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The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1895-09-28 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

POLICE COURTS.  BOROUGH. S Alderman C. Willmer rod Mr.  I Grayson. Tag fiallitMeren • Sox= AT mu Docma. A esspectable.lookinir girl named Lucinda CIZ/ ml=dzeWing with her married sister at t, waa Mought up .on remand with haWgettempted to timumit suicide by 'wren into the ArVd Doak and also with being a lanatie not under proper care and control. It will be remembered that prisoner was remanded to the workhouse for Metrvistion.—P.C. 116 Mercy) now stated that whilehemming her down to the court that mornlag the Ike talked quite rationally and had told him the for what she had done. The evidence coscerein-tb.offence wait that on Friday. the Tel lust., the prisoner and a girl friend were well :Is Docks Maths direction of-Seseosibe, when ressarleed we her, companion that the water Lobed and she had some trouble on herrn:dad. Very tm=g on a little further and when an the ,'Alfred Rick bridge Christen took her Jacket off sal handed itto her 0016131110p0n. WllOlll she asked to bold It for her:: Theactipanion took it and turned rand fft watthecnis operations viragos at mother hridim mama immediately afterwards the heard a sphnh, and as riming round again saw Chriatery rtrapgiany fa .ths Matin.-. Assistance. happily war at hand, eel ebs was minracd and wan to the hoopla& In aa mmoonseineaatate. Prisoner said die had an Medd* Oa Mr mind and ahe bad jumped into the swam in • temper.-atilderman Willmar and this less ter, -narkers eharge against. the primmer. She wee 'Wry .corgrei=gd a' pity to see her .i 2 the !would see that =1 it ot been for the assistance el I those essethe Doskall would not hate beam there' then. Let that We be • wining to tier and ut 'nothing disturb her mind in haw. She weld be' banded.arer to the care of her sister., who pemolsaff to look titer her,rAlderrasa Williser said the doctor • stile astrAhousemight have provided thorn meth a oertilleath testifying as to the state of ChnistenAt mindorell intimated their cloth (Mx. Copeland) to commtusiesas with him. • irronamrP Compeer. MIMI= Crminsmowss Aimee Ilter.:4-An ”rmlortimate named hbensmit, Alice' ,Linodon,l4 ,Taylor'rehaildinge, was must to gaol for 41 days'. bard labour, for having lienmulhir of indecent oondost in an retry off Awatiwabasi an 'LFriday,night.  IBrio  Merenitv.-4Before thy Mayor (Aldermen T. liesem) Sladihic -13: T. Gosterdsedir. A
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1895-07-03 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

FIRE IN ORANGE-ROAD WEST.  On Monday afternoon about half-past two o'clock, • telephone memage was reoeived at the Central Fire -Nation in Hamilton-street, that a fire had broken out Ai the back of Mr. Cole's grocery establishment, 10, Orange road West. The brigade, under the direction al Superintendent Monk and Engineer Beckwith, Immediately turned out with the horse-bier carriage rid arrived at the seat of the fire in about five lainutee. The fireman found the- hayloft above the 1 stable to be well alight,- but with a plentiful hopplY o water from • hydrant brought into use, the gamin nrorl3 soon subdued. A store of hay, which wu ID the hat, was peaeneaby spoiled lay the fire and water. and the rafters of the loft were charred oonsiderably. ' Had it not been for the prompt arrival of the brigade a serious outbreak might have been the result ai the itanwe-bad got a good hold. After choroughlY oalr. sting the hay with water to prevent another autbresk the &omen returned to headquarters at HamllMll- but hardly had they got everything straight when they, received a second alarm a fire from the Girls' Refute Home, Euston Grove. On going. the'. the brigade leamd that a quantity of clothm InWe 'lndry had been *blase, but had been suooessfslll .rarished by the inmates. The firemen took !he precaution to render another outbreak imposs.* by thoroughly quenching the emottiderieg clothing, etc.  I Januar; lud I extingt4shed  • Tunir'ff &PA fitirveragoirstood value in Mile ()napery, krt ••••• -G -...Breanizzata Brair-Toatio Lummuni.--Standial for the week ending June 29th, 1895. Volumes leened rredeartos library, 987 ; lending librarl. 2647 ; branch libraries, 0a Average per d.y, Referee, librarYi 16rie'r lending library, 441; branch libraries. StQfell for good value in Brehm-tux Pow, ea Surroore. A few minute, before midsibt on Monday P.C. 90 (Ravenhill) found Jur. Walker, of 2 Pool Bank-road, New Ferry, • Privet° in the Mad °beelike Regiment, lying in New Cb.' ter-road, near St. Paul's-road, with Ilia leg WWI, below the knee. The offiree utilised hie staff ma..! piece of wood se s spline, and bandaged the limb env • bandkerehien foderwalds removing the patient le fbe Borough Moitpital, where be was attended by pf; Green, and kept an in-patient The soldier Or, that be had dipped off the kerbstone and fell ee knee. MURDER AND SUICIDE was nearly comeni*d— wir in lionds, which ended in sBIIIDDNA
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1895-09-25 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

POLICE COURTS.  SATC/IDAY.—Before Alderman C. Willmer and Mr. H. H. Grayaon. TR' ATTIMPTZD SVICIDS Al THII Docxs. A respectable looking girl named Lucinda Christery, aged 18, and residing with her married sister at 48, Cathcart-street, was brought up on remand chaigW with having attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the Alfred Dock and also with being a lunatic not under proper care and control. It will be remembered that prisoner was remanded to the workhones for observation.—P.C. 116 (Fleecy) now stated that while bringing her down to the court that morning she had talked quite rationally and had told him she was sorry for what she had done. The evidence concerning the offence was that on Friday, the 7th inst., the prisoner and a girl friend were crossing the Docks in the direction of Seacombe, when Chnstery remarked to her companion that the water looked very,tempting and she bad some trouble on her mind. They wanted on a little further and when on the Alfred Dock bridge Chriatery took her jacket off and handed it to her companion, whom she asked to bold it for her. The companion took it and turned round to watch some operations going on at another bridge when immediately afterwards she heard a splash, and cm turning round again saw Christery struggling in the water. Amistance, happily was at hand, and she was rescued and conveyed to the hospital in an unconscious state. Prisoner mid she had no trouble on her mind and she had Jumped into the water in a temper.—Alderman Willmar said this was a very serious charge against the prisoner. She was very , dit was• pity to see her in such a position. Una:cl and upon the seriousness of the charge she would see that had it not been kw the assistance of those near the Dock abe would not have been there then. Let that case be a warning to her and let nothing disturb her mind in future. She would be handed over to the care of ter sister, who promised to look after her.—Alderman Willmer said the doctor at the workhouse might have provided them with a certificate testifying as to the Mats of Cbristery'e mind, and instructed their clerk (Mr. Copeland) to communicate with him. INDZOIOZT CONDOM Axon= UNFOPIONATI SINT TO Geok—An unfortunate named Margaret Alice Lyndon, 12, Taylor'e-buildings, was sent to gaol for 14 days' hard labour, for having been guilty of indecent conduct in an entry off Austin-street on Friday night.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1895-09-14 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

ANOTHER ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT THE DOCKS.  INEXPLIC2U3LE CONDUCT OS A YOUNG  GIRL.  ' Yesterday at the Borough Police Court before Meters. C. T. Goetenhofer and B. Jones, &Meetable looking girl, pruned E.llen Davies, of 93, wredr. street, who gave her age as 16, was charged with having attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the Egerton dock, and also with being • lunatic loud wandenag there. Superintendent Clarke stated that about 145 AM. on Thursday afternoon the prisoner was seen on the quay of the Egerton dock, and immediately vita,. wards dock gateman Tucker saw her jump Into the water. He immediately threw a life-buoy to her bait I she refused to take hold of it, nor indeed dia she make any effort to lave herself. Another Dock Board employee named Henry Watson then are into the water, and kept Davies afloat until a (nit was thrown down to them and they were hauled ashore. If it had not been for the prompt assientoor of Watson the girl, in all probability, would We been drowned. Henry Watson, a hydraulic engineer, at bridge, was called and said that while he was. in 10. dook pteman's hut the prisoner came to the door sad said' My name is Davies. I belong ta 9.4 WoOd street, and if there ia any inquiries made fix ree tlI will find me at the bottom of the dock." She tbes ran off and iv-knees followed with all Mao sbAntisg to her as he ran not to go into the waits, goerreL' she took no notice of him, and jumped eight into dock. He then went on to state how when the orrbuoy was thrown to her prisoner kept bra head under the water all the time. Dock Gateman SO (Tucker) spoke to *rowel the lifebuoy to the prisoner, and P.C. 104 (Baird) that when she had been hauled out of the water be rendered first aid, after which he wrapped her in blankets and took her to the hospital. She lee et' sensible when first hauled out oI the water, and on coming round she complaine(l of paint in her lege She had a fit on Thursday afternoon and two wont that morning. Mrs. Danes, the mother, said that her daughter had been subject to fits for the last four years, and she was utterly unoontaolable when under the is. fiuence of them. She had two fits about 7 o'clock on Thtusday morning. She had been under the doctor, but he could do no good with her, and apparently there was no ours for her. When star went out witness would send her eon to watch her, Sad sometimes she would be found in one part of the town and sometimes in another. Prisoner was remanded to the workhouse for • fortnight for observation. The Bench awarded Watson Ms., remarking that his prompt ection trie very creditable.  THZ Borst Roo( BIAGLIB'S Cr—ln our rep9rl of the Agricultural Show bud week we omitted to er filename of the winner of the Boyalßock BeaftkevuP which was won by Mr. S. Brown, Blinkfieldi Fern), EttBthitlll, With hie heifer " Clematis." The awn ira.leman's mare, "Maid of the Mat" won the &11l neeleo prize for home.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1895-10-02 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

SAD END OF A WEST KIRBY  GENTLEMAN.  Mr. J. H. Rodvel Roberts, Carnarvonshire ooroner, held an inquest on Saturday at LlAndudno touching the death of Alfred Wolfgang. Arthur Wolfgang, wine and spirit broker, Roylake, said deceased was his brother, and was • West African trader hems for • holiday. Deemed ems • :Mee man, about 26 years old, and had been living at West Kirby with his sister. Ho last saw him alive in Liverpool last Manday. The Coroner: Ihme laudanum was found, • I believe. Witness: He has been taking laudanum for several years to my knowledge. The Coroner: What for? Blasphemes.. Did he ever stiffer from an overdose? Never, I never beard at it.  The Comer; :7-His habits were not yen, regular No; but they were not intemperate. He intended going back to the coast again in • few days. He never had say worries, financially or family. Have you any reason to think he committed suicide? Not the slightest. His prospects were very mdthindeed, and he was generally very careful of his The (kroner: The idea of suicide is prevalent. Witness: Oh, it's the last thing I should have thought of him doing. A two-ounce bottle about half full of laudanum was bare produced, which bore the address of • West Kirby chemist, and had been found in deceased's bed Thomas Foulkes, boots at the Queen's Hotel, Llandudno, said that deceased told him on Thursday night to mill him at seven on Friday morning. He seemed perfectly "right" at the time. Witness called as requested, but tno answer. The chambermaid afterwards ned but pt no answer. Witness then called eotaieilain, and failing to pt • reply got into s bedroom through the window and found deceased lying in bed. Thinking he was dead he called for assistsnoe. Nurse Holland said that when she entered the room on hearing the man was dead she sent for the doctor and the police. A glass was found by the bedside with some remains, shout five drops, of laudanum in it. Deceased also smelled of laudanum. His face wsa buried in the pillow, as if he had fallen asleep. Men who went abroad were in the habit of carrying • small medicine ohest, and got quite familiar in these things, and she thought probbEy deomaed would use the drug with much leas precaution than ordinary Lae Jury returned • verdict that deceased took laudanum to induce sleep, and on this occasion unfortunately book an overdose.  Drasmanasti Faaa Foam LEBEARll6.—Stitlstice ke tbsyweek aiding September 30th, 1896. Volumes Weed: reference -library, 1,370; lending libraries, 4_, _663j Awasflo W_ dal Reference library, 228 ; Lending libraries, 777. Ask for Ondahy's "Rex Ox Tongues and Lunch Tongues. Delicious appetisers. je26de23 Britons I at Football Oats, support home trade. 'readers! sit Football Oats, duty don't evade. Parente! eat Football Oats, beet quality made. Stmaar's Famous Christmas Club is now open to enroll members at all his branches. Finest 'Creamery Butter, is. 21.4816
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1895-09-11 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

CHAPTER XIX WITH THMINDS. DOC (At Fielding turned hie kind, grave eyea upon the frightened fees of hie pretty wife and shook his head. __  " No, she is not dead, Minnie, but I shall have to reserve all explanations until we have resuscitated her." he said. "She is in a deep swoon now, and before we try to revive her 1 waidi you to bring some of your warm dry gar mutts and put upon her. You see she is guile damp now. She has been in the water." "In the waster—oh, dear!" Minnie Fielding cried, with a @liver,.  Nina's slumber was • tong and deep sew She had scarcely depb an hose since her husband's hone-coining, and now since bee rocker attempt ab suicide exhausted nature could bear no more. Wearily, heavily, almost liks one in a state of coma, she lay and' slumbered, Lb. pale, pale face, with this dark lashes lying heavily against her cheeks, looking death-like in its wanness, while the breath. was bearably perceptible as it fluttered over her lips. The doctor and his wife stole in and out now and then to look at her, but they were careful .not to disturb her, and the little one was carried to a distant room that its cries might nob awake her.  "I. will go and light a fire in the kitchen while you change your patient," said her hit-bead. 'I dare say Mrs. Strangemore will need a cup of warm coffee when she revives." "And I have been so lazy I have not made a drop this morning," Mrs. Fielding cried, penitently. "Of course not—it is much too early for breakfast yet, but I will see about the coffee, dear, while you attend to your friend." He slipped on a short gray dressing-gown and went out. Min. Fielding went about the task lie had set her with tearful alacrity, pausing now ond then to drop a kiss on the pale cheeks of the unconscious girl. "Oh, my dear little pupil, my sweet Nina, what has happened to you ?" she cried, sorrow• fully, as she buttoned up her own pretty blue dressing-gown upon the slim, girlish figure. Brunething in the sorrowful, tender won's must have gone straight through the sealed consciousness of Nina for Ale stirred faintly and opened her eyes. Their dark wondering gaze fell on Mrs. Fielding's tender tearful face. "Nina, my darling little girl," she repented, fondly, and eluding the oold little bands in both her own, "Oh, my little pupil, bow glad lam to see you again. I have wished so often Shia you would come and see me in my humble happy little borne, and now my hope is fulfilled l"  Doctor Fielding hoped much from Utak ten, saving sleep. "She will awaken mated and refreshed', and although very weak from her long, unbroken fast, she will be in a baiter frame of mind, and I have no doubt that she will repenb of the desperate deed she attempted. last night," he said.  Meanwhile the chilly dawn had broken and one of the most inclement days of blustering March had set in. It rained, hailed, snewsid by turns, and the cold'isas intense.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1885-06-27 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

MONDAY. (Before Mr. Preston.) A VIOLENT neeerraen.—John Smith, of no eel with being ? erneicinrdieortiocea,s, was an acshsaarut3ing (earns) and 26 A (Brown), in Grange-street, m Saturday night. P.C. Burns stated that re Saturday night he was called to the Borough lee, where he found the prisoner and the bar. san struggling on the ground. He asked the "limner to go out, bat he refused, and witness Id to put him out by force. When he got kim outside he again reqaested him to go home, ad several friends also tried to get him away, hi he persisted in remaining there, and a large crowd collected. In consequence of his disorderly behaviour witness was compelled to nt the assistance of P.C. Brown and others btake bite into custody. He was very violent ad bit witness's hand very severely, and also belied Brown badly on the knee.—P.C. &ewe corroborated. Superintendent Clarke rated that he was called to Egerton-street ad there found the prisoner and two officers Waggling. The prisoner behaved like a perhi tewlman. Witness tried to calm him, ad when he became more composed he asked lam to go away hut he refused, and it took five alkers in adrition to witness to convey him tithe bedewed, followed by a crowd of wend hundred people, who created a great iiiturbance all the way to the police-station. he prisoner expressed his sorrow for what hied dune, and stated that he had not tasted Mink for three years before Saturday night. So bad been in India three years and had had ormatroke, and a very small quantity of kink numediately took effect on him.—He hi committed to gaol for one month with lied labour. Tee ATTEMPT TO COMYTT liitncrtic.—Francis O'houtiell, a labourer, of no settled residence, 'Si brought up on remand charged with hay'al attempted to c..m nit suicide by jumping loathe Wallasey Dock on Saturday week.— krill be remembered that the prisoner was allmuded to the workhouse for a week in eder that the state of his mind could be enlaced iuto.—Superiutendent Clarke stated that the prisoner was all right now, and there we been nothiog wrong with him mentally. -The. prisoner promised not to attempt to !mama suicide again, and on that understand. ce he was discharged. ...
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1896-07-22 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

ATTEMPTED SUIOIDE BY HANGING. --Before Mews, H. H. „Orayaon, T. L..Dodda, and J. Craven at the Borough Police Court, yesterday, a married woman named Mary McDonough, 8, Elizaheth-etreet, was charged with having attempted to commit suicide by hanging herself. P.C. IT (Schofield) gave evidence to the effect that shortly after three o'clock on Sunday afternoon he wait called to the hones where the prisoner and her husband midi,. He found the prisoner in the miller, surrounded by several women, who toll him that she had attempted to hang herself. He seat for a donor, who ordered the prisoner'e removal to-the workhouse, whither he took her. On the way ahe said she might as well tell him the truth • she had had two glassea of rum, and that morning h.; linsbancluAd hr that he had enouglr money left to buy a revolver with which he would blow her brains out. The women in the house handed ware apiece of rope, which prisoner, be was informed, had tied to a na4 in the wall, and Ow tried to hang herself. She also had a handkerchief round her neck, which was very much males on both sidee.  Prisoner now said she had a very bad husband, who drank his money every week, and did not bring enough home. On Sunday morning be got buid of her by the neck, and said he had enough money left to buy a revolver, and would shoot her. As re [carded attempting to hang herself, she was very sorry. Mr. 04cDonough denied these accusations, and informed the Bench that when be went to waken his wife on Sunday morning she told him to buy a revolver and blow her lamina out. She had been strange in her manner for some little time past. p.c 34 (Mountfield) was called, and said he lived in the neighbourhood where the prisoner and lier husband retude. Frequent quarrels acme between the prisoner and her husband, especially on Sundays, in consequence of their drunken habits. Liquor Trim constantly being carried into the house. The children. seven in number, ran about in their bare feet. The magistrates ordered prisoner to be detained in the workhouse for a week.  Economical Housekeepers Always obtain the best of everything. HARTLEY'S RASPBERRY JAM 111 01 Till 111:8T AND PURIST QUALITT, And the sale is increasing every year. W. P. HanrurT's Label on every Jae. So/d by all grocers. SW
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1896-11-07 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

SIOULSAISK EXPOSED. (lien Only). Sun. 15th, 11 a.m.—" Does God Answer Prayer?' „ 3 p.m.—" Who Was Jesus Christ r „ 7 p.m.—" Iv Suicide a Sint" Mon. ~ 16th, 8 p.m.—" Mrs. Beeson, Mahatmas Exposed." Tue. „ 17th, 8 pm,—" Sceptical Romeo to Chrls•' Admbilmi Free. Reserved test. 3d. no 7-14 Collection to defray expenses. Dismission challenged.  13IIRSI:IINT to an Order of the Court of Chancery of the County Palatine of Limeades., mule in the matter of the estate of THOMAS TICKLE, deceased, Tickle and others, infants, by Isaao Brew, their next Mend, Plaintiffs, Tickle, Defendant, 18.46. T 109, wherein an enquirg is directed to be made whether any, and what debts have been incurred by the defendant since the Intestate's death, in taming on the bustnese of • farmer and milk dealer, formerly carried on by the intestate. Any persons having any claims are, on or before the 4th day of December, 1896, to send by post, prepaid. to Mr. tieo,ge Rogereon, • member of the firm of Messieurs Barker and ltogereoo, of White Friars. In the City of Chester, the eolioitors of the defendant. Annie Tinkle, the administratrix of the deceased, their christian and surnames, addreses, and deeMptions, and in the case of firms, the names of the partners and the style or title of the firm, the full particulars of their claim, a statement of their amounts, and the nature of the securities (if any) held by them, or in default thereof, they will be peremptorily excluded from the benefit of the said Order, EveLcsirsetditor holding any security is to produce the same before the ear of the Liverpool District, at his Chambers, situate at No. , Cooketreet, Liverpool, In the County of Lancaster, on the 10th day of December, 1896. at 11 o'clock In the forenoon, being the time appointed to adjudiciste on the claims. Dated this 6th of Nevember, 1896. F. WI 8 TAYLOR, Registrar. J. P. CARTWRIGHT 1 SONS, 9, White Friars. no? Chester. Solicitors for the Plaintiffs.