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Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1894-01-19 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

WEDNESDAY.— Before Mr. T. H. Dee horst siding) and Dent .001. Robinson. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT SKIPTON: PRISONER COMMITTED TO THE Aaisurs. James Busht,y,  saddler, of Skipton, was charged on remand with attempting to commit Enicide on the 11th inst. Frank C,okshott, assistanz. to Mr. Dobson, chemist, High•street, Skipton, said that about five o'clock on the da2, in question prisoner came into the shv and asked for Lhreepermy ..vorth of laudanum. Witness asked him if he bad a bottle, and on replying in the nestiv,, ,sl,.ed him what: he required the i,ad.mina for, and prisoner raplied "for a sprain, t rub with." He *old M. D,bao, that prison,r wanted some laudanum, at.d he reM.A 'quite right." Ho then sold him twopoonyworth  (about 130 minimums) and charged him a penny for the bottle. The bottle was labelled 'laudanum. poison." In reply to Mr. Lamb witness said he did not notice anything strange in prisoner's manner.—Alice Holmes., aged ten, daughter of Feather Holmes, landlord, of the Albion Inn, Skipton, said that on Thursday evening prisoner , came Into the house about 5.15 and asked for twopennyworth of whisky, emptied the contents of a little bottle into it and drank it off. She did not bear him say anything.—Wm. Hardame, cab-driver, Skipton, said that he was in the Albion Inn when prisoner came in and sat down near the door. He asked for twopennyworth of whisky which Wlli supplied him. Prisoner remarked "lea got some. (sing." Witness asked him what be had got, and (ho dttle girl, who was in room, said •' rtr laudanum." Witness asked him what he was doing with "that stuff" about him, and told him he should throw it on the fire. He replied that he had got it for his bad leg. He did not see him put the poison into the glass as he turned round to speak to an acquaintance. He heard the girl say "he's supped the laudanum and Bushby got up, said "good-night," ma feli in the doorway. They then got him out into the f-eon air and he went for the doctor—Dr. Wilson, Skii.con, was asked whs.,: effects dose of 130 drops of ism ic.um w:dild have on an ordinarily caostituted man, aid ri plied that in all probability, unless theman had ha•dinced himself to the use of the drug, it w,m1.1 be fatal. He had no doubt that if prisoner had been left to himself he would have died,—Prisoi.er here stated that he had taken laudanum before IV a sleeping draught.— ' PC. Wakefield said that en the 11:h inst. he was cJ,ed to the Albion Inn, and f nod prisoner lying insersible on a h..ndeart just ..titisPe. Dr. Sten: house iess sent for and ammed the stomach pump 't and emetics with satisfactory results. It would be 8-30 before they got him right again. He found the bottle in the bar-parlour.—The Chairman said that they had deciiied to commit prisoner foi trial to the 4 next Assizes. so that his state of mind could be examined. He would have th,re medical attendance 1 each day.
Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1891-01-16 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

RDIANN.—The usual meeting of the Board, was held at the Workhonse, on Monday, Mr. W. B. Dewhurst, J presiding.—Rrlier.—The outdoor relief returns for the week showed that in the Lancashire district 247 persons had been relieved with La% 19s. ed. and tu the Yorkshire district 62 persons had been relieved with Ile 2s. 6,1. There were KS inmates in the workhouse, as compared with 91 in the raeceding week, and 105 in the corresponding week of last year.—flattle Rd gridirons. —The Clerk read is reply he had received from the Board of Agriculture in referente to the memorial sent by the Guardians protesting against the new pleuro-pneumonia orders. 'file reply stated that the Board of Agriculture could not accede to the wishes of the monorialista by altering the order, as a case of pleure-pneumouia had eucurn di in Nevember within eight miles of the borough.—The chairman said he thought they should not allow the matter to di op there. He was surprised the Town Council d.d Lot take sonic &Woe to relieve the farmers in this matter, the same as the Corporation of Blackburn and other tomes hail done. In Illackbure they could get passes to move the cattle out of the borough, hut in Ciitheroe they could not, and if he (the chairman) Moo- ht a cow into the borough he cold hot get it out again.—The clerk Paid it woe not for the Corporation to take action, for they had nothing to do with outside the borough. It was the county authorities who ought to do something. Su far as the borough of elitheroe wan concerned, the lanicrs would not be interfered with any more than they were in Blackburn, but tlo-y could do nothing outside the borough. There was no county police. officer nearer tear, Chatburit or Pendleton, and he thought nonicone in the borough ought to be appointed by the county authorities to grant licences.—Mr. Aspinall thought they ought to memorialise the county authorities to aporint such a pernoo, and they ought also to araw the attention of tho Board of Agriculture to the fact that the outbreak referred to in their letter was in a district which had not been included in them:hi-dale, aial was on the north side of the river Ribble. On the motion of Mr. Aspinall. seconded by Mr. G. Howarth, it was unaeinuounly decided to eel: the county authorities to appoint Mr. %V. B. Dewhurst to grant the necessary licenees to remove cattle out of the borough. Arrgarren Sc I(3M—A t the Police-court on Wednesday before Mr. R. Brow u, a yotng man named William Porter residing at Runsell-atreet, and of a respectable family, wan charged with attempting to commit suicide by cutting his throat with a razor.— Sarah Alice Porter, wife of the prisoner, stated that on Monday prisoner was out all day and retur,,ed shortly before 7-0 o'clock. lie woe not drunk but had had some drink. He took a razor filens behind a picture in the parlour and drew it across his throat. The Chief conntable asked for a remsnd.—Prisonei min he was druok heu he did it. De was remanded until yeaterday.
Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1891-01-16 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

STUITED.—" There aro a great many suicides now." tematked Mr. le.ingle. " Yee," rephed his wife, "an ezaniple ought to be made of some of them."  Tme more of lawyers there are in a suit, The longer its bound to last. The more physicisns there tire in a care, The sooner its cuer and past. Isseacroti of school : "Now children, as-hat ran birds do that we cannot ?"—(expecting of m.urste that they will say " Fly ;" bat they do not.) One bright lad puts op his hand and soya, "Please, sir, lay egg! Did TIM hear the last joke?" "No. and I don't suppose I ever shall." "It goes this way, you ask a fellow ally the first thing us.d in making a shoe is next to the last." "Well?" "That's awl."  Oat: matron: "No; I do not allow my husband to addrem me by my chri,tian name." Another 111 WI II "I shouldn't mind that at all. It is the unehriseisi, names he breaks out with every once in a v. hile that object to." A NYASHINGTOM pty, ician wan discussing his enemies it: Judge Macksy's Aiming other things he said: "I know, judge, my patients never slander me nor criticise my knowledge and treatrrient." " No," replied the judge, with a sly twinkle rif his eye, "dead wen tell no tales.' WHEN wine celebrated paintings of Adam and Eve were on exhibition, Mr. M'Nala am taken to see them, and am asked his opinion. "I think no great things of the painter," said the great gardener. "Why, man, Eve's tempting Adam with a pi l,:,: a variety that VW, a known until at out 20 years ago. A MAN came to a oiuntry editor the other day a at, the eximnlaint, "Your paper says that I haunts! myself. and I want you to correct it. "No." epi.ii the editor, "we are not in the habit of doing th t; but we'll say that the rol a broke and you escaped." "1 nig to tel the truth." "Yee,' interrupte! an acquaintance, "and you are probably the wo.st shot an E.rigland." . . . .  & man of war?" said a teacher to his class. "A cruiser," was the prompt r ply. "Whet nmkes it go?' " Its screw, sir." 'Who go with it?" "it' crew, air." "Stu," said an apprentice to his master, " Whi n a very clever and a very stupid person are together in one room, and the clever one goes :.way, whi is there left ?" "Why, af course, the stupid one." "Then good-bye, sir," said the apprentice, and loltest. Jones, I'm going to many end cattle down.' Jones : " Humph ! You'd better riniain single and settle ! .1 Hi I.
Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1891-10-09 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

INQUEST: RTUPIDITY EXTRAORDINARY. I The inwiest touching die death of Ellen Ann Pye, wife of kichard Pye, a boatman employed by the Leeds and Liverpool Caiirl C, ',any. ',Mae melancholy death was reported in the second edition of our last issue, was held at the Rose and Crown Inn, Skiptnn, on Friday evening, before Mr. E. Wood (deputy coroner), and a jury, over which Mr. John Dinsdale was foreinan.—Deceased's husband, who is a native of Birkenhead, stated that his wife was 24 years of age. He was 'Tilting a rope in the cabin when the boat-boy shouted to him that deceased had failen overboard. Witness thsew off his great coat I and juniped in after her but his wife PO held him that I she almost drowned him. He az last lost his bold of I her and only just managed to clutch the grass at the side of the canal, where he lay until two young men pulled him out. Deceased was cooking the breakfast ! when the accident ocuirred.and hail just been turning some bacon which she was frying in the fire part of the boat.—Samuel Slater, a uttive of Leeds, d'TaseJ to seeing deceased leave the fare cabin after looking at the bacon when about anuidship one of her feet slipped over the side of the boat and overbaleneing herself she fell MO the water. He corroborated l'ye's story with reference to the attempt made to save deceased, and added that de cea,ed s husband  STRUGGLED IS TAII WRYER with her for tee minutes. The boa, was just beyond Snaygill-bridge when deceased fell over.—At the special request of the deputy coroner, Mark Cutler, who resides on the canal bank near the spot, was called. He stated that he arrived on the scene of tho accident just as the man Pye was got out of the water, . about 10-4:1. At that time the woman had not been in the water very long, but it was 12-0 o'clock before she was got out.—Tne Deputy Coroner: Did you leave the woman in toe water until a doctor esine?— Witness Yea—Why ?—Becau--e I DID'IST MU TO INTRRYZIIII until a doctor Caine.—The Deputy Coroner remarked that there was a great deal of error about that sort of thing, and he thought the jury should take uoiica of it. There was an idea among people that unless a policeman or doctor was about they w re not allowed to pull a person out of the water, or cut them down in case of suicide.—A juryoaqi : There is an impression that it is not legal —The Deputy Coroner: Yes, lint it is IiVERYBoDT'S DUTY to do what they can to get a person out of the water whether anyone is there or not. There is no telling that this woman might have b-en restored to life had she b- en got out of the water first thing.—Anawering further questions, witness said he could not see the body in the water, but he got her out with a boat hook. The accident happened in Bradley township. Witness produced a small k•iife found in decca.el's clothing, with which she had been turning the bacon. —A verdict if "Accidentally drowned" was returned.  TO
Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1891-11-13 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

NEWS IN BRIEF.  A WESTMORLAND farmer named Burnop, who had gone upon the tells to gather sheen, was found dead on Tuesday from oold and exhaustion. His dog was watching over him.  A TOTAL eclipse of the moon will take place next Sunday night. and be visible (if the sky be cleat) over the whole of Europe, the total phase commencing at Green,. ich twenty-three minutes before, and terminating one hour after midnight. _  ALL the newepapera of Rto de Janeiro have been Mispendel except three, which are favourable to the Dictator.  SIXTY convicts have been killed and 200 injured by the recent cyclone in the Andaman Islands. et" IR Arthur Sullhan has Accepted the crmductorship of the Leeds Musical Fe,tival, to be held nest autumn.  WE are not likely to run short of apples this winter, seeing that an immense quanitity of this wholesome fruit is coming to us from Canada. Ma. W. L. Jackson, 111.1' has been appointed to the Irish Chief Secretaryship, vacated by Mr. A. J. Balfour.  AN inquest wite hell at Liverpool on Saturday on Misa Leicester, daughter of a retired coin merchant, who, having become melancholy through a love di-appointment, threw herself from a bedroom window and _received fatal injuries.. . .  Mn. William Kerr, agent of the late Mr. Parnell, has died at Avondale, having caught a chill at the public funeral of his emnloyer in Dublin. THR Archbishop of York seeks to raise a fond of £20,000 for Church extension in Hull. and offers to give £l,OOO if the remaking CI 9.000 is forthcoming. THE Bath magistrates on Sunday concluded the investigation into the chargea of fraud agaimt Dr. Clutterbuck and committed him for trial at the Wells Assizes. PROBATE of the will of the late Earl Grz.nvillo has been granted, the gross value being sworn at £03,253. Tim annual "show" of the Lord Mayor of London WAR held on Monday in drenching drain. A LONDON ninsic.hall artiste, known as Mica Polly Newbury, but whose real name was Mary Weatholnie, was on Monday shot through the bead by her husband, Frederick Westhohne, who immediately thereafter committed suicide.  TIM men have been killed and eight fatally injured by a volliery explosirm at Nanticoke, Pennsylvanis. THE steamer Enterprise. one of the Phipe of the iturEan Marine, has foundered during a uar Port Blair. Seventy-seven lives were lost.
Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1890-02-14 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

SUICIDE OF A NELSON TRADESMAN.  Mr. Thornton Clarke, a retired 'giddier, of 31, Stanley-street, sged 74 years, was found in the Leeds and Liverpool Canal late on Tuesday evening, he having it ie euppossd committed suicide. About eleven weeks ago deceased had • fit of apoplexy, which seemed to somewhat weaken his intellect. On the afternoon of Tuesday he left home, apparently all right, and visitvd his son's shop in the centre of the town. After staying there a short time he left, and was seen to wander down Leeds-road in the direction of Caine. loquiries were subsequently made, and a man named Joseph Catlow having reported to the police the finding of • coat, stick, and handkerchief, on the meal bank near the Hodge Home bridge, • search of the canal was made, with the result that about ten o'clock the old man's body was recovered about two yards from where the coat was found. Deceased waa an old tradesman, and well.kaown throughout the district, and mach sympathy is naturally manifested at his uot.mely death. THE INQUEiT was held at the Nelson Inn yesterday, before Mr. H. J. Robinson, district coroner' and a jury over which Mr. John Watson was the foreman. Joseph Clarks (son of the deceased), was the first witness ceded. Ile said he was a saddler living at 4, Led,-road. Deoeased was formerly a saddler, and had retired from business. He was 74 last July, and lived at 31, Stanley-street. Deoevaivi v aided witoesi' whop about five o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, at which time he appeared to be in lila usual health. Deceased had a fit of apoplexy about three months ago, and had not been so well since. Upon leaving the shop deceased iii he "would have • short walk."  _ Mary Jane Clarke deposed i living with the dece.d—her father. Ile left home on Tuesday about a quarter to five, saying that he was going to the shop, but he never returned. They were in the habit of sending a little boy after deceased. who on the eay in question was sent about '2O minutes after deceased's departure. Deceased was vary hard of hearing, and his memory also failed him. He was also somewhat childish since he bad the stroke about three months ago. By a Juror: D.sceased has not been fit to take mire of himself since he had the stroke.  Joseph Cetlow, living at 7. Water-street, said he found deoeseed'sooat tied round a poet against the Hodge House bridge on Tuesday night, and be afterwards informed the police. Police-constable Henderson, stationed at Nelson. deposed to finding the body about 11 o'clock on Tuesday night, almost under the bridge, at which time it was quite dark. Deceased's stick and handkerchief were tied to the post at the corner of the bridge, while his hat was on his head. The body was fully dressed with the exception of the coat. _ _  In summing up the coroner said there was no doubt that he had committed suicide intentionally, but that he was no longer responsible for his actions and more or less imbecile.—A verdict of "Suicide while in au unsound state of mind" was returned.
Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1890-11-07 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

NEWS IN BRIEF.  A MAN of independent means, named Bodkin, !bet his brother in the e..tirse of a drunken quarrel at Kilolooney, county Galway, on Monday night. Tug death is announced of Dr. F. Trestrail, a former l'resident of the Baptist Union, at the age of eighty-seven. NkwrouNDLAND papern report that much destitution in the winter is inevitable.  DURINt; wedding (edit ities in a house in Rodneystreet, Glasgow, on Monday night, POMO Italians went unbidden to the feast. A quarrel arose, and one of the Italians was (wally stabbed. A seRIOUS affray occurred at a Berlin railway station on Tuesday, between soldiers and civilians. Several of the latter were wounded.  Locisg Tapling has died Futi&nly in a ball-room at Rathnow, from tight-lacing. Thic man who attenitited to murder the Englishman Watts, near Cumberland Gap, Kentucky, has been arrested, and has confessyd his crime. THE Dean of Peterborough (Dr. Perovtne) has accepted the Bishopric of Worcester. INCE the accession of the present Czar no fewer than 270,000 dews have been compelled to leave Russia. Meet of them have gone to America. LATIEM intelligence with regard to Vito say 4 that the place was comiletely destroyed. Th, British los4 was four wounded, while over fifty of the enemy wore killed, and many others wounded.  A BAND of nien forced an entrance into a forestes house near Yrewiburg on Saturday, and killed the forester, completely severing hi.; head from hi. body. SIMMS fighting has taken place in Damaraland. The Hottentot chief Witbooi has defeated the Damaras, whose chief Epias was killed in the fight. AN inquest was held on Saturday on the mutilated remains of an elderly clerk, named Robinson, wici was found on Friday in the bedroom of his brother-inlaw's house in Belfast. After cutting through the principal veins and arteries of both legs, as well as the jugular vein and carotids, the decea,ed seve.ed his windpipe with a hand-saw.  r., A tatrEIt3IINICD attempt to murder a conntible was made on Friday night at Sparkbrook, near Birmingham. The man subsequently committed suicide in the cell by hanging. Tux Comte de Darin had a narrow escape from being crushed to death on Thursday at Plattsburg. He attempted to enter a train in motion, but minded the guard-nut with one hand. A Hum. plumber named David Crake met his wife, from whom he has been separated, in Park-street, on Friday night. As the refused to speak to hiat he shot her with a revolver. The bullet entered the woman's mouth, brae several teeth, and lodged in the jaw. She is not considered to be in danger. Tux Munich A.c..uh toy of Ann hen elected in honorary membership the following English artists :-Messra Doles*, Reid, Guthrie, Tbornycroft, and Macbeth.  ON Monday afternoon the metropuitn pJke made a raid on the Rabelais Gallery, Pall Mall, and aeiZed a number of pictures alleged to be incb,cent.  gotito aininscemests.  CYCLING,  CRICKET,
Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1901-06-21 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

TACKLERS AND -DRIVINC."  The way the tackler sets to work in a district where -driving" is practised varies somewhat. In some cases he puts up the sheet he gets from the office )containing the weavers' wages separately) over his bench. This leads to a kind of rivalry amongst some weavers, for many of them are foolish enough to fall into flue idea that the tackler is putting it up for their benefit. The man watches the effects of this weekly wagesheet, and if he finds that certain weavers do not respond by an increased output. he goes to them and in many CAM'S, especially in the case of women and children. -bullyrags" them. This system, its well as the slate system. has a good deal to do with women and children being so often found by Factory Inspectors working during prohibited hours, for they are trying to keep up to the average, and so remain in the , -good books" of the overlooker. The slate, system is, however. the worse of the two. In this case, just after making-up day in • each week. the tackler goes round with the slate, and asks each weaver what he or she has to -draw.- and if the amount is an unsatisfactory one, the weaver there and then gets any amount of ••humbug." of which swearing often forn4 a large part. Being empowered to stop weavers, it follows that the Visit of the tackler with his slate is to many a poor girl agonising, though it may often happen that a poor wage does not :away.. indicate a competence below the average, but rather, bail work, or hail paying sorts. Many a home in Lancashire has been blighted by flue overbearing conduct id some in this trade, and many a girl has faced suicide rather than run the apparent ignominy of being shown up in one of these men an incompetent weaver.