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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1878-07-16 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

LUSO. being £lOO for the widow, £403 for lam daughter, and lASI for her sea. A remarkable trial for murder took place • few days ago. before Mr. Justice Grove, at the Hampshire Summar Assizes. The circumstances connected with the charge were peculiar, and were most perplexing The accused was • labourer named Jahn Werrinzton, aged 08. livrsg at Esetney, and for twenty-one years in the Royal Karla* Artillery, in which carps be bore an excellent character. He was charged with the murder of his wife Jana at Portage. on the Ind of June. The deceased was evident', a most disreputable character, (morally, sea witness at the trial stated, threeparts drunk, end had not alms frequently threatened to commit suicide, bat had on two or three occasions actually attenuated to destroy herself. On Sunday, the itnd of Jane, Warrington and his wife were at a public-house, the Highland House, at Rastime. kept by on* Thome. Simpson. A little squabble—not at all unusual with the deceased --occurred them betimes Warrington and the murdered woman, but they subs". quently left for their home. A abort time afterwards Warrington was seen rushing out IT his cottage, coned with blood, and canine for help. &were] persons at the trial deposed that the decemed .111/1 found seated as • chair in the cottage, with her throat completely cut 'cross and quite dead. On. witness stated that Wearing. ton told him his wife lual cut her throat, and, after dabs! so, had said to bin., "Now I have don. it." blei experts were called in to examine the wound, with • view to movrtain whether it was of such • nature as to tidied* suicide or homicide. The force used in inflicting this most have boob very crest, for all the larger arteries and masa were cut, and the knife was proved to have notched the verbalism to the depth of a quarter of an inch. The matemeat of the prisoner that deceased had spoken after cutting her throat is not credible, kw, the muscles of Om neck and chest being severed. such • thing is (172 impassible. The evidence was, however, cirri:lnman In view of the good character of the accused and the declaration often made by the deceased that she would "do for herself some day," the public will approve of the verdict of not guilty which the jury, after a =eta hem" lag, brought in.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1878-07-30 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

DREADFUL MURDER.  There has not for some time past been a more painful case of murder than the came of a man named Usher who was sentenced to death at Guildford on Thursday last. The accused man Obed Usherhad been &soldier for • great many years, having served both in the Crimeaand in 10,16. UntillB7l there does not appear to have been anything peculiar noticed, or at least recorded, in his conduct. In that year his wife died, leaving two little girls, and in the following year he seernstohave made an attempt at suicide. This occurred at Portsmouth, and Usher, who was then serving in the Army Hospital Corps, was sent to Netley Hospital. For a month or two he was of undoubtedly unsound mind„,..”7d suffered from various deltudons and balluci 1 He then recovered, but it was thought well not to send him on any foreign or active service, and he was retained at Netley as hospital orderly for more than two years. In 1874 • second attempt at suicide followed. and he once more became •patient instead of an attendant at the hospital. 111 October of that year he was, however, discharged with a pension, and we beer nothing more of him until a year ago. At that time and dace he was working at a litnekiln near Farnham, and lodgiag with his two children at a publichotae. The landlord of this public. house, in whose society he had constantly been for a twelvemonth, waa naturally the most important witness in the came, for the actual commission of the deed was not denied. The evidence of this witness went to show that whatever peculiarites may have been formerly observable in Usher's manner they had quite disappeared He seemed to his landlord a quiet man, fond ~1 his children, prosperous enough with his earnings and his pension together, and generally looking and talking like other people. This brings us up to the 12th of this month. On that day the two children took some beer to their father, who was at his thirsty work; he drank it, asked the eldest to fetch him some more, and on her refusal struck her on the head with the heavy coal hammer which he used in his trade. Then he went Whitt lodgings, told the landlord of what he had done and announced his intention of giving himself up to the police. This he at once did, telling the policeman that he had done it in a passion, and that he was very sorry. Next day the child died. Her younger sister was called to give some err 'hortatory evidence as to the actual commission of the deed, but she wan too young to give much intelligible tutormation, aol indeed not much was required. The defence offered was, a plea of insanity, backed by the medical evidence as to Usher's former life, by the contention that the calmness of his manner was itself a proof that he did not know what he was doing, and by a somewhat perilous argument that his own account of the matter was untrustworthy, inasmuch as he "could not have wanted" more beer than he had, and If he had wanted it there was no merlon why the little girl should not have fetched it. This view of the matter Usejury declined to take, and he was sentenced to death.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1878-07-02 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

ENGLAND.  ....... flannel Comb&lluck, a married woman. who bed Ima 12 rladdren, eight of whom were li•ing, was charged on Fr day with having attempted to commit suicide, by throwing hermit into the river Avon. The poor creature stated that she had been recently Cone MO, and had no fond for four days. fitt• had walked from Bath, 12 miles, with her baby ..fly four week. old. Toe husband, a miller, out of employment, said that he was entirely destitute, and was coinpelled to travel about to look for work lie had no food to give his wife, and soe became eery deapindent After arriving in Beistul ahe suddenly attempted to jump into the ricer. Be objected to go Into Um workhouse, lb* husband and wife were sent to the relieviag  an those other people upon whose loads time haws heavy, and who, consequently, are apt to three themselves into the affairs of their Neighbours. Nor I. this all for, is our judgment. Miss Watford's want of discretion is aggravated by the petty Jealousies' in which she clearly allowed herself to take • prominent part. In places like Tunbridge Wells, Bath. and Cheltenham, where there are. if we may say ON a number of old ladies an I gentlemen who hive not too much to do, • laudable interest is taken in ecclesiastical matter., which is, unfortunately, apt to degenerate into petty dloputstioa. Mr. Lewis is, es WO have said, a stmewhst pronounced High Churchman. He also, apparently, what is known as a ladies' man—b. is, that is to say, an eloquent pre Leber and an active organiser of mothers' meetings, norcas oboists's, and other such benevolent institutions. All this is. no doubt, • legitimate portion of the work of a parish clergyman; but it is work in the discharge of which he will do well to bear in mind that • clergyman most be, like Cesar's wife, above suspicion. Had Mr. Lewis been older than he is, and had be known somewhat more of the world than he does, it would have been impossibie for the stones told to his discredit to have been even invented, much lees believed. He may be congratulated on having satisfactorily vindicated his character., audit is to be hoped that for the sake of all concerned, we have heard the last of this painful Ogee of Pails history.  '
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1878-09-03 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

STON.  &ricrac—On Tuesday a very ad mei of aikido oscorred as judgbpsa, In to. parish of Durweston, which caused very palatal matement The particulars will be found in the following widow% errs at the Ooroner's inonisition, held on Wednesday, in the school-roorm wler°thei tior r .7i 4., wit. aR4 1°7117 which presented a meet mooning appearamos. • deep mth frozd ear to ear nearlye.iend..„4...kiesd Irma the Robert Hyde said he wa• stud groom to te Hon. Kr postman, and the doomed was his wife She was SS , years of it. He last saw her alive aboat haU-peat nine , o'clock on Tuesday morning. She was then sitting on to. , bed-side, rocking the baby in the cradle The baby wee between four and five months old. About an hour alter, his two little boys and girl told him they had heard the baby alias. and had knocked the bedraam but couldnot make anyone hear. He went to the bedroom door and tried to got in. He tailed out. throws, his wile eras asleep, hut got no waver. He then broke OPOI the door, end found his wife lying full l amg the floor He thought at Ant she wan Ins eting At. Hs stooped to lift h up, sad found blood on the floor. She wee quits dear H. then went to fetch maistance, but previously to Isis dein: so his little boy (four rears of age) pointed to a raw on the goo', which Is (Yr. Hyde) had stepped over. n. bey said, "There is a rasor there ; 1110 has cut heneU.' laden& Lot come to his assistance, and he went into the morn again, with him and 11. r. Edwards' valet. named North,,.,; but they did not remove the body. Mr. Ingrate came about 11 o'clock, and had her placed on the He said that no doubt she died instently.—ln reply to the Comer, wittier said dammed had fretted • good deal about her mother, who died about a week after the last child was born. She had been very low.spiritari.— This was the whole of the evidence, and after a few remarks from the Coroner, the jar, at anal gMe is their I,rdict that the doomed oicumitted suicide by cutting her throat whilst labouriag ander teuiPorrarr The Hon. sad it.,. P. Willoughby stated that he had known the detested two years. She was of a desponding dispoeition, and acvesred more so since the death of her mother. Ple called the easieg balmlike, death, and was told he could not see bar. When she came to bays her child christened, about four or Ave months Prpvtoeel,. dia tr=rsd in tie same way, mid be was not least ear. to laser what had 000nrred, In her bedroom was found an envelop% and on it was written, in her own handwriting. "0 Clod. seed Thy Holy Spirit to show me' my sinfulness., and the need of a Saviour.' Nomad leaves sight Wll6en soder tea years 01 age.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1878-01-15 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

ZZAL/IND. —The following 1,0000111 despatched by Sir Julius Vezel, the AgendGeneral for New Zealand, are reputte I di have arrival safely at their destination : "Canterbury," which 1141104 from Glasgow on the M.h September, arrived at Port Chalmers. " °pasta," whirls sailed from Plymouth on the UM September, arrived at Lvtteltoni " Renfrewshire," which Railed from Plymouth on the 2itth September, arrived id Nattier.  Forrr Goons or Esouss ltasurarrung. —lt is p 1..... in to end that F.arland bolds her own against the keen competition of fureigners in theae articles, the demand fur which at this tine of year is enormous. We are told that Cadbury'. the makers of the Celebrated Cocos Essence, have sent out nearly two millions of their exquisite little boxes of Chocolate smolt June, and they svill form a welcome present to many of our children daring the coming Christmas festivitee Hr. Slade, the notorious spirituabat, has been perfsgsea.. Mg at Berlin with indifferent sueoesa. He bag nose proceeded t Vienna, where be gave • privalse awl !ratutions fieriest r . • select aristocratic circle, the ticket.. eins strictly limits .1 to persons open to comical:in. Hie first public performance, for which tickets ars to cost 104.. is annouured for this week, and the Vienna papers ars preparing the public mind for it by publishin_s extracts of the evidence veep in the Slade cam before Yr. Flowers An inquest has been held at Southend on the body of a child whose parents belong to the Peculiar People The child took cold, which developed inftatunntion of the lungs. The parents gave it honey end gruel, but declined to call any doctor in. They told the coroner that they preferred to treat in the Lord rather than in man. They called in two elders of the church, both of whom laid ' hands on the child, and one, • labourer, named Affgelo Chalk, also anointed it with oil. The coroner made some strong commenu, and the jury expressed • hope the guardians would pneecute the father. A WIT DlNTallitillia OCCItaIIINCII took place in St. Paul'a Cathedral Thursday afternoon, one of the visitors having committed suicide by throwing himself from Whisperirar G dllery upon the pavement beneath. He was cheer. leave the net of the party and to stray into the r',Ook tower, and there, it is said, he was found kneeline, and evidently uttering a prayer. For some time hi WU undisturbed, but at last one of the workmen we,,t to mot and asked him to retire. Complying with e.a. request, he withdrew to the Whispering Gallery. notice was jokes of him, nothing in Ma connduot ' •ng exc • via* ited suspicion : but suddenly • heavy thud srv,a and the lie vmearngelnlyingwereacro.eh°rrieoliabcr!,:t j:et4Tr....dec.rehtai;ducrs.";h:songh."itWwwethh'yairreciocherbugbroket:h:ahhefoadib;'t;fadibe:lt:E; the of ievot leaped thetb
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1884-08-26 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

SOICIDI. —A we briefly ststed last week • moot deteimitini attempt to c iounit suicide was male Met &sturdily week by • ma'am nutted Brock. lie warn auflisiently recovered frau the effects of his immersion ou Townley to be brougat before 'heel Bingbaes at Onchester. Zvi Noes basin hews ogle I. in the mire, of which it vim sh MO that great gallantry had bun shown by Cosietiitt sr I B 'lt, pri olf,r vu. discharge I on his oao recognis MOS of LlOii bs of goo I blhavione ir t iree se ntbs. Colonel Blush use csotomodiri B di very hicbly for hi. brave osudoct. We certainly ttikk it is • °sae worth recognition.  Lassuoviss V. Kugasros PAnc.—T iii match en la I la draw ua ty. Tao milt men mais • p display. 1. F. B. rishir wag tan only batom.k B. make 64qt:du a • st•ack ail bit fo• Mr. Uralic'. 26, lie ramie* i hp% state iopp.,,t. Leammowsii.  1,1, laiiil4-• P H. Sothar, b Drui it  2 d Innings. ..7 r Kd. r day. b • ... 6c R lamter. b G elf rey ... 13 CR To mi.r. roe ... 9 eon I b Dimon ... 29 D P 4 Tait.- b c Dim md. b .1.-rMey • E N otoo. to mt 2.71 b P Su;. e 10 Drumc Diitt. h G ..If.ray 22  We Atom. b rey  - H C Stetter, b .1. 8 c ;Gr. b Oadfrw 19 (i Aire, • • 17 n.t .cat W B 13-Bic.-mhe;: e E•bar, .1; Tu  5 c Klnclursloy. h Fwitzer I V 8. rar. b Draitt ... 2 b *Lupton A _ .ons. e Kia terrier, b  _ ['Wow. not olt Eva*  .. I c Fibor. h F.sher... .. 0 h S rup.l ... 1 .. 1 Extrac 20  13Ii Kitionoi Nam,  2nrl Innings.  t ti.for"c"4.. c...8"'71. I, To r 0 uot, out . 6 All cbequeo and Post-ollioe ortto,". a'" To.nucc... . ..• ... oct Stuth•rt, b If E Raoul. c Stuicert, it .. ... _ P'''',„`"'„x,, V Offices, 8, Highuarsot, Wert, Dorchester. ig OW _ tirsdii.tedNitillalpauthii.b.B.,i/ibiyetElnVzt.-gc)trsoegt,,, I:.,u,c.itirttotris... '--.. 15 —-- •" • Pomo ot ThTuesalayHoly, August ufnrik.thless4Pro. arida.  Extras ...
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1884-09-02 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.  A young rasa named Harry Miller, a paintar, atm' hivingf been several days in L.Yitioa, retOrtioct to Guild ord on ley in • 'tate of c .rairlerabla excitemeat. During the day he war frequently heard to say that ha "would 10 somethiag," and that it ava. his intention to kill soma one. In the evening accompanied by several of hi. (riot Is, unc.n bag • y..un; man named Richta rod, tla manager of • tibanconist's shoo in Gall fiord, went int a publicAnna, where they rem/duel • abort time. Richmond, observing Iluber • excitel con liti•m. endeavoured to quiet him, but apparently with out much gamma. Ju.t bat 're °lover* o'clock the tw, a young men went fir • walk together to ward. ths upoer part of the to so, linke I arm-in-arm. Before leaving ths publichoula Stiller soil G uoI bye " to Mn, &Iroise, a y rung widow residing there, and told hot that she would not we him again. When Mltrr and Richmond bad entered the lobil 'on-r and tuey ware ub Ler red tu be engaged in load cony, rs taus, as if wrangling. and Miller, su iden:y putting his hands behind him to hi. coat p ,cket, dr &vi out • pistol, deliberately pointed it at Richm 'ad, and fired. Mae shot .lid not take effect. Ricdurn old run along the road to card the town calling out "Police I" Its met • policeman almost directly, and th-y went hack to the spot were they had left Milli r. They (null him lying on his beck on the gr mid bleeding pt.,fusely from a wound in the bead, a six,harnbored r,volv.r lying close beside hint. It seems that directly aft r Richmond ran away to call the palma ear rut rat ream saw Millar deliberately shoot himself with the r•volver, and bear I him exclaim an " 06, Gad, save my soul !' The young man lingered until Saturday afternoon, whoa he vo,rel, It ha. since been ascertained that he was paying some attention ti the yoaug W.. 1111111 Bargee* r• (erred t above, and that he bad asked her to marry him, but she declined. She ha 1 also refused to (Pad him • Priv••• isterriow. Walsh he requested on iriday night.  TEKRI BLS RArLrAr DISASIMIL MKS ?U1101!s sums). Nisw Yoe.. Satardaf.—Nise toembirs .4 a clay= IF •apo leer o urns.' I. death, and several others see. rely j teed. near Uol ~d,,' by the rails w y carrisge tho, were occupying taking fire.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1884-03-18 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

MYSTERIOUS MURDER.  A dOOO.ll 0114 mods on S inlay allansua in the oh indicates that what waa probably a su▪ cking mord= has been committed during lino previous ',at( oil tut B nits Cruswat his boa be tune of shah. bar= anyateiry. It appears that a youag woman samod Alum Teats it.. I", row t we can opted • back su„ oo ahe firm do r at No. It, Bur on Groseent out out at usual on S,tuoay sight with another woman llama lis, who reshape at the earn. whirrs, but pried from her in Ile stre•te at one o'clock on Sunday to .nog. Taut on. board to ratting to the house ibotll diss 2 ow.. god it la =pp teed that sle watt uccoepaisl,d by a ; but, iso tar aa ia at pruent hoc no Os. saw he water. B•tween two aad issss-7:f„,,ock of tilts hut= hoard a noise in her rum. as if oho was in • hysterical flt, bat is rare was =ha& of the matter. aad nothing was son of Use yoaag women lanai • quarter to one is tso afternoon, whoa th• person Lite went to Us* roam to suak to Tuta, sad fund the door partly open. she eatered sad found a lamp still bunting on • abut of arr.. The latter had aildantly =ma opewed and melted, but =halal the room did not appear to have bra mach 41.tirh.l. Mils looked toward. chcsed. but veld oair see bor companion's boots prutrudiag from brae.= the bed clothes. She tot:toed Os latter, sad issu, to her horror, rime olord the body of Yeats. with • aiul i•trar her mouth and firmly (waned babied the neck. There Wu a turns= ark on the left sida ol lb. he•d ah,•• Om • U. and the hoe wu covered tb mood. E ail raised as ..1111/10. aad n radical Mon ,hor I. ortmd. and loon motel its extinst. and that death tad bet= Cotaul by strangulation. Th• pot ce •,r et Dace o =nun toted with, atod loop o•or Bas .•urd 03111.• WA, moo ..dad to malt, an wise-1.0 on of the circuit:l,4.4w.. It wea ascertaned =lst s Laip g .1.1 nut as. 01144i,54. btu a aura of money 0.6 f,m4J 0 the ruoin. Thera tri flubt in th• mind. of lb. p.l,m that lb. woman bay been =adored. Tn. sue.sead ••• ab•mt £3 yeast of are, awl had occusiod her marl en te or two mattes Mt. I. aookan cl aa befog s 'err goat arra. and oothtna unimmd was notimed no" 11.1' blot. •b• kat bar lo 'eine% in oompae, homage... 2, Aunt. If Is, on fil.t arday gaming. Too idea. theralOre, that she may ha• e not:milted suicide la emind.r.d to re out of thia quution. The iwo women owed e mipany very early on Sudsy =or log, and at thst iii. =wad that the deceaud was the war* for dr aftor•vrils s ton =WU to • mu is the Eustocciod, bot stu went h so quiets,. goi., dIPC to r room, that It I. not at pram= known who'll, the nsa. rsterrol to or &neon. else at that time was .1k tor. The wound upon the awsaweets head' it is situ- d, may have it... inflicted by • fall liana the ea= of &sari or the bedatud.  A
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1884-01-15 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

SAD DEATH BY DROWNING OF A YOUNG LADY.  The town of Wareham wee deeply distressed en Friday night by hearing of the mitimely en i of a young lady Very much revert al in the parish—Miss Emilie Annie Densham, the daughter of the highly eeteerned Congregational minister, Rev. W. Donahue, who has had the superintendence of that church for the last Mae or ten years. The deceased, wk, was only 25 years I age, has for Dome time past suffered trim melancholia, for which she hae been treated by Dr. Dauiel, and although her lowness of spirits had been very manifest, she bad never said an)t fiog that was calculated to teal her friends to believe she was tired of her life.  Oa Friday evenine, about half-past eight, she left her home, informing her parents that she was going for a walk. Dr. Daniel had Just previously seen her, and she then appeared as usual. About an hour after a man named Clover, a labourer, was told by another named lipioer that he had seen something fl 'sting in the water near the club boat house. He rowed towards it, and aiw it was • body fully dressed. He did not take it into his boat, as the boat befog leaky he was afraid it might sink it. He however at once gave information to the police, and Superintendent Felthara with several constables proceeded to search for it, and after some trouble "dragged" it from the bottom of Radcliffe hole, whore it had floated and sunk. It wag than discovered to be the body of Miss Deniiham, and information was at once given to her friends, who, of course, were terribly grieved. An inquest wai held on Saturday at the Town HMI, before Dr. Webiter, coroner, when In addition to evidence given to the above effect Miss Selby, a friend of the deceased, was called, and stated that she had seen nothing in her demeanour to lead her to the belief that she intended to commit suicide. She knew nothing of the deceased having suffered from a disappointment in love. The Jury retuned an open verdict of "Found Drowned."  Toe funeral took place yesterday (londay) hutand wee atteuded by the able members of the oongregation, and • large number of others. The Res. E. Evans of Po ,le pert ormed the mournful rite.. Among the mourners was Dr. Staint't ape, so foil mste friend of the family.