The Weekly Gazette for Middlesbrough, Stockton, Hartlepool and Cleveland District. — 1879-08-09 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

ATTEMPTED. SUWIDE AT STOKESLEY.-At Eltokesley Petty Sessions last Saturday George Harker, sand hawker, Was charged with attempting to commit suicide by hanging himself at Stokesley on August the Ist.-Shortly after four &clock on the day named the prisoner was sees going .16wn the Three Tuns Inn yard with a halter in his hand by a man named. Kidd,. who was afterwards met by his wife, who asked if he had seen her husband, and he bold her what he had seen, and she seemed alarmed and ran down the yard. He followed, and found Harker hanging by the neck, with the halter suspended from a beam, in, a. shed. He cut defendant down with a scythe he had in his hand, but defendant waa ineensible. Defendant was shortly afterwands apprehended by Inspeotor Severs, who charged him with the offence, when he said his family were at home crying for bread, and that was the reason he had done ib.-On being cautioned and charged, he said he had been drinking for above a fortnight, and hail no money, so went out to try and get 801110. He went to his stable, got a halter, andwas.going to catch his horse, when his wife came and said, " What's thou going to do with that halter? Is thou going to hang thyself? If thou won't, I'll hang thee," and, seizing the halter, put it round his-nook and pulled him. about until he was fond, and he was-glad to get away from her.-Committed to take his trial at IN orthallerten Quarter Sessions, but admitted to bail-himself in £2O, and, two sureties of £lO, es.e.h, FOOT Rk.CING AT MrDblasszoarou.-On Saturday, at the Victoria Recrettion u rounds, , Middlesbrough, the trial heats for W. Robin. son'sl3o, yards all-England hendicap for £l2 ' were ran. There was a large attendance. I Results z-Heat 1 -W. Stocks, 25, 1; W. Copeland, 241, 2; W. Andrews, 25,3. Heat , 2.-T. Cheatham, Stockton, 28, 1; A. Allen,, 11,B2Buinuar1, 2. sHoettatthb3a-k,. 25n1 1; H d, ,14ju.. theme, 241, 3. Heat Forgin, 16, 1; 3. Close, 27, 2; W. Day,23,1,,3 ; W. Anderson, 24, 4. Heat 5-3. Landers, 21, 1; F. Long, Stokeeley, 171, 2; Rettlewell, Thirak„ 16, 3; W. Martin, 231, 4, Heat 6-W. Clenamet„ Stokeeley, 24, 1; W. Oxleli,2B, 2 ; J. Pearson, 24, 3. Heat 7-M. Veal, 25, 1; W. Morris. 244, 2; W. Cole,. 2,7„3. Heat 8-F. Coates, 1,116, 1; J. Downey, 234.2; J. Horner, 214, 3. Heat 7-D. Potter, Z?, 1; G. Walker, thorpe, 20,2' Taylor, Catterick, lA, 3 : J. Bayne, Stokealay, 18,4 ; J. Richard, Workington, 150. Heat.. 10-R. Stephenson, 171, At Abbey: Hartlepool, 181, 2;, F. Hall,, Jiltockton, 224, 3; W. Dyke, Make, 24, 9., -Won by Ittalf a yard. Heat 11-P. Higgins. 231, 1; M. Lueders, 28, 2; W,.. Alderson., Bishoptlinckutni, 15, 3; T. Moody, Eitel:Moll. , 24, 4. Won: by a foot. Beat It2-W. Cooper, Nrinthorpe; 19, 4; C. Ilynaa, Stockton, 171, 2 ; J. Stubbn, 221... a; T. Ihatterfield„, 26, 4, Woe by two yai Heat 34-0. Hooks, 23, 1; D. Waite* Stailikton, 22, 2; R. Robinson, Waleasion, Won by half a yard. Heat 14-3. Marshall, Stockton, 21; 1 E. Theakstone, 211, 2; Pranks, 141, 3; J. Temple, Harworth, 10, 4. Won by a yard. Heat 15-T. Brunton, 19, 1 ; T. Newham, 18, 2; J. MitchAion, 16.s4tyer; 3. Thomas, Manchester, 14, O. Won -Mame-quarters of a ytud. Heat 16-W. dale, 19, ; H. Tague, 1.11, 2; C. Douglas, 23,. a; G. Truebn,,,y, South Bank,--4/4,44, A. eilisinsi 26,4, Won by a foot.