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The Shropshire Examiner and all round the Wrekin advertiser. — 1875-10-15 (Wenlock, Shropshire, England)

SUICIDE OF A PRISONER AT BRIERLET  HILL.  A painful sensation was created in Brierley Hill Police Court on Monday when it became known that during the proceedings a prisoner had committed suicide in an adjoining cell. At about midday Police-constable Holland left the Court for the purpose of bringing into the dock a prisoner named Thomas Pearson (40), carpenter. and a native of North Wales. When he entered the tell he found Pearson lying motionless upon the floor, with his head in one corner and his feet near the door. An alarm was raised. and Mr. J. H. Houghton (Dudley) and Mr. Hodson (Cradley Heath), surgeons, who happened to be in attendance as witnesses, at once left the Court; but upon examining the man they pronounced life extinct. Around the neck of the deceased was a narrow piece of sacking torn from that which is used in the cell as a pillow. Another piece was hanging from the grating of the ventilator, near the ceiling of the cell. Deceased had evidently jumped from the cell closet, and it is surmised that the sacking broke after death had ensued. It appears that some time ago Pearson obtained a situation under Mr. Edward Luces, landlord of the Whittington Inn, Kinver. He worked for a month, and on the 20th September was seen upstairs under suspicious circumstances. He left the premises, and Mrs. Lucas Lfte rwards missed a cashbox, containing .t 2 . On the 4th October he returned to the inn, and information was given to Sergeant Stevenson, who arrested him. On Monday week he was brought before the magistrates and remanded. Inquiries were subsequently made respecting him at Longton, where his wife and family resided, and it was ascertained there was another warrant against him for stealing a quantity of brasses on the Ist October from the Lane End Ironworks, belonging to Messrs. Thomas Goddard and Sons. He was also "wanted" for other •nees. Police-constable Lowe and John Bland, foreman at Messrs. Godderd's works, came to Brierley Hill on Mond,ty morning as witnesses in the charge of stealing brasses. They asked to go into the cell for the purpose of identifying the prisoner. When they inquired if he knew them he becamepale, dropped his head, and turned away. The cell was visited afterward, by Police-constable Richards, who saw nothing about Pearson to cleats suspicion; but in twenty minutes, however, the other officers found him dead..
The Shropshire Examiner and all round the Wrekin advertiser. — 1875-12-31 (Wenlock, Shropshire, England)

SUICII/11 OF AN IRONNIASTER.—Mr. Henry Lancaster, mis ironmaster, carrying on business at the Pleck, Walsall, committed suicide on Monday by placing himself in front of a railway train near to the bridge that crosses the line at Newton road. The driver did what he could to avoid running over the deceased; but as the latter had remained hidden by the bridge until the engine was close to it, no effective means could be taken. The deceased laid himself down on the six-foot and placed his head upon the mils. He was struck by the guard of the locomotive across the middle of his face, and the head was crushed in, producing death instantaneously.  A 1) übl in correspondent states that Mr. Isaac Butt has proposed the organisation in that city of a new Tenants' Defence Cottnnit ee, to be constituted of persons chosen from farmers' clubs in different localities in such a way as not to transgress the Convention Act. "The local members of the committee," he says, "and all persons interested in the cause of the tenant, should be invited to send to the central office information of  all cases in which notices to quit are served or attempts made to force upon the tenants either new agreements or increased rents." "Means should be taken," 'Mr. Bolt adds, "to preserve a full and complete record of this information-, and to place an abstract 01 it front time to time before the public iii a clear, true, and authentic form."  A Brussels correspondent writes --lit interesting question of international law has been recently decided by the Superior Tribunal of the Prussian Rhenish Province. A young man of Prussian origin, but living on the neutral portion of the Moresnet territory, which is administered conjointly by Prussia and Belgium, claimed exemption troiti the ( eriiian mil itary service on the ground that the neutral Moresnet territory does not belong to the German Empire. The Superior Tribunal decided that the subjects both of Belgium and of Prussia are, while living on the neutral Moresnet territory, not deemed to live in a foreign country, tied remain, therefore, subject to all the civic and military obligations mid laws of their respective countries.  Do. PrSEY ANT, TILE UNION or
The Shropshire Examiner and all round the Wrekin advertiser. — 1875-03-06 (Wenlock, Shropshire, England)

SINGULAR CASE OF SUICIDE AT WOLVERHAMPTON.  An inquest was held on Tuesday, at the Coach and Horses Inn. Bibiton Street. Wolverhampton, touching the death of 'Ur, Rebecca Sitidons, wife of Thos. Siddons. moulder, whose body was found in the Birmingham Canal. on Sunday afternoon. The evidence disclosed circumstances of a painful and somewhat peculiar nature. It appeared that information had been given at the police station. on Sunday. that dewas missing, and Police-constable Ray, with assistance, (Iragged the canal, and found the body near the Moinnore Green Bridge, in the water nearest to the deceased's house. About nineteen week, since the deceased stumbled over some brick-work adjacent to a liquor vaults in course of alteration, dislocating her shoulder. She had ever since been very low spirited, and had so far evinced a disposition to self-destruction—" Because," as she had said, "she should he better out of the way, leaving a useless arm "—that she had been carefully watched. and when about going out on the pretence of seeing some of her friends, had been brought back to her home. She tel her husband lived alone, and on Friday night she wished to remain downstairs, but he 7marakbal.temp tter to go to bud: Init owing to bee, resdiessawest..neither had any alt."). On Saturday night, she again insisted on remaining downstairs, and he at laat as far yielded to her ent,eaties to try and get a little sleep," that he went to lie down, but without intention of sleeping. He came down stairs again at one &clock, when she seemed comfortable and rational, being then seated in an easy chair before a good fire, and the door being locked. She persisted in remaining downetair,, and he again lay down, but overcome with fatigue. he fell into a doze. He, however, went downstairs before two o'clock, when he found the door open and his wife missing. He ran in his night shirt into his own and the neighbouring backways. but failed to find her, and he then went to Bilston and on to West Bronnvieh to her friends and relatives, and as ho gained no tidings he returned, and information WAS given to the police, with the result already stated.  Ample evid.ence was given a to the care and attention bestowed on the deceased since the accident to her arm, and during her period of mantel depression she had been attended to by six surgeons, while the husband, as he had stated. had almost entirely neglect his work billed Christmas, in order to keep watch upon her movements.  The deceased had been engaged for 32 years at the vaults of Mr. Price, Bilston, whence her husband married her about 27 years since. The jury immediately returned a verdict of "Suicide daring temporary imanity." Several jurors adding their personal testimony as to the care which haa been bestowed upon the deceased.
The Shropshire Examiner and all round the Wrekin advertiser. — 1875-04-09 (Wenlock, Shropshire, England)

SUICIDE EY A LIVERPOOL SHIPOWNFIR.—ME. James Alexander, a shipowner, of Liverpool, committed Buicide on Sunday by shooting himself through the head.  Sir John Gray, M.P., who is staying at Bath, is dangeronsly ill. By direction of Caritnal Cullen, prayers for his recovery were offered on Sunday in all the Dublin Catholic Churches.  Mr. Lawrence Waldron, late member for County Tipperary, a Home Ruler, and Chairman of the Wicklow and Wexford Railway, died on Sunday. The Spectator says Mitchel'e last message was a malediction against England, as were also Martin's last words in Parliament. Their lives displayed a kinship of dsteetation, and in their deaths they were not divided.  The money article of the ,tand,ml announces that a circular has been issued to the shareholders of the Anglo-American Telegraph Company in favour of the division of the stock into preferred and deferred stocks.  The Austro-Hungarian Cabinet has accepted the proposition made by the Servian Government respecting the commercial convention, whieh will b,. signed in the course of the next month or five weeks.—London Telegraph.  The National Opera House on the Thamea Embankment is to be finiahed in about two years' time It la proposed to plant the river front as a garden cafe, to enabl. visitors to take refresi,menta in the open air after the continental fashion.  The handsome edition of Poe's works, just issued by Messrs. A. and C. Black, is printed from types set up by the young women whom Messrs. Black have, since the strike of the Edinburgh printers, been training as compositors. The Lyceum, after being closed for a week through the lamented death of Mr. Bateman, was re-opened on the '2,th ult., when the performance of " Hamlet" was resumed, with the same cast as before. The theatre is to be carried on by Mrs. Bateman.  A Times l-A•legram, dated Paris, April 2, says Prince Napoism is expected at Brussels, where he will establish a paper, the political basis of which has been arranged in Paris. The editor of a Parisian paper is to be placed at the head of the paper.  DA_NIA,I43 A,
The Shropshire Examiner and all round the Wrekin advertiser. — 1875-01-23 (Wenlock, Shropshire, England)

FINED FOR A BREACH OP  THE LICENSING ACT.  Joseph Haynes, publican, and mayor of Wood. stock, was fined twenty shillings and costs, at Woodstock, on Monday, for keeping his house (men after hours.  TUE i :',IIIRDER AND ATTEIIIP FED SUICIDE AT HULL  On Saturday afternoon an inquest was held on the body of James WKinnun, a fireman on board the Wilson Liner Sappho, who was stabbed on the previous day by another fireman named Edgeley. The body having been identified by James Orr, chief engineer of the Sappho, the house surgeon of the infirmary was called. He said deceased was admitted on the previous day suffering from a wound in the chest. He was in a state of collapse, and died in 20 minutes. He had since made an examination of the body. The wound had been made by a knife similar to that produced (a thew h knife commonly used by sailors). The knife had gone through both lobes of the left lung, and had grated 'on the sixth rib behind. The depth of the wound was 6;in., and the length of the blade 6in., the other half-inch, being due to the force of the blow. The second front rib was completely divided. The wound had caused death by bleeding. The left side of the chest was quite full of blood. The blow must have been very violent. No man could have inflicted such a wound on himself because of the , force of the blow required to produce the injuries, and also because of the direction of the wound. The wound in the throat of Edgeley, wee stabbed the deceased, had not severed the principal vessels, but it was at present uncertain whether he would live or die. It would :certainly be several weeks before he could recover. Could not say whether the wound had been eel-inflicted. or was the act of another person. The knife produced had been identified as the property of Edgeley. The inquest was adjourned.  ,;7'*- •
The Shropshire Examiner and all round the Wrekin advertiser. — 1875-06-04 (Wenlock, Shropshire, England)

STRANGE CONDUCT OF A SERVANT  GIRL.  At the Gainsborough Police•court, last week, a iomestic servant named Mary Ogden. whose aarents live at Navenby, near Lincoln, was brought ip under extraordinary circumstances. A few lays since, the attention of Mr. dreen, landlord at the Woolpack Hotel, Gainsborough, was directed to the unusual appearance of a disused room in the opper part of the house. Search was made, and under a bed in an adjoining chamber the prisoner was found. She neither spoke nor moved. The landlitrd recognised her as his late servant girl, and as he was led to believe that there had been a concealment of birth, he gave information to :.upt. Truelove, win, arrived at the house just in time to gave the girl from selbdestruction, for she had bound the bedcord and a handkerchief tightly round her neck. From a statement made by the girl it ap• pears that she had been concealed in the hotel no less than eight days and nights. She left the place on the 11th ult, but returned unobserved on the night of the 18th ult. When the family had retired to bed, prisoner was in the habit of descending to the cellar and larder ta obtain food and drink. The landlord was several times disturbed in his sleep, and fearing that a burglarly was being attempted he looked over his premises, but dis• covered nothing to confirm his suspicions. As a precaution, he allowed the house dog to roam the lower rooms during the night, but the animal knew the servant girl and gave no alarm. Prisoner was remanded, in order that evidence might be procured in support of the charges of concealment at birth and of attempting to commit suicide. -••• , The presentation of an address to Mr. Charl«, Stuart Parker, formerly member for Perthshire,wns , made last week in London by the Perthshire Liberal Committee, in recognition of his services to the country and to the cause of Liberalism. A few days ago a fire broke out in the town of Newtownards, nine miles from Belfast. A weaver named John M'Knight, and six of his children, were burned to death. 1114 wife and a baoy were saved. The origin of the fire is unknown. TIIE Ati L'
The Shropshire Examiner and all round the Wrekin advertiser. — 1874-12-05 (Wenlock, Shropshire, England)

SHOCKING SUICIDE OF AN "US  FORTUNATE" IN BRISTOL. On Monday afternoon, the city coroner, Mr. R Wasbrough, held an inquest at the Royal Infil touching the death of a girl. 22 years of age, u Margaret Miles, who lived in a house of ill-fame Church-lane, St. Michael's, and died on Satmi morning, at the above institution, from the effects laudanum, which she administered to her,eli oat previous evening. The jury having been sworn al the body viewed, the first witness called was William Miles, father of the deceased, who dal that the deceased was his daughter, and had lettlw about .two years.  Id=o  Satoxl4ll  Belinda -Danton, of 6, Upper Church-lane, dein' that the deceased lived in the same house. She hiid! sided there about ten months. On Friday nigh la between twelve and one o'clock, she heard some a witness's room overhead. She went upstairs, andfoi the deceased there in a very excited state. Deca told her that she had taken some stuff. Witness cal Miss Betty up. They went into the deceased's is and asked her what she had taken. In reidy to di question, deceased said she had taken some lacuna Witness asked her how much, and she said a Lott& Witness asked her where the bottle was, and ,be id in the fire-grate, and they found it there. Theycia ati quarter-past five o'clock together, and wane observed nothing particular in deceased's mantel that time. Witness sent for two medical men, Intbn were out, and deceased was then sent to the influx! Deceased gave no reason whatever for taking laudanum.  The Coroner having summed up the evidence, jury returned a verdict " That the deceased Comm suicide by taking laudanum whilst in a state oft porary insanity."  Tjae National Society of Amalgamated Bra, have opened a branch in Loudon. . The Cologne Gazette cautions German workingi in the iron and coal trade against tempting offers nil it considers likely to be made to them by employe..
The Shropshire Examiner and all round the Wrekin advertiser. — 1874-05-02 (Wenlock, Shropshire, England)

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE. At Warrington a few days since, a butcher named Lowe attempted to murder his wife, and afterwards committed suicide by cutting his throat. Lowe and his wife had not lived comfortably of late. On various occasions Lowe had assaulted his wife in a brutal manner. About twelve months ago he broke a saucepan on her head, for which outrage he was sent to prison for six months; and at the time of his latest exhibition of brutality he was under recognisances to keep the peace towa. ds his wife. It appeared that on returning home about eleven o'clock on Friday last week he found that his wife was not in, and he sent his daughter in search of her. The girl went to the house of her mother's brother, in a court in a low part of the town, and she was followed by Lowe. An altercation took place at this house between Lowe and his wife, and the two were ordered out. The woman was about leaving, when Lowe threw his arm round her neck, drew a clasp knife, and plunged the blade into ; er throat, drawing it along about six inches. 'Ars. Lowe's brother, Kenwright by name, rushed to the rescue, when the would be murderer stabbed him in the back and bide. A policeman happened to be at hand, and on hearing what had occurred he went inpursuit of Lowe, and followed him home. In the meantime Lowe had rushed upstairs and cut his own throat. He came down in time t" meet the policeman at the door, but he died a few minutes afterwards. A medical man was soon in attendance upon Mrs. Lowe, and it was found that neither the jugular vein nor the windpipe had been severed, but she remains in a very precarious conditLn.  I,ESPERkTE
The Shropshire Examiner and all round the Wrekin advertiser. — 1874-05-23 (Wenlock, Shropshire, England)

FEARFUL TRAGEDY IN LONDON.  MURDER, OF AN ENTIIVE FAMILY AND  SUICIDE or' TLIE LLIWEREft.  A most frightful and akpaling tragedy was enacted on 'eloielay in the Mee end of London, and caused the utmost: consternation in the ,ehtrlet. A bricklayer named Weir, about 45 cease of eee, murdered all his family, coonsisting of his wife sad four children, whilst they were asleep in bed early in the tuornine. The oldest of the children is about 16 years of age, and the youngest an infant of only four months, lying in its mothor'e arose in bed. It appears that the murderer first stunned them with blows from some instrument, and afterwards cat their throats with a rarer. The heads of the victims presented a most horiihle spestacle. The shillis were smashed in, .ind the face; totady disfigured. The elsE ren's eyes e ere knocked out of the head, and the brains a ere scattered over the bed clothes. Indeed, the !murderer after cutting their throete, seems to have battered their heads till life was completely exeewet. Alter murdering his faintly, the wretched man committei suicide, it is stipposed, before the look. tug-glass, the table in front of which is bespattered with blood. He was, however, lying at a little distance from the table when found. Blair was a map of intemperate habits, and was dismissed 013 Saturday last from his situation on account of his drunkenness. The tragedy was first discovered by a neighbour who had been in the habit of calling the family in the mornings. A. niece was lying dead in the house at the time of the tragedy, and no deubt fortunately escaped by natural death a snore frightful end at the hands of the murderer. I The house, with the mangled remains, is now I guarded by the police.
The Shropshire Examiner and all round the Wrekin advertiser. — 1874-06-20 (Wenlock, Shropshire, England)

ROMANTIC SUICIDE OF A LEEDS COUPLE IN AMERICA.  NEW Your:, May 29th.—Some remarkable cases of suicide involvin.s romantic details have recently come to light in this city. A few years ago a young man named Austin, belonging to a family of the highest respectability in Leeds, England, fell in love with an accomplished young lady and was about to marry her, when her parents interfered and forbade the bans. Resolved not to have their plans interfered with, they ran away and came to A merica, arriving in this city some two years since. where they were married. After spending all their money, Austin endeavoured to obtain employment, but he was unsuccessful, and being driven to the wall he grew desperate, and it was not long before he found himself in State Prison on a five years' sentence for highway robbery. Previous to his departure for gaol, the sheriff permitted his wife to visit him. On one occasion she appeared at the gate with a large fruit cake, which she wished to give to Austin. The officer examined the cake, and in the centre found a small steel saw, a steel knife bide, acd a handcuff key. She was arrested for attempting to aid Austin's escape, and was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. Upon the expiration of her term, she had an interview with her husband, and promised to remain true to her marriage vow until he served out his sentence. This she failcd to do, which, coming to Austin's ears. SO disheartened him that he committed suicide by cutting his throat with a shoemaker's knife. Mrs. Austin was now the wreck of her former self, and in November last the remains of a woman were found near a brook alongside the Pennsylvania railroad. 'I he only clue to its identity was a card on which was the name of Maria Elizabeth Austin." The body was interred, and yesterday a letter was receiv. d from her parents asking for the ' fullest particulars of the sad fate of their lost daughter.