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The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1868-03-13 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

WITH A  LUNATIC.  On Monday night Mr. Carttar, coroner, held a lengthened inquiry at the Druid's Arms, Greenwich, on the body of Edward Platte, aged 21, whose body bad been found in the Thames. The deceased, it appeared, lived with his parents at Greenwich, his father being the clerk at Greenwich Hospital Chapel. lie had been an inmate of Guy's Hospital for six months, suffering from le prosy;bnt was discharged shortly before Christmas last as cured. During the past three or four weeks a marked difference had been observed in his manner, more particularly toward both his parents. On Thursday night he went to bed as usual, two younger brothers sleeping in another bed in the same room with him. About eleven o'clock (it being a bright moonlight night) one of his brothers saw him leave his bed, go to a box. and get a razor, with which he attempted to cut his throat. The alarm raised by the boys brought the father and mother into the room, and seeing them the deceased threatened to do violence to them. The father closed with him to get possession of the razor, a desperatedw thee.seeaoeldsnetig ng fromf.] ce eewhnasois e. ttdh,Loar infin fingers wheo:sint h.ttothrfh: evh Ted, f a. rrho father dwhr however, b,h.meeerto,treti razorener st his teeth, and bit it completely through the bone, the injury rendering it necessary for the finger to be amputated. Meanwhile the deceased left home, and nothing more was seen of him until his body was found in the river, near a wharf, about a quarter of a mile from his residence. The decease! had written a letter to a young woman to whom he was engacel, its which he expressed regret at being unable to obtain eniployment, and that he had felt so silly as to be unable to sleep for two nights. The coroner observed to the jury that there was w. moral doubt that the deceased had committed suicide ;. but inasmuch as in leaving home and wandering he. might have fallen into the river, he suggested as oper. verdict.  The jury returned a verdict of " Found drowned.'  IT IS SAID that in one day the Mayor of Ifrad. ford Win called upon to sign 9,000 811111M011848 for poor rates, and that for some time to come the overseers will require weekly at least 800 summonses,
The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1868-01-17 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

SEDUCTION AND DEATH.  Mr. Ilumpbreys held an inquest at the London Hospital, on Friday, at which a sad story was told. The deceased was a domestic servant named Ann Feimer, and aged SO years. It was stated that she had borne a very respectable character, but some time ago she was seduced by a footman-who was servant at the same house with her, and with whom she was "keeping company." She quitted her place and obtained another at Newcross about four months ago. Then the attentions of the footman ceased. Her new mistress noticed that the deceased was often in a desponding mood, and about a month ago she hinted that she thought Homething was wrong with her domestic. The servant said that all that aired her was a bad leg. She left her place in November, and entered the hospital, where she was carefully tended, and on the sth instant she was discharged as cured. As she was leaving the hospital she dropped to the ground dead. When her body had been removed, a letter was found in her pocket which contained the following passage: "My poor dear Ann, I am very sorry to bear of your sad trouble. But do not talk in that dreadful manner about destroying yourself. It is altogether better to go to the Saviour for forgiveness and help. Although I had to lie on the floor and eat dry bread, yet I never was really in want, for I relied upon Christ. Only think what will be your fate if you _destroy yourself—eternal misery. As to your character, that may be got over if you will act right, for all rightthinking people will consider that you are to be pitied in this trouble rather than blamed. And I think I can get you a situation to go to India." This letter indicated that the deceased had contemplated committiqg suicide, and a post-mortem examination of the body was made for the purpose of ascertaining if she had taken any poison. No poison was discovered, but it was ascertained not only that she was pregnant, bat that labour was coming on at the time that she dropped down dead. The mother and sister of deceased expressed their opinion that death had resulted 'from a broken heart, and the doctor said it was canoed by syncope resulting from great mental depression. The jury found "that deceased dropped down dead from syncope, and that her death was due to natural causes.'
The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1868-04-10 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

MURDER AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY A FATHER.  A man named John Mallon is now in custody in Liverpool charged with having murdered his son, John Thomas Mallon, about three years of age, and with attempting to commit suicide. The prisoner was a labourer, employed in the East India sheds at the Wellington pocks, and resided in a court in Bond-street. His wife had I:iten recently confined, and he and the deceased boy slept in a bed made upon the floor of the room where she was lying. About two o'clock on Friday morning Mrs. Mallon was awakened by the prisoner crying out, " I've done it! I've done it!" She said," What have you done, for God's sake I" and was. horrified to hear him reply, " I've killed the child." He then arose and dre.sed himself, and went down stairs, while the screams of his wife brought a neighbour to her assistance. The boy was then found dead upon his bed, but warm. The prisoner afterwards cut his throat in the kitchen with a knife, and went upstairs some time after with his throat bleeding and his breast covered with blood. When charged with the murder of his child, he replied, "I have done it with my hands: I don't know what came over me." Prisoner appears to be suffering from mental weakness, as if the result of intemperance. At the inquest on the body of the child the jury returned a verdict of "Wilful murder against John Mallon." The prisoner was brought before the magistrate in the comes of the day, and remanded.  TER REPORT of the serious ilium of the Pope, which has been very generally circulated, is not true. THOMAS QUIGLEY, convicted of wife-murder at the Liverpool Asaizes, has been respited. PORT WINE at 7s. Gd. a dozen was one of the articles recently sent to the Hereford Guardians as a sample for supplying the house. A YOUNG WELSH LADY, MISS Edith Wynne, has been singing with great applause at various concerts In Florence.  THE ACCOUCIIESIENT of the Princess of Wales Wexpected to take place in the month of June.—Echocs from the Clubs.  THE MAN arrested by the Salford police on the Emproeition that he was Captain Deasy has been set at liberty.
The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1868-08-21 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

THE CENTRAL GLAMORGAN GAZETTE-FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1868.  As THE BAND of the 2nd Regiment of Grenadian of the Guard was two days back practising in Paris some new mimic, the conductor turned to make an ob. servation to one of the executents who had played out of tune. The ruan's bead suddenly fell on his breast, and he would have come to the ground had not some of  the others supported him. Ile 1-uul, however, censsd to  live, hiving broken a vessel in the region of the heart.  TICE Army and Nary Gazette says there is a universal complaint of the want of promotion amongst all dames of naval officers, and unless some step, such as a compulsory age retirement without any favoured exceptions, be taken, or something like the plan that was pursued towards the marines in tle year 1826 be • ' " ' "  resolrved upon, increased discontent will be the inevitable  result of tile existing arrangements.  Die. SMILES, the prison surgeon at the House of Correction, Coldbath-fields, stated at an inquest there, that the prisoners, notwithstanding its terrors, preferred the treadmill to oakum-picking. A witness, who is a  prisoner, said of the latter occupation: —"Oakumpicking is wearisome ; it's from early to late, and nobody picks the quantity." The quantity supposed to be picked is 4 lbs. per day. ' "•  A. YOUNG MAN named Haddington, who was porter at the General Apothecaries Company, in Berners-street, London, died last work in the Middlesex . ' •  , Hospital, from the effects of poison. At his place of work he took aconite six times stronger than that of the Pharmacopceia. A jury found that he had committed . .  suicide whilst in an Unanund state of mind: The unfor binge young fellow was about to is married.
The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1868-10-09 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

ATTEMPTED DROWNING IN THE RIVER OGMORE.  abOU)  Last Saturday an Irishman named Daniel 1 Sullivan, a carpenter from Kenmare, attempted I to committ suicide by drowning himself in the River Ogmore. Fortunately there was not sufficient water for the poor fellow (who was found to be insane) to carry out his rash object. Sullivan was discovered in the water by a woman named Sarah Thomas, who gave an alarm and the man was taken from the river. He was taken before the magistrates when the following evidence was given. Sarah Thomas, sworn, said: About four hours ago I was coming to Bridg,end, and heard a man singing. I went towards the river, and saw a man in the river sitting down and singing, the water didn't cover his knees, he was raising the water with his hands to his head. A man came on. I helloed, he came to us and he went and fetched the man out of the river. The defendant is the man that was in the river, he wanted to have a knife to cut his throat.  Thomas Hopkins, sworn, said: The woman called me and I went to the river. I saw the defendant about twenty yards from the river walking about like in a circle, he was wet. I asked him what he was going to do, he said he would drown himself, he appeared to be in great trouble and as if he was crying, and he asked me for a knife to cut his throat. There were some planks over part of the river and he asked me to please to let him drown himself there. I waited till another man came up and then we took the defendant to the police-station at Bridgend. Sullivan was remanded until Tuesday, when he was examined by Dr. Leahy, who certified to his insanity, and he was ordered to be removed to the County Asylum.
The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1868-09-04 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

FATAL FIGHT AT BARNSLEY.--The festivities attending the annual feast at Barnsley were marred by the report that an innkeeper, named James Burton, had been killed in a fight. The deceased and an aged man, ' named Benjamin Wiltehead, of Barnsley, had been ' drinking together, when a dispute arose, and blows were exchanged at the corner of Foundry-street. The accused was seen to deal the deceased • blow on the head, the form of which felled aim. The surgeons called in pronounced him to be dead, his neck having been dials. ceded Is MsmoßrAhr.—The otker day the Archduchess Sophia was asked by her chaplain for money to pay for masses destined to secure the repass) of her unfortunate son Maximilisui's soul. The Archduchess, without reflecting, at once put down her name for a considerable sum. Encouraged by this success the chap. lain took the list to Archduke Albert, and begged of him to subscribe. "I will gladly subscribe to a collection in memory of my unfortunate brother, but I shall insist on the money being applied to pay his creditors, which appears to me the first thingto be done," was the reply. A MURDERER DISCOVERED BY A Hoo.—A murder has just been committed under extraordinary circumstances at St. Germain • village near Coulona. miers (Seine-et-Marne). An innkeeper had summoned a wheelwright to obtain payment of a small debt, and the latter to be revenged, waylaid the daughter of his creditor, a young woman, aged 18, and cut her throat. The body having been discovered, a dog was brought to the spot, and followed the scent of the murderer to a pool in which the wheelwright had Just thrown himself with the intention' as he acknowledged, of committing suicide. He was taken out of the water and did not attempt to deny his guilt. Ile was of course lodged in prison. _ _ _
The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1868-06-12 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

SHOCKING EXHIBITION.  On Saturday evening Weston-super-Mare was the scene of an exhibition which was sulening and disgusting in the extreme. It had been announced that a man styling himself " Professor" Lubin, would dive from off a platform erected about 60 feet above the pier into the water below, making in all a distance of nearly 100 feet. Notwithstanding the sad fate that lately attended the star diver, thousands of people arrived in Weston by exenrslon trains on Saturday and wended their way to the pier to witness the daring feat. Soon after six o'clock Lubin ascended the ladder, and having assured himself that all was safe he again descended, but in about halfan-hour afterwards he re-appeared and proceeded to the foot of the ladder. He was apparently then under the influence of liquor, and before ascending the ladder he trembled violently, his countenance being of a most corpse-like appearance. Several of his friends urged him to postpone his feat until a future time, as the wind was then most boisterous, but the fool-hardy fellow was heedless to their solicitations, and proceeded slowly to ascend the perilous height. After gaining the summit, he made a few preliminary preparations, and then, extending his arms, fired a brace of pistols into the air, and leaped, or rather fell headlong from off the platform into the boiling surge beneath. A panic seized the multitude of spectators—several of the females screaming, whilst the sterner sex stood awe-stricken—as when in mid-air, with his arms and legs open, he turned on his side and entered the water with a mighty crash. Men were swimming about in the water, ready to pick him up, but three minutes elapsed before Lubin could be seen. He was then discovered rising slowly to the surface of the water, some distance from where he fell in, when he was seized by those in waiting and pulled Into a boat, senseless and almost lifeless. The countenance then was most livid, and several medical gentlemen who were present at once attended and pronounced that he had sustained internal injuries of a most serious nature. A more horrible sight cannot well be imagined, as had a man premeditated suicide he could Oct have fallen more clumsily or have caused a greater thrill of horror amongst the lookers-on,
The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1868-11-20 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

SUICIDE OF A CITY MERCHANT. I An inquest has been held respecting the death of Mr. Joseph Braham, aged 32 years, a partner in the firm of Braham Brothers, of Cannon-street, City, who committed. suicide. Mr. Henry Braham said that the deceased WU his brother. He was witness's partner. Last week he complained of a pain in his side, which he said had been caused by worry. He did not complain that the , money which he had invested in the firm had been mil.applied. Ile said that he should go to the warehouse in St. George's-in-the-East, and see about sending off goods. In two hours after witness heard that he had died suddenly. There was a suicidal tendency in the family. His fatherhangedhimself four yearsago, and his grandmother 'drowned herself. The letter produced was in his handwriting. The Coroner said that he should read the later to the court, as it was material evidence in the case. It was written in a clear, legible hand, and commenced: "I am in sore trouble, ruin stares me in the face. I cannot encounter it. I have striven hard to stem the current of adverse fortune. A fate has always hung over me, which seems unalterable. When the business commenced a large unmet of the capital was absorbed for debts and expenses of which I knew nothing, and from which it never recovered—neither have I. What I have suffered, owing to this, no one can tell, and I am quite beside myself, and I know not what to do. God forgive me if I do anything rash. Ever be merciful to any beloved darling wife and children. Ever be kind to them. Would that it were decreed not an ill wind should blow on them. Not a better or mere affectionate or more loving wife could have ever lived, or more lovely children. God bless them and protect them all. How unworthy am I of these benefits ! If ever Ido anything rash, judge not rashly of me. The Heavenly Judge judges between us all. My adored wife, I have said nothing to you; for. give me. I have kept it to myself. My innocent, darling children, may Heaven protect you, together with your beloved mother. May God bless and protect you all. The Lord awaking will shine his coming appearance upon you. May the Lord bless you, and send you peace. May any disgrace from your husband's fate never rest on any of your children. Hear, 0 Israel, the Lord our God is the Lord of one. Blessed be the glory of his kingdom for ever and ever. The Lord he is God. My pnor dear father, as his mind was, as mast be nude." Mr. lir.tham said that the deceased had a delusion about the way in which hiss money had been invested, but it was a perfect mistake. He also imagined that he was in pecunisry difficulties. Mary Driscoll said that she was employed at the warehouse in Hope alley, St. George'sin-the-East. On Thursday she Raw the deceased writing in his office, and he then looked dull. An hour after she saw him hanging by a cord to a beam in the warehouse. She gave the alarm, and assistance came. The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide while in a state of temponary insanity."
The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1868-10-23 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

RULING THE PLANETS.  A remarkable cue of planet-ruling was heard before the Leicester bench of magistrates on Saturday, when an elderly woman named Susannah Ward was charged with obtaining a large quantity of wearing apparel from Mary Clarke, wider the pretence of ruling her planet. On the 6th inst. the prisoner called at prosecutries house with some caps for sale, and asked to be allowed to sit down In the house while she had a pipe of tobacco. While she was enjoying the weed, she noticed an imbecile daughter of Mrs. Clarke's, and said, "Miscue, you've a heavy heart; you've a daughter that's not right. I have a daughter whose brain has been turned by fever. Your daughter will stab you and commit suicide, unless she's altered." Mrs. Clarke said she could not help it ; upon which the prisoner replied that she could make her a different girl before Christmas Day by ruling her planet. Prosecntrix observed that she had no money, upon which prisoner suggested that she had clothes; and an arrangement was then made for Mrs. Clarke to give her the whole of her best wearing apparel, valued at several pounds. Prisoner went away, and called at intervals until within the last few days, on each occasion of her visit not omitting to take away with her some of the clothing—three shawls, two gowns, and one jacket. On one of her latter visits she told Mrs. Clarke the ruling of the planet would have to be postponed for a month, as she could not da it, the weather being against it. She was afraid that the girl was born to destruction, and would go to hell, but she would do her best to prevent it. On the prisoner presenting herself at the house a few days later, she was handed over to the police, to whom she said she could rule the planets, but not cards. The magistrates sent her to gaol for three months as a rogue and vagabond.
The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1868-08-07 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

IMMORALITY AND SUICIDE.  An inquest has been held on the bodies of Elizabeth Cridge, aged 15 years and 8 months, and Jane Meeker, 19, at Huntspill, near Highbridge. On Monday morning it was found that the girls had not been in bed o'er night, and that they had left the premises. A search was instituted for them, but without success. On Tuesday the bodies of the deceased two fine healthy-looking country girls—were found in a deep cattle pond in the grounds of their master at Huntspill, locked tightly is each other's arps, quite dead and stiff. Painful rumours s• tr. 4n,morolity of COU duct on their part having reached the ears of the curate of the parish, the Rev. Mr. Arundell, the rev, gentleman communicated what he had heard to Mr. Hawkins. The girls were questioned on Sunday, and having been told by Mr. Hawkins that if, on farther investigation on Monday, he found the rumours to be true, he should discharge them, they left the house without being observed on Sunday night, and appear to have deliberately destroyed themselves by jumping together into a pond some 30 feet wide and 8 or 9 feet deep. E‘idence having been adduced to the fact that the girls had evidently drowned themselves, the only question to be considered was whether they were or were not of sound mind at the time of destroying themselves. After a short deliberation the jury returned a verdict of "Febo de as" in both cases. The coroner then issued his warrant for the bodies of the unfortunate young girls to be interred within 24 hours in the parish churchyard, between the hours of nine and twelve o'clock at night, and without the ceremony of Christian burial; and this painful scene brought to a close one of the most shocking tragedies that has ever taken place in the above neighbourhood.