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The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1887-02-26 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

SUICIDE OF A BARBEE.  An inquest was held at the Victoria Hag Cleveland-street, to enquire into the circa. stances of the death of John Parkin Ness bouii 59 years of age, who carried on the busueeGf a barber in Market-street. _ .  Harriet Newbonld, wife of the deceased, stated that the deceased had been in lOed state of health up to the time of his death, tat he had been greatly harassed for a long time past by the depressed state of trade, and had been in a depressed state of mind, but la had never threatened to commit suicide. On Sunday and Monday the deceased was unusually depressed, and refused to partake of any food. On Monday she could not get las to speak. On Tuesday the deceased got ell about a quarter past six o'clock, went dossstairs and lighted the tire. About twenty•nys minutes past six she heard a gurgling nose downstairs, and upon going into the kitchen she found the deceased sitting in &chair, ina unconscious state, in which state he remsinei tip to nine o'clock, when he expired. thought the deceased was in a fit, but up going into the yard after the deceased's dent she found the bottle of carbolic acid produced upon a table. It was labelled "Poise:. Carbolic Acid." Dr. Cornwall was sent for, but was unable to assist the deceased in al way. She was not aware of the bottle Mina being in the house until she found it, nor as she aware that carbolic acid had been used. Thomas Fore, chemist, 20, Market-stree4 stated that he knew the defenchnt, and st Monday night about half past eight o'cicc/ he called at his shop, and the deceased ated him if he remembered him getting Bouncer' bolic acid for the whooping cough some ago, and he (the witness) told him he did DO he asked the defendant how he used it. 11' replied "At that time I put it in boilingwell and fumigated the room." The deceased 011 he wanted some more for • friend v*l_, children had ;the whooping cough. Be w" Newboold that • sixpenny bottle was th' smallest, as they did mot like to sell it Ice,: and he supplied him with a sixpenny eit ounoe bottle. He appeared to be perieew calm and collected. In his opinion • teser6. full of carbolic acid would be sufficient 0 cause death, in fact a few drops would oat. gee life. The use of carbolic acid wet,' general for various purposes that there wee_TA restrictions upon its sale; in fact it WO by gallons as a disinfectant, but it was sold the form of labelled bottle produced le et,:iri accidents. The bottle produced when it was sold to the deceased. It la.l surprising the number of deaths that srert due to the taking of carbolic acid. The Coroner remarked that that was d2e to the fact that no restrictions were pla4 upon its sale. Mr. Fore remarked that he thought were more deaths due to carbolic acid a° any other poison. The Coroner remarked that the deceit°, must have taken at least half the contents the bottle. It was clear that it was • cass! suicide, but the verdict he would leave to. Ff. jury. The jury returned a verdict of "Snow whilst temporarily insane." there
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1887-06-04 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

ALLEGED ASSAULT ON A WATCHMAN.— John Alfred Barnett, a watchman on the floylake and Deeside Railway, residing al9, Gladstonestreet, issued a summons against another man named Alex. Duffy, of Sand-street, Liverpool, for assaulting him on May 23rd. About a quarter to twelve the complainant was working in his office at the Docks Station, when he heard footsteps outside. On going out he saw the defendant, who had no business there. When the complainant attempted to evict the defendant from the station the latter tripped him up, and then as lie lay on the ground struck him a blow on the mouth which cut open his lip.—As defendant did not appear in answer to the summons, the Bench, after hearing the evidence, issued a warrant for his arrest.  A DRUNKEN PiTGILIAT. A young fellow named Coruey 6hiel4, a labourer. of Itaby. was summoned for being drunk aii,i ,lisoAerly in Bromborough 271 said that on the 2 ~1 ,Lbodtlalf past ten in the ne heard ,•,;iisgarbance iii Bromboron2b \ iii On •,ontlft to the place he foun.i Or! I :.i dultlli and want. ing to light thin . ; •r0q.;41.1.—A fine of 55., inclat.i,. Fritions Dtuv man, of k.41,,na:. driving in La  22nd nit.—P.C. 23,s ( said tlIc: definuia.,, • . dreu.— A fine o: inflicted.  milk; dOtH Li. nha  tlic; ca.Ao.  BITING k  At the Boron day, before M.  d who  • Prosf.cut the Boyonl a.bont s,  menced qirl.  ordered  ref ;ea i  in again tun', •,!,  miss was puiiiie time be bit hi Wittiesihajl to  P.C. 21- (Bry  pkisout•r tbc. 1 • about it, sto.tii,  Mr. Preston s nature that h.; 1, on the.primenel ,  week ih  way the p;  ATTEM! !'  1110 hit  ii !Id  a • 0,,:r  „-",coA  At the Boron. before Mr. Pi- y, Lawrence Byri.: , •. ' A... • charged, on I, ; , . to commit suicide. ' • dock with his t• ; L.,. a e., • lae...tited a very rueful at..• Anuio Smitt., ' residing at 49, SI prisoner wits h for two years sine whieli  A the ,vay la4t, .  Wild P., cempoo,. • ',.• it °Ay of work over t...• hut Ixt-n drinkle.f %eryl wok  he eitllca Iter I about five o'cl.” anyone at the tc: I tt did not, .t ai,Lre night. Ahmt . something fail what it was. prisoner) lying pi ,• • wai a great deal Gf b • Si:a called one of . •.' but a policeman er.• . soner to the hit •• • .1,2; oat of work SO Li, ill I .i ity Had worked on his in. Dr. Ilughes ,I! *V, a; br.,ughg to him suffari.: 1.1 . and with his throa„ .1 a, HU: very deep one frit _it It., to death, as one of j;;;..i, I. At  in ii  the present morn.• 1 Stl,ll , hut be migut break out 7. y urt at. lily; L; me a I in!het injury on hitn4y-1i or othvr.i. Pris ,!kt.sr Via 3 again retnand,d.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1917-03-14 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

PRACTICE RD-SMARMS AND BRINGS ANOTHER WARNING.  On Wednesday, at the Borough Police Court, before Mr. J. W. P. Isird (chairman) and Mr. E. Singleton, Emily Killen (25), of Egerton-street, Liverpool. was summoned for leaving a railway carriage on the Joint Railway whilst it was in motion, at Woodside Station. Mr. Tait, solicitor, Euaton (who was in military uniform) prosecuted, and said the defendant was employed by Messrs. Lever Bras., at Port Sunlight On Feb. 12th she was seen by two detectives to alight at Woodside from a train while it was moving, the train running 12 or 14 yards afterwards. She almost fell. When spoken to she said "I am sorry. I thought it had stopped. I won't do it a,gedri. Mr. Tait reminded the magistrates that some time ago there were a number of prosecutions Ifor this class of offence, and as a result of j the fines imposed the practice ceased, but it had now broken out again. At a northern pollee court on Saturday, Railway-detective F. J. Mann peeved John William Webster, of North Ashton,' the offence. -Wigan, was sent to gaol for eix weeks for Defendant said she had been at Port Sun. bringing matches into a factory in which light for emir 12 days, 4nd dui not know there were explosives. He was aleo cora- anyone was fined for doing what she did. mitted for trial on a change of attempting Mr. Tait produced a copy of a railway to commit suicide after the summons was notice displayed in Messrs. Lever' works. the (hair. lead serveta= him. Accused had served at The Bench, having ascertained that dethe elles and had been invalided fendanes wages were Ws. a week, said they home and discharged. It was stated that took into consideration those wages, and on three previous occasions he had attemPman observed otsr.erviti thaaor BiXtbidsaysfla,abaautastht ted to commit suicide, anyone to think that the magistrates did The Finest Display of Diamonds. Jewel- not regard these offences as serious. After Lary. and Silver can be seen at Dimmer this new warning there would be no excuse end Sons, Ltd., U. Church-street. Liverpool. for others.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1917-03-17 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

ATTER-TERASEINO; : i ApprerVee Engineers' Social • The DekatY, Corg"r6,-(311''..A.' -11.:'F'.'4:1°k4Q1)a Fur otions . *-- 'held. an italtatott .I>d 74!"-••••"Y **tell" . ' - ' "oh the body •of Willitan ArtbPr Cattierall 1 ~,,,r, ------e--... (43), an engine fitter, Wtia,livpl" at -54 Lt.ly .... .. successful whist drive arid dance. street. . , 713 tavin at the To„a-Liirrai.. eh*... ....vivi*,_44-4-Willi;stitati, Otited' o,l,:tliir evening by the apprentice origin- that on Tuesday evening. he Ise :walking .......,' Mftsrs. Cammoll laird and CO. The ilovertinninre foreohtire When:. he saw the fir'oo wive in aid of Mrs. Carter's . fund body of a man lying face downwards on. the c_e_mforts e m for then of the Fleet. shore. It had evidently by the been • left: 1 ,WieZt the evening Mr. Wrigl -4.3 ted the tide. He infornied a policeman, 'who. bad ii.., tfo 11-011 M be able about the body taken to the Borough aral '"•l".oaLlr4. ,C.artri- for tl• "' -'-'':'" 'Bert Mortuary'. . "' . • ".. - . • 4L.., .".. letteirrnee *AO Mrs. Edith Catterall (the Widow), and rial all who- bud '"5. that her hunband had been: the. eansaisat a tglal a • ima_..,.. succesa great .deal .Of annoyance to. his Doiihboure tee. fri 131.-1tt5,....A1 as he used such bad language: In tiae,Cthe I'Aram OBr "On. ' man living :next door, Ed•d• Williarna,. bad MI, and *ems 5,2 given .him n.„good thrashing.•and Mace 41mut he had been very delaressecL Be had ..said ) fac that there would be a tragedy in the house s 111'.. 8.4111614 I tavir b r're°etere •10ng... On Moaday he went oat in 1 . the morning and as he did not return untkl 44% 'Robinson M. - ---- evening the police were Piton-lied that he Mein • ' Ile, ta , nag the a f was missing. Ale said something about ..."'S°ll'(pian, Ittit committing suicide, but as he had so often itiaaPPlied the' . • ten lista that before she (wannas) did %di nrizesortaners not attach any importamce- to - it.. The, next 44 ll,t the hands of Mrs,. 31.1 ""- she heard- was of his death.• .. -744 p 1 Iti&f, Rosie; 2, liUp• a_ Oauraw, 3, ,ErailY Corkdk. sita/Le` 10 • seeing .me deliart.tt ; consolation.--clit lee Thorne, ~eitged on manaitraAdite seemild soirnd in li Ilijr;a: I. Mr. Shatp--; 2;3: Mr. i Harris; mind. . ~ -,. ..., ' ' • ". • Inolakw
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1895-06-26 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

SAD SUICIDE AT AUTON.  The usually quiet and pionninque village of Neaten was thrown into some excitement on Monday morning when the intalligenes wee spread abroad that Mr. Richard Soak, of the calory farm, Heston, had committed ravioide by hanging himself at an early hour. Mr. Booth senior, died ken than *weirs mouths ago, and some that time his son bad the farm' for his mother, living there 1:::161l his young wife—the daughter of W. James Platt, colliery —and his two &Maw. The farm is rather aulitatily situated on the chore. It appeared that damask who was 27 years of age, had not been wall (Fir semi five dr six weeka but nothing serious was spprehended by his friends. As a matter of lack w.Szors_was passent in the Imam cif bin fatherin-law at Hoak Hems apte *bola nine °Weak CO lianday evening, when be apt L'red apparently in his maid heath and spirits-and ki• anger; he told his wife an reaching botie to i ibehad better go to bed, to which she replied'. Int he might come himself as well. The husband consented, 1011 the couple went upstairs together for as it turned out to be, the last tame. Mr. Scot* did not sundress, hut lay on the bed with his olotbes on. This =usual action excited the suspicion of his wife,_who made an effort to lie awake in case of call. Unfortunately, she fell Weep and on awaking at five o'clock in the morning diecovered that her hatband was missing. Mrs. Soot* rushed out into the yard in her night dress, wham , she saw her husband hanKing by the neck from a 1 testa in an old unused smithy adjoining the co The poor woman immediately ran in the housett,tolg. 1 deceased's mother, Mrs. Scott, who cut the body down. It was quite warm but life was quite extinct. lakennation of the sad event WM given at the police and an inquest was held on the body by the coroner Dr. Charton on Monday afternoon, at the Old Harp public-home Heston. Evidence in accordance with the statement given above was furnished by Mrs. Scott, mother al the clesnmed, sad his wife. A verdict wiule temporarily insane was returned. The unhappy affair has been freely discussed in Neaton and district where the fiuilies of bath Mr. and Mrs. Scott are well known. The Oinked is that deceased to be the last man in the world to commit =lath act, and apart from the fact of his youth, Mr. Scott was the ems4dhoeno af health and .7 though of a quilt 'dispolation. Some time ago be contrasted infiutsom and it is feared this complaint left biro with • dapenntan he ponkl not !helm off. The mated srapathy felt 'for 'lmth the ' Mother and wife of the poor fellow and the funeral= riVednesday) will no doubt imam own interest
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1895-01-05 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

GREAT AND LITTLE SUTTON.  ATTIIMPTZD SUICIDE. —OD Thursday, at the County Polite Court, before the presiding magistrates, Mtwara W. Jackson, George Cook, W. Bingham, and .1. .1. Brans, a respectable-looking man, named Thomas Lloyd, resident at Great Settee, was charged with attempting to «mini t suicide by cutting his throat with a macs on the 4th of December. Prisoner's Mater, Emma Griffiths, stated that prieoner resided with her and her husband at Great Sutton. _ _ .  He had been laid up for eight weol in bed, and the doctor had leen attending him during that period. Wientes did not see prisoner attempt to take bin life, but hie mother, who has since died, did br). Evidence was further given by P.C. 323 (Woolham) that he  went to the hone° where prisoner was residing on the dav in question, and any the prisoner, who was in lea. Several of hia clothes were covered with hloxl, And be ni4 a I..w4nre rJuncl his throat. Wit"vve Owed in the nom be 00034 tent ead I. were, le  a queiNkti put to film by witness prisoner siriA he did not knotr•rhat made him try to out his thecae: Efe further atilibtehi: something tame over him 'el** ' night Ho had some M MCP IA previously, and that he Ina g from rhenreetism. Mr. Jacket* said the magistrates did not wish to send prisoner to, the Sessions, but that he ha bele* guilty of a very bad act. However, they world bind his brother-inlaw, Mr. Griffiths, Mid also hie sister in the sum of /3:Ceach as • guarantee that primmer would not 1 atlempt his life again, and so that he would appear lot the Court on the 28. h day of rebritney. °MILDER 'THORPirreill: RAJOCTION or A Patting- Coemint Ctifiltiff ThOfnCOn was the only village in Wirral 'n4la a poll was neonate* fee the deities of a peelsh ecruncil, and awing the nneworeisful oettlidates was Mr. J. D. Thertorn,• of Thornton Lestfie. This gentleman reced '55 votek the poll bepgr Headed by Mr. H. A. Ilethain Wi4-96, roma and OM feet successful oandiditteining Mr. W. Hill 58 volt* 'The Council has now Alto ehMt re chairman, atittlirry have selected Mr. di It.;Thoitten for that peselitn.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1895-07-27 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

SCICIM AT TM °OWL—A VIMURII named Sarah Charlton, of no stated address, was charged with attempting to committ suicide at We • Alfred Dock; also with being • lunatic not under proper care and contra From the evidence of a Dock gateman it appeared that at 340 o'clock on Wednesday umming last the prisoner was leankg over the chains -of the bridge at the Alfred Doak. Witness ran along and caught hold of her whereupon she attempted so get enough the chains into sbe dock. Witness then gave her into the custody -of P.C. 103 (Beard), who deposed to taking her to the workhouse. She was ctaite sober—Dr. Stausfield amid he had had the preioner under his care for the last three de" He considered that she was perteetly sane. She had been in the workhouse three times during the last seven weeks. She would get admitted to the workhouse and when tired of staging there apply foe her discharge. Prisoner was remanded in custody for a week. PRCITUAIt Oelemacr.— Whitfield Morris Thomas, 34, William-street, was charged with being a lunatic found wandering in Borough-road not under proper controL—P.C. 51 (Dick) stated that at one o'clock a.m. on the morning of Sunday, the 14th inst., be found the prisoner wandering about Borough-road. He told witness he had been there all afternoon waiting for a roan who had gone into a home. He then began to talk very strangely, and said there was a warrant against him at the police office. Witness found that his .statement was untrue, and then took him to the workhouse. He seemed to be under the influence of drink at 'the time. In answer to Mr. Copeland, the ofliosr-said the prisoner seemed tube all right in his mind when he 'brought him from the workhouse that morning, and conversed ciente rationally.—Pairionerwse dismissed. Artmcw.—For assaulting Ellen Hayes, 62, Russellroad, Tranmere, on the sth inst., at Tranmere, Lilly Preston, 67, Ruseell-rced, Tranmere, was summated and ordered to psy the mats of the case 7s.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1895-06-29 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

SAD SUICIDE AT NESTON.  The usually quiet and picturesque village of Weston was thrown into some excitement on Monday morning when the intelligent* was spread abreact that Mr. Richard Scott, of the Colliery farm, Weston, had committed suicide by hanging himself at an eorlY hour. Mr. Scott, senior, died lees than twelvemonths ago, and since that time his son had managed the (aim for his mother, living there It. young wits—the daughter of Mr. James Platt, collier), manager—and his two children. The farm is rather solitarily situated on the shore. It appeared that deceased, who was 27 years of age, had not been well for some five or six weeks but nothing serious& was apprehended by his friend& A. • matter off fan, Mr. Scott was peseta in the house of his tetherin-law at Bonk souse up to about nine o'clock on Sunday everniag, when he &pivoted apparently in his usual health and spirits, and smoked a cigar; he told his wife on reaching home that she had better go to bed, to which she repliedt hit he might come himself as welL The husland connoted, and the couple wen* upstairs together for, as it turned out to be, the last time. Mr. Scott did not undren, brit lay on the. bed with his clothe on. This unusual actions:cite& I the suspicion of his wife,who made an -effort to lie awake in one of oall. Unfortunately, she fell asleep ' and on awaking at five o'clock in the morning dis' coverecLthat her husband was mining. Mrs. Swab ' roared out into the yard in her night dress, whew she saw her husband hanging by the neck from a I Learn in an old unwed smithy adjoining the cotton. , The poor worsen immediately ran in the house to the deceased's mother, Mrs. Sent, who cut the body down. It was quite warm bat life was quite extinct. Information of the sad event was given.at the police and an inquest was held on the body by the censor Dr. Clinton on Monday afternoon, at the Old Harp public-house Weston. Evidence in accordance with the statement given above was furnished by Mrs. Scott, mother of the deceased, and his wife. A verdict while temporarily insane was retuned The unhappy affair has been freely discussed in Weston and district where the families of both Me. sad Mrs. Scott are well known. The opinion' is that deceased to be the last man in t woridto commit appeared to in h act, and awl from the feet of his youth, Mr. Scott was the embodiment of bealtiond though of a quiet disposition. Some tune sgi contracted influenza and it is feared this oompaana left him with • depression be could aall shake off. The greatest sympathy is felt for bon the motherand wife of the poor fellow.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1895-06-29 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

ENGLAND SUNDAY BCROOL INSIITUTZ. The annual festival of the Birkenhead branch of the above was held at Christ Church on Monday sverling last, a liege number of the-scholars and teachers of the vermin churches of the town being present. A very beautiful selection of hymns, canticles, and re.pollees (Tan) were reverently end heartily sung by the children. A eery helpful iddreen on the Tesohnig of Flowers," wan given by the Rev. A. kia• Rhodes, M.A., vicar of St Bride's, I,ivprpoo'. Butrangtsp,Bosooett 11011CATAta—Week ending BaturderjuddY2th, 1805 :—ln-patfents, adinittest, • 13; disc 11; died, 0; brought in deed, 0 rennining, t. tent. Ispartment, new, 30 ;a' attgadanoni (old- and new), 148: Carnal eit nowt 46, attendanenalot end sow), 142; lioniepationmo. -now, 38; Tulin end new), 111 s Dental pannts new. 80. T nun Ist January, 1805, 4,525. Visitors for 'week: Meseta. Milnes and R. Thompson. &neon for week: Dr. Stewart house surgeon, H. W. Pollard; junior honeesurgeon,W. D. Banos,. MURDER AND SUICIDE was nearly committed. e week ago in Leeds, and which ended in a BUDDItig; DRATH Peter and Flank Bifike, Mather% eons=egged a. boot and shoe business under the name. ofSinks Broa." Premien were taken in Fianslet-: reed, Leeds; heavy stocks were bought kern hesh elastomers for cash, and preparatioue nearly :allry for starting, when Frank's young haly wrote to say that she had bonnie the wife of a Visa This preyed upon Frank's mind, and while his brothee. was taunting him with having lost a wife with a, . large fortune, be threw an iron last abltim, which hit him on the head. Frank, thinkiirgs he had:killed! him, was only just prevented from nommitting suicide. Peter recovered, but owing to the upset the brotbera _ decided not to ?pen the shop hut to salt the stook, whereupon Phillips, the Great Boot row of Market, street, Birkenhead, was called in. He porches d the tininess and ix now selling the stock of bootss shoe!, slippers. he., at greatly rechmed prices.To In convinced, oral and see the Bargains at Phillip, the Great 11°3 Men, Ntoalwilikvotc—AATT,  FIELD, ,BRIi;FF4 & CO.,