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The Commonwealth. — 1867-03-09 (London, England)

TEE MURDER AND SUICIDE IN SHOREDI7 CH.  - • On Tuesday morning an iequeet was held at Hoxton Old Tows, on the body of Jane M'Carthy, aged 32 years, who died partially from wounds infiiet,A on herself after she murdered her youngest ehild. The inquest upon the child in question, Hannah M.`Calthy, aged two years, was resumed and coneladed at the same time. Kate Smy, 10, Sharp•street, Shoreditcb, said that the deceased woman lodged in the same house. She was the wife of a labourer, who was in prison. Her mind seemed to bc much affected by the imprisonment of her husband. She was never the same since she visited him a few menthe ago. She was a sober and hardworking woman. On Tuesday last she was in bed from iliness, and on the previous night she had been in an almost frantic date and that morning made use of such tad and unusual language that witness believed eke was delirious. In the forenoon witnese noticed that she was trying to conceal something in the waistband of her petticoat. At about two o'clock witness went into the room, and saw some blood on her nightdress as she lay on her back in the bed. Witness asked her where the blood came from, and she shook her head. Witness then saw that her throat was cut, and, looking over the bed, she saw a white-handled razor near her hand and the child Hannah lying on its side with its throat out. Witness ran out, and fell on the landing through terror. On Thursday last the deceased woman said to a police•constable in witness% presence "I have done the foul act." The parish doctor lied been attending the deceased woman, and he gave a certificate that she was suffering from pleurisy. Witness gave him a mmage from Mr. Aedrewe, the relieving officer, suggesting that it was a ease of fever, and requesting him to certify to that effect, but he, or rather his assistant, reused to do so. The murder would never have taken place but for that refusal.  Mr. W. C. Brand, the Resistant to the pariah surgeon, was sent for at the request of the jury, and he said that the deceased woman had come to the surgery on the Thursday Were the crime on a parsh order. She complained of a pain in the side, and there was no indication of fever. He visited her on the Satni day, and found her suffering from pleurisy. On the Monday she was worse. On that day he was asked to give a certificate that she was suffering from fever in order that the might be sent to the hospital, but lie was certain that there was no contagious fever, or any fever other than that concomitant with pleurisy, and of course he conld not send such a case to the hospital. On the Monday when he saw her she was perfectly rational. The Coroner having summed up, The jury returned a verdict that "The child Hannah M'Carthy was wilfully murdered by her mother, Jane M. earthy, while she was of unsound mind; and that the said Jane MiCarthy died from mania, accelerated by an incision in the throat, and that she inflicted the said incision with her own hand while of unsound mind."
The Commonwealth. — 1867-02-09 (London, England)

SUICIDE AT TEIE SALISBURY HOTEL. Much consternation was occasioned on Friday morning at the Salisbury Hotel, Fteet-etteet, owing to a report that one of the visitors had committed suicide. It appears that on the previous night a gentleman named William Davenport called there with his luggage and took up his abode. When first seen in the morning his manner appeared somewhat strange to the servants, who reported their observations to the proprietor. From what they had noticed it occurred to them that his intention was to throw himself out of the window, and accordingly a medical gentleman was sent for, to whom the faots were told. On his arrival Dr. Wilson, of Fleet-street, made his way to the unfortunate gentleman's room, the door of which was then looked. He then advised the proprietor to have mattresses laid down in the back yard, into which the mysterious visitor would fall, if he acted as was thought he would. This was done, and no sooner was it suggested that the door should be forced open than a loud 'thump" was heard, and it was discovered that the unhappy man had jumped from the window on the fourth story (a distance of about 40 feet) into the yard at the baek of the building. He had only his shirt, trousers, and socks on at the time, and in the descent his head struck the stones—the mattresses only protecting his body. His head was completely smashed, and One of the eyes had been forced out of the socket. Medical aid being of no avail, the body was conveyed to St. Bride's dead-house. No cause can be assigned for so rash an act. In the afternoon of Friday a brother visited the dead-house, and identified the body of the deceased gentleman. To show the determination evinced, it may be mentioned that on an entrance being effected the room door was foand to be substantially barricaded, a cheat of drawers having been placed against it, on the top of which was placed a portmanteau and other articles. A loaded pistol, with several caps affixed, was lying on a table in the room. From several letters found on the person of deceased it seems that he had been engaged in business pursuits in Hamburg, and that since his arrival in England he has been staying at Manchester, whence be proceeded to London, taking up his abode, as already stated, on Thursday night.
New Tredegar, Bargoed & Caerphilly Journal. — 1904-06-23 (Bedwellty, Gwent, Wales)

DESPERATE SINKER AT DERI. TWO ATTEMPTS AT SUICIDE.  FOILED AND DISARMED.  SENSATIONAL SEQUEL.'  A determined attempt at suicide took place at Deri about eleven o'clock on Thursday evening last, 16th inst. the neighbourhood being thrown into considerable excitement in consequence. Mr and Mrs Tibbs, residing at No. 2, Cambrian Road, Den, kept a few lodgers, amongst them being Thomas White, a sinker at tl,e Rhyttiney Co.'s new pits, and a native of Durham. He returned home about ten o'clock, and it is stated that some words took place between him , and Tibbs. White then grasped a razor, land was about to strike at his own throat I when Henry Jenkins and Walter Jenkins sprang at him, and succeeded in taking I the razor away. White then apparently ' cooled down, and remained seated for a time. Suddenly White produced a large pocket knife of the kind which sinkers generally carry, and commenced hacking at his throat. He succeeded in inflicting three wounds, but not of a serious nature, before he was again prevented by the landlord. Foiled in this attempt, White was seized with a paroxysm of rage, and, I picking up a poker. made a desperate attack upon Tibbs, striking hint several I times across the hip and ribs. A large crowd gathered at the house, and it was with some difficnity that they were restrained from attacking White. As it was, he received a few blows before P.C. Stead came on the scene. Further enquiries show that when White returned home he gave the landlord (Tibbs) a shilling to go out and have some drink. Tibbs returned within a few minutes, and found White in bed. A wordy altercation ensued, and then , followed the acts already described. I After these incidents White was forced out into the street. The crowd surrounded him, and tore his clothing from his back. When arrested he had only his shirt and trousers on. He sustained two or three slight wounds. He was conveyed early the next morning to Pontlottyn Police Station to await his trial at Merthyr Police Cour: on Monday, where the case was dismissed on account of witnesses failing to give clear evidence.
The Northern Daily Times. — 1856-06-11 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

FATAL ACCIDENT.—A melancholy c'rcurnstance occurred about half-past eleven o'clock yesterday morning, to William Liversage, aged fourteen years, a fine intelligent youth, only son of Mr. Liversage, of Waterloo, Great Crosby, of the firm of Liversage and Tyrer, brewers, Burlington Street, Liverpool. The unfortunate youth was fishing in a pit in a field near his father's house, and while sitting on the bank, he was observed by John Mawdsley, a lad of nine years' of age, to fall into the water, owing, as it is supposed, to having been seized with a fir, to which be had been for some time subjct. The lad Mawdsley met with Mr. James Rimmer, publican, close at hand, and informed him of the occurrence. Mr. Rimmer immediately got assistance, and with a drag succeeded in recovering the body in about twenty minutes, which he conveyed to his own hmse, the Liver Inn, Waterloo. Mrsirs. May and Adams, surgeons, were promptly in attendance, but their efforts were unavailing as life was extinct. The parents are plunged into the greatest distress by the melancholy occurrence.  SUICIDE —An irqnest was held on Monday last, at the house of Mr. John Routledge, Toxteth-park, before C. E Duffield, Esq., coroner, on the body of Margaret Lindsay, aged thirty-eight years, wife of David Lindsay, groom to J. W. Cropper, E q., of Dingle-bank, who was found drowned in a pit of water in Ullett-lane, Toxteth-park, on the ith instant. It appears deceased had been drinking for about a week, and since Thursday last had been in a desponding state of mind, and had frequently threatened to destroy herself. Her husband bad directed his son, a little boy, to watch her; and through his instrumentality she was twice, during the day, disturbed when about to throw herself into a pit in Parliament-fields. About half-past one o'clock in the afternoon, she was suddenly missed from the house, and on immediate search being made, her bonnet and shawl were found by Henry Bowen, of Liverpool, floating on the water of the same pit to which she had been on the two previous occasions in the morning. Assistance was procured, and the body was taken out of the water quite eeld, and conveyed to the Brookhouse public•house, Toxteth-park: The jury returned a verdict of " temporary insanity, arising from recent intemperance." &oxen Bosco's
The Northern Daily Times. — 1856-06-05 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

COINCIDENT PARENTAL LOSS AND ITS SINGULAR CONSEQUENCES.—One of the most extraordinary cases of mistaken identity, has recently come under our notice. William Hardman, a lad aged eleven years, the son of poor but respectable parents, Hying in the neighbourhood of Hyde-road, Manchester, was, until last Saturday week, in the employ of Mr. Barlow, news agent, in Portland-street. He was then discharged for misconduct and sent home. He said nothing to his parents, but he left home as if to go to his work as usual. It appears, however, that he loitered about the Hyde-road, near the new prison, from which place he was warned away, and he then went and loitered on the line of railway. About nine o'clock he was still on the line of railway, from which he was warned off, as a train of thirty-two carriages was coming along the line. He, however, persisted, and seeing the train, he ran towards it, shouting out, " Here I am." Before the train could be stopped it passed over him, and he was killed on the spot, the body being most frightfully mangled. A piece of paper was found in his pocket by which the lad's name was discovered. Now comes the strange coincidence. The boy was riot owned by his real parents, who, missing their boy, searched for him, and went to Liverpool and other places, where relatives resided, for that purpose. While their search was being prosecuted, another Mrs. Hardman in the vicinity, whose boy had been driven from his home by the cruelty of his stepfather, hearing of the death of this lad, was firmly persuaded that the unfortunate youth, being of the same name, must be her own son. She could not muster up resolution to go and see the body, but assumed as a matter of course that the loss was her own. An inquest was held upon the body, and the jury returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased committed suicide. A coffin was ordered, the other children of her family, supposed brothers and sisters of the deceased, went into mourning, the money was procured from the burial club upon the coroner s certificate, and Thursday last was fixed for the interment to take place. On the morning of that day the bereaved mother desired that a lock of her son s hair should be obtained for her, but immediately upon seeing' it a suspicion entered her mind that it was not her son's hair. She then went and viewed the body, and received a confirmation of the justness of her susnicion. The clothes of the deceased were then procured, and were found to be those of a stranger. Her happiness culminated in a few short hours, for her own son returned to her, having journeyed as far as Sheffield and back. The strange news soon spread, and soon the real parents of the deceased heard the sad intelligence, and tendered the last offices of respect. It is seldom, even in this fitful and uncertain existence, that such singular coincident circumstances occur, and are productive of such peculiar combinations.
The Northern Daily Times. — 1856-08-26 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

SUICIDE BY A MAN UNKNOWN.-011 Saturday night, shortly after ten o'clock, a middle aged man, who, from his appearance, was in poor circumstances, went into a shop in School-lane, and asked for a drink of water, which was supplied. He snapped up a large knife, ran into the street, and drew it across his neck. Thomas Davies, of Church-alley, wrested the knife out of the man's hand, and some other men caught him and took him to the Southern Dispensary, where he died shortly after. The body has not as yet been recognised. It is supposed that the unfortunate man was mad, and that he was a tailor. A BAND STOPPED !—Yesterday, about half-past two o'clock, a " little sensation" was created in Lord Street, consequent on the following incident :—Some twenty youths, apparently about forrteen years of age, dressed in very light blue long coats, white trousers, and red caps, came up from Church Street playing fifes and beating drums' followed by a large crowd of people. The boys looked well, and had a semi-military air about them ; and. from their picturesque appearance, a rumour (and what will not a rumour do ?) ran about to the effect that they were Turks, belonging to a man-of-war of that nation. On marched the boys, playing —and in good s yle, too—" The girl I left behind me," and, as they proceeded, the crowd augmented at every step. No doubt the poor little fellows imagined they were doing it " very fine," and tbey were the " observed of all observers ;" in this latter respect they were not mistaken, for, just as they reached Tohn Street, a big policeofficer presented himself before the astonished ' band master," and commanded him to "stop !" The order was instantly obeyed, and, of course, the cessation of the music had the effect of collecting a larger crowd than would the sounds of the ear-piercing fife. The usual interogatory of " what's it all about ?" ran through the crowd, when the police-officer informed the people that there was an order prohibiting bands from playing in the streets. One or two persons seemed rather indignant, and asked why were German bands allowed, and English boys prevented from enjoying themselves ? The question was not answered. It appears the boys had come from some part of Yorkshire, on an excursion train, and that they thought to astonish all Liverpool by their music, and a flag which was borne in front of the band, with the inscription, " Britains hope !" If " all Liverpool" was not astonished at the boys, we are sure the lads were " right fairly astonished", at what they, no doubt, considered an infringement on the "liberty of the subject." But, after all, the prohibition is necessary, taking into account the unmusical tastes of divers cab and other horses, that take too much " liberty" at duloet sounds, by dashing off at full speed—despite the restrictions of leather thongs and arms--and often upset poor apple women. We think, however, if the application of restriction be applied as above, the German brass band nuisance ought to be effectually put down.
The Northern Daily Times. — 1856-08-20 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE.  On Sunday afternoon Harry Jas. Jukes, formerly clerk and commission agent in the City, was found dead in his bed, at No. Philpot street, Commercial-rooad East, and under lA' circumstances which left no doubt that he had poisoned himself. It appears that the wife of the unfortunate deceased left town a few days since, with her only son, a little boy, to attend the funeral of her late father at Yarmouth. The deceased, who had met with many adversities, had since been in a desponding state. He came home soon after 11 o'clock on Saturday night, and went to bed. He did not appear on Sunday morning, and in the afternoon, soon after two o'clock, the servant in the house opened the door of his room and found him in bed dead, and the countenance much distorted. On a table in the room in which deceased lodged were discovered two letters written by the deceased, as follows.:—" To Mr. and Mrs. Chapman,—Should I be discovered a corpse in this house, during my dearest wife's abscence, it will be my own act—self-poisoning by acetate of morphia. Cause I have none. All I request you to do, after the fact, is to inform my darling wife in the most delicate way von possibly can. Her address is Mrs. Martha Rebecca Jukes, No. 1, Chapel-square, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Should you have to make any preparation for my funeral, do so in the most economical manner possible.— h enry James Jukes, Sunday, 17th of August, 1856."—The second letter was as follocss : " 10A, Philpot-street, Sunday, 17th August, 1856.—T0 my beloved wife—Should I be found a corpse, it will be my own wicked action, produced by poison, held in possession some long time. I really cannot account for my taking so dangerous a course, only that lam tired of my life, not my married life, but things run so contrary and unpromising for the future. I dread poverty. May Gad bless and favour you and my dear boy Willy is my last dying prayer. Ido not wish you to remain a widow any longer than is usual, say twelve months. For my putting an end to my own existence is an offence that I pray God may forgive me. S) my darling wife, when I am no more, forgive me the many wrongs I have done you. My watch I leave on the bedroom mantel shelf, and 14s. 6d. with two or three halfpence is all the cash I now have. All I can care for in dying is to be sure you and my dear Willy, our son, may never know my privations. You will pray for my soul; and in my last moments I declare you to be a really good, true, fond and faithful wife. From your departed, unaccountable husband, Henry James Jukes. The remains of the poison is in my trowsera pocket. Henry James Jukes."—Mr. Stevens f iind a paper containing acetate of morphia in the deceased's trousers pocket.
The Northern Daily Times. — 1856-08-21 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

BANKING FRAUD.—A curious fraud has been perpetrated here this week. A Dublin house remitted to a correspondent in Liverpool their own cheque on the Royal Bank of Ireland, payable to the order of the Liverpool house and crossed. The latter replied that such a payment was not available in Liverpool, on which the Dublin, firm requested a return of the draft, to replace it with another remittance. Instead of a reply, one of the clerks of the Liverpool house, waited on the house here with the cheque, stating he had occasion to be in Dublin, and requesting a simple draft to bearer, which he would cash. This was given, and immediately cashed by the clerk, who had, however, not lett the office many minutes, before a telegraphic message was received, stopping payment of the cheque, and shortly afterwards the services of the detectives were called into requisition, but, as far as we had heard, unsuccessfully. A curious question will Arise as to whom the loss will fall upon in the event of the money not being recovered. It ought, however, to put an end to the unfair and unmercantile practice, which is too general in Ireland, to send drafts on provincial towns to Dublin, or even to England, in payment, merely to save the expense of a letter of credit and gain a day or two's time. It must also be borne in mind that bankers who pay a draft or lettta. of credit with 0 forged endorsement are not Itst'te for the loss oa the :forgery. Virlirn such cheq are , " they should be always crossed to a banker, buts , if they a any case f9ll into bad hands, the sender Freeman's Journal, may lose the money.— StrictnE.—On Saturday inquest at Ca ay the coroner for Kent, held an 7.: woman Lerbary on the body of Ann Steer, a single , i.,sl years of age, who had committed suicide ' Zarly that morning by hanging herself in the wash-house of her brother's house. The deceased was to have been married the previous day to a carbineer named Greaves, but the commanding officer refused to grant leave, and her friends were opposed to it. The deceased had previously kept company with a young man named West, and was desirous to leave the country. The poor girl was found hanging and quite dead shortly after a detachment of the Carbineers left the city en route for Io hersweetheart : George,—You took great Greatesttrouble o write to me on Tuesday about my going with . He was a man Tuesday will either live or die for me, and I will do so for him, Remember, George, how you deceived me. Daily and hourly you sought my, ruin —often did you wish to get me into trouble, but the Lord protected me so far. Your conscience will tell you you was a base, deceitful man, but God never pays debts with money. My life I will Pay my father and mother what you owe forfe me—it will helpdear my funeral expenses. You have broken my mind—you seduced nie —and God will reward you for it. You will never prosper. Remember these last dying words of one who has been the dupe of all your lies. My heart aches—my hand trembles—and in a few moments I shall be launched into eternity." Verdict, " temporary insanity."