npedrazzini/19thc_murder_suicide_news huggingface dataset:
The Sun. — 1847-06-30 (London, England)

LOW RATES OF PREMIUM. Persons Assnring in this Office have the benefit of the Lowest rates of Premium which is compatible with the safety of the Assured, and which is, in effect, equivalent to an Annual Bonus; they have likewise the security of a large subscribed capital—an Assurance Fund of a Quarter of a Million—and an Annual Income of 65,0001., arising from the issue of nearly 6,000 Policies. ANNUAL PREMIUM TO ASSURE £lOO.  Age. For One Year. 20 £0 17 3 £Ol9 1 30 1 1 3 1 2 7 40 1 5 0 1 6 9 50 1 14 1 I LO 10 60 3 2 4 • - 7 o  For Seven Years. I Whole Term.  £1 11 10 2 0 7 2 14 10 116  One-half of the " Whole Term" Premium may remain on credit or seven years, or one-third of the Premium may remain for life as a debt upon the policy at 5 per cent., or may be paid off at any time without notice. In Assurances for advances of money, as security for debts, or as a provision for a family where the least present outlay is desirable, the varied and comprehensive tables of the Argus will be found to be particularly favourable to the Assured. Policies assigned as a bona fide security to others, will not be rendered void m consequence of death by suicide, duelling, or by the hands of justice. In case of death by the above causes, where the Policies are not assigned, the gross amount of Premiums received will be returned. Claims paid in one month after proofs have been furnished. The Medical Officers attend daily at a Quarter before Two o'Clock, and Policies issued the same day.  E. BATES, Resident Director. A liberal Commission to Solicitors and Agents.  PROMOTER LIFE ASSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY, 9, Chatham-Place, Blackfriars, London.—Established in 1826. Subscribed Capital, 240,0001.
The Sun. — 1847-06-30 (London, England)

LOW RATES OF PREMIUM. Persons Assuring in this Office have the benefit of the Lowest rates of Premium which is compatible with the safety of the Assured, and which is. in effect, equivalent to an Annual Bonus ; they have likewise the security of a large subscribed capital—an Assurance Fund of a Quarter of a Million—and an Annual Income of 65,0001., arising from the issue ot nearly 6,000 Policies. ANNUAL PREMIUM TO ASSURE £lOO.  For One Year.  For Seven Years.  Whole Term.  £0 17 3 1 1 3 1 5 0 1 14 1 3 2 4  £0 19 1 1 2 7 1 6 9  £1 11 10 2 0 7 4 14 10 4 0 11  3 7 0  6 0 10  One•half of the " Whole Term" Premium may remain on credit or seven years, or one-third er of the Premiummay be may aid remain forany lifo as a debt upon the policy at 5 p cent., or p off at me without notice. In Assurances for advances of money, as security for debts, or as a provision for a family where the least present outlay is desirable, the varied and comprehensive tablos of the Argus will be found to be particularly favourable to the Assured. Policies assigned as a bona fide security to others, will not be rendered oid ,n consequence of death by suicide, duelling, or by the hands of justice. In case of death by the above causes, where the Policies are not assigned, the gross amount of Premiums received will be returned. Claims paid in one month after proofs have been furnished. The Medical Officers attend daily at a Quarter before Two o'Clock, and Policies issued the same day. E. BATES, Resident Director. A liberal Commission to Solicitors and Agents.  ROMO TER LIFE ASSURANCE AND P ANNUITY COMPANY, 9, Chatham-place, Inaubscribed Capi ckfriars, London.l —Established in 1826. Sta, 240,000/.
The Sun. — 1847-12-08 (London, England)

ANNUAL NIJIMIUM TO ABSUILI 4100.  Ago. For One Year. 20 £0 17.3 30 1 1 3 40 1 5 0 50 1 14 1 60 3 2 4  For Seven Years. Whole Term £0 19 1 £1 11 10 127 2 0 7 1 6 9 2 14 10 1 19 10 4 0 11 3 7 0 6 0 10  Oue-half of Um " 'Whole Term" Premium may remain on credit ler seven years, or one-third of the Premium may remain for life as a debt upon the policy at 5 per cent., or may be paid off at any time Without •otice.  Policies assigned as a security to others, will not be rendered void In consequence of death 1.,y suicide, duelling, or by the hands of Justice. In ease of death by the above causes, where the Policies Sr. not assigned, the gross amount of Premiums received will be returned.  Claims paid in one month after proofs have been approved. The Medical Officers attend daily at a Quarter before Two o'Clock, UAL Policies issued the same day.  E. BATES, Resident Director. A liberal Commission to Solicitors and Agents.  6 ii-1 r, I red ti ....,„. 1,0 s. z a R" 1...05—. a '5 i 4 ',; g :7- 0.• 2n. o . .... .. yln r, v o 2 . * x r. 0 = F 50 o• ',3' a 3 Es ? 05 0!. g = : • •p; ?„,, '- *i. P = 44, 1i ......___ --x j .z. g. d. X. I. d. X I 1634 7 60 1,000 62 15 0 24 15 5 248 40 1228 7 48 1,000 39 15 0 14 7 3 244 ' 26 1829 6 89 1,000 GO 0 0 20 119 224 32 1239 6 43 2,0001 68 0 0 21 0 7 474 , 31 1840 5 44 1,000 3* 0 0 9 6 0 201 1 27 1841 4 49 2,000 82 10
The Sun. — 1847-06-16 (London, England)

DIVISION OF PROFITS. e-4,4th 11, Septennial Meeting of this Company, held on the llth ,1414,74 a BONUS, averaging 23 per cent. on the amount of "Mite 44' Paid, Was declared on Policies entitled to participate in "ui fifths, di 80 per cent of the entire Profits of the Company, futur th e visions be aPpropriated to all Assurers entitled to Every erein. a,advantage Is offered by this Company to Assurers. Pr,„.4c!es taken out for the whole term of life, one-half of the An„rertiL'alms thereon may remain unpaid for five years. C‘401,435, ured with the Company are allowed to reside in many e: the ales without additional charge, and the Premium required '444 ,s.'ast t Indies, and other extra risks, is more than h. "klerat Perth,. originating with this Company, great security is offered dvar7 Assuring the Lives of others. e!lacorne." continue to be made to Assurers on Assignable Property -"tieg:`. and also ou the guarantee of most undoubted personal bfetaile4 "licatin„ Prospectuses and every information may be obtained, by -" at the Office: or by letter addressed to the Actuary. WILLIAM RATRAY, Actuary and Secretary.  V • V 1454.4 f 4.11e111- of the " Whole Term" Premium may remain on credit zut px Years, or one-third of the Premium may remain for life as a "Ithopt n the Policy at 5 per cent., or may be paid off at any time 44iletlee. hprovi:l2ences for advances of money, as security for debts, or as zte ,1 for a family where the least present outlay is desirable, cith„el,nct comprehensive tables of thtArgus will be found to be dttrellrAll.!ivourable to the Assured.: ka:;1 void Tiled as a bona tide security to others, will not be refl. r: f ~Lll consequence of death by suicide, duelling, or by the ii;',lts%',.'stice. In case of death V the above causes, where the rettl," not assigned, the gross amount of Premiums received will ~,Cialt;l",ed• bA*ne kelr, id in one month after proofs have been furnished. Poucl" issue teal Officers attend daily at a Quarter before Two o, Clock, d the same day. A liberal E. BATES, Resident Director. Commission to Solicitors and Agents.  41•11b:i•ai Commission to Solicitors and Agents. IC-pr, ‘,lt IA
The Sun. — 1847-06-16 (London, England)

SUICIDE THROUGZE JEALOUSY.—Friday afternoon ,111 investigation was opened at the Angel, Webber-street, Blackfriars-road, before,Mr. William Payne, the Coroner for the city of London and the borough of Southwark, touching the death of Charles Rassell, a rug weaver, of 2S, Gray's street, Blackfriars-road, who died from the effects of poison on Sunday last. From the evidence it appeared that the deceased, who was nineteen years of age only, had some 1 time since quarrelled with his sweetheart in consequence of I having heard that she had walked a few days ago with another young man. Deceased was occasionally very-violent, .41tid the young girl with whom he associated swore that she was frightened at bim. Alter some consultation, the i ry s4oa4 as their verdict, " Temporary iillaility." ' -11  itself the Cabralist faction—and for anything I know' they may be worthy of the name they have chosen to easume—if such men and such principles are to influence the future Governmentof Portugal, then there is no security for peace, no security there for continued attachment to the Crewn.—(Hear, hear.) And then, indeed, it will not be in the power of England longer to give that advice, and to lend that assistance, which I think she can freely give and freely lend, and which I hope will be effectual for the single purpose Sur which they have been given and lent—to maintain an ancient monarchy, and to obtain from that monarchy guarantees for constitutional freedom.—(Great cheering.) Dr. BOWRING said that the Right Hon. Baronet had advocated the propriety of introducing constitutional principles into the Government of Portugal, but be had not referred to the history or the origin of that state of things which led to the present unhappy condition of that kingdom. Intervention in the internal affairs of that country was, in his opinion, exceedingly mischievous, and he considered that the result would be feelings of dissatisfaction among all parties and the involving of this country in consequences which no one could anticipate. The Hon. Member was proceeding to detail the circumstances which had led to the insurrection, and especially to the arbitrary acts of the Cabralist faction, when
The Sun. — 1847-06-28 (London, England)

THE POTATO CROP.—On Saturday mans market gardeners at Mortlake, Barnes, Putney, .F 111417: and places adjacent, commenced moving the earl t ,Pk; tato crops, which, without any exceptions that coal( 1"" ascertained, are perfectly free from the aphis vasta for, and all other kinds of diseases. The number of potal toes on each root is about the average, and they are as 613° and sound as in any previous season. Some mown) en and have recently been made by a Morning C k:0:1" temporary, having for their object the immediate' 11P; rooting of potatoes for the purpose of sowing hs ne,f beans. A correspondent remarks that such a coursi 3:de adopted, would temporarily annihilate two calve de sources of food, inasmuch as the potatoes would be stroyed, and the time for sowing harico beans is 11. the proper time being towards the close of April or arY, the the in May. The harico beans sown in the sprint fel the present year are scarcely yet in blossom, an probability is, if they were sown now, that, beimg very tender plant, they would not outlive the oho, bt severe frosts which it is well known immediately_ pr t the early dawn of August mornings. Throughou most county of Surrey, generally, the potatoes are ma 3 ; healthy condition. P dills DETERMINED StrICIDE.—On Saturday, —r. ou held an inquest in the University College Hospital, Hannah Greatrix, aged 33. Benjamin Wood, a cowl la; sitor, deposed that he had cohabited with deceased years and, until her repeated attempts to cut his and Cy other means to murdert him, him, compelled hi= .;_°. leave her in January last. Thursday night he met qa ceased in Union-street, Somers-town, when she told abs had taken arsenic; but he did not believe her, as « 3r: had frequently before threatened to destroy hers' The next morning he found her dying in the hospit4 sir where she expired in six hours after her admission. 5110 had recently attempted self-destructiou by swan°, Filial; a quantity of laudanum. Thomas Edwards, assista oI to Mr. Knowles, druggist, Seymour-street, stated the r 011 Thursday evening he sold deceased, in the presence .of witness, four drachms of white arsenic for the avo vied purpose of killing rats. The house-surgeon obset,red that four grains would destroy life, and that the qi2au.• tity sold contained 240 grains. The coroner and Piny censured the culpable practice pursued by chemists ;and Kelly, of Koefnniinndgitsocnrtmsmaiadtetlhyastelalitn selling poison. elTevhe7t. 4 assort Thursday night, he found deceased sitting on the step of a hall door in Green-street. She told him that she ti ad taken poison, and begged of him to procure a constal to carry her to the hospital, which office witness hit self performed. She acknowledged that she took t he poison herself, and expressed a hope that sho would sat survive. Verdict, " Deceased destroyed herself, b there was no evidence as to the state of her mind at ti be time she committed suicide."
The Sun. — 1847-01-01 (London, England)

MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR. IN ST. P ANCRAS Within the last few days a rumour of a set ions character ha's obtained extensive circulation in the parish of St. Pancras, concerning the death of Rose tti a Brown, aged 20, late in the service of Mr. Jenkins, s urveyor, of Huntley-street, Tottenham-court-road, eint I which has given rise to a belief that instead of having: .committed suicide, as she was supposed to have done, al is was murdered. The inquest on Rosetta Brown was field by Mr. Mills on the 23rd ult. The evidence wer it to show, that although betrothed to one young m an., she was in love with another man, when she eonsente d a day or two previous to her death, to have the banr is between herself and her betrothed put up in Paddit igt on church. Th, other person was a lodger in the h our se where Rosetta Brown was in service, and about five o' clock in the afternoon of the day in which she put up, , the banns of marr:age she was discovered in Mr. Jenitint 's coal cellar with her throat cut from ear to ear and a. ca rving knife lying near to her. There was no medical ma ,n examined as to the nature of the wound, and some fri et ids of the deceased charged the suspected party with be'in g the cause of her death, and were about to give evil en ce in reference to her alleged seduction, but the deputy-i 3oronor would not allow them to proceed, alleging, as his reason, if they allowed private character to be assail ed in that court, they might " sit there till doomsday." A long altercation subsequently ensued, and ultimately, a verdict was returned, to that effect, " That4lecesta 3d destroyed herself, but what.was her state of mind ~.at the time there was not sufficient evidence to prove." The friends of the deceased, at the time, loudly expressed their dissatisfaction, and subsequently had the boi ly examined by a surgeon, who, it is stated, declares that the deceased's throat was cut in such a way that i:t was impossible she could have done the act herself. t Mace the occurrence, the suspected party has disappeared, and it is alleged that he has become a lunatic, and is one hundred miles off in an asylum. The affair is about .to undergo a rigid examination.
The Sun. — 1847-04-22 (London, England)

SUBMARINE TELEGRAPIL—Mr, Alfred Barnard, of St. Helier, informs us that he "has had the honour of submitting plans to Lord John Russell (in the event of war) to connect the Channel Islands, Southampton, and the Admiralty, by submarine telegraph, consisting only of one wire, the sea forming the trough to complete the return of the electric current; when, simultaneously, a peal of bells may' be rung here and at Southampton, calling the attention of the officer to the communication about to be transmitted* This experiment," adds Mr. Alfred Barnard, " has lust been satisfactorily proved near the palace at Osborne.'--•rergeY Press.  SUPPOSED SUICIDE BY A DRUNKARD —01:11111es• day an inquest was held before Mr. W. Baker, at the Moores Arms, Bow-common, Bromley, on view or the body of Susannah Degray, aged twenty-two years, of No. 18, Sophiastreet, Poplar. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased was to be married to a sailor named Pierce in a few days, and on Friday evening last they both went tit a lodging house: in Silver-street, teiotlmki'eoeirepn.alsnatteerrl,de-se.feto.vr She several el i ehtwepmaruserpo.uans_ievn remained hiring furnished apartments. She was very intemperate in her habits, and after drinking an immoderate quantity of veryhoomiurnsuecihinn Ich assistedtr oui , walk,sh et aonabecame friend'ss hef e l d there drinking Pierce, considerableher time, h egwr ohuennd , ha endeshesuddenlyi was threw her bonnet and shawl off, and darted from the house. She was immediately followed by her sister-in-law, and directly. afterwards was seen struggling was shortly afterwards recovered and coni of the river Lea. The drags were procured, and the decease" Jury returned a verdict, "That the deceased nveLyiemdethoouthsee Cabuove; public-house, where life was found to be quite extinct. The struggling in the waters of the river Lea, but how became so there was not sufficient evidence before the said jurors." cn.rriedout
The Sun. — 1847-10-26 (London, England)

SUICIDE OF MISS ROMER'S COACHMAN.--taa--r „ S afternoon Mr. Bedford held an inquest at the Queen Head, Queen-street, St. James's, on the body 0' .1"*" William Morgan, aged thirty-two years, coachman„ Miss Romer, the actress, who committed suicide under _ the following circumstances :—George Buriton, ", ' Regent-street, Westminster, said that he was barman `ce his aunt, who keeps the Regent's Arms. The deceased was his brother-in-law, and Miss Romer's macho:lt He was generally of a sullen temper, and bad lately complained of being unfortunate in Derby and St. Leger speculation.. On Tuesday evening last the deceased toe witness to the Surrey Theatre, and passed him int° h ; house over the stage. He at that time appeared depresee in spirits. William Heather, of 29, Tottenham-Pin said that he was a groom, and had known the decea%e for many years. He saw him last alive in to, stables at four o'clock on Thursday afternoon laa,t• .day then sent witness for some cats'-meat. meat. On t morning last witness went to the stables, in Wellington, mews, and he there found deceased hanging by the rto by the means of a piece of rope which was tastene'the a rafter in the loft. The door was locked from inside, and witness was obliged to get a ladder to . by the window. As soon as he entered he cut the rope. with a razor, and then sent for a surgeon. The deceas,, came home on Thursday night at half-past ten after taking Miss Romer from the Surrey Theatre t° her residence. Police-constable C 193, said, that te, searching deceased he found a number of pawnbrokers duplicates; some of them were for articles recently pledged. Other witnesses were examined, who proved that deceased's mind had, from some cause, been paired, and the jury returned a verdict of " Temporal./ insanity." FREE TRADE ...The importations of woollen and cotton goods from France into this port, notwithstanding the dullness of the trade in our manufacturing tut‘f tricts, are on the increase ; considerable quantities.;, cotton and woollen and cotton stuffs, principally pi?' 0,all free of duty, are brought here every week trtehe Havre, in the steamers ; and if, in proportion to FR, trade of other ports in the kingdom with France, jet importations are made at these, it must materially tirrho the manufacture of such goods in this country. ly Atalanta, on Tuesday lost, brought 2,000 pieces, to°s ' fur London houses.—Hampshire Independent. __This
The Sun. — 1847-07-17 (London, England)

WESTMINSTER. DETERMINED ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE AND CHILD MURDER.—Elizabeth Jopping, a middle-aged woman, was charged with attempting to drown herself and child. The poor woman, whose face appeared much swollen and bruised, had a fine infant in her arms, and a little girl about seven years of age by her side. At about four o'clock yesterday morning, a policeman observing the defendant pass through King-street, Westminster, apparently in a very agitated state, he determined to follow her. Defendant after endeavouring to get into two wharfs in Abingdon-street, quickened her pace, and suddenly entering the Horseferry-wharf, threw herself and child into the Thames. The constable immediately followed, and after the poor woman and infant had been under the water, succeeded in catching hold of her and dragging her out with the child in her arms. Both were taken to St. Margaret's workhouse, where every attention was paid to them, and they shortly recovered. The policeman was of opinion that the defendant had been drinking at the time she committed the act. Defendant said that the continual cruelty of her husband had driven her to commit the offence. He had so beaten her about the head on that morning that she hardly knew what she was about. The sister of defendant stood up in the witness box, and said that the husband, who is a bargeman, was as good a husband as ever lived, when sober, but when drunk, a perfect madman. Mr. BURRELL asked whether he often got drunk ? The sister said, not very often. Had the policeman who saw him at the time he was drunk that morning, taken him for ill-treating her, she, in all probability, would not have attempted to destroy herself. Mr. BURRELL inquired whether the policeman saw the husband strike his wife P—A female in the court said she witnessed the whole of the transaction, and the policeman both saw the husband knock his wife's head against the wall, and then kick her. Mr. BURRELL observed, that he grossly neglected his duty then, and inquiries should be made into the matter. , On the sister undertaking the care of the defendant, and the latter promising never again to attempt such an act, she was discharged.
The Sun. — 1847-03-26 (London, England)

DETERMINED 'SUICIDE--Laast night, Mr. William //4_3:11e, the City Coroner, held an inquest in the Cogers' 13,411, at Mr. Ashton's, the White Bear, Bride-lane, on the liuY of Joseph Parkes, aged 32, manager and clerk to ,reasr.. Deeling and Thomas, of the Dudley Foundry, a„lllt,an, Staffordshire, and also at Dudley, who committed --c'de yesterday morning, about two o'clock at Mr. perevrether's, the Albion Coffee-house, Bridge-street, Black„rift", by cutting his throat in the most determined manWithZer a small pen-knife, literally cutting his throat 11151 r. ear to ear, inflicting two deep wounds, completely through the jugular artery. From the evidence, t appeared that the deceased had been in London on the business of his employers, in superintending some works ; the Government Dockyard, at Woolwich, end at West inaln, since which time he had been stopping at Mr. r Zerewether's ; nothing was noticed in the deceased's Tanner nor did he exhibit any symptoms of aberrasen of intellect until Wednesday afternoon, about five O'clock, when the deceased acted in the most extraordinary Th aliner, going up and down stairs quickly, and asserting that he knew there was a conspiracy to kill him. Endealours were made to quiet him, but without effect, after which he opened the window and got on to the balcony, and called "Police, police I" On two of the City police-constables ruing in, he told them that he knew there was a conspiracy . kill him, and that lie had heard the witness and two men lking outside his room, elle of whom said he would kill Llun. and throw him out of window, and that they wanted to steal his clothes ; he however became quiet for a time, but 7.0 n broke out again. A policeman was left with him in Plain clothes, until Mr. Merewether returned, about eleven o'clock, who reasoned with the deceased, and remained until near two o'clock, "hen on the deceased becoming calm and to lay down in his el :tiles, without a light, he was  he tumid nun 'yin  „ring were cal.,A iii, but on tti,ir anival he was quite dew, i nr• Hutchinson said* he had no doubt the deceased was ,Aauo • urtnunder delirium tremens. Verdict—,” - Temporary ilusinity, 0 ,  INAUGURATION OF PRINCE  • -- _