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Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1888-04-28 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SUNDERLAND DIVORCE CASE.  DAMAGES £250.  In the Divorce Division tin Wednesday the President (Sir James Hemmen; had before him the divorce suit of Jopling r. Jopling and Thompson. which was the petition of Mr Henry Jopling, the proprietor of the Cyprus lintel at Bishopwear, mouth, for a dissolution of marriage, on the grounds of his wife's adultery with the co-respondent, Mr Oswald Thompson, a timber merchant at Sunderland, from whom damages were claimed. The wife filed an answer denying the adultery, and charging cruelty and adultery on the part of the husband. Mr inderwiek, Q.C., and Mr H. B. Deane appeared for the , husband; while the respondent was represented 'by Mr Bayford. Q.C. The parties were married on the 12th February, 1879, and lived at a private residence distant about a mile from the busband's hotel. There were no children of the m image. They lived very happily together down to the latter end of last year. and the husband bad no suspicious as to his wife's misconduct. However, on the nicht of Nov. 12th last Mr Jopling,consequent upon a communication that he had received from a friend, went home linespectedly about half-past eight, instead of his usual time, half-past eleven, and going upstairs i found.his wife standing on the top landing n her dressing gown, under which she was wearing her night dress. Proceeding to one of the bed-rooms he likewise discovered the co-respondent hiding under the bed, undressed, and minus his trousers. He gave him a good thrashing on the spot with a stick which he had in his hand, and then, going to the window, called in a man named Dunn, who was passing by, to corroborate his statement as to finding the respondent and co-respondent upstairs undressed Aftei this the petitioner ordered both his wife and Thompson to dress and leave the house. This they did immediately, and Mrs :Joplin never afterwards returned to her husband. —The jury found that the charge of adultery had been established azainst both respondent and corespondent, but the wife's allegation of craelty against her husband had not been proved. They assessed the damages to the petitioner at £250. His lordship, on these findings, pronounced a decree nisi, with coats, and directed that the damages were to be paid within a month.  SHOCKING SUICIDE Or •
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1888-05-19 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

DRUNKENNESS AND CRIME AT STOCKTON.  ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN A POLICE CELL.  • On Wednesday at Stockton Borough Police Court a little girl named Susan Skilbsek (12) was charged with stealing a hen, value 3s, the property of Isaac Altsoa, pawnbroker, Hartington-road, and with stealing a child's rocking. chair, a violin value £5, and a large quantity of music, the property of Mr James Tweedy, solicitar. Hartington-road.—Sergeant Cameron said that he was on duty in Back Hartingtonroad on Tuesday morning, when he saw the prisoner and her brother prowling about. When they saw him they ran sway, but he brought them back, and in a roal-house he found the hen, which the girl said belonged to her father, but which was claimed by Mr Altson.—Mr Tweedy said he fastened his house up on Friday lavt prior to going to Redcar, and when he returned on Monday he found that an entrance had been effected by breaking the kitchen window, and he missed the articles produced.—Sergeant Cameron apprehended her, and on charging her with stealing the articles she said, "I took the things, but my father made me take them back again.' He searched the house, and found the chair (broken), *bile the tddle and music had been sold by prisoner's father to a man who keeps a beershop. The father, Walter Skilbeck, was arrested on a charge of receiving goods, well knowing them to be stolen. While in the cell he had attempted to commit suicide by cutting his throat with the steel band of a truss which he wore, and he had to be removed to the Surgical Hospital, where he remains under surveillance. When the officer went to the house there was not a bite of food to be found, and the house was in a most filthy state. The woman had been to the County Court that morning, and she came home drunk. Both she and the father were addicted to drink, and neglected their childreu.—The mother: Oh, my I what a lie; I was drunk with trouble.—The officer continued to say that the father denied all knowledge of the thefts, and pretended that he would do all he could to find the things, but they had evidence that be sold them himself. About a week ago complaint was made to him (Sergeant Cameronl of these people sending their children out to beg.—This the mother strenuously denied, saying she always had kept her children, though how could she have much in the house when he (her husband) had been out of work so long 7—The Bench adjourned the case for a weak, and ordered the child to be detained in the Workhouse till they could make arrangements for sending her to r. reformatory school.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1888-11-10 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SHOCKING STORY OF CRIME  PROM GALICIA.  MURDER BY A MAGISTRATE,  The market town of Stupeseisne, in Galicia, was on Friday week the scene of a terrible tragedy. About three years ago a native ot the locality left his home for America. promising his wife and children, who remained behind, that he ! would send them money for their journey as soon as he should earn it. About a week ago the magistrate of Stuposciane received from the United States a post office order for LOW flors, accompanied by a letter, in which lie was requested by the emigrant to hand over the money Ito his wife, and to assist her in making the necessary preparations for her journey. On receipt of the letter the magistrate paid the sum to the woman, resolving at the same time to ! get it back into his possession. He took his wife and eldest daughter into his confidence, and after disguising them in some of his own clothes, and blacking their faces, sent them at midnight to the woman's cottage, with instructions to threaten her and her children with death should they offer any resistance. On arriving at the cottage they demanded the thousand florins. The emigrant's wife, who seems to have kept her presence of mind, told them to follow her to the stable, where, she said, she had hidden the money for safety. No sooner were the women inside than she locked the door from without, and, tsking up a hatchet for self-defence hi case of need, she smt her son, a boy of eleven, for the magistrate. When the lad got there the magistrate thrashed him until life was extinct. His cries were overheard by the gendarmes, who came and placed the magistrate in irons. but not before one of them had been mortally wounded in the struggle. When the stable door was ; opened the two women inside were found to have ; committed suicide by hanging themselves, feiniul ; of the consmauenccs of their intended crime.  A CERTAIN timuil—Badden's Balsam of Horehound and Colisto,t is the best remedy fez eon lit olig. d,fficulry of breaWng, hoarseness tightness of the chest, or any affect ont of the chest or lan One dose will cc' eve; one bottle venerally effects a cure. See that you get''Prdlen'sßa'san): and don't be nut off with • substitute. Prepared only by Eudden and Co.. Liverpool In Migdes, lel4d and 2s 91; and sold tog most resi.ertab7e clantists. Agents for Stockton Wm Clarke Stud Wm HardbasSloand Son. High-al :F. A. Graham, 4, Mill-lane, West Hartlepool: Clarkson. Brunswick-St. bro•MiddkaItobson. binthorgoe-rd. Stakesley: rtazaon.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1888-04-14 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

EXTRAORDINARY STORY.  A domestic servant named Charlotte Goode was charged before the Marylebone Magistrates, London, on Monday, with stealing on the 2nd mat from 22, Upper Baker-street. Regent's Park, plate, linen, and other articles, to the value of £lO, the property of Miss Frances Downie, her ruistress.—The prosecutrix said the prisoner had been in her service since the sth of last month. The last time she saw the prisoner was on Sunday week, about nine p.m., when ahe allowed her to go to bed, as she said she was not well. Shortly afterwards it was found that she was missing from the house, also the property. Her cap, with some marks of bleed and some locks of hair, were discovered in the passage near the door. Prisoner was taken into custody yesterday on her discharge from Poplar Infirmary, where she had been under treatment. On the way to the station she told an extraordinary story. She said two moo —one d irk and the other fair--eanie up to her as she was cleaning the brass at the front door, and the former tied a handkerchief over her month, and when she tried to pull it off, the other man struck her on the cheek. Showing a revolver, they threatened to shoot her if she raised an alarm. Having made her tell them where her bed-room was, they fetched her hat and jacket, and also brought out a bag " full of something.' They took her to a house at Poplar, and left her in a room there for several days. Hardly knowing what she did, she went out and bought rat poison, with which she attempted suicide. The men told her their name was Johnson. She did not cry out when they took her along the street, as she " was afraid." Detective - Inspector Robe= said the blood-stains had been analysed by a medical man, who believed that they consisted of blood and water. He should have expected to find pure blood, and not blood diluted with water, if an isssaait bad been committed.—Miss Downie, recalled, said she did not believe the extraordinary story which Use prisoner had toM.—On the application of Inspector Robson, the prisoner was remanded.  TOWLE'S PENNYROYAL AND STEEL PILLS YOU FEMALES quickly correct all irrecularitles, and relieve the distressing symptoms so prevalent with the sex. Boxes Is OA tied 2s 9d, of all Chemists. Sent anywhere for 15 or 34 stamps, by Ma maker, N. T. TowLE, C'bemists Nottingham,
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1888-06-09 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

FEARFUL DEATH OF A CROXDALE  WOMAN.  On Wednesday, before Mr Coroner Dean, an inquest was held at the Station Hotel, Croxdale, on the body of Elizabeth Frear (10), the wife of Thomas Freer, a platelayer, who caine to an untimely end on Monday afternoon. , Inspector Years was present on behalf of the North-Eaetera Railway Company. The deceased, who had been in failing health for abont seven weeks, was last 'seen alive by her son about two o'clock on Monday afternoon, when she left home to go and "see the women working in Cook's field." About half an hour after a woman thought to be the deceased was seen by a quarryman named Wm. Clish walking along the top of the railway embankment towards Heti Mill.—Robert Burns, an engine driver, belonging to Gateshead, who was driving the 12.12 passenger train from York to Newcastle, was called, and stated that when nearing Croxdale Station he noticed a woman on the embankment. The next time he saw her she was running down the embankrneut towards the railway. She attempted to throw herself before the engine. but was too late, whereupon she fell against the engine tender with her head. The train was stopped at Croxdale, when he reported the matter to the station master (Mr Turnbull), who proceeded to the spot in company with Railway-sergeant W'itchell. The last-named also gave evidence. Ile stated that about threequarters of a mile from the station he found the deceased lying on her back with her feet against the outside rail, her head in the gutter, and bleeding from a severe cut on the head. She was quite dead. He at once got an engine and van, and had the oreetartanate woman taken to her home at Crorciale.—The Coroner at this stage pointed out that there was a very strong suspicion that the woman had committed suicide, and if the jury thought that they would have to get some evidence as to her state of mind, lint inasmuch as there was some doubt in the case he advised the jury that they could, if they liked, return a verdict that the deceased met her death accidentally whilst trespassing on the railway.—The jury accepted the advice of the Coroner, and returned a verdict of " Accidental death."
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1888-03-17 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

QUESTION.  THE GOVERNMENT MENACED. A meeting of Liberal Unionist members of both Houses of Parliament was held yesterday at Devon • shire House, Lord Hartington presiding. Among those present were Sir Henry Tames, Mr J. Chamberlain, V titioitrit, Wolmer, Mr Caine, the Hon. A. Elliott, Lord Lymington, Mr T. Tc. Remit, Mr R. Chamberlain, Mr -13arclay, Mr Caldwell. Mr B. Chamberlain, Mr Bickford Smith, Mr Craig Seller, Sir J. Lubbock, Viscount Ebrington, Sir J. Goldsmid, Mr A. L. Brown, Mr Jesse Collings, Mr Ashbourne, Mr P. Williams, Lord E. Cavendish, Sir W. Crossman, Col. Cornwallis West, Mr C. Quitter, Mr Sinclair, and Mr Thorburn. The proceedings, which were private, lasted from noon until nearly two o'clock, a difference of opinion having arisen on the question of arrears in Ireland. Mr T. W. Russell, who has introduced a Bill dealing with the subject, urged in the most forcible manner the great importance of dealing with the question forthwith, and a protracted discussion ensued, in which Mr Chamberlain and others took part. It was ultimately decided that the Government should be informed that unless they would agree to introduce legislation on the arrears question they must not count on the support of a large section of Liberal Unionists when Mr Parnell's Bill came on on Wednesday. It is stated by the Prase Association that Lord Hartington opened the proceedings, stating that the meeting had been called in consequence of representations by certain members of the party with regard to the question of arrears.—Mr Russell explained his position, and dealt with the main objections t,o further legislation on the subject of arrears, mentioning that the landlords were keeping thousands of tenants out of the Land Courts by holding the arrears before them.— Sir John Lubbock and others supported the hon. gentleinau, Lord Ebrington and others opposing him.—Mr Chamberlain' while expressing dislike to some features of the Bill, affirmed the paramount necessity of dealing with the arrears question.—Lord Hartingtou said he should report to the Government that the feeling of the Unionists was not unanimous either regarding Mr Russell's Bill or Mr Parnell's, but he would also tell Her Majesty's Ministers that unless they dealt with the subject themselves a large number of Unionist members would not oppose Mr Parnell'. Bill.  SUICIDE IN A B*.—Mr John Dunlop, solicitor, of Greenock, committed suicide in the Mineral Baths at Bath on Wednesday by cutting his throat with a razor. The deceased, who leaves a wife and four children, is said to have been in well-to•do circumstances.  THROAT IRRITATION AND CoUGH.—Sore. nese and dryness, tickling and irritation, inducing cough and affecting the voice. For these symptoms use Epps's Glycerine Jujubes. In contact with the glands at the moment they are excited by the act of sucking, the Glycerine in those agreeable confections becomes actively healing. gold only in boxes 70, tins Is ?d, "
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1888-03-17 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE  IN CUMBERLAND.  On Monday a woman named Feckey, residing with her husband and five children at Millom, Cumberland, was aroused by her husband getting out of bed, and on asking him where be was going, he replied to get something warm.as it was cold. Re returned directly afterwards, and de- , liberately drew a table knife across her throat. She grappled with him, when ho savagely coin. menced to slash wildly at her with tho knife. In response to her cries for help a lodger rushed in from the back-room. Feckey then made a desperate effort to cut his own throat, but the lodger wrenched the knife from him, not, how. ever, before he had inflicted a wound about an inch long and half an inch deep. Mrs Feckey was bleeding very much, but none of the wounds are dangerous. Her husband was brought up at Millom yesterday charged with attempted murder and suicide, and remanded till Saturday. Feckey, who is only thirty years of ago, has beau in delicate health for some time, and had been an inmate of Bootle Workhouse for six months, having only loft there on Saturday last.  HoLtowAVanus.—Sleeplessness, flatulency, acidity, nausea, ald all dyspeptic indications I may be speedily relieved by the famous Pills, of which large quantities are shipped to all parts of the world. The constantly increasing demand for Holloway's medicine proves its power over disease, and its estimation by the public. In weakness of the stomach, in diseases of the liver, and in disorders of the system caused by cold or a sluggish circulation no medicine is so efficacious, no remedy so rapid as these Pills, which are altogether incapable of doing mischief. 137 quickening digestion they give refreshing sleep, sharpen the appetite, impart tone to the digestive organs, purify and enrich the blood, regulateAhe secretions, and strengthen the rhole physical Trams
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1888-10-20 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

FATALITY NEAR.  On Mozart), night an inquest was held by Coroner Settle, at the Clarence Station Hotel, Port Clarence, on the body of Wm. Fates, who met his death by leing slot by a gun last Saturday afternoon near Port Clarence Works.—ElLa Forster said deceased was her husband, and was 15 years of age last birthday. He lived at Port Clarence, and had been Ong •ged as a foreman at Bell Brothers' works for 31 yeArs. Witness last saw her hnaband alive between two and three o'clock on Saturday afternoon, when he was going for a walk.--lam Imm.hran, fitter, deposed to being called to the spot where deceased was lying. He afterwarde went for the police, and assisted in the removal of the body to deceaaed's home. Witham; saw a dead fish on the Edema. He could not say how the gun had find.---James Irving, living at Part Clarence, said gamut 3.30 on Saturday afternoon last he was going down the slag bank towards Seaton Carew with his gun, which was a singlebra-relied one, when ha met deceased coming towards Port Clarence. He was alone. After having walked together for about half a mile ' witness called deceased's attention to • dead fish lying on the Stems. Deceased asked Irving to , get if, and he was endeavouring to do so when he heard has gun, which he had placed upright against a slag ball at the bottom of the bank, go off. He looked round, and saw the gun in the same position, and Forster lying close by dead. Witness,could not acconnt for the gnu going off. The contents of the min had lodged in deceased's head. The springs of the gun were weak. The gun contained an ounce and a-quarter of powder and five drachms of shoL—The Coroner summed up, and said there was no evidence to show in what manner the gnu went off. There was no snspicion of the deceased having committed suicide, but the evidence favoured the opinion that whilst they were endeavouring to obtain possession of the fish the min had gone off in a most mysterious Wily, owing to the shifting of the slag..—The lury returned a verdict of " AcciI dental death."
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1888-05-12 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

DOMESTIC SERVANT FOUND DROWNED NEAR DARLINGTON. An inquest was this morning held at Cleasby. near Darlington, on the body of a girl (19) named Isabella Hodgson, which was found in the Tees at Cleasby a week ago I under - circumstances already recorded. The evidence called was mainly as to identifies- I tion, and Mrs Hodgson, of Cotherstone, stated I that the deceased was her dangliter, who had been employed as a domestic servant by Mr I Insley, of Barnard Castle. She knew of nothing to explain the circumstances under which the girl was found, she being a decent, good I girl, though, perhaps, rather too much temper. —Mrs Illsley, the mistress, in evidence, said that I deceased had been employed by her, and & week ' on Tuesday she had occasion to charge her with taking some ginger beer. This was a fault the girl had of taking things in that way, and witness informed her that she would not look over the offence any more, and that the girl would have to leave on the following day. Within a few minutes after the deceased left the house. They had no knowledge of her whereabouts or destination, but assumed that she had gone borne; and hearing nothing further the friends were communicated with. Almost at the same the discovery of the body was announced in the papers. and Mrs Hodgson identified the body.—Elizabeth Hodgson stated that she saw deceased a few days before she disappeared, and she was then in bright spirits. She knew of nothing to cause her to injure herself. Her father was dead, he having banged himself.—Dr. Woodrnffe, Northallerton, described the condition of the body when found. There were a number of braises and wounds upon it, but in his opinion they were caused after death, and the cause of death was drowning.—.Unryman said there had been a suicide in the fafffily on the mother's side. —A verdict of found drowned was returned, there being no evidence to show how the girl got into the water.  Mr Digby, of Chiswick, was convicted in June last of travelling OD the South-Western Railway without having previously paid his fare, and was fined 40s and 23s costs. This conviction, with others, was placarded on all the Company's stations. Mr Digby said at the time that he had been wrongfully convicted, arid contended that the Company were not justified in widely , publishing the conviction; so he commenced a criminal prosecution for libel against the stationmaster ot'Brentford for publishing the conviction. This trial was removed from the Old Bailey to the Queen's Bench, and on Monday it came before Baron Huddleston, when his lordship directed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty for the station-master, on the ground that the published conviction was an accurate account of what took place at the Police Gourt.—The jury Ikunol4ThZid.7 Pstxlrtke4.4_l44lo4