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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1870-11-26 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

SOICIINC OF A YOUNG LADY. —Dr. Lank Ester has held an inquest on the body of Miss Emily Susan Wise, who was found dead in the area of a house in Dake-street, London. Mr. Wise, brother of the dereaged, said that his sister, who had resided with him, had been affected in her mind with religious mania, and was also under an impression that she had not done ht r duty ti her late mother when she was ill. Deceased had never threatened to unrunit suicide ; but on Wedne,day evening she was mi.ing. Witness, after laming searched the house, went to the polim station and gave a description of her. Shortly after seven in the evening he heard • strange noise in the area, and on going clown found his sister lying on her face bleeding. She died almost immediately. On the roof of the he use were found a pockethandkerchief, with sixpence in silver, and some pence, belonging to the deceased. After hearing medical and other evidence, the jury returned a verdict that the deceased was found dead in the area of the honer, but whether she threw herself from the roof or slipped off there was 110 evidence to show.  "Rana Goma r'—Bat Russia is encumberei by the immensity of her existence, restricted by its independence, and overcharged with its strength, (remarks The Times, in a leader). She has herself only to fear. She may topple over by her towering bright, or outgrow the possible scale of earthly unities. She may provoke the Nemesia that ever waits upon excess. She may reach the Lumbers which are not strength, and the union which tuskes not force. But could all the world combine, it would leave Russia alone, except for self-protection against her imminent out-pouring. If such a Power is to rend a Treaty whenever its suits its purposes, there is an end of Treaties altogether. Bid is has a destiny, and looks at the stars. The Treaty which chafes her has lasted half a generation. Of its two chief authors, France lies on her back in mortal strife and helplessness. England is blowing blasts about her own providential insularity. With the victorious side BUM& can exchange smiles. Now is the time. Here goes. The famous Treaty of 18.-6, which cost Hogland and France a hundred thousand men and two hundred millions of money, is torn into fragments and cast to the winds.  A nor
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1870-10-08 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

TERRIBLE SUICIDE.  Do Paturtlayan tag airy WAN Instituted by Dr. Laelvster relative to thv death r. f Mr. liobtri Chtmbera, tradeammi to unteralreet, Lottdon. - - • • •  Mr. George Chambers, of Luton, Bedf,viehire, stated that the deceased, who was his brother, managed for him an cilisbop, and was a sober, steady man, straightforward in all his dealings, and just and exact in his accounts. On Thursday in last wok, no being summoned to London by a telegram, he found the deceased in a dying state, and the unhappy Iran told him that he hacl swallowed off about a quarter of a pint of cil of vitriol. The witness said none of Ilia family had ever shown indications of brain disease, but the deceased, who was a highly nervous man had been disordered in the stomach, and had been affected in his head to the extent of entertaining the most ludicrous delusions, such as that he was liable to be hanged for an accident which had occurred in the shop, that he was being watched, and that he could hear people talking of him in the street. lie also raid he could see obj-cts doubly, and that if be had a glans of ale it affect il his head. On the witness repeating that the deceased Was a most abstemious man, the coroner remarked that in two out of every three cases suicide was the result of drunkenness, but be did not mean by this to say that the mere drinking of alcoholic liquor meant drunkenness or led to suicide. Edvrati Garrett, the nhopman of deceased, said his late employer was a most amiable man, and was never excited by passion or drink. He proceeded to state particulars showing that the deceased had become affected in his mind, and from these it appeared that the unhappy man bat drawn off the vitriol in a broken bottle from a carboy, and having asked if the woman to whom the accident had happened was not dead, he proceeded upstairs, where he drank the th ry Lquid, saying that the police should nest hang Lim. Dr. Kendrick attended, but death ensued. Tim jury returned a wrdict of 'Suicide while in ID unsound state of mind."
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1870-11-19 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

DOUBLE SUICIDE AT REDHILL.  Considerable sensation was occasioned last Saturday morning, by the discovery of the dead bodies of a young man and woman in a bedroom in Warwick Tower. The man had somewhat of • military look, thick beard and moustache, rather high forehead, dark brown hair, height about Mt. lin., striped woollen i•hirt, trousers nearly new (black, with white stripes), black cloth waistcoat, gray tweed coat, nearly new black wide-awake, marked inside E. (or P.) Recover, Reading. The female appeared to be about 21 or 22 years old, with very nice feature. and a profusion of dark brown flowing hair, about sft. 2in. in height, a gold ring on the third finger of left hand, bonnet one of the small fashionable ones, black dress striped at bottom with rows of purple, black cloth jacket nearly new. It appears the man Came to Mr. Easton'a skint a week since and took a bed and sitting room, raying a week in advance, and said he had some luggage coming, which never came. The woman came the same evening. They lived well, and generally went to bed about half-past nine or ten o'clock. Shortly before nine on Saturday morning Mr. Easton not being able to obtain any answer, went for Mr. Superintendent Rogers, who, after knocking loudly and obtaining no music% went in and folio d deee toed in their night clothes side by side on the floor. A paper was found in the bedroom on which it was written that no one was to anvil., either of having killed the other, as they had mutually agreed to Aeon themselves. One halfpenny in money only was found, also a few books, viz., a Church Service, on which was written "Maria Mason. the gift of her cousin," • book, "Wooing of Winifred," and several Waverley novels. Two empty phials were found in the bedroom, which Dr. liallowes de. scribes as having rontained cyanide of potassium.
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1870-01-29 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

EXECUTION OF A NEW ZEALAND REBEL.  A native of New Zealand named Hamiora Pere, who was convicted of high treason on the 28th of September, was executed inside the gaol at Wellington on the 16th of November. Four other prisoners were condemned to death for the same crime, one of whom, Wi Tarnararo, brother to Hamiora, committed suicide in gaol, and the sentences on the others have been commuted to penal eervitude for life. Th, Wellin9. lon independent says that Random received the noire of his approaching death with calmness, and it was not until the morning before the execution that be gave any outward sign that he realized his terrible position. He had asked permiasion to see his friends and former companione, that he might take a final farewell, and the request had been humanely granted. The interview was a very painful one, and when it ass over the primmer became terribly dins tressed, and it was not urtil his spiritual adviser, the Rev. Mr. Stock, who, together with the Ven. Archdeacon Hadfield, had constantly visited him, had been with him some time that he became more composed. On the morning of the execution, when he left the room in which he had been confined, he wee 'sobbing bitterly, and was evidently suffering from intense I mental agony ; he looked anxiously around, yet stood firm and erect while he was being pinioned, repeating as well as his trembling voice would allow, the prayers that were being offered on his behalf. From the time the prisoner left his room, until the rope was adjusted, he continued pm) leg in a low moaning tone interrupted frequently by violent sobbing, but immediately the rope was round his neck the moaning reseed, and the final words of the service were repeated in a remarkably clear and firm voice.
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1870-05-28 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

SHOCKING MURDER AND SUICIDE IN THE ISLE OF MAN. The following dreadful tragedy has taken place In the Isle of Ilan:—  A young man named Williams, who, it is said, was connected with a well-tmdo Eughsh family visited the island some time ago and become attached to a barmaid at the Castle Mona Hotel, Douglas, and to whom he was recently married in Manchester. On Tuosday in last wetk, they went to the Isle of Man after their wedding tour, and it is alleged that during the next two days Williams drank heavily and was very eccentric in his manner. On Thursday he was convoyed home in a state of intoxication ; and on Thursday night, having partly shaken oft the effects of the morning's debauch, he went to the Derby Hotel, and conducted himself in a  V 01..ut 1.• r, thr riatening to slot t:te bor ."" t•azy be 8.-tila to have gg not ' tenni ration to murder Stant body, and Mr. Join the landlord of the Derby Hotel, was unfortunately marked out as his vicim. Williams was armed with a revolver, and aNI this weapon he fired at Mr. Gold, the all peneirating the brain. In the panic which ensuei I Wilikrrs rushed from the hotel, and got away un molested. Medical aid was procured as promptly as possible for Mr. Gold, hut it was wholly unavailing, death resulting in a few moments. After leaving the Derby Hotel Williams, seems to have gone straight to his lodgings, situate at a di itanft iif about a quarter of a mile from the hotel. awl there he destroyed his own life by shooting hitntielf with the revolver with which he had killed Mr. Gold.  An inquest ha been held on the body of Williams, when the evidence given showed that he Willi of on. sound udnd, and the ury returned a verdict to that effect.
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1870-10-01 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

THE KINO TO THE QUEEN.  " Strasburg capitalatca at 5 p.m., t,..-ilay. WlLum.m."  Great rejoicings followed the above announcement at Berlin.  " MunDELsnEnt, Wednesday.  "To HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN,  " This moment, two o'clock at night, I eonchided the capitulation of Strasbourg, through Lieutenant-Colonel Lessynski : 451 officers and 17,000 men, including National Guards, laid down arms. At eight a.m. the gates of Strivibourg will be occupied.  " GENEBIL VON WZRDEL"  THE RED REPUBLICANS AT LYONS LYONS, Thursday.  A demonstration hostile to the Government was attempted here yesterday. General Cluseret foiced his way into the Hotel de Ville and addressed the people. The National Guard was called out, and restored order. General Cluseret and the leaders of the movement have been arrested. The National Guard remained lop'. No blood was shed.  Tocas, Thursday.  The statement that a movement of German troops had taken place towards BeHurt and Ly• one is unfoundel.  A twee Lave been received from Paris of the 25th, stating that there was no war news, the enemy not having been seen anywhere. A first batch of the documents found at the Tuilleries has been published. They include a letter from 31. Jeckar on the 31exican attain which seriously compromises M. de Monty. A decree, dated the 28rd, orders M. llevieuve to appear before the Court of Cessation for having brought disgrace upon the magistrates by a negotiation of a scandalous nature. The successes obtained by the French on the previous day had produced a very favourable impression. Ile journals contained details show. ing the Prussians to have sustained heavy losses. All parties were extremely well dispused.  Cessn, Thursday.  Some German newspapers have given publicity to a report that the Emperor Is:spoleou bas att mpted to commit suicide. This statement is a pure invention, and has since been contradicted.  M.
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1870-02-19 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

ATF! METING TO HANG A DRUNICARD.—An incident of a serio-cornic nature which has just taken plane at Flessingue. France, deserves to be recorded. The wife of a working man resolved to cure her husband of drunkenness by hanging him, a very simple and effective process. One night he reached his home much less elevated than usual, And went to roost as usual; in a few minutes he felt his wife put a rope round his neck, and pass it over a beam, going immediately after upstairs to hoist him up. The man immediately slipped the noose off and fastened it to a stove, and when the woman began to pull it went up with a tremendous clatter. The woman, without desiring to witness the success of her efforts, rushed off to the authorities, and informed them that her husband had committed suicide. When the police arrived at the house, they found the man lying down and smoking his pipe. His immediately arose and gave his wife into custody for attempting to murder him ! MATRIMONIAL CHANCES —From the Manchafer Examiner  "A young inan,*of pious habits, 31, wishes to meet with a pious, intelligent female, who desires a home.—Address F. H., Post-oilier, Northwieh."  " A lady wishes to correspond with a tall, dark gentleman about 40, in a good position • no others need apply ; one residing in Manchester preferred." —Address, Ac. " A bachelor, 20, In the cotton business, wishes to marry a respectable lady with an annual income; as this advertisement is bond fide, only names and addressee will be noticed. Address, stating particulars. C. 0, host-office, Oldham." " A widower, 37, in good circumstances, wishes to correspond with a pious lady, of suitable age, with a view to matrimony; means not so much referred as a person capable of appreciating home.—Address A. M. W., Postoffice, Sheffield.' A
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1870-04-16 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

SUICIDE IN A PRIVATE LUNATIC ASYLUM.  An inquest has becn held at Peckham, London, respecting the death of Mrs. Catherine Ccnnor, aged forty-tight years, who committed auicide by throwing herself out of • window at the Peckham House Lunatic Asylum.  %ills Cooper said that she had been nurse attendant at Dr. Armstrong's Lunatic Asylum, Peckham House, for the last two months, and during that time she had known the deceased as a patient. On Sunday afternoon she took the deceased her dinner, and after she bad eaten it the witness left the room in order to dine with the other norms. A few minutes afterwards she heard a noise, as if some heavy body had fallen, and on going into the yard she found the deceased lying on the flagstones, insensible, and bleeding from a wound on the forehead. _  IT. answer to questions put by the coroner and the jury, the witness said that when she left the ward she locked the door. She noticed the window of another room open, and she believed the deceased must have foiced it open, as it was secured by nv-ans of screws. The height 1 the window from the ground was about fourteen feet. The witness bad no special instructions to look after the deceased, as it was believed that she was not of a suicidal turn of mind.  Mr, Fuller, an assietant medical officer at the asylum, said that when he wee called to the deceased he found her bleeding from a small scalp wound on the head. Several ribs on the right side were fractured, and she was suffering from concussion of the brain. She died on Tuesday from the injuries received.  Mr. Hearn, brother of the deceased, said he did not think it right that his sister should have been left alone in s room. She had before attempted to commit suicide when a patient at St. Bartholomew's HovitaL He thought the window was not securely fastened.  Dr. Fuller said the window swung on a pivot, and wonloi only open a few inches for ventilation. The m inia under which the woman laboured would give her sufficient power to force the window open. If it had been known that ehe was of a suicidal turn of mind she would have been watched night and day. _  The jury found " That the deceased committed suicide by throwing herself out of a window while in a state of unsound mind."
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1870-04-09 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

LTON. Mr. J. Taylor,  The Clerk read a number of accounts amounting to .E 25 is 41d, which were ordered to be paid. The Clerk read the draft hood of a contract for tolls of Mr. Smith, the lessee, which was approved of:  • kr. Cund made an application to put up some fencing in front of Lis carriage ‘v orks.—The application was referred to a committee. , . .  °Mr. Niekolls, brazier, made an application to the Board to refund to him ris, being two amounts of 2s 6d, for a license to sell petroleum for two years. He said the quantity he had to sell did not come under the :wt.  . -Mr. Woolley said when persons are invited by this Board to take out a license to sell a parti• culla article, he thought it was rather unfair for one to pay and not another; and, although Mr. Nickolls' application was but a small one, it ought to be taken into consideration. Mr. Hughes said persons were not invited to take out a license. The commissioners sat at the Board to grant licenses to those who applied for them.—Attea some further discussion, the application was not entertained.  An application was read from Mr. Whittaker, contractor, for the Commissioners to put down a stand pipe on Beauty Bank.—The Commissioners agreed to pay one half. A long discussion ensued as to the duties and respousilrilities of Mr. Dorricutt, the Inspector of Nuisances. At the conclusion,  On the motion of Mr. Hughes: seconded by Mr. Allsop, it was agreed to give Mr. Dorricutt in addition to his present salary, so that he may employ some competent and practical per. son to assist him in his duties of Inspector of uisances. Carried unanimously.  ERRAT(73l.—Through a typograpical error in our report of the Vestry Meeting at Oldswiuford, last week, the gentlemen who were elected overseers were described us constables, and the surveyors were described as overseers.  SnicinE.—On Wednesday morning last, at ten minutes to eleven o'clock, Thomas Talbot, confectioner, residing in Coventry-street, committed suicide by hanging himself. It appears that deceased was in his ordinary work, and in a place called the sugar room He was there found by a boy hanging by the neck from a hook in Use beam. An alarm was immediately given,
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1870-09-03 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

THE RECENT TRAREDY AT BATH.  Mini Kate Prankerd. the young lady who was shot at by her fatht r ( who after shooting his eldest :laughter dead went upstairs and c immitted suicide by drinking pruseic acid), has been removed from the house of the Rev. Mr. Way, whither she escaped, shot and bleeding, from ter father's schoolroom, and she is now lying at the Bath Hi vital. Her symptoms for some days after the tragedy were not so favourable, but hopes are now entertained of her ultimate recovery. The pistol with which the young ladies were shot, and wtich so mysteriously disappeared, has been found hidden in a secret compartment of an old bureau in the late Mr. Prankerd's bedroom, where he must have placed it, returning it into its leathern case, before he deliberately drank the prussic acid which caused his own death. It was • five-chambered Colt's revolver, of the original kind, and one of the barrels remained charged ash- n found, thus confirming the evidence given at the Coroner's inquest that four shots were fired. Some conical bullets were also found in the bureau, the bullet found in the revolver being also of the 8 sme sort. The tees, I and bottle which had eons tained the prussic acid with wh:ch the father corn. mitteil self-destruction, it in a remarkable fact, have not yet been found, though the servant girl, Ellen Davis, positively stated that on the morning of the occurrence she noticed two small phials wrapped in white paper, standing on the mantel-piece of her master's bedroom. A white handkerchief was found in Mr. Prankerd's pocket, perforated in five placee, evidently hy shot, the edges of the holes being slightly scorched. The theory is that the murderer' to c enceal his object from his daughters, and prevent him from carrying it our, held the handkerchief doubled up before the 11,,ZZ0 of the pistol, the bullet thus passing through it. Upwards of £4O, • large quantity of clothing, and some valuable plate, were band in Mr. Prankerd's bedroom, and there were no indications of penury having at all contributed as a cause of so terrible a crime. It is said that the daughter, thirteen ytass of age, whose whereabouts, after being taken away from home by her father, r, mained uiiknowu, has been ascertained to be in a place of safety at. Bristol, where she will remain for the present.
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1882-08-19 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

DEATH 07 PROFESSOR JEVONS.  It ia with great regret that wc have to record the death of Proidssor Jevons. He was drowned in the sea between St. Leonard's, and Bexhill, orr Surriay morning, while bathing. he ;Ind his wife and family had been staying at Cliff-house, Gradley-hill, for the last five weeks, and their sojourn there wa to have terminated on Wednesday. The inquest was held at Bexhill on Tuesday afternoon, betore Mr. Charles Sheppard, coroner for the Rape of Hastings. It appeared that the deceased and Mrs. Jevons, with their children, were walking on the beach on Sunday morning. The Professor had a day or two before said he should like to bathe, but Mrs. Jevons begged him not to do so as he had not been in good bodily health. He left them on the beach, and Mrs. Jevons thought he was going up to the house. She asked him to send the servant down, and the servant came shortly afterwards. About an hour and a half afterwards Mrs. Jevons heard that a gentleman named Jevons was drowned. In her opinion he was not a man likely to commit suicide. He was, in fact, as happy as any one could be. William Sparks, a school-teacher, gave evidence to the effect that shortly alter eleven o'clock, four boys came to him on the cliff,. and said they thought a man was drowning. Running down to the beach, witness saw a body floating about forty yards out. It was going about like a cork, backwards and for. wards. The tide was on the ebb, and the body was gradually floating seawasd. He went into the sea to try and get the body out but was unsuccessful. Witness thought that that spot was a dangerous one for bathers, especially at high water. It was indeed about the worst spot that one could select for bathing. Another witness said there was a nasty swell in shore, but no breakers outside. It was a dangerous sea except to good swimmers. The body was recovered and was taken to the coast-guard station close by. Wm. Haigh, at whose house the deceased was staying, said the Professor was a good swimmer. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death by drowning.  Professor William Stanley Jevons, M.A., F.R,S., was born at Liverpool in 1835. He was appointed professor of logic at Owens College, Manchester, in 1866, and professor of political economy in University Colleqe, London, in 1876. He was the author of "A Treatise on Logic and Scientific Method," and a "Theory of Political Economy." He is also known in connection with the discussion which arose some years ago with regard to the possible exhaustion of the British coal-fields.