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The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1894-12-22 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

THE SUICIDE AT THE WORKHOUSE. THE CORONER AND THE GUARDIANs, Mr. Edwards said he should like to call attention to the case of the woman who had attempted to commit suicide. Alderman Getley : A very good attempt I think. Mr. Edwards: Yeashe had since died, and a letter had appeared in the BirkenSead News condemning the officers of the institution for not having looked after her alittle more carefully. He wished to explain that when the woman was admitted the master asked her friends if she had ever attempted to commit suicide—a usual question—and he was distinctly told that she never attempted anything of the kind. A few days after the event these same friends admitted that she had attempted to commit suicide on several occasions, and the blame, if anY, should therefore attach to three friends rather than to the officials of the wolchouse. Alderman Woodcock remarked that it seemed to him that Mr. Churton was an Almighty power ins small way, but it was not the thing that he should exercise this power to drag witnesses and officials at an inconvenient hour, down from the workhouse to the Meadows Hotel in Conway-street. Why could not the inquest have been held at the workhouse in the ordinary way. Mr. Edwards replied this was a matter they had no control over. They might send a strong recommendation from the Board that in future all inquests on pkaupers be held at the workhouse. Mr. W. F. Lee thought recommendations from anybody had not the slightest effect upon the coroner who would take care to do only as he pleased. He would put their recommendation in the _waste paper basket and there would be an end to it. Ald,erman Getley rose to order. They were not met to discuss Mr. Churton's actions although the question put by Alderman Woodcock was per. tinent enough. The Clerk, replying to a question, said the Board had no power in the matter. Alderman Woodcock remarked that if this 'happened again he should move that a recommenda. tion be made to the Finance Committee of the Corporation who had the power of dealing with the salary of the Coroner.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1894-01-10 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

SHOOTING A CAT.  SUICIDE OF THE ANIMAL  A respectable dreamed boy named Wallace Hodgson, Montreal Villa, Borough-road, Tranmere was summoned at the Borough Police Court, yesterdays before Messrs. IL Laird and W. Craven, for cruelly illtreating and torturing a cat. It appeared that on Bank Holiday last the boy Hodgson was playing with a loading pistol, and shot a cat belonging to Mr.Carnon, 35, -NVest Bank-road, Devonshire-park. He raid be shot at a bottle which was standing upright in an aehpit when up jumped the cat and was hit by the bullet. The animal then ran away and from what other people said it ran along the walls, into a garden and down into a pad of water from whence it was taken out dead. lit Carnon said he . . . .  informed ll.le—po77-e "no7tie-ca—u7si he valord4he cat very hishly but because he thmghe it was wise to prevent the boy carrying about, such a dangerous weapon. The boy's father gave the lad • good character and blamed himself for not looking closer at the weapon which the boy had purchased with his own money. He was not aware that the pistol was such a dangerous weapon. The boy bought it with the intention of firing at and also with the idea of frightening cats awaVroet  his_pigeonn. The magistrates said the summons was for cruel Bltreatmernt. They did not think there had been cruel illtreatment, though they were of the opinion that the boy had no right to kill ihe cat. But as the BUD111)01113 was wrongly worded, they had, unfortunately, no alternative but to dismiss the ISUMMOIIII It was a very bad thing for the boy to carry about such a pistol, for if it would kill • cat it might kill a human being, and could easily put out an eye or cause other serious injury. They trusted this prosecution would be a wanimg and that the weapon would be need no more. The boy's father promised that the weapon should not be used again and left the pistol in the hands of the police.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1894-05-05 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

DETERMINED ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.  GALLANT RESCUE BY A FERRYMAN. On Friday night, last week, an elderly woman, cleanly but poorly dressed, landed at Woodside stage off the ferryboat Cheshire, which left Liverpool at a quarter past eight o'clock. Instead of going through the gateway and on to the paygateo aim rushed along the stage. A stageman, named George Pickering, maw her and called out that she was going the wrong way. She called back " No, I'm not," and running on to the coaling plank between the stage and the boat, deliberately Jumped into the river before anyone could divine her intentions. Ferry officer Skinner ran up with a boathook and caught hold of the woman's clothing. But the clothes came away leaviag the woman face downwards in the water. Seeing that she would moon have drowned if left for any time, Pickering plunged into the river and caught hold of the woman, and held her on the surface till a boat wee lowered, and they were both picked out. While Pickering was endeavouring to save the woman in the water she struggled desperately to get free, and tried to bite her rescuer. When brought to land, too, she struggled again to get back into the water, and threatened continually that she would do it again as soon as she got her liberty. She was conveyed , promptly to the Borough Hospital where she we.; attended to by Dr. Pollard, who found her wet through, Bober, and suffering only -from the shock of immersion. She told the doctor again and again that she had no friends or relations, and would go into river again if she had the chance. She was kept in the hospital till Thnreday morning, when she was , brought up at the Borough Police Court, before Alderman Willmer and Mr. Joireph.Craven, charged with attempting to commit. suicide. After the evidence had been given by the ferry-officer Skinner, , and engem= Pickering, Dr. Pollard stated that he believed the woman was in the habit of baring fits and had had a slight one while in the hospital. She gave her name to him as Jane Jones hut declined to -tell anything further about herself beyond that she had no friends. However, two persons had called at the hospital and identified her and they had her sent on to the police station. In his opinion, she was not fit to be trusted at large. He thought it would be much infer to have her kept under observation. The pollee had learned from the friends whp had called at the hospital that the woman had a married brother living in Liverpool. There were no friends in Court. Asked had she anything to say, prisoner pleaded that she was in the habit of taki weaknesses and fainting off." The magistrates decided to send her to the Workhouse for • fortnight to be under the care of the medical officer.  I
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1894-03-10 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

SAD DEATH OF A YOUNG WIFE.—An inquest was held on Thursday, at the Clown Hotel, Conway. street, on the body of Mary Elizabeth. hlcTear, aged twenty-one years, the wife of Robert McTear, 21 Erskine-street. It seemed that the deemed, who lived apart from her husband, had been ailing for I some time, and had been attended by Dr. Martin. On. Wednesday her condition became suddenly worse, and she expired ere medical aid could be called in. Mr. A. F. Moore appeared for the husband, and stated thatthe deceased married MeTear in June last year. In October she summoned him, and they separated. A magisterial order was made upon him to contribute Us. per week towards the maintenance of the deceased, and this amount had been paid regularly, and he was paying the whole of the funeral expenses. The jory returned a verdict of death from Natural Canoes, to wit, pulmonary diem*, and the coroner, Dr. Churtom neniarked that the husband had behaved well towards the deceased. _  withpeoC:rFlie;mhureecetyhoofefulunChchrirailtir irde:ncteivou'Esp,...tr'—inTheoonnectiottaliy:ungheir energies in meetings. Always on the look out for some good work to do, they decided to promote an entertainment in aid of the Church evangelistic fund. The event took place on Thursday evemeg, In the schoolsoom, Alvaoley-place, and was. a great success. The feature of the entertainment was the appearance of the Gleam of Sunshine Silver Prize Band, who literally astounded the audience with the delicate . harmony and expreesion.of their playing. The band -received a hearty romption, their services being given gratuitously. Soup, violin solos, recite—. dons, a.c., were contributed by Miss A. Johnson, Miss Louisa Cottier, Messrs. Joseph Ferrier, T. . Peters, W. Murray, F. Jones, and George Pierce. A= Moat amusing sketch entitled "The Gordian Knot" was performed by Miss A. Johinoti, Mrs. Keane Messrs. J. T. Roberta, H. Baker. J. Wylie, and W. G. Hayes. Mr. J. H. Whalley presided, and the J Rev. J. J. Haley, pastoc,. was also present. _ • GALLANT MMus AT Eumnsceer.—On Monday evening, while the Wallasey ferry steamer, Thiskle, was preparing to the Egremont stage for Liverpool, at a young man was observed to climb under the chains of the slipway, and deliberately jump into the river. it was orved that be could swim, it becoming exhausted, Frank Pulferd, one of :.the deck hands of the Thistle, jumped into the river:: to bin assistance and stimorted the would-be suicide, until he could be seemed with life lines. This was a work of cousidevallie difficulty, as the tide wan ning strongly at the time, aid Pelford had on his heavy sea toots, sad oilekin trousers. The twor,men were ultimately hauled on to the Thistle, and-the young man, who ultimately proved to be Fredefick Dowses, of 11* Roznley-strset, Liverpool was Wren on to Liverpool, and brought before Mr. Stewart, the Stipendary, and charged with attempting to witianit suicide. He was bound over in one surety of £5 for six manthi.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1909-07-28 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

MAGAZINES S.O  The Magazines Sailing Club has z!war been found to the fore, tot only in sailing matters, but in any effort which in beta made for charity and in which it can ah ..it. Its race was one of the feature, at the Lifeboat Regatta. Unfortunauly. times were not taken by the Sailing OP mitten's officials, but the club's nun ear clefs slid RO in the ueual way, and they Saes just come to hand sa follows: Ftnieh CorT"ttd. H. M. S. IL fit 1. Fadette (scratch) 542 44 542 4. Cigarette (ltin.) .7. Comrade Mtn) 3. Dorothy (am.)ad 54 1 565 1;: ".• ;16 6. Jupiter (14m.) 5. Mona 11. (3m.) R. Rita (25m.) 13. Thetis (40m.) Mr. J. Bennett, the commodore. *$ officer of the day, and Mr. J. r. Nat sat the official handicapper.  Captain Thomas Crichton, of the flr:te steamer Tuscany, from Argentifl3. mitted suicide by shooting hinn-e:i handing over the ship to the i)lot tI arrival at New •York. Captain Cr:chtoig home was in Perth. • • • • At the Liverpool Assizes on Saturday tf. libel action brought by Thorna: gineer, of Widnes, against Messrs. Ilidtg and Co.. proprietors of the "Sunday Oro tele," ended in a verdict for plaintiff. wint. ALM damagea. Mr. Davie,: had brought actions against the "Widnes Guar; dian" and "Widnes Weekly Ness." 3" the Mayer of Widnes, but all thr,e cod were settled. • • • • The Press Association states that Dr• William Wallace has resigned the editor"; liP ,/ the "Glasgow Herald" on scow arid that, the post bas hero ,lioneptKl by Mr. Harcourt Kitchin. 004. ant-manager of the "Timm." A 61041 telegram states that with the change °. editerellip the "Herald" will heroine Tariff Bofors organ.  prig:Jur, ALL ihod . dpiikratedrosed.l • ow° West Mirlisormd. WEDNESDAY, JULY 213th, 1909.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1909-04-10 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

SHOCKING HOLIDAY TRAGEDY.  SUICIDE .IN BIRKENHEAD  PARK.  Good Friday, notwithstanding the inspiring brightness of the weather, did not pass .without a very tragic affair occurring in Birkenhead. in the very middle of the afternoon :when hiiiidredi of people were enjoying the delights of a sumnierlike day in Birkenhead Park a man committed' suicide in w lavatory at the luck of the Refreshment, Room 'which etande on the ' oorth bide Of the park. .  •-•-• The dlscoWe'ry ortho tragedy.- was 'made by one of the park keepers,- named Coley. He was going bN usual rounds about At quarter past 4-o'elOck; aitcl in inSpectin&'. the lavatory referred-to he found that one of the doors wan locked. :He knoCked at the door;.-but ,got no reopens.; nor- When he 'palled, mit was dyers any answer. Be therefore - opened the door With his 'key and: went in,. and he then found a. man lying'. on -the -floor -of • the compartment. The :Man was- alive, but it 'was evident that 'Szniething very serious was the matter .with.him, and 'Caley 'promptly had a telephonic inessage sent siminioning the Irorinigir ambulance. The latter was on the spot in a. very short time, and it was Omni Obeimis that the • -min had • taken poison. He was in a critical conditiOn; and could not speak; and with all haste he was. removed to. the Borough Hospital. :There he was -received by Dr. Heir,- but; he wasbeyenid aid; the doctor pronounced life to be extinct, and' he found- that 'death bad. been caused by Swallowing .carbolic acid. :A bottle which had *contained carbolic Mud -wag found- in the man's pocket,. and it was believed that he had taken a large quantity of that deadly liquid-. It was subseqiiently ascertained that the deceaserl Was, Frederick Roberts, of 129, _raterson-street. Be was .a married Man, and -a: journeyman baker by trade: He was 37 years of age. At the time of writ. -Mg It is not known what 'induced him' to tbke.his life, but a Dironeria .inquiry into to, case will of. maim°, Jiti held. .
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1909-12-01 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

SAD END  WORRY LEADS- SUIOIDIL  • The inquest on the body of John Morris 'dolieg,- of 41; Grete4oink Rook , Ferry who . 'Was fotind :hanging in a coat yard on . . . . day last; was held by'- ;the Borough Coroner, Mr. Cecil Holden, on Saturday Morning it the Town George'Hariry--Jonms, of 41-; Grove-road, Rook Terr•V staterriltat the deceased was his father, wheastasP coal desier,:aged 54 year*: About • yearbtego deceased had 3U accidental fall in the back yard, and sustained three broken ribs on the left side. Since that time he had newer enjoyed good health. Latterly •he was worried over his -business, which had been declining, and there were several bills which he had to pay. He never displayed auy suicidal tendency, and up .tilf- Thursday was in his usual health. On tile morning _of Thursday last -viltoms's Mather reminded him (deceased) that he had t.. Wend the police ... (tart the following morning to answer to a SUUM3O3B for non-payment of rates. He mid he intended to go down the first thing ou next. morning--Mid Mkt. be allowed time fa which to ,„y:'ffe`got Pp the following 'Morning at t f 'ecit4e, and left home -,ebout ,ltalf an hour later tø go to his coal . in St Ps47strosid.- More going he :wits in nsikal, oseethed ld -, an " • ightlipiilts. "At lilt witness was 'calledto the yard, and iiiiien he arrived _there he found a polio:man attending to deCease4l' and using artificial raspira tion, :Dr. Crtimptutt.was sent for, and when he Airlift]. he pronounced life extinct,. The body Wm then removed home. . George Theedices.koirinson, .of 56, St. Paul's-road, said his shop was directly :opposite to &named's coal yard. On Friday morning last, at about battiest eight, he SAW the deceased in St. Paul's-road, and he wished him "Good morning." He then steamed in his natal. health. About 9 ' o'clock a girl named Annie Robinson, aged ' 14 years; came aerate .to witness's bop ana. said she had just gone into deceased's office to order some coal, and had seen him hanging from the ceiling. Witness at once ,ran across to the yard, said faced the de•C4aged, hanging 4033 .a . rind. (produced) which, was passed OW o boom low the ,ceiling. Witness ran again to his tact, which was in the street, and get a knife. Another min also itent.haok with him and out the rope whilst Witneas held the body. There was a taip-imekrsmnd the peek, and deceased did not Jim any sign of life when he was cut &ere.  , Dr. Walter Crampton stated that he was 'called by the pollee to the deceased-, and , :foutd him quite dead The had and meek :were discokured, and blood was issuing -frous.the nose. There Was a deep havesdoein the meek whew the rope had been, het there wag,.114: V other mark WE Tiolente. Death sras-dne aispiis, °awed' by strangiditien * the repord round the Week, and hanging. • The jury returned verdict of "Suicide 'Whilst of nosouni mind" and expressed sympathy with de relatives of the deceased.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1909-07-31 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

IOM- tit Bane and Bellers ...wilt parade ..ist -C.ltaiiiat Cross.. rkgolsisid...At...9.D. •and proceed Se West Kitty bY (POVER; captain. • Adlntaath dth Bat..Chethlse Regiment. fr gills of Theilßn wHrbe 'dosed en ife?4ll7 Sextiv2stressifte ao account -of -Bank- Hon..  At Washingtan;-an Magda yeTening; Mr. atnrted%nn his official trial .;:flight; the•etaltions being thaf he Was to '!ay. fat an bisar With a nassenvr. -Lieut. •:-Labm'ioaorapanied him... Mr. Wright des. '.feended at rzl-husivqg carried out-the trial. .Iv,ut. Taft- was among. eataliliahad -;Wo rlrt d7a `t.for an aetoplaid igbt With :&' by- semainthe :Thinin. 406 m:  • • -De the Regiatrar*enszal. foi 'last 'Week nhOws. first.' the' deatk-watoirin trar. equal: to 1211.04 r 1000.-in —WeTtaWfir 13:2; end -in' Livet pool. to 14.4. In Birkenhead's total deaths are- included 8 aged persent44oll-44! 4s4slats— There were five deaths in public institutiouti and 2 wisiat 'eases:: •  " .ivae unothcl.PJl7 an_onit_--on•Say t4l.4l.4.Tifii‘..P:bipe7Of _Wake 'l6.l4•Jkyilltti;tlW-1111011041-•  akqiot4r. ItT,itt,cfpnuany with the ..--..lioeuor of the • Eitcharjuto:'-'lllle. Central .Nsies is informed ••.." Sie,Artherlitirgf..E.,..secretaf, to• : _the; Ropes of Wales. ' he -is unable to - confirm the rupiour. --onotlisr suuroi • bitweier, the :iotriiir NOw lettief-thiterceeoteientdi whateier for the • reverted - tour have been made, tlibligh thins hi yea; Ago to believe that the matter kali' lisen :-An eatraosiliisary double 'Binds occurred at Co eater on Saterd'.- Sergeant Lam. t: 017,4 WO* Ring's Royal Rifles, and Furi: te BeZford of. the Bedfordshire nieW; bbewinii tat their brains at Jibe samC met at eight o'clock. Launoely, who erred -with credit -in South Africa, shot hupeAf sin'hliCzbunk, and- Bedford Almost Ogitiltinieously -cdrilmitted suicide in the berrack »op Whaht- the rest of the meal tt were at brealdast. _ Lord Lucas infciffilett the House of Loral'. 'L. On Wed:made,' thiet44io War Officettvl.le; t. tided to -form 'Farritorial Force ti of 100,000 offing* 4nd men of four year's a. military service- since 1100'; a Technical Re•r_ serve of medical men, veterinary surge ' ons, -A setehnOtS;.raoteartit : lad .Veterans REsetre; -intended o- keep the War Ofkoe • '7' 4. touch with old soldiers .gireared for • service Weide' ot smetireno7.' - = - ,  - Ueers of "Paaracnoa" and' "traloseuic. Soaps obtain & 3d. Tablet of "Muslim." Herb Toiler Soap for every Ten Wrappers (see Wowtions) which discount further retinaee the price by 2. in the thus making "Perfection and "Pinkobolic " the best Soap values in the world.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1909-04-17 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

TRAGIC SUICIDE. Still another death, but under extreenely tragio ilitiithatimices, has to be recorded. It us that of Joseph Medcalf,, a well-knows lecal young. fellow of shout 25 years otage, '*ho Hied in Liverpool-road. The circumstances of kle:death ate as follows:—At 10 Handay evening .he retired to bed, 'apparently in his usual good -health. An hour later his brother John, --who 'slept in the satne.room,- went-to-bed, and was horn-. fled to find his. brother hanging from the bedroll by a neoktie which was fastened round his neck. He. was then dead. -leant Wharam.- was called in, and at the inquest _which was -• held ho- Mr. J.: C. Bate on Tuesday it transpired that deceased wao a -.painter by trade. Be was a popular young fellow chiefly in football-and quoiting oiroles. vchilst it was found that he had had ..no great trouble. _ It appeared, howver, that his mother to whom he had bea devoted died some few weeks ago, and he might have been depressed about it. jury returned a verdict -to the effect that Medcalf committeed -suicide, but-could not find sufficient evidence to show the state of his mind at the time.  Neston is indeed plaoe of mourning for deaths have been very numerous recently. Since last Wednesday and up to the time of • writing seven well-known people have passed away (including those mentioned shove. The Ist death was that. of Mr. T. Cottrell's mother-in-law. .Mrs. Eliza Marks, which occuired last -week. She attained the age of 78,years, having-resided at Neston for about five years. 'lle funeral took place at Shrewsbury on Saturday last, the cortege leaving Neston by train. Beautiful floral tributes were sent, and a large number of synipathisint friends and relativism followed the coffin to the station,• Among these present Were Mr-.- and Mrs. Thomas Cottrell (daughter and son-in-law),
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1909-04-07 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

DISTRISSING SUICIDE. ,01.01101 NO SLIMINESS CAUSES A RASH ACT.  On Monday afternoon Mr. Cecil Holden, the Borough Coroner, held an .inquiry into the circumstances surreunduig the demi' of a man named John Griffith Jones, aged 44, a joiner, of 20, Manger' street, who was found by his wife hanging° by -a rope in -an out-home in his h=lityard rin' Saturday. Dr. Mill stated that he was called on Saturday evening *beat 8.40 p.m. He rhitind abe deoetkied lying on his back in a laratory in the back yard. "There were _inafka of:Crepe round the neck, and he Sound thatAeU was due to asphyxia consequent-en oonstriotion of the throat, the result of hanging. Jones, widow of the demised, said that for two years ber husband had not been able to work owing to blindness, and be also had & complaint of the spine. He hilt Tory: downhearted in oonsequence of his blindness, but when he got up on Sit- i urdS2 be was cheerful. Be hid no financial Worries. Be went into the yard about 8.28 p.m. on Saturday- night, and after he bad been gone about a quarter of an hour- she became visions, and went out to see what had become of him. On going into the lavatory she found him in a sitting position with a rope round his neck. -She .went into the kitchen and procured a knife with which she cut the rope. sr. celled a neighbour :nailed Mr. Edwin Gwilliam, who tried to restore animation but without avail. On the arrival of Dr. IMill life was pronounced extinct. Her husband had not been attended for twelve months, his care having been declared an itictrelAi one • Edwin who liras at .20, Mal,lalnilstreet, said that et. about 8.40 p.m. on Saturday, he was called to die house ,by Mrs. Jones. Be went into the yard and found the. rope had been fastened round the beam on which the cistern rests. Witness removed the rope, released the clotbing.and laid the body on the ground. ,?While'bis lett went for the doctor witness MACIO AMP*: Otert to restore animation, but Without avail. The jqry returned a verdict of suicide whilst temporarily insane, and °expressed sympathy with the widow in her bereavement.