The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1876-04-21 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

TERRIBLE SUICIDE.  In February last a robbery of a 48 of England note, some gold, sod j. 44 belonging to a Mrs. Lonsdale, of Bute,c4 was committed at the Grosvenor Rot, cik, The perpetrator of the theft was not diatom until the naissing bank note was traced, the Bank of England to a local tradeem4u, had received it in paymentof certain perii from Hannah Cheers, wife of a Cheers, who holds a respectable pcteh7, Lond,in. On Wednesday the police ce,7l Mrs. Cheer's house, found the jeweller', arreste.d her. She was lodged to a eclat' Town Hall, with an unguarded fire injt. ei midnight the officer GU duty, hearing ceN proceedtd to the cell, and, on entering, covered Mrs. Cheers enveloped in Assistance was procured, and, after soccet culty, her burning garments were eztinoe but not before her body and head bed, tamed horrible injuries. She was ectielti the infirmary, but she died in great agolT Thursday morning. It is supposed thal! unfortunate woman set herself on fire, She left a family of ten children.  MYSTERIOUS AFFA I It AND DEr OF A MARRIED LADY The sudden and mysterlaus death 'oil! ried lady, named Lydia Porter, who raid, 46. Maude-grove, West Brompton, is ben vestigated by the police authorities. Item' that Mrs. Porter, whose husbaed is at pre engaged on the Continent, has reside Maude-grove for nearly twelve montba has let part of the house furnished. Abut weeks ago a man and woman, whose name I withhold for the present, engaged thedtar room floor, and in a short time becomes ttniate terms with Mrs. Porter. On Wedu last Mrs. Porter was taken unwell, molt plamed of pains and feeling faint. head, of Hollywood-road, was called it,, prescribed for her, and advised her to rest. She appeared fairly well on the foi inc day, but remained in bed. Her father. had been on a visit, left her in this coat about half-past seven iu the evening, ant this her two lodgers were in the room. Ai half-past nine the female lodger went ot fetched a rour-wheeled cab, stating tOOO the servants—a girl named Sophia Hera that her husband was going out for as holiday, and as it was such a rough night was going to Charing-cross tation tow off, and that she should return at 11 o'cled thereabouts. The lodgers took away boxes from their rooms, and left too directing the cabman to drive to Chanute Very shortly afterwards the servant to mentioned went up to Mrs. Porter's heart and found her lying back in bed veryi, apparently in great pain. Mrs. Portente say something, but was unable to artial arid the girl, frightened at the conditiond mietress, ran downstairs and informed other servant. The two then entered room and found Mrs. Porter to appearances dead. Her little child-11 about five years of age—was sitting upt ' besides her, and without being quesent said that " uncle " (the male lodger) had "romping with mamma." Dr. Whitehea sent for, and he pronounced life to beat A valuable gold watch and chain whet Porter had had underneath her missing, as also were a number of IMO said to be worth over £loo—which had se,n on her fingers earlier in the evena her father and others. Neither of the lo returned, nor have they since been lea Dr. Whitehead, who has made a postal examination of the body, is not at press to stat-t the cause of death, and the stoma lece paid has been taken away to he The deceased was oply 36 years of age.