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The Express. — 1867-07-31 (London, England)

DISTRESSING SUICIDE OF A WOMAN IN THE  CITY.  A painful inquiry was held by Mr. William Payne, the City coroner, last night, at the George Tavern, Goldsmiths'-row, Shoe-lane, respecting the death of Louisa Minstar, aged 51 years. Mrs. M. M'Crsw, No. 5 Gunpowder-alley, Shoe-lane. sail that the deceased resided at her house as the wife of a Mr. Wake. She often said " I am very unhappy. My trouble makes me so ; " and she used to drink. Her husband, named James Winston., an undertaker, was alive, bet be was separated from her. On Monday evening Mr. Wake called witness upstairs, and when she saw the deceased lying on the landing outside the room door she exclaimed "Merciful God, she is dead !" There was a broken cap lying near her. John Wake said that he was a hairdresser. He had bred with the deceased rather more than five years. When sober a better woman never lived. Her husband hinted her out because she drank, and she then went to bee brother's, but he had to get rid of her, and witness Men took her. She got rid of all his things. The witnes. ccetinued— I was out, and when I went into the room I rid, " Loo, where's the bed'" She seized a cup and drank the contents, and cried "Ha. ha, ha," and she !brew the cup upon the ground and throwing her arms up the air she fell back upon the floor dead. (The witness threw hie arms up and throwing himself backwardaknocked against a juror.) Coroner—Did you put her out first Witness—Well, I did, and she burst the door in and kek the cup off the window ledge. I keep nitrate of Wert to dye my whiskeys and cyanide of potassium to take the stains of it out when it falls on my linen. She might bus taken that Mr. Smith, surgeon, proved that the deemed had died tomthe effects of poisoning by cyanide of potassium. Mire grains would destroy hfe. Policemonstable Caffrey said that he had seen the deeared the worse for liquor. The Coroner left it to the jury to say whether they guild return a verdict of " Felo-de-se," or " Temporary 'Malty." Voluntary drinking does not excuse the crime ct soltnurder, but her mind might have been weakened by the effects of it. Tice case was a very bad one. The jury returned a verdict, " That the deceased deit?TrYed her own life whilst in a state of temporary insaaity."
The Express. — 1867-03-25 (London, England)

SOLDIER.--A young man, named George Bond, aged 19 years, whose parents reside at Ports. wood, near Southampton. and who enlisted as a soldier in January, left hie home last Thursday sennight, his furlough having expired that slay, and returned, as his parents supposed, to his regiment. Ou the following Wednesday morning ayoung woman living at Portswond, observed a soldier, who subsequently proved to be Bond, walking beckwards and forwards for some half an hour on the banks of the Itchen, and at hat he jumped into the water. She gave an &Low, and ran to the spot with one or two other persons, where they found a cap on the railings, inside which was the following paper :—" Portawood, Tuesday night, 6 o'clock, March 19.—T0 all who it may concern.—l, George Bond, jun., is now about to take a farewell view of this world by taking a dive from the bridge at Woodmill, so whoever should find this slip of paper will know that I dome it myself. The reason of my doing so is this. I enlisted a soldger a short time ago. I have a dislike for the army. Rather than desert or go back to Aldenhott Camp, I would make a confusion (1, and die any death, drowning I prefer. —I am, ec., Gunter. Ihisu, Southampton. St. Deny's. lam at present writing this note." Nothing was men of the body, but there was a hole in the weeds where he had apparently jumped in, and on search being made by some who subsequently arrived in boats, the boil was found. At the inquest the above facts were prov and a man named Wyatt, who lived at St. Denys, and known the deceased from childhood, stated that lie last saw Lint alive on the previous Friday, when he appeared very cheerful, and in the course of conversation said he did not like soldiering at first, but liked it better since he had got on with his drill. Witness had never known his mind affected, and had no reasson to suppose that he was likely to commit suicide. No evidence could be produced to prove insanity, and the jury having returned a verdict of freedeor, the coroner issued his warrant for the interment of the body without Christian rites, between 9 and 12 the same night. Klro ALFRID'S FORTS is
The Express. — 1867-07-06 (London, England)

DETERMINY.D SUICIDE BY A YOUNG LADY AT Yoga.—An set of suicide of a most determined and mysterious character was eommitoed on Thursday last at York. In the afternoon of that day, an exceedingly good-looking young woman, apparently between 20 and 30 years of age, and presenting a ladylike appearance, went into the White Swan Hotel, Pavement, in the above city, sod asked for a glass of sherry, which was supplied to her. Ina few minutes it was perceived that something had evidently been put into the wine, when the lady said that she was delicate and in the habit of taking medicine, sad that the sherry contained quinine. The observations hulled suspicion, and the female drank the contents of the glass, it is asserted, in the presence of two or three other !anions. After a while considerable alarm was created in the house by the young lady falling upon the floor of the room, it was believed, in a fit. Mr. Marshall, surgeon, was consequently sent for,. and on smelling her breath he at once came to the conclusion that she was "offering from the effects of the essential oil of almonds. A bottle was found in her pocket containing the same kind of poison. She was quite unconscious, and although every remedy was used to restore her, it aria perfectly unavailing, and she remained in a state of insensibility until her death, which took place in about three hours after she had token the dewily draught. From a letter which was found on her person, it was believed that her name was Emily Hawke'. It also transpired that at two o'clock that morning she had come from London, and in the first in. stance had gone to Samba's Hotel adjoining the railway station. Beyond thisinothing was known respecting her. The description of the girl is as follows :—Age, 25 or 26, fair complexion, dark hair, of middle statue, slender in build, attired in a plaid silk deem, brown sealskin jacket, and a purple velvet hat with white feather. She wore gold ear rings, a gold Geneva watch, and had upon one of her fingers a gold ring set with pearls and emeralds. In her dress she had also a gold brooch containing light hair. In her pocket, and in a small leather bag which she had left at Sc awin's Hotel were also found a variety of attache, anal some it is thought may lead to her identification. They point to the leaving Baehr& for Southampton, and having there seen some person away, a return to London, an assignation at the waiting room of the Great Northern Hotel. There possibly a disappointment, anal a return to York on her way back to F3carboro', which her suicide prevented her reaching.—Leda Mercury. Tms PENALTY or
The Express. — 1867-12-23 (London, England)

SUSPECTED MURDER IN SHADWELL.  A strange affair occurred yesterday morning in Shadwell. Between the hours of 1 and 2 o'clock the police on duty in Gravel-lane, Shadwell, heard a great disturbance on the drawbridge over the little canal leading from the i iver to the Shadwell Basin of the London docks. Upon going thither they saw some men hurrying away from the spot, and they found evident indications that a struggle had taken place, and that apparently • man had been flung over the iron railings of the bridge into the water. Drags were procured without delay, and the Shadwell basin was dragged. In a few minutes the body of • young woman wu brought to the surface. She es,' liken on shore and then it was found that she was quite dead. She had not been long in the water, but it was so apparent that she must havo been there from a time anterior to the disturbance that it w.a suppowd she could not have been the person sought, and the dragging of the water was renewed. In a short time the body of a man, quite warm but dead, was dragged up. Theta were marks of violence on the body, which confirmed the suspicions previously entertained that he had been thrown into the water.  Neither the woman nor the man are known. The young woman appe►re to be aged about 25 years. The man seems to be about 28.  Two men have been arrested by the police on suspicion of having caused the death of the man by flinging him off the bridge into the w►ter. Whether the death of the young woman wu due to violence or to suicide is at present unknown. The police aro making inquiries in both cues.  A cattle train from Limerick Junction ran into a goods train at Newbridge station, at 3 o'clock yesterday morning. Only one animal was killed. The men escaped with scratches, and the line was soon cleared.  Yesterday morning the Bishop of London held a general ordination in the Chapel Royal, Whitehall, of which his lordship is the dean.
The Express. — 1867-04-04 (London, England)

MURDER AND SUICIDE IN LIVERPOOL. —One of the most fearful eases of double murder and suicide that ever occurred in Liverpool took place in that town on Tuewlay. The seen of the tragedy was in Bengal-street, Everton, formerly the site of the Liverpool Volunteer parade ground. In one of the houses in the street there resided a Mr. Brown, an engineer, employed at the Vauxhall Foundry, his wife, and two children (girls). Mr. Brown left benne early un the day of the tragedy for the foundry, leaving, hi: wife and children at home all well, his wife telling hini that she would get up earlier than usual, as else had some washing to do. About noon Mrs. Brown was observed in the front parlour playing with the children, anal afterwards spoke to one of the neighbours and asked her what time it was, although there was a timepiece in her own house. Nothing inure was seen or heard shout her or the children until the return of the husband from work, a little after eight o'clock in the evening. He knocked at the door, and failing to obtain admittance scaled the back wall and forced the kitchen door, which had been locked from the inside. On going upstairs into the bedroom a dreadful spectacle presented itself. The babe, only four months old, lay at the head of the bed, with its little bands crooned upon its breast. She was dead, having a frightful wound across the throat. At the bottom of the bed lay the eldest girl. live years obl, quite dead, and covered with blood. There was a deep cut in her throat, and there were evidences of a severe struggle with her mother before she died. Both the children were fully dressed. Lying on the door by the bedside was MN. Brown. There was a gash setae her throat, and firmly grasped in her right hand was a rater, with which she hail destroyed the lives of her children and herself. She had completely undressed herself of all her wearing clotlies,atel put on a clean night dress before she committed the minters. The bed clothing and the door were completely saturated with blood. Dr. Williams was at once seat for, but his services were of no avail, as the bodies were quite cold, anal they must have been dead for several hours. The unfortunate W(111111.0, who was most respectably connected, had lately, since the birth of the youngest child, Fettered from great depression of spirits, but nothing was observed in her manner to awaken a suspicion that she contemplated so dreadful a crime. As natural, the occurrence lass east a sad gloom over the neighbourhood, where Mr. Brown and his unfortunate wife and children were very much reM. Brown is believed to have murdered her ed- rs tchildren and herself whilst Labouring under a temporary fit of insanity. [Advertisement.]-11oLLowAv's Osx.rmENT
The Express. — 1867-11-16 (London, England)

SUICIDE OF A MAN UNKNOWN AT CAMBRIDGE. On Thursday, at noon, • gentlemanly-looking man, name and address unknown, who, it is auppoeed, arrived in Cambridge the previous evening, and put up at the Lion Hotel, was found dead in bed, having died by his own hands from a bullet wound in the temple. When discovered a small pistol was found by his side, and on the table were some caps and powder, showing the act must have beenpremeditated. The deceased was about sft. 7in. in height, had sandy' auburn (curly) hair and beard, and slight whiskers. He was apparently about 26 or 27 years of age, and dressed in a walking suit, black coat and waistcoat, and striped mixture trousers (Angola, grey ground with narrow black stripe). He was an Englishman. His clothes were disposed on chairs, as an ordinary person's might Ibe. In the candlestick were the remains of papers recently burned. The only mark on his clothes was on one of the stockings, which are grey ribbed lamb's wool, "J. 4," the number being underneath, marked in pink cotton. There was an empty leather pocket purse with elastic band in one of deceased's pockets, and a cutting from a newspaper of Manini's late proclamation and circular. The only money found was one half-penny, in one of the waistcoat pockets. In the trousers pockets were the key of a French latch and two smaller keys, and • watch key on a ring. On the dressing table there was a I copy of Bradshaw s (one shilling) Anglo-Italian phrase book, with some pieces of blank note paper and envelopes in the front of it, and one postage stamp. There were also some papers relating to ships sailing from Liverpool for America in November and December. The hat was appleready nearly sew, short crowned, and much turned up and then flattened at the edges; the maker's name, J. Shiptoa Harman, 27, Edgware-road. The scarf was a black silk demi scarf, stamped "Cricket bat scarf— Patent." The jury appeared to think that in case of idea. tificatioa they might probably learn something of the deceased's antecedents, showing his state of mind of late ; and the inquiry was adjourned to Monday. The remains of the denes have been photographed, but will remain unburied until after the adjourned inquest.  ROYAL COLLEGE OP StrROZONS OF
The Express. — 1867-09-30 (London, England)

ATT2IIPT6D 3VICIDI. Durham, the Bishop of Carlisle,the Bishop of Manchester, Hosaah F.rd, aged 19, resi at 7, Warden-street, and the Bishop of Ripon have declined to sign. Of bishops har. Newington-causeway, was c with endeavouring is of the Southern Province who have not exthrow herself from the steps of ndun-bridge with intent pressed their concurrence in it are the Bishop to commit suicide. of Bath and Wells, the Bishop of Chichester, Jeremiah Shanahan, boot closer, 3, White Hart-yard, the Bishop of Exeter, the Bishop of Hereford, and the Borough, said he was crossing London-bridge at a little Bishop of Peterborough. The Irish bishops who have not after 12 this morning, from the City to the Surrey side. signed it are those of Ossory and Ferns, Csahel, Down and As he got to the Bridge House Hotel, ho met with a girl, Counor, Killsloe, Cork and Tuam. The bishopric of who said "Good night." He gave her his band, and she Derry is vacant. Of the Scotch bishops two have not then said he was the last one she would meet signed, namely the Bishop of Edinburgh and the Bishop of in the world. After that .he ran down the bridge stairs, Brechin, the former probably having been unable to attend and he followed aud mitrilit hold of her dress as she was in consequence of great age. Of the views of thecolonial about to jump into the water. He asked her what she bishops who have not signed, of coarse no judgment can be did that for, and she said she had had a quarrel at home. formed, as various circumstances have prevented many of He then gave into custody. theca from obeying the Archbishop o: Canterbury's sumThe girl's mother said some friends from Camberwell moos to attend. It is believed that the names of all the had come to see them and they had some drink. Her colonial bishops now in England and those of the retired eldest daughter "threw some dirty words into her face," colonial bishops are appended to the document, with the and she then ran away. She was a very good girl, and was exception of Dr. Nixon, formerly Bishop of Tasmania. a great assistance to her. The constable who took the girl in charge said she was not sober.
The Express. — 1867-05-13 (London, England)

MURDER AND SUICIDE..—A double crime of somewhat singular character was committed at Heaton en Saturday night. It appears that on Thursday last the landlady of the Bridge House Tavern, Whitinere•read, engaged a woman, about Z 3 years of age, as servant. She said her name was Mary Jane Fletcher; that she was married, but that her husband had deserted her, and left her to maintain their Iwo children as she might be able. These children stayed with her mother, and would do so, whilst she (the servant) was in service. Early on Saturday evening Mrs. Fletcher asked permission to go to her mother's to prevent information being given of her whereabouts to her husband if be should call and inquire for her. After having obtained permission she determined she would not go, because, having nothing to be ashamed of, she did not need to fear his calling. So she continued in the house, doing her work, until about 11 o'clock. At that time a man, who looked like • sailor, entered the house, and going up to the bar, asked if Mary Jane Fletcher was in. The landlady replied that she was in the kitchen, and showed the stranger the way there. She had scarcely time to return to the bar before she heard the reports of two pistol shots, one succeeding the other rapidly. She and the other inmates of the house hastened to the kitchen. They saw the man lying on the floor, with a stream of blood issuing from a great wound in his breast. In one hand he held a pistol, and bad evidently thrown away another which was seen on the floor at • little distance from him. Not far from him his wife la also on the floor, and her clothes were saturated with blood. She was exclaiming, "Oh ! Harry, Harry, how could you be so cruel ?" Medical aid was at once obtained, but the man appears to have died instantaneously, and the woman only lived for about half an hour. It seems quite certain that the man's only object in seeking his wife was to murder her. His clothes were searched, and in his pockets were found several large bullets, which fitted the hone pistols which he had fired, • tin canister containing percussion caps, a quantity of gunpowder, his marriage certificate, and money to the amount of about 235. The bodice were taken to the dead-house yesterday morning to await a coroner's inquiry. —Tekeraph. The journeymen painters in Weymouth have made application to the neater painters there for an addition of rid. a day to their wages. The masters have conseated to add ed. a day to the present wage* of the men. I
The Express. — 1867-05-15 (London, England)

MURDER AND SUICIDE IN HOXTON.—An inquest was held yesterday at the Green Man Tavern, in High-street, Holton Old Town, by Mr. Humphreys, the coroner for Middlesex, on the bodies of Henry Thomas Fletcher and Ellen, his wife. William Fletcher said he is a shipwright, and lives at 31, Woolsack-place, Willing-street. Bromley. The deceased, his brother, was • ship joiner. In September last his brother was in Melbourne in the ship Result, when it took fire, and be assisted to extinguish it, and while doing so • large spar fell and struck him on the head. Since then be had been most eccentric, more particularly when under the influence of drink. On Saturday, the 11th inst., about a qnarter-past 9 o'clock in the evening, his brother parted from him at his house, and said be was going to his lodgings, and promised to see him on the Sunday afternoon. He was then under the influence of liquor. lie knew that he was ► married man and parted from his wife, The cause of their separation was that when she fell into a fit of drinking she would sell and pawn everything. When the deceased man came to his home he talked loud and used bad language, for which he was rebuked. Mrs. Mary Ann Straw. son said her husband keeps the Bridge-house Tavern in Holton. The deceased woman came as servant to her on Thursday last. She had a written recommendation with her from a person who professed to have known her for the last five years. The witness then stated the fade mentioned in the Express of yesterday. Henry Mead, of 57, Lever-street, • vocalist, and another witness, gave confirmatory evidence. The coroner, in summing up, said there could be no doubt that the man had first shot his wife and then committed suicide. The next question for them would be as to his sanity when he ocenaiitted the acts. The jury found a verdict that the deceased woman h►d been wilfully murdered by the deceased man, and one of suicide against him while of unsound mind.
The Express. — 1867-07-18 (London, England)

SOUTHWARK. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF A PRISONER IN THE POLICE CELL. Esther Lloyd, a dissipated-looking woman, was placed at the bar charged with creating a disturbance in the public streets, and afterwards attempting to strangle herself in the polioe-cell. It appeared from the evidence of 97 L, that about 10 o'clock on the previous night be was called to • house in the Waterloo-road, where he found the prisoner under the influence of drink and in a frantic state. She was abusing a female in one of the houses and breaking the windows when he took her into custody. Police-constable 27 L, said he had charge of the cells when the prisoner was brought into the station-house, in Tower-street, Waterloo-road. She was charged w4h creating • disturbance and breaking windows, and he I locked her up in one of the cells. Shortly afterwards he proceeded to the cells, and perceiving her with her hands up to her throat and motionless he entered and found that she had attempted to strangle herself by fastening one of her garters round her neck. She was partially insensible when he took the garter off. He removed her into the reserve-room, when she soon regained her senses, and was afterwards left under supervision. The prisoner, who said she was so drunk that she did not know what she was about, was remanded to Horsemonger lane gaol.  ATTEMPTED ar !TIDE AT N Kea mom ra-isionor. Priscilla Dotson, 20, a tailoresa, was finally examined charged with mating a most determined attempt to commit suicide at Westminster-bridge. It appeared that between ten and eleven on Tuesday night the 9th inst., a man named Rogers saw the prisoner jump off the Surrey side of the bridge, when he procured the assistance of a waterman, and with great difficulty saved her. She said she had a quarrel with her family, and was in great distress of mind. . .  The prisoner now said she had received great consolation from the chaplain of the gaol, and regretted that she had attempted such a wicked act. She promised not to repeat it, but to live peaceably with her family. The magistrate suitably admonished her, and ordered her to be given up to her grandmother.  LORD JUSTICE ROL? rAztria