npedrazzini/19thc_murder_suicide_news huggingface dataset:
The Sun. — 1859-10-15 (London, England)

THE DOUBLE MURDER AND SUICIDE  AT WORCESTER.  All doubts as to the fate of Mrs. Harris, who, as stated in The Sun of last Saturday, was supposed to have been drowned in the Severn with her two children, have been removed by the discovery of the body of the woman about a mile below Worcester. As a policeman was plying his vocation on the river on Thursday he picked up the body floating on the water. There can be no doubt that the supposition as to the fate of Mrs. Harris hazarded in The Sun of last Saturday was a correct one, and that, irritated to frenzy by the continued bickerings with her husband and the threats of his sister, she rushed from the house and plunged herself and her two children into the river, which runs only about 50 yards from Harris's house. The body cf the infant had not been discovered yesterday. It being known that Harris, the husband, would be taken before the magistrates at Worcester yesterday, a large body. of people of the labouring classes, principally women, besieged the door of the Guildhall for hours before he was brought up, and it was only by considerable exertions that the police could keep the mob from executing Lynch law upon the prisoner. He was charged with assaulting his wife on the night when she left her husband's house, but the whole details of the quarrels between him and the deceased woman for several days previous to the murder and suicide were gone into. A number of witnesses were examined, who proved that the prisoner had repeatedly quarrelled with his wife, and struck her ; that she was a woman of considerable spirit, and resisted this treatment actively, and that consequently the two had been more than once seen flghting,,,together. On the day of the suicide they quarrelled at dinner time, when Harris seized his wife by the throat and nearly throttled her, and when he releawd her she struck him with the poker on the arm, inflicting a rather severe hurt. At tea time the quarrel was renewed, and Mrs. Harris, speaking of her sister-in-law, accused her of unsober habits, on which Harris told his mother, and soon after the sister carve down to Harris's house and threatened to kill his wife. A lodger held the sister-in-law while Mrs. llarris fled from the house with her children to escape her violence, and it is supposed went directly to the river. Mr. Kerr, of the Royal Porcelain Works, where Harris is employed, gave him a good character. He has been in that establishment ever since his apprenticeship. The magistrates decided on remanding the prisoner until the inquest on Mrs. Harris had been held.  1718
The Sun. — 1859-10-15 (London, England)

INDIAN ADMINISTRATION. suspended from riding again at Newmarket until further America (by British packet) Oct. -, E Liverpool.. Oct. 19' command of Lieut.-Col. A. P. G. Ross, received the ecript, announcing the Sultan's entry into Mequinez, working man did not lose by the a bsence of his wife to the murder and suicide were gone into. A num- , t' Ringlet was claimed by Mr Hitchen and Swertha Ditto (by U. S. packet) .... Oct. 19, E Southamp. General with the usual salute. The troops having had reached that city, where the same was publicly b hd b Mr M. H. Court • d h d that no ice. • ' West Coast of Africa, Ma- '''' from domestic concerns more than he gained by In a pamphelt just pu is e y . _ ' ber of witnesses were examine ,w o prove been formed in quarter-distance col M ' d h th 3d • t Af h umns, ajor• rea at t e mosque on e ins . ter t e cere- - and the deceased woman for several days previous deira, and Teneriffe Oct. 24, E Liverpool.. Nog. 9 her earnings. (Hear, hear.) Then he would say, or the Bengal Civil Service, -we find the defects of nl 5 ft if West India, California, Veneavoid strikes. He did not deny their right to com- Gen. Eyre proceeded to make • t• f h hd t •t d Itef 61 ' an inspec ion o eac mony a ermine e,a sa u o guns, in corn our Indian Administration in the chief Presidency •f d struck her ; that she was a woman of con- was claimed by Mr. Jackson. n ic p p _, ..... ,_ zuela, _Chili, Peru, Grey- . . company, passing up and down the front and rear pliment to his Sheriffian Majesty, was fired by the wi e, an Ha d' a Swee stakes of 20 soya each, and o y deelared, to go to the owner of the second horse. '.1.. x .u. town, New Granada, &c. Oct. 17, M Southamp. Oct. 16 bine and strike, but the exercise of a right was the prisoner had repeatedly quarrelled with his of each. The men's kits and t ts btt • fth tl The whole population of accou remen were a enes o e cas e. 5 fur. 140 ards. 12 subs ,6 of whom pay 5 sovs ft. oftentimes the greatest injustice. (Hear, hear.) If to an exposition which not only elucidates the so clearly displayed that we invite general attention and that consequently the two had been more than y
The Sun. — 1859-02-18 (London, England)

UPER' 3  COFFIN.  Yesterday, kr. Carter, coroner for East Surrey, held an inquiry at Christchurch Workhouse, relative to the death of Eliza Ellen liassett, aged 24, a pauper inmate of that house. It appeared from the evidence of the •witnesse connected with the workhouse that the deceased who was very imbecile and infirm, was found deg d on the floor by the side of her bed ou Friday morn ing last. Mr. Bianchi, the medical officer, deposed that he had examined the body, and was of opinion that the deceased had died in a fit. A sister of the deceased here stated that she informed her before her death that the nurse of the ward had been exceedingly unkind to her, and had put her for several hours in a strait-jacket, as well as otherwise ill treating her. Mr. Bianchi said he did not believe that the deceased was placed under restraint, as such a course was never adopted without informing him  of it. Matilda Livett deposed that she was the deceased's sister. She was conveyed to the workhouse from the hospital, having attempted to commit suicide by jumping out of a window, by which she fractured both her legs and one of her arms. Witness was decidedly of opinion that the deceased had not been in any way ill treated, but, on thhaendscontoliatii.yu; dh that she should received the utmost parochial in She neesruasttete parochial audio be allowed to follow her sister's body to the grave. The Coroner said he wished to know if a plate with the name on it was placed upont he coffin when a pauper was buried. The Master of the Workhouse, in answer to the coroner, said that they generally used cards, on which the name of the deceased personl was . written. He had no objection to the friends were compelled a plate on the coffin ; bury in the refused to was any • but when they_ weie, to metropolitan church) aids, the minister. allow the body to be interred if there ornament about the coffin unless they were paid extra fees. The Coroner said, the coffins should be distinguished in some way, as persons, for aught they knew, might follow the body of a stranger to the grave instead of their friend or relative. The jury having concurred in the remarks of the coroner, returned a verdict of " Natural death," at the same time expressing an opinion that deceased had been properly treated in the workhouse.
The Sun. — 1859-07-16 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE IN LEEDS.  On Thursday afternoon, a little before three o'clock, Mrs. Watts, a widow, aged 75, and who resided at 4, Westminster-place, Castle-street, West End, Leeds, rushed to the door of a neighbour named Miss Tutin, with a towel wrapped round her throat, and told her that her throat ha& just been cut by one of her lodgers, named Abraham Fawcett. As she removed the towel the blood spurted out like water from the spout of a kettle. Miss Tutin gave the alarm, and the poor old woman was shortly afterm ards attended to by Mr. Nunneley, surgeon, who sewed up the wound. Mrs. Watts was next asked where Fawcett was, and she replied that he was cutting his throat just as she rushed out of the house. The neighbourhood being alarmed, Mrs. Watts's house was examined, and sure enough Fawcett was found on the floor of Mrs. Watts's bedroom bathed in blood. The room had the appearance of a slaughter-house. From the fragmentary narrative other residents in the house, it would appear that asa furnished at intervals by Mrs. Watts and the Fawcett, a young man of 35, was employedi Wattsn for 12 hall-lane. He has lodged with Mrs. cloth dresser as Mr. King's establishment cherish yea , years, and was generally supposed to • of a ohild. On towards her somewhat of the affection " h d " Monday last Mr. King entertained his_ an s Northto dinner, and since then Fawcett has. been drinking.was seen at the Lisbon Inn. About half-past two He was' fresh on Thursday morning, when he he went to his lodgings; and finding the door fast entered by the kitchen window. Mrs. Watts had gone to lie down on the bed. He appears to have gone up stairs, and when he entered Mrs. Watts's room he made certain improper overtures to her, He appears to have becomewhich s hseu, dodfenl ycourse,m a dr edseins teed d; for he drew his own razor from his pocket, and cut the poor old woman's throat. She managed, however, to escape from the room, but as she was leaving it she saw Fawcett attempt his own life. The subsequent circumstances have been already narrated. On Thursday night, when our correspondent was at the house, which is one of a row of cottages in the centre of a denselypopulated district, hundreds of people were congregated about, the greatest excitement prevailing. He found Mrs. Watts in a very dangerous condition, the wound having been re-opened by a fit of coughing, and the bleeding having continued for half an hour before medical assistance could again be procured. The incision is a deep and long wound. Fawcett has also inflicted a desperate gash on his Own throat, and he has been asleep—probably from the stupefying effects of the liquor—almost ever since the occurrence. Mrs. Watts was scarcely expected to survive the night.- The only motive for the attack appears to have been the one given above.—Manchester Guardian.
The Sun. — 1859-07-16 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE IN LEEDS.  On Thursday afternoon, a little before three o'clock, Mrs. Watts, a widow, aged 75, and who resided at 4, Westminster-place, Castle-street, West End, Leeds, rushed to the door of a neighbour named Miss Tutin, with a towel wrapped round her throat, and told her that her throat had just been cut by one of her lodgers, named Abraham Fawcett. As slue removed the towel the blood spurted out like water from the spout of a kettle. Miss Tutin gave the alarm, and the poor old woman was shortly afters ards attended to by Mr. Nunneley, surgeon, who sewed up the wound. Mrs. Watts was next asked where Fawcett was, and she replied that he was cutting his throat just as she rushed out of the house. The neighbourhood being alarmed, Mrs. Watts's house was examined, and sure enough Fawcett was found on the floor of Mrs: 'Watts's bedroom bathed in blood. The room had the appearance of a slaughter-house. From the fragmentary narrative furnished at intervals by Mrs. %Vatts and the other residents in the house, it would appear that Fawcett, a young man of 35, was employed as a cloth dresser as Mr. King's establishment in Northhall-lane. He has lodged with Mrs. Watts for 12 morning, when be rds h years, anders 0 trwasew hatof theaffection of a child.dtocheri o cherish t wit Monday last Mr. King entertained his "bands" to dinner, and since then Fawcett has been drinkiwnags. seenH e wasa t t fresh Lisbonsh on i Thursdaylnn. rn About onagl-past two he went to his lodgings, and finding the door fast entered by the kitchen window. Mrs. Watts had' gone to lie down on the bed. He appears to have gone up stairs, and when he entered Mrs. Watts's room he made certain improper overtures to her, which she, of course, resisted. He appears to have become suddenly maddened, for he drew his own razor from his pocket, and cut the poor old woman's throat. She managed, however to from the room, escape room, but as she was l • . leaving it she saw Fawcett attempt his ownlife. The subsequent circumstances have been already narrated. On Thursday night, when our correspondent was at the house, which is one of a row of oath.. bes in the centre of a denselypopulated district, hundreds of people were congregated about the greatest excitement prevailing. Hefound Mrs. Watts in a very dangerous condition, the wou d h • n having been re-opened by a fit of coughing and the bleeding having continued for half an hour before medical assistance could again be procured. The incision is a deep and long wound. Fawcett has also a inflicted desperate gash on his own throat, and he has been asleep—probably from the stupefying effects of the liquor—almost ever since the occurrence. Mrs. Watts was scarcely expected to survive the night. The only motive for the attack appears to have been the one given above.—Man chester Guardian.
The Sun. — 1859-03-26 (London, England)

THE PICTURE OF "THE APOLLO AND MARSYAS." Mr. CONINGHAM asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether, as the authorities at the National Gallery were reported to have expressed their willingness to give a large sum for a picture by Raffaelle, it was not desirable that the Government should secure for the nation the famous picture of " The Apollo end Marsyas," now in the possession of Morris Moore, Esq., the original drawing of which is in the academy at Venice. The hon• member referred to the services rendered by Mr. Moore, who, he contended, had been very badly treated, and from his attacks on high parties, lie was reduced to a state that left him no alternative but suicide or starvation. The hon. member then proceeded to address the house in a strain of vehement indignation, but was compelled to conclude abruptly his remarks from tho impatience evinced by the house. The CHANChLLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose and said that he found very great difficulty in dealing with the inquiry of the hon. gentleman (Mr. Coningham). The inquiry was, whether, as the authorities at the National Gallery, are reported to have expressed their willingness to give a large sum for a picture by Raffaele, it would not be desirable that Government should secure forthenat ion the famous picture of the "Apollo and Marsyas," now in the possession of Morris Moore, Esq. (Laughter.) He never heard of the report, and he never saw the picture, and was•therefore called on to deal at the same time with a hypothesis and a contingency, two of the most difficult things with which any one could deal. (Laughter.) Though he felt, in the position he occupied, naturally alarmed when he read of large sums of money given for famous pictures, he might at least express the opinion of the Government, that it was desirable that the trustees of the National Gallery, when they purchased pictures, should purchase them of the highest class, and if they did not, that they incurred a very great responsibility. (" Hear, hear," and much laughter.)
The Sun. — 1859-03-26 (London, England)

MARSYAS."  Mr. CONINGHAM asked the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, -whether, as the authorities at the National Geller) were reported to have expressed their willingness to give a large sum for a picture by Raffaelle, it was not desirable that the Government should secure for the nation the famous picture of " The Apollo and Marsyas," now in the possession of Morris Moore, Esq., the original drawing of which is in the academy at Venice. The hon. member referred to the services rendered by Mr Moore, who, ho contended, had been very badly treated, and from his attacks on high parties, he was reduced to a state that left him no alternative but suicide or starvation. The hon. member then proceeded to address the house in a strain of vehement indignation, but was compelled to conclude abruptly his remarks from the impatience evinced by the house. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose and said that he found very great difficulty in dealing with the inquiry of the hon. gentleman. (Mr. Coningham). The inquiry was, whether, at the authorities at the National Gallery are reported to 'have expressed their willingness to give a large sum for It picture by Raffaele, it would not be desirable that Government should secure forthenation the famous picture of thr, " Apollo and Marsyas," now in the possession of Morris Moore, Esq. (Laughter.) He never heard of the report, and he never saw the picture, and was therefore called o' j. to deal at the same time with a hypothesis and a contingericy, two of the most difficult things with which any one, could deal. (Laughter.) Though he felt, in the positio' ho occupied, naturally alarmed when he read of larg( Brims of money given for famous pictures, he might at least express the opinion of the Government, that it was desirable that the trustees of the National Gallery, when they purchased pictures, should purchase them of the highest class, and if they did not, that they incurred a very great responsibility. (" Hear, hear," and much laughter.)
The Sun. — 1859-09-17 (London, England)

SUICIDE AT NORTH SHIELDS.  Mr. S. Reed concluded an inquest on Thursday, in the Town Hall, North Shields, on the body of Mr. Richard Bell, traveller to Mr. W. H. Allison, brewer, North Shields, who was found dead on Tuesday afternoon under the circumstances detailed  below :---The Coroner, in opening the inquiry, said that this was a case of self-destruction, for there was no doubt that the man had made away with himself ; and there was only one point that they need direct their attention to in the inquiry : it was whether the deceased man knew right from wrong at the time he committed the rash act; for if he were competent to know right from wrong he was guilty of felo de se, and mould be deprived of Christian burial. Mr. Hewitt, superintendent of police, said that yesterday, about half-past two o'clock, a lad came and told him that Mr. Bell, the traveller to Mr. Allison, brewer, had hung himself in the porterstore, Kirby's Bank, Duke-street. Witness found lying beside the deceased his hat and coat, which he had put off, and also a letter addressed to W. H. Allison, Esq., his employer. Mr. Hewitt read the letter, which was as follows: " High Brewery, North Shields.  " To W. 11. Allison, Esq." " Dear Sir—As I can no longer stand against the bitter anguish of mind, I must now take leave of everything which is dear to me. I find that struggling sensation within me which would render death a comfort rather than life. In my endeavour to do the best for everybody I have only succeeded in ruining myself. This I must say, that whatever may be wrong in my affairs I have not kept a single item towards my own interest, and everything has been disposed of either directly or indirectly for your welfare. My actions may have been legally wrong but they are morally right. There is one thing that I implore of you, that, in the adjustment of my affairs, you will not disturb my private house, and do nothing harsh to my wife or two dear boys, which happiness I have not known for some years except when in their presence. I am sorry I have adopted this fatal remedy, but I cannot live to be the most miserable of human beings. Wishing you and everybody farewell—l am, Sir, yours truly, " R.
The Sun. — 1859-08-24 (London, England)

DURING 711 E  WEEK.  (From the Registrar:General's Report.) The population of London is apparently more movable than any other city population. It senee out emigrants, it is recruited to a large extent by immigrants, and in the changing seaions of the year thousands come and go. In the present week many of its visitors are gone; thousands of the inhabitants are away, yet these waves of the vast population produce little disturbance in the vital phenomena. Deaths and births suffer no interruption. 1,188 persons died; 1,781 children were born in the week ending Saturday August 20th. The deaths, it is gratifying to find, are below the average. In the corresponding week of 1849 and 1850, 2,230 and 1,883 of the people perished ; but the deaths in the corresponding weeks of other years, after due correction for the increase of population, were 1,885. The deaths have decreased since the last of the two hot weeks (July 17-23 d) from 1,605 to 1,888 ; but still exceed by nearly 200 the weekly deaths in June.  Diarrhoea is decreasing ; the deaths in the week were 240. The east and south districts suffer most severely. Ten persons died of cholera, eight children and two men. One, the collector of the Kent Water Company, living in Bowater-crescent, Wool.wich Dockyard, was 68 years old, and died on the 17th of August, of cholera, after two days' illness. A compositor, aged 34, on the 19th of August, at 9, Adelphi-terrace, Bethnal-green ; his death is said to have been by cholera without diarrhoea, after 43 hours' illness. The absence of premonitory diarrhoea may well be questioned. Twenty persons, including 14 unhappy children under five years of age, died of small-pox, 14 of measles, 51 of scarlatina, 17 of diphtheria, 23 of whooping-cough, and 37 of fever. 140 persons, of whom 63 were of an age 20-40, died of consumption. 28 persons died by accident or negligence ; namely, 12 by mechanical injuries, 4by burns, 1 by poison, 10 by drowning, and 1 by suffocation ; 1 person was murdered, 5 committed suicide, 3 diet suddenly without stated cause. Last week the births of 917 boys and 864 girls, in all 1,781 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1849-58, the average number was 1,555. The mean temperature of the week was 63.9 deg., or nearly the same as it was in the two previous weeks. The means of the daily highest and lowest temperatures were 76.6 deg. and 55.6 deg. ; the range 2PO deg. The Thames remained at 67.6 deg., and, fluctuating only one degree, was was 9 deg. cooler in the day, and 12 deg. warmer than the air at night. The barometer rose from 29.666 in. on Monday to 30.005 in. on Tuesday ; it was 30020 in. on Saturday, when the air was excessively dry. Saturation being 100, the humidity of the air in the week was 77. The wind was variable. Rain fell in small quantities (0.22 in.) on Monday and Wednesday. Haze and fog prevailed at times. Electricity was positive but weak, except on Saturday, when the tension became strong.