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The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1882-09-23 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

SCICIDE.—An inquest was held on Tuesday, at the Buck and Crown, Radford, before Mr. Deputy-Coroner Meager, as to the death of Betsy Taylor, 37 years of age, the wife of Robert Taylor, carpenter, of Wellington-street, Coventry. —From the evidence it appeared that during the last eight months the deceased had been in a very low state of mind, being under the delusion that she was suffering from cancer. She was kindly treated by her husband; but the condition of her mind became so bad that she was removed to the Workhouse Infirmary. While there she teemed to improve a little, and a her request and her husband's, her mother fetched her out and kept her at her home at Radford for a short time. Deceased then returned to her husband, and visited her mother at intervals IShe again became low-spirited, and on Friday morning she went to the whop of Mr. Welton, chemist, of Bishop-street. and purchased a threepenny packet of Battle's Vermin Killer, saying she wanted it to kill mice. She then went on to her mother's, at Summer-row, Radford, where she behaved in a peculiar manner. In the afternoon her mother went to the Spring to fetch some water, leaving the deceased alone for about ten minutes, and during her absence the deceased went out with her sister-in-law. When they returned deceased went to her sister-in-law's house, where she reeled twice ant fell to the floor, apparently in a fit. Restoratives were ailmiuistered, and her mother was fetched. The deceased's limbs twitched violently, and her mother expreered an opinion that she had taken poison, and before deceased died she stated that she had taken strychnine. Dr. Read was called in to see the deceased. She was then lying on a couch,dead. He made a superficial examination of the body, and on the 19th inst. he made a poet mortem examination, as the result of which he came to the conclusion that the deceased had died from, poisoning by strychnine —The Jury returned a verdict of suicide while temporarily insane.
The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1882-09-23 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

PROM THR PORTO BELLO BRIDGE.— George Hatckea, an ill-clad young man, who said he was a native of Rugby, and formerly a recruit in the Warwick Miliaia, was brought up in custody charged with having attempted to commit suicide by leaping from the Porto Bello Bridge, Emscote, on Saturday afternoon.—Sarah Bauch, Bridgestreet, Binscote. said about three o'clock on Saturday afternoon she was going over the Porto Bello Bridge in the direction of Leamington, when she SEW the prisoner take off his hat, jacket, and handkerchief, and fling himself over the bridge into the water. Witness ran down the bridge, and shouted "There is a man in the water. -The Cilerk : Did he fall into the water ?—Witness: Yea. I had seen him loitering about the bridge half-anhour previous.—Police4conBtable Ravenhall state that on Saturday afternoon lie went to the Porto Belle Tavern, where he saw the prisoner in the back premises. He had just been brought out of the river by two men. He was unable to stand, his clothes were wet, and he appeared to be unconscious. Witness took the prisoner to Dr. Lawson Heale, who recommended his removal to the Cottage Hospital. Witness had' ascertained that prisoner hail wandering about Leamington and Milverton since Friday morning.—lnspector Hall  Cottage Hospital and stayed with him until he became conscious. When he asked him what was the matter, prisoner replied, "My father and mother aro dead. I am tired of life, let me die. lam not fit to live." The prisoner had been discharged irom the Militia on the morning of the 14th instant, after 63 days' training. Adjutant Gibbs had told witness that the prisoner had not been sober the whole time of his training. A special application had been toads to the General for his discharge in consequence of his conduct. A similar application had not been made with respect to any man since he could remember. The discharge was marked "Very bad."—Prisoner was remanded for a week.
The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1882-09-30 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

THE CHARGE OS ATTEMPTED SITICIDE.— George fi make I, of Rugby, late a recruit in the 2nd Warwick Militia, was charged on remand with having attempted to commit suicide by throwing himself from the Portobello bridge into the river Avon, on Saturday.—Sarah Bench, of Bridge-etreet, &remote, said that about a quarter to three on Saturday afternoon, when crossing the Portobello bridge, in the direction of Leamington, she !raw the prisoner, who was standing on the footpath, pull off his hat, jacket, and neckerchief, and throw himself over the bridge. Witness was much alarmed, and shouted for assistance. She had seen him standing on the bridge for quite half an hour before he attempted euicide.—Police-oonstable Ravenhall stated that shortly after three o'clock on the afternon named, Cu hearing of the prisoner's attempt to commit suicide, he went to the Portobello Inn, and found the prisoner in the back premisee, he having been rescued from the water by two teen. He appeared to be unconscious, and was unable to stand. A conveyance was obtained, and the prisoner was taken to the surgery of Mr. Lawson Heale, who ordered hie removal to the Cottage Hospital. The prisoner had evidently been drinking, and upon making enquiries witness learned that after the public-houses in the neighbourhood of Learning. too had closed on Friday night, the prisoner, who had visited several of them during the day, was men roaming about. —lnspector Hall deposed to having assisted Police-constable Ravenhall to carry the prisoner to the Cottage Hospital. Witness remained with him about a quarter of an hour, until he was able to speak, and then enquired what' was the matter with him. Prisoner answered that his father and mother were dead, and that he was tired of-his life, at the game time adding "Let me die; I'm not It to live." In the prisoner's pocket was found a paper bearing his discharge from Mtn 4th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment and dated 15th September. Witness had been informed by Captainflibbe that the prisoner was soarcely once sober during the whole 63 days' training and that special application was made at headquarters far his discharge from the regiment. It appeared that prisoner was the first man who had ever given occasion for such a course being taken, but that he was iewrigible,wortiless and uselere.—The prisoner, in answer to the Mayor, said the last place in which he was engaged WWI Meagre. Tangye Brothers, Bicmingham.—The Mayor: Were you discharged? —Prisoner: No, heft of my own accord. I worked there eleven years and then left, and went to America.—The Clerk: Could you go back to Messrs. Tangye's ?—Prisoner : When I left I got into had company, gave way to drink, and lost all I had.—The Mayor Supposing we discharge you would you go to Mr. Tangye and ask for employment—Prieoner : Yee, sir, if I can go back respectable.—The Mayor: If yea will promise not to put yourself in such a positios again you will be discharged.—The prisoner made the necessary promise, and was discharged.
The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1882-09-30 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

SAD SUICIDE OF A WOMAN.  An inquest was held on Monday evening, at the Freemason's Tavern, Freehold-street, Coventry, before Dr. C. W. Iliffe, coroner, as to the death of Ann Arnold, whale body had been taken from the canal on Saturday morning. William Smith, publican, of Raglan-street, stated that the deceased was his sister. She VMS a widow, and was 47 years of age. She lived at 30. 3h., East-street. He last saw her alive on Tuesday afternoon, the 19th inst., and she than seemed cheerful and well. Her husband died last Christmas, and since then she had seemed low and desponding. She had never said anything to witness to lead him to imagine that she intended to commit suicide ; and she was well provided for and had !Loney by her. She was in the habit of hoarding up money, groceries, and other things in the house. John Murton, of Freehold.street, ribbon finisher, stated that at a quarter-peat sit o'clock, on Saturday morning, he was walking along the towing path of the canal, when his attention was attracted by • waterproof, neatly folded up, and placed in the hedge. He looked in the water,and ! saw the body of deceased in the centre of the canal, lying face downwards, with arms outstretched. He saw that life was extinct, and ran off to the wharf, and fetched Mr. Longslow, who live!' at the wharf house. Mr. Longslow went  with him to the spot, and the body was taken from the water. The police were communicated with, and the body was removed. Inspector Coombe@ said he had known the deceased for some years. He had made enquiries as to the conditiou of the deceased's mind, and her habits, and had learned from her father that she was in a low desponding way. She usually rose about nine o'clock in the morning, but on Saturday morning she got up much earlier, and went out without her bonnet. The deceased had told a woman whom witness had seen that life was not worth living; and witness had ascertained that on Friday night a person somewhat answering the description of the deceased was seen wandering about the canal side with a waterproof over her head. Witness understood from the deceased's father that she slept at home on Friday night. Several of the jurors who had heard of a woman having been seen on the canal bank on Friday night, expressed an opinion that it was a very questionable matter whether the deceased had slept at home on that night. The Coroner said, if ibe were called upon to express an opinion, he sEould favour that view, but it was altogether of secondary importance, inasmuch as their only duty was to ascertain the cause of death.  The jury returned a verdict to the effect that the decespred committed suicide while in a temporary state of insanity.
The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1882-04-08 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

THE COUNTY PHISON.—The Visiting Justices at her Majesty's gaol reported that the institution was in a satisfactory state, both the management and the conduct of the prisoners being good since the last Sesions ; the Prison Commissioners had, on the representation of the visiting committee, discontinued the plan of exhibiting cards outside the cell announcing the name, offence, and punishment of the prisoners. The committee reported with regret that a prisoner had committed suicide in the gaol since the last Sessions, upon whom an inquest w.f s held, but no blame was attributed to the officials. As it appeared that some delay was occasioned in getting at the prisoners, in consequence of the officers on duty not being allowed the keys of the cells, a new order had been made by the Prison Commissioners by which the difficulty would be obviated in future.—The chaplain of the gaol reported that during the quarter sixty-four men and boys were received into the prison school, the percentage of whose intelligence was marked as follows : 17 low, 17 average, and 30 fair.—The reports were adopted on the motion of • Lord Leigh. FINANCE Commervex.—The Finance Committee repo?ted that there was a balance of £4,041 lie. stl. to be provided for, and they recommended a rite of V. iu the pound. On the Lunatic Aey lum ace at tfie committee further recommended a rate of .0. iii the pound ; on the police accouut n rate of id. on District No. 1, id. oh District No. 2, Id. on District No. 3,2 d. on District No. 4—all to be paid on or before the 27th of May next. The coinmittee also recommended that the boroughs of Coventry, I.eiimitigton, and Stratford be recouped the sums they have coutributedifor the year ending 31st December, 1881, in connection with the cattle disease and the Adulteration of Food and Drugs Act. The committee reported that the Treasury were now satisfied with the simple form of claim for the expenses of conveying prisoners to gaol, which had been sent in, and the sum claimed, *:827 9s. al., had been since paid to the county treasurer. An application had been made to the Public Works Loan Comrnieionere for a loan of £6,200. to pay off the amount obtained from the police, superannuation fund for building Acadia Green Police Station, and for the purchase of the site of the Warwick Police Station and new buildings, of which the Commissioners have approved, and the committee recommend that the formal order be made for borrowing the sum.—The report was adopted.
The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1882-12-30 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

CHARGI OF ATTRMPTED SUICIDE. Arthur Putman, butcher, Yardley-street, Hill-fields, was charged with having attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the canal, on the 18th inst.—Mr Homer appeared for the prisoner, and Mr Neale watched the case on behalf of a young lady who was with the prisoner at the time of the occurrence, and her family.—Mr Homer applied for an adjournment for a week, as lie had only just been instructed, and was not prepared to proceed—Mr Neale, who explained that he was not acting as prosecutor, offered no objection; and the Bench decided to hear sufficient evidence to justify them in remanding the prisoner—Ambrose Griffin, butcher, said that on Monday night, about half. past eleven o'clock,he was in Harnalldane, searching for a little boy who had been missing all day. When be got near Jeffrey Woods Crosm he heard a noise of somebody hooting and shouting. Ho ran towards the spot, and near the middle of Freehold street, he found Pateman and his young girl. When Pateman saw witness be started to run away, towards the canal side, and witness took hold of his arm, and held him. He tried to persuade Pskteman and the young woman to go home together, and they walked a little way down the street; then Pateman turned sound and ran back towards the canal side. A friend of witness's, who was behind, ran up, and held Pateman, who however, succeeded in getting on the towing path of the canal. Witness went to him again, held him, and tried to persuade him to go back, and he promised that if they would loose him he would go home. They did loose him, and he immediately ran off, going about fifty yards along the towing path, and then jumping into the canal. Witness jumped in after him, and caught hold of his arm, and got him out with assistance. —Mr. Marriott : What did you do with him ? Witness : We held his arm, and while we were bringing him back he tried to get away two or three time. We had some trouble with him. Mr. Atkins were to look for a policeman, and while we were taking Pateman home we met a policeman at the bottom of King William-street. The prisoner was remanded to Warwick for a week.
The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1882-07-08 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

MILVERTON LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH.  The monthly meeting of this body was held at the board-room, Union-road, on Monday last. Mr. M. Heath presided, and there were also present, Major - General Adye, and Messrs: Appleyard, Chase. Park, Ridley, and Smith.— The surveyor reported that he had agreed with Mr. Psalm= to purchase the land at the junction of the Warwick New-road and the Rugby-road, as delineated on the plan produced, from the sum of £5O. The clerk had prepared an agreement, undertaking to execute a conveyance of the property, to be signed by Meters. Paeisman and Rogers. This was approved of by the board and ordered to be carried out, and the surveyor was directed to fence off the portion of land agreed to be purchased by the board.— The surveyor recommended for approval, a plan for a cottage on the south side of the Rugby-road sdbmitted by Mr. Caudell, and also one from Mr. Bird, for the erection of two houses on the north side of the Bertie-road. He also recommended that the board should purchase a three-inch water meter, at a coat of about £3o.—The report was approved.—Dr. Wilson, the medical officer of health attended before the board and submitted his report for the past quarter. The number of births registered had been 10-4 males and 6 females. There had only been three deaths, all of females, representing the remarkably low death rate of 5-4 per 1,000 of the population. The causes of these three deaths were, premature birth, suicide and , heart diseaae.—No case of fever or of any infectious disease in the district had come to his knowledge during the past quarter. Thus the health of the district' had in every respect continued to be I very satisfactory. The sanitary inspector reported that, during the quarter, three drains had been repaired, six cottages cleaned and lime-washed, and that there had been a further extension of water mains in Mil verton-creseent. The report was considered very satisfactory. A letter was read from Capt Lund, of the Leamington fire brigade, asking whether that body would be allowed to draw water from the board's mains, for practice, and in the event of a fire occurring. —The board, having regard to the misunderstanding between the Leamington corporation and the brigade, deemed it most prudent not to take any action in the matter.—There was no other business entered on the minutes.
The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1882-02-18 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

NUNEATON.  SAD CASE OF SUICIDE.—An inquest was held on Monday, at the Holly Bush, Nuneaton, before Dr. Coroner, as to the death of William Moore, a miner, 58 years of age. The deceased had been irra low condition of mind for the last twelve months. On Sunday lie was very despondent, and went to bed at 9 o'clock, and slept fairly well until midAight, when he became restless. At two o'clock in the morning, he said to his wife, "The Lord has given me up." He declined to have thg lamp lighted, and his wife went into an adjoining room to call her daughter. She procured a light, and was returning to the room with her daughter when they heard a fall, and on entering the room they found the deceased on the floor, with a large wound round his throat, and surrounded by a pool of blood. His razor box was on the dressing table. Mr. A. N. Cookson was called to the deceased, whom he found on the floor of his bedroom, with his throat cut: The windpipe and all the large blood vessels on either side were divided. There was an open razor case on the dressing table, and he searched for the razor and found it lying open under the body of the deceased, who was quite dead.—The jury returned a verdict that the deceased committed suicide by cutting his treat while in a temporary condition of unsoundness of mind.  An inquest was held at the King William Inn, Chapel-end, Hartshill, on Saturday, by Dr. C. W. Iliffe, Coroner, on view of the body of Albert Fairfield, the infant son of William Fairfield, of Ansley C 0111173011, miner. The evidence showed that on the morning of the 2nd instant the mother of the child fed it with Soiled bread and water, sweetened with sugar, and put it to bed at about nine o'clock. At half-past ten she went to fetch the child down, and found that he was dead, although the body was still warm. The child from its birth had always been considered a delicate little thing. Mr. Cookson, M.R.C.S. was called in, and examined the body. lb found it in a very emaciated condition, due no doubt to some wasting disease. The immediate cause of death, in his opinion was, failure of the heart's action, and he was further of opinion that had medical assistance been obtained it would have been unavailing. The jury returned a verdict of death from natural causes.
The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1882-01-28 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

ARTHUR RICHSS, F. R.A.3  FATAL ACCIDENT TO A WARWICK 1 MAN.  An inquest was held at the Coventry and War- ' wickshire Hospital, on Tuesday afternoon, before Mr. Coroner W. S. Poole, on the body of Thomas Buckley, a pensioner, 42 years of age, who hail died in the Hospital on the previous night. Mr. Bickley, landlord of the Red Horse Inn, Warwick, stated that the deceased was his brother, and had lived at the Cross Keys, Warwick. He had served twenty.two years in the army, twenty years of that time being spent in India. lie was in receipt of a pension of Is. 2d. a day. Witness last:saw him alive about Christmas. Occasionally the deceased had been given to drink, but he was not a person likely to commit suicide. He drew his pension, £5, on the 9th of this month. When he drew his pension he sometimes went epreeing." George Berry, of Stivichall, gardener, said that on Friday night, between six and seven o'clock, he was walking along the road near the Coat of Arms Bridge, when he heard somebody on the line calling out. He went to see who it was, and found the deceased lying on the embankment. Witness asked him how he came there, and he replied that he did not know where he was. Witness ssw that the deceased's foot was hurt. He went and fetched a policeman. When he returned he found several other people with the deceased. A train from Leamington was stopped, and the deceased was placed in the van and taken to Coventry Station.—Dr. Aitkeus, house surgeon at the Hospital, stated that the deceased was brought to the Hospital on Friday night. He was in a state of profound collapse, his left foot was badly mutilated, and he complained of greht pain in his left side. Witness examined that part of his body, and found that there were no external marks, but pneumonia subsequently developed itself. Ths foot was very successfully amputated the same night The deceased told witness that he lost himself on the line. Be saw a train approaching, and he thought lie could safely pass in front of it, but lie was knocked down. He said he was going to Warwick from Coventry. where he had slept on the previous night. On Sunday Morning delirium set in, and on Monday deceased died from a low form of pneumonia, and delirium tremens consequent upon previous drinkiug, but developed by the accident. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony.  f