clock the building was in ruins. On Saturday the Saturday morning after his sentence witness night an extensive flour , mill at Sharpness, in the again visited him for the speetal Pirposie of ascer- occupation of Mr. Cox, of Worcester, was totally taming what effect the sentence had upon his mind, destroyed by fire, damage being done to the amount He found him calm and colected, *Mimi the course __.......___ l of £lO,
The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1883-07-21 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

SHOCKING TRAGEDY ON A LAWN TENNIS GROUND. On Tuesday evening a party of lathes and gentlemen had been playing lawn tennis on a lawn at St. Cuthbert's, Bedford, the company including Mr. Vero, a young gentleman who has only recently entered the army as a lieutenant, and Miss McKay, a young lady of about twenty years of age. Suddenly and without provocation, so far as at present known, Vere pulled out a revolver and shot Miss McKay dead. Then, before he could be seized, he turned the weapon upon himself, and blew out his brains. Jealousy is believed to be the motive for the crime.  The inquest was held at Bedford, on Wednesday afternoon, as to the death of Miss Eveleen McKay, who was shot on the previous evening, by an officer named Vere.—Mr. Johnsen, surgeon, identified the body as that of the daughter of Mr. McKay, deceased, .bar age being twenty years.—Mr. Charles Stimson, solicitor, in describing the sad affair, said four friends were playing tennis on a private lawn near the Ship Inn, Miss McKay being one of the players. During the game Vere arrived, and became aware el the deceased lady's presence. Witness signalled to Vera to go back, as Vere and the lady were not on speaking terms. Vere left, but shortly returned, land walking up to Miss McKay, fired a revolver at I her, one bullet penetrating the left side. She fell back dying, and Vera then shot himself through the bead. Witness had no reason to think Vere was not sober. Edgar Kempson corroborated the I previous witness, and said there had been a quarrel between Miss McKay and Vent. There were not twoseconds between the shots.—A little boy who saw 1 the lawn tennis game from a • wall, deposed to seeing Yore draw a revolver from his pocket, and I fire at Miss McKay. The weapon was a new six- I chambered revolver.—Rosetta Darlow, servant at the inn, deposed to Vera coming in excitedly for sight pennyworth of brandy, tendering a florin for it, and not taking the change. When she took the change to the Tennis Court Vera was dead, and the lady was dying.—Mr. Rowland Coombs, surgeon, ' proved to finding Vero dead and Miss McKay oqweions and dying, death ensuing in a few Rentes.—The Jury returned a verdict that Eleanor *woken McKay was wilfully murdered by Hubert Wigram Vesey Ver. An inquest was then held on Yore. The evidents given above was supplemented •by swag vamoose who spoke to a certain reserve and strangeness on Pere's part sines his return from Tet-elaebir and Laseassin. On the body was found a letter IddTellied to his mother, with a cross in ink. —Mr. Mitchell, solicitor, addressed the jury against returning a verdict of fele de se. The letter was kept secret, and a verdict of suicide during temporary insanity was returned,
The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1883-09-22 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

REMARKABLE SUICIDE IN A  RAILWAY TUNNEL.  Shortly before one o'clock on Saturday morning a porter in the service of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway was passing through the tunnel on the west side of Denmark Hill Station, when he kicked against something. He procured a light, and found that the obstacle was the body of a young man, which presented a shocking appearance, the neck being covered with blood and the left arm severed from the body. The body was removed to the Camberwell Mortuary, and was there searched. In the pockets were two watches, a silver chain, a brass knuckle-duster, a box of small cartridges, a purse containing about 155., some cigars, and a railway ticket from Peckham Rye to Loughborough Park. The finding of the cartridges caused a farther search to be made in the tunnel, and the result was the finding, about ten yards from where the body had been lying, of a small American 1 h-loading pistol, which had recently been dis' ged. It was subsequently ascertained that the e of the deceased was Alfred Pond, a clerk, ging to Peckham, and it was at first supposed he had met with foul play. It was, however, ards clearly established that Pond committed 'de by shooting himself in the neck with the 1 which was found near him. Deceased was a k in the office of Messrs. Berg and Heinrich, . bents, Mark-lane. On Friday deceased, feeling 11, stayed away from business, and wrote to the ' ce excusing himself to his employers. In the evening he told his father he thought be should go and see a doctor. The deceased, it seems, met a young woman named Sprole, who resides at Peckham, with whom he had been keeping company for the past three weeks, and they walked together for some time, parting to go home at ten o'clock. The young woman, who was the last person who saw the deceased alive, says the daring their walk the deceased asked her what she thought would be the easiest way to get out of the world. She answered that she did not know and had never thought of such a thing. Upon this Pond added that he should go and shoot himself on the line; because if he could not settle himself that way the train would come along and finish it. Whilst they were out she string of a bag hanging from the doasked him what it was, and reDon't touch it ; it's a pistol." appointing to meet again the follow4ne young woman saw nothing par. appearance or manner to raise the be really meditated suicide. It is at he took the train from Peckham 1 PA Denmark Hill, and that he then tunnel, the entrance of which is 'ids from the end of the platform, , rash set.  Db. pante. 01 witasee.. Mt. din. in he., dress, including t. black cord. His fees He WllB perfectly quiet filmoe he and the cook of the
The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1883-05-26 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

BICKENHILL.  FOUND Deoween.—An inquest, at which Mr. Charles Harvey, Cook Inn, Elmcion, was foreman of the jury, was held before W. S. Pooole, Coroner, on Tuesday last, at the Clock Inn, Bickenhill {Miss Smart's), on view of the body of Edith Parker, between 15 and 16 years of age, of Lea Marston, who was found drowned in a pit on the Ne*lands Farm, near Marston Green, on Sunday, the 20th inst.—The following is the substance of the evidence adduced :—Emma Parker. wife of Luke Parker, said the clothes produced belonged to her daughter, Edith Parker. [We believe the features of the girl were almost beyond identification]. She had ben in service at Water Orton about six months. She saw her about five weeks ago; she did not complain about her master being unkind to her; she had always enjoyed good health. None of her relatives had ever committed suicide. She did not know anything about it until she saw an advertise. ment in the local paper, the Coleshill Chronicle. She had no reason ~to believe but that deceased dia it on purpose.—Luke Parker, father of deceased, said he lived at Lea Marston. His wife took Edith Parker, his daughter, to Mr. Mercy's, Water Orton, after seeing an advertisement in the Coleshill Chronicle. He had not seen her for these last five months. She had no young men, according to his opinion or knowledge. When he saw Mr. Mercy he told him, to his surprise, that he had found a pair of scissors in her pocket.—Thomas William Mercy, grocer, dm, the Stores, Water Orton, said the deceased came into his service in September last. The first thing they missed was a toilet cover; when they accused her of it she said she had purchased it. Her mother came to receive her monthly wages. She would have been a good servant, had she been honest. On the evening before (2nd May) his wife missed a pair of scissors, and went and turned deceased's pocket out, and there found them. He came down next morning and found that she was missing. She had left about 68. in money.—Mary Mellish, of Newlande, said she was daughter of John Mellish. She was going across the fields to gather some flowers, on Sunday, 20th May, when she saw something in the water. She at once raised an alarm. There is no public footpath there.— William Britt, bricklayer, deposed to fetching the body out of the water.—Elizabeth Mellish said she saw deceased on Thursday, the 3rd of May; she came to their door and asked her what time it was. She told her it was about half-past twelve. Several people had been near the pit since, but no one seemed to have noticed anything particular in it.— Dr. Page, of Solihull, said he had made a postmortem examination, and found nothing. Deceased had apparently been drowned about fourteen days. There were no marks of violence upon the body.— The jury returned a verdict that deceased was found drowned in a pit on a farm called " Newlands Farm, and that she was last seen alive on the Srd of May.—Supt. Yardley attended the inquest, the arrangements for which were entrusted to P.C. Spraggett, stationed in Water Orton and district.
The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1894-05-19 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

SUICIDE OF AN OLD MAN.  On Thursday a man named Thos. Jae (75), of Odell's-buildings, near the Red-house, Stoney Stanton-road, took away his own life. The old man, who was formerly a builder's mason, had done no work for 10 years past, and since his wife died bad lived alone. His daughter, Mrs. Bibbing, residing a few doors eff, has, however, looked after him. She last saw him alive at 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday, when he was singing. She observed to him "Dad, you are merry." "Yes," he replied, "1 ant just singing a hymn." Mrs. Bitibing went to the door again an hour later, but could not get in ' • and concluded that her father bad gone to bed, as he usually did by that time. She went just after eight o'clock the next morning and as she was still unable to make her father hear, she entered the house by the use of a second key. On going to his room she was horrified to see him sitting up in one corner with his throa,t out in a ghastly manner. The old man was no then dead, and Dr. 3. 0. Orion, as well as Sergt. Houghton, was called in. The old man was quite u conscious, never spoke, and died before eleven o'clock. The bed was alopt in on Wednesday night. Deeetteed's faculties were usually dull, and he bore the marks of advanced age. 'Dr. Iliffe held an inquest on the body on Friday, at the Red House-inn. Mr. H. Webster was foreman of the jury. The first witness was Mrs. Billing, widow, daughter of deceased. She corroborated the above statement, and added that for some time , deceased had appeared to wander in his mind. He imagined that the guardians were going to stop his pay. She did not notice any instrument in the room when she found him, but afterwards saw a razor on the table with the blade opeit. Mr. Pargetter fetched Dr. Orion, jun., in his trap. Witness had never heard any statement to lead her to suppose that deoeased's parish relief was to be stopped.—The Coroner said lie had seen the relieving officer, and he said there was no reason for deceased to suppose that his pay was to be stopped.— Dr. Orton, jun., said deceased had cut his throat 4i inches. Great bleeding had taken place; the room was swimming with blood.—A verdict of Suicide whilst temporarily insane " was returned.
The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1894-12-29 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

CHARON AGAINST TIMMS. The Town Clerk sent the board an extract from the report of the medical officer ef health, dated December 11th, which stated that school teachers sent children to enquire about lament pupils. Recently in the cases of two families where the infected children had not been removed to the hospital. the teachers at a certain school sent on several occasions some of the pupils with messages that would tend towards inducing the parents to let their children go to school. The tesoltereliad received notice that these children were suffering from scarlet fever, and were not to attend. The mother who answered the door Went directly float the infected children to the healthy ones at the door. Mr. J•IIRAXS, attendance officer, being asked about the matter, said he did not think teachers with • knowledge of infeetion in a home sent there. Mr. Bovril said he was surprised at the state. ment Dr. Fenton made. The charge was • grave one and he oid not think Coventry teachers would do such • thing as was stated. The CHAIRMAN said having spoken to the leading teachers in the board schools, they denied having done such • thing. Mr. BIHIBIDOS suggested that Dr. Fenton should be inlot med that if be had • charge to make against any teacher in a board school that charge would be investigated. Mr. BIND said he knew teachers who repudiated the charge, and until some definite statement was made it was no use the board discussing the circular letter. Mr. FARRAR: I believe no teacher would do that which is charged. It would be suicide. Father Bunt: It is simply stupidity. On the motion of Mr. Y, seconded by Mr. CLAY, the clerk was to ask the medical officer if the school referred to 111111 under the board, and if so to furnish the name of the offending teachers.
The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1894-11-10 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

NOTES ON LOCAL TOMS.  [The Publisher will be glad to receive at offioe of tbis paper any notes or suggestions topics of local interest, but does not hold himi responsible fro the opinions therin expressed.]  By a curious coincidence, my remaz about the want of sympathy with sufferings of the poor and their feelir about entering the workhouse (or in ti case about being buried by the parish) In received unexpected confirmation. An man at Whitchurch, who had been a rs payer for 80 years, had saved money that he might without fail be buried the side of his wife. When it came to 1 last £l5, he put it by against the day of death, and then sought relief at the we house. But no, he was refused admiss because it was discovered that he had small sum in a bank. He was brou before the assembled guardians, and ti rejected his application with scorn.  One version of the -fiery makes it app that he was badgered and bullied in most tyrannical way. Poor man; I dare he presume to enter the workho when be had still enough money to pros him with food and lodgings for a weeks longer? The old man explai why he had the money, but was told take his departure as speedily as posai one member violently thumping the before him to emphasise their meani The disappointed applicant, with the sin: remark that he would go if he had to in the lane, left the boardroom. He however, in so serious a state that he • not permitted to wander away vr4l3 proper provision and accommodation.. was detained in the workhouse in ode receive proper treatment, but the sem of the Guardians haunted him and he 04 no longer rest in the institution. TI days afterwards he cut his throat, and evidence appeared to show that the of suicide had strongly possessed the 3 from the moment he inft the xuatiag.  ofl  EL  my readers think that if a had been sitting at that would have been treated he ilpears to have beam? be as the Guardians inter
The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1894-04-14 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

DEATHS FROM CARBOLIC ACID. A return of the number of deaths caused by the taking of carbolic acid, distinguishing males and females, which has Tritely been printed by order of the House of Commons, presents two rather curious features. In the five years, 1887 to 1891 inclusive, there were altogether 375 deaths from this cause, of which 1,92 were of miles arid 193 of females. The ,first point is that of 138 accidental deaths the men immix:red 84 and the women only 54, and in every singlevar shewn in the return the men outnumbered the•women. The second point is that in the case of 236 suicides this order was reversed, only 90 being men, while 138 were women. Although in two of the specified years more men than women t9ok their life in this manner, yet in 1888, of 84 such suicides, the men iiumbered only 20, as coinwith 44 women, and again in 1891 they were is, the proportion of one or two, the actual figures being 21 males and 42 females. The only murder cemmitted by this agency in the five years was committed by a woman. It is singular that such a particularly painful death should exercise a greater fascir.ation over women than men, and it would be interesting to ascertain whether the fact lias any other explanation than may be found in the %%price of a morbid mind. —The Hospital,  Ax ANT/Qtra Cernximent.—The following °outman= is seat te Messrs Poem daily as 'something It prehably, however dotes from the *stab liohousat of thew firm 1.00 years AV:— What is the Merano, between Pear's Beep end an AMA Horse? Anewer—One washes the beautiful and the ether omen the plain.  LADIES' BLESSIIK _lvaluable infOTE ALsestoll or -I Wino soma send si mottos Kassa losorrissas Ovum. trek 11 slaws. Colston  .:!UPTUE ~-. .0 cluxtio 3CD • "42171t3a.crtzt C,lpesra,l V..
The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1894-11-03 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

BRINKLOW CONSERVATIVE CLUB,  LORD DENBIGH AND THE PREMIER. Speaking at the annual dinner of the members of the Brinklow Conservative Club, on Tuesday night, the Earl of Denbigh referred to Lord Rosebery's speech, and said it was difficult to be otherwise than amused. It was a clever electioneering address, but in the sober light of the newspaper it looked ridiculous. Lord Rosebery explained how impossible it was to abolish the Lords by constitutional means unless the Lords undertook to perform political suicide. This was not necessarily a question of the House of Lords, but as to whether they were going to have a Second Chamber or not. The Unionist party supported the Upper House because it formed part of a constitution that had been handed down from century to century, bad assisted in building up our empire, and because they did not wish to do away with it until they were certain they were going to ' have something better. He was willing to admit that if a new constitution was about to be formed they would not create a second chamber after the fashion of the present hereditary house. It would be an advantage to see a larger number of life peers, but it must be borne in mind that that would put very great powers in the hands of some Ministers, who would, perhaps, attempt to create a large number of life peers for the purpose of swamping the minority in the House of Lords. Lord Rosebery was putting aside his own opinions for the purpose of going one better than Mr. Labouchere. His (the speaker's) firm impression was that the people would affirm with a distinct yoke that although the House of Lords might perhaps be altered, yet they had no intention of doing away with the Second Chamber.