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The Northern Guardian. — 1894-01-16 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

ROMANTIC SUICIDE  A JILTED GIRL DROWNS HERSELF.  Mr Wynne E. Baxter, coroner, held an inquiry at the Poplar Town Hall yesterday, with reference to the death of Ann Matilda Rendell, aged 25 years, a domestic servant, lately residing at 146, Salmon's Lane, Limehouse. Henry Rendell, shipwright, of Sussex Street, Poplar, the father, deposed that on the 17th ult, the deceased came to his house after all were in bed. The next day the witness heard that she had drowned herself. The body was recovered on 6aturday last. The deceased was engaged to be married to a German, and the wedding was fixed, but it did not come off owing to his relations objecting to it. It was decided, however, that, they should be'married on the Sunday she called at the witness's honse, but she was again disappointed. —Lily Hillier, the wife of a pork butcher, of Salmon's Lane, stated that, the deceased had been staying with her for two months. On Sunday, the 17th ult., she left the house in order to meet her sweetheart, Charlie Herber. She was crying, and said to the witness, "If ()loathe doesn't come back I ahalldoaway with myself. You will never see me any more." The witness did not think anything of what the deceasedisaid, as the frequently threatened to drown herself. However, on the following morning the witness received a letter wpieh ran : " Dearest Friend Lily,—What I have expected all along has come to pass. Charlie has gone to Oermany. You know, Lily, what 1 told you I would do. I must do it. I cannot live through this. You must tell them to look for me in the Cut at Stainsby Road. I only hope that God will forgive me for what Jam going to do. Send my box home and tell father. I am too full of grief to write more. Kiss little Lithe for me. God will repay you for all your kindness. Good-bye, my dear friend." The letter was not signed, but witness identified the handwriting as that of the deceased.—The Coroner: I suppose the fact is this man had jilted her !—The Witness: Yes, sir.—A verdict of suicide whilst of unsound mind was returned.
The Northern Guardian. — 1894-01-08 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

LEEDS TRAGEDY.  DOUBLE :MURDER AND SUICIDE.  Early 3esterday 1110111ing, Richard Benson, a cierk, employed on the Midland Railway al Leeds, murdered a woman, who lived with linn as his wife, and also her child, aged 14 days, by cutting their throats with a razor, tat erwards oommitting  suicide by cutting his Own throat. B neon also battered the woman's head in with a poker. The parties, who lived in lngleby (rove, Armley Road, had often quarrelled, and were heard quarrelling at half past eight yesterday morning by the neighhome, one of whom, & Mr White, went into hia backyard, and shouted, " What's the matter ?" One of Bensen's sons, aged 15, answered, "They are all killed upstairs." White entered the house, and, on going upstairs, saw in the front bedroom Benson and tin' wom-n lying close together in a pool of blood. Both had their throats cut, and both were dead. The baby was also lying dead on the bed with its throat cut. &neon was in his shirt and drawers, an the woman had nothing on hat her nightdress. On the floor of the room were a bent poker and a broken razor, the latter being near Benson's right hand. The boy Benson has made a statement to the police Ito the effect that he was awakened by smother brother calling out, "Albert, get up." He immediately arcse, and., on going into the front bedroom, saw his father with a poker bitting his !mother, who was calling out "Don't, Dick 1" The boy began to cry, and begged his father to desist. lie then returned to his bedroom to dress, and, on coming back, met his father, who said, "1 ahall be , hanged for this, but 111 finish the job." &WOO then cut )is own throat. The boy immediately ran downstairs and told !dr White what had happened. No reason is at present assigned for the tragedy beyond the fact that Benson had been drinking heavily, more especially since Christmas.
The Northern Guardian. — 1894-05-19 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

THE MIDDLESBROUGH SUICIDE  LETTER TO A LOCAL GIRL.  Yesterday afternoon, an inquest was held at the Station Hotel, Port Clarence, by Mr Coroner Settle, on the body of John William Matthews, aged 17, who had committed suicide by shooting himself with a revolver, as stated in last night's Owlrdian.  Catherine Matthews, mother of deceaaed, stated that she lived at 13, Milbank Street, Middlesbrough, and the deceased had lived with her. She saw him last alive about 10 a.m. on Thursday. He was in a very bad temper, owing to her having told him that that was no time for him to get up to seek work. During the words that passed between them he pointed a pistol at her, and shortly afterwards left the house. She could make nothing of him. The deceased was employed up to a short time ago at the shop of Mr Dowes, a draper, in Newport Road, Middlesbrough. He was discharged owing to his having neglected to go to the shop one afternoon. The pocket-book produced belonged to her son, and the letter produced was in her son's handwriting.— A police constable here read the following portion of the letter at the Coroner's request : Dear Kate,—You must forgive and forget what I am about to do. You must not fret and disturb yourself about me. You will thlnt me insane, hut lam not. I have left my box with Tom Sanderson, saying if I did not call for it you would, and he was not to let anyone else have it. I pointed the revolver at mother, but you must forgive me.  The letter was signed "J. W. Matthews, 13, Milbank Street, 'Middlesbrough," and was addressed to Miss Kate Arnold, 11, Turnbull Street, West Hartlepool. Witness said that Kate was her niece. Deceased had been queer since Christmas, and had not, to her knowledge, taken intoxicants in his life. Kate was at her house for a short time at the New Year, but witness sent her home after. She had been a few days at a situation, and had returned. Deceased had frequently walked out with Kate. In the memorandum took was a note requesting his mother to forgive him. Anthony Tiplady, farm bailiff at Saltholme, said he found the body of the decased on some reclaimed land near Port Clarence shortly before eleven o'clock on the previous morning. Deceased was lying partly on his side and held a revolver in his right hand. Thera was a bullet wound on the right side of the head. He communicated with P.C. Sutherland, of Haverton Hill, who removed the body to the Station Hotel. Dr. Findlay Munro, of Haverton Hill, said he found the deceased had been shot in the head, there being a wound on the right temple caused by a bullet which had not passed through, but lodged in the skull. The bullet had fractured the skull over the eye-sockets, and the brain must have been lacerated. . . .  The jury returned a verdict to the effect "That the deceased had committed suicide whilst temporarily insane."  MEXICAN CURE,  Known as
The Northern Guardian. — 1894-01-17 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

SUPPOSED SUICIDE.—A man named Thos. Wright went to the Queen's Hotel, Retford, on Monday night, and engaged a bed. He sat in the smoke. room until about ten o'clock, when he complained of having a bad cold and went to bed, taking with him a small bottle of brandy. As he did not come down, about noon, yesterday, the proprietor, Mr Gower, tried the door, and finding it locked, sent 1 the ostler to gain admittance through the window. He found the man unconscious, and death ensued about two o'clock. The brandy was found in thei bottle untouched, bus there were also found in the room an empty bottle and glass, which appeared , to have contained laudanum. The deceased is said to be a native of Stowe, and had been a farmer at I Hoincastle. From a letter found addressed to a ' niece he seems to have been id monetary diffi— culties.  THE RIGHT TO DISCHARGE DISOBEDIENT SZEvANTs.—Judge Jones had a curious case to try at the Bolton Court yesterday. Emma Whiteley, a cook, brought an action against Mr Herbert Thwaites, master bleacher, of Bolton, for LI 19s lid wages in lieu of notice and expenses incurred. Her story was that she was engaged on a Tuesday and discharged on the following Saturday without valid reason; and the defelce was that she was grossly disobedient and failed to carry out reasonable orders. In croes-examination she admitted sending to Mr Thwaites a poet-card which his Honour said was grossly improper. She, however, denied that she described the housekeeper as a bad woman, and the house as of ill-repute. She refused to receive orders from the waitress, because it was not her business to do so. It was further stated that plaintiff threw a cookery book at the housekeeper and created several scenes. Plaintiff, on the other hand, alleged that Mr Thwaites pinched her until her arm was black, but this was denied. His Honour said plaintiff had clearly disobeyed orders and could not recover. The sending of the post-card was done for a purpose, and gave an indication of the character of the plaintiff. Verdict for the defendant.
The Northern Guardian. — 1894-07-12 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.  I HAVE Toil!) You WHY I can make a suit or a pair of Trousers cheaper than most tailors. I'll tell you now why gentlemen come to me a second time. Because I do my utmost to please them.—F.:A. Hoz.MAN, Victoria House.—Advt. IF YOUR WATCH OR ULOCK IS out of order take it to J. M. CROSIER, 76, Lynn Street (near MusgrAve Street). Watches cleaned, is 6d •' new Mainspring, Is 6d; Jewellery, &c. All iepaired on the premi.,es by experienced workmen (no apprentices kept). large stock of Wedding Rings and Wedding F''resents, &c.—Advt.  WE SHALL have some summer weather yet, and! sir still holding a very pretty selection of &italics and Trouserines at the same low rate as bitherto.—F. A. IIoLmAN, Victoria House. —Advt.  Yesterday, in a Liverpool cafe, a respectable. looking woman committed suicide by drinking carbolic acid.  The Rev. J. B. Palmer, vicar of Holy Trinity, Rothweli, has accepted the curacy of Stanhope, near Darlington, of which the Suffragan Bishop of Richmond is vicar.  Messrs Bell Brothers, owners of Tursdale Colliery, have offered to provide their workmen and families with a free tea, in order to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the firm. Major Davison, of Darlington, who is retiring from business, and about to leave the neighbourhood, has disposed of his Engineering and Waggon Works to the Weardale Iron and Coal Company, Ltd.  1). Emlyn Jones, a lad who for some years bag been in course of education at the Holy Trinity Boys' Higher Grade School, Stockton, has most supsessfully passed the Civil Servic, examination for boy clerkships held in June.  The goods shed at the south-east end of Victoria Dock, Leith, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday. It was filled with sugar and general merchandise, and the whole, with a number of loaded waggons, was almost entirely consumed.  ANOTHER PARNELL !-At a convention of Nationalists held on Tuesday at Trim, Mr John Howard Parnell, brother of the deceased Irish leader, was selected as the Parnellite candidate for South Meath at the General Election.  1
The Northern Guardian. — 1894-03-27 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

ODDS AND ENDS.  Wheat has been selling at 20s a quarter in, Melbourne.  In all countries more marriages take place in June than in any other month. The London district of the Institute of Journalists has now 1,006 members. The Prince of Wales has 17 brothers-in-law, 16 uncles, 67 cousins, and 57 nephews and nieces.  The present Earl of Rosebery's uncle in 1838 married the youngest sister of the second wife of his father. '  The draped skirt, in spite of the firm hold of its rival the severe tailor-made article, is steadily advancing in favour. Lord Haddington says it is impossible for a genuine Freemason to be a bad citizen, a bad husband, or a bad father.  Should the Evicted Tenants Bill ever become law it will mean a cost of a quarter of a million to the British taxpayer. When Mr Balfour's voice is at its best, it is, perhaps (says the Globe), the most attractive voice in the House of Commons.  Large fancy buttons are quite rampant on the newest spring costumes, and arc often remarkably handsome pieces of adornment. Have you ever observed, asks Mr Grant Allen, how extremelS, commonplace in dress, appearance opinions, and manners advanced Radicals invari ' ably are? At a church in Lancaster, one Sunday, the marriage banns book was missing, and the officiating clergyman got out of the difficulty by announcing: "I publish the banns of marriage between the persons whose names were announced last Sunday.' Mr Alexander G. Bell calculates that a mother in talking to her infant speaks 35,000 words a day —equal to about four hours' continuous talking, and this notwithstanding the fact that the baby does not know what any single one of the 35,000 words mean.  A curious will has been placed on record. It was written by a young woman who recently committed suicide by taking poison. In the last agonies of death she had scrawled her parting injunctions to her friends in this world on the pillow with a pencil. This pillow-case has been duly " filed" as the woman's last will and testament.  FOR REAL GOOD VARNISH AND PAINT, W holesale and Retail, go to ALTON'S, 62, STOCKTON STREET, The Largest and Best Stock of WALLPAPERS in the District; Wholesale and Retail, 2s in the ; Discount to Cas'i Buyer.. ALrog'it, 62, Stockton Strect, West Hartlepool.
The Northern Guardian. — 1894-03-03 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.  LAMB, Jeweller (temporary premises), 4, Charles Street, for Christmas Presents and New Year Gifts. Telephone, 4,161. —Advt. WATCH, CLOCK, AND JEWELLERY CLUBS now forming. Apply on the premises for terms, J. M. CROSIER, 76, Lynn Street, West Hartlepool. The noted shop for all repairs • only practical workmen kept, no apprentices.—Advt.  If you have a Watch or Clock that won't go right bring it to Prinsky's, the greatest Watch Repairers in the North. No cure, no pay. Watches thoroughly cleane4.for is 3d. Watch mainsprings fitted for Is 3d. Clocks cLaned, from 9d. Brooch pins fitted for it. All work done by experienced watchmakers, and guaranteed for one year. Why pay more? PRINAKY'S Watch Factories, 26i, Lynn Street, West Hartlepool, and 174, Nortligate, Hartlepool.—Advt.  The Hartlepools Gas and Water Company has declared an interim dividend of 7 per cent. Mr M. Hall, who for a number of years has been a clerk at the Goods Station in Durham, has recently been appointed stationmaster at Widdrington. We are asked to state that the West Hartlepool Magistrates, yesterday, ordered William Brace to contribute is a week, and not 2s, towards the maintenance of his father in the Union.  A great battle has been fought in Brazil between the Government troops and the insurgents. The latter lost 400 men killed, and a large number who were taken prisoners, besi,:cs a quantity of military materials. Lord Londonderry, who wi'l be supported by Mr Edward R. P. Moon, the Unionist candidate for North St. Pancras, will address a meeting of the electors at the Stanley Hall, Junction Road, on Thursday evening next. A Reuter's telegram from Calcutta contains information that a Sepoy guard consisting of fifteen soldiers, together with an equal number of camp followers, who had been left at Bordax, have been killed by Abor tribesmen. A number of prisoners have also been carried off from a factory in the neighbourhood. A gardener named William Haw, living at Renshaw, Yeadon, committed suicide, yesterday morning, by cutting his throat with a razor, About nine o'clock, Haw's daughter found her father on the bedroom floor bleeding profusely from a deep wound in the throat. Dr. Highmore was immediately sent for, but the wound was so deep that death took place at noon. The deceased was compelled to leave his employment a fortnight ago, and he has since been in a very depressed state of mind. ,
The Northern Guardian. — 1894-12-14 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

SUICIDE OF A SHIP CAPTAIN.  An inquest was led at Falmouth, yestereLy, concerning the death of William Raimes, of south Shields, master of the ettamship Concord, 1,774 tens gross, and ousted at Whitby. It appeared that the ship was bound from Dunkirk to Barry Dock, but the master altered the course lo Falmouth without any apparent reason. Deceased was in hie usual health but greatly depressed. Falmouth was reached about 11 on Tuesday morning. At thiee o'clock they had to take the • ship to a fresh anchorage by order of the harbour master, and about four o'clock , deceased called the mate into his cabin, l and told I'm to send the following telegram to his owners :—" Come or send at tree, I am incapable." The mate endeavoured to dissuade him from sending it, but could not shake his resolution. Whilst the mate and the second mate were 'having tea, the steward, Thomas Wren, informed I them that he had found deceased unconscious and blue in the face, and that an empty laudanum battle lay by his side. Medical aid WAS procured as soon as possible, but deceased never rallied, and died at nine o'clock. He had worried himself a great deal during the voyage, first, because he thought he would be put in quarantine, having sickness aboard ; and, secondly, because be feared he would have to discharge his zargo at Hull, and that, owing to its condition, ha would to fined £lOO under the Grain Cargoes Act. As a matter of fact, the ship as built was exempt under the Act.—Dr. Harris, who had made a p.:iorton examination, deposed that deceased had died from opium poisoning, and that he had taken a dose large enough to kill from 15 to 20 person—Mr Smailes, on behalf of the owners, spoke highly of Ideceased, who WaS a tine, healthy-lookirg man, in his 37th year.—The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide during temporary insanity."  The Watcb Factory is the best place for .epaira„ Watches thoroughly cleam,d 'or le 3d; Writ( h Mainsprings fitted for is 3d; Clocks cleaned from' ad. Why pay more? Other repairs equally cnsap. Alt work warranted for one year. PrinFly's Watch Factories, 264, Lynn Street, West Hartlepool ; and Northgatc,  The Editor of the .31(ti,0a2 Annval speaks in the highest terms of CALI,URT'fi COCOA aa a beverage, and a food for invalids on actyount fif its absolute purity and great solubility, and ceunsels the 31(div4 profession to rem•-mber ui rAcommending Coc4.:a that the name of esnrituv on any packet is & guarantee of purity.—Adet.  VENUS SOAP prtve,u;os chapped an. Saves rubbing.—Adrt.  Matchless Clearger !Ake turrept away a thousand worries of Washing D:ly.—Adrt.  JOHNSON'S, 61, Lynn Street, for CHRIST,LkS f",I3EESE.—Advt.
The Northern Guardian. — 1894-06-23 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

IRISH PARTY AND HOME RULE. _ 28 IC 41 11.12 10.35 11.6110.45 11.16 11.12 11 43 11.46 , 29 11.39 0.10 0.17 0..44 abundance of flowers. The opening ceremony A gentleman, a junior partner in the firm of 30 0. 7 6.'35 11:3? 6:2911 • • • • 0.39 038 1. 6 1.12 1.40 will be performed by Mrs R. C. Walker, a good The Press Association states that Mr Sweetman Sanderson and Co., hide brokers, of Cullum Street, 11. 5 1.35 0.59 1.29 1. 9 L3O 1.36 2. 6 2.10 2.40 friend cf church work, on Tuesday, at three and Mr Carvill, two of the least known members London, committed saicide, yesterday, in a most '43 &55 4.21 3.49 4.15 3.59 4.25 4.26 452 5. U 526 2 I I a lig p§ ?: 9 2.38 2.36 3. 5 3.10 339 atrocious manner. He was found seated in his 22 3 5 3.32 3.32 3.59 4. 6 4.33 o'clock, and will remain open on the two of the Irish Parliamentary Party, have sent to ' following days. their colleagues a letter asking from them an exchair in his private office quite dead, and with blood streaming from his side. He had torn open 5 4.48 5.13 4.42 5. 7 4.52 5.17 5.18 5.44 5.53 6.18 pression of opinion in favour of calling a meeting 6 5.39 6. 4 5.33 5.58 5.43 6. 8 6.10 6.36 6.44 7. 9 , -000-of the party to demand that the Government the breast of his vest, and there were found no i U2° '2 ,V-6I :542 6.34 7. :77:5!3 ':5.1. 7107 7.35 8. 1 fewer than 16 flesh wounds near his heart. He 9 8.14 8.38 8. 8 8.32 8.18 8.42 8.45 9: 9 gl L'il : should not be allowed to leave Home Rule in abeyance next year. The hon. members enclosed had evidently probed several times with a sharp 10 9. 3 9.28 8.57 9.23 9. 7 9.33 9.34 10. 0 10. 8 10.34 3in. blade pocket knife for a passage between his u _9.59 10.31 9.53 10.25 10. 3 10.35 10.30 11. 2 IL 4 1136 i stamped envelopes for replies, and it is said that ribs. Eventually he succeeded, and the knife was n. 0 11.31 10.54 11.25 11. 4 11.35 11.31 , 13 0. i only in one instance they have received a reply _._ 4 11.58 , . ~ 0. 80. 2 0.:35 0.:56 (I:. 9 found • buried in his heart. Death had been 14 0.34 1. 4 0.28 0.58 0.38 1. 81. 5 1.35 1.39 2. 9 ' giving any countenance whatever to their uninatantaneous after the successful stab. His fellow 15 L 33 2. 2 1.27 L 55 1.37 2. 6 2. 4 2.35 2.38 3. 7 expected proposal. Other members, on the other partners can ascribe no reason for the suicide. 16 2.29 252 2.23 2.46 2.33 2.56 3. 0 3.23 334 3.57 hand, at once sent to the authors of the circulars 17 3.13 3.32 3. 7 3.26 3.17 3.36 344 4. 3 4.18 437 letters strongly condemning their suggestion as 18 3.50 4. 7 3.44 4. 1 3.59 4:11 4.21 4.38 4.55 5.12 altogether ill-timed and uncalled for. It is certain
The Northern Guardian. — 1894-11-14 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

MINISTER'S SAD END.  Au inquest was held at Ambleside, yesterday, touching the death of the Rev. T. P. Trethewey, late Congregational minister, residing at Leicester, who was found drowned in Windermere as already reported. Evidence was given to the effect that, deceased left home on Tuesday, last week, without explaining where he was going. Deceased had been in trouble about money matters. Memoranda found on deceased's body were to the following effect :—" I have come here to the solitude of Seawfell and the glorious lake mountains which I have to often admired to escape from my trouble, and to die by sweet Windermere. God bless you, my dear wife, and forgive me for what I have done." Another item mentioned accounts deceased owed, and added—" I Faye endeavoured to borrow money from my friends in vain." Deceased was aged 36, and had a salary at Leicester of .£3OO a year. A verdict. of "Suicide while of unsound imind " was returned.  THROAT lintrrATloN AND COUGll.—Sorenew. and dryneaa, baling And irritation, inducing cougn and affecting the voice. For these symptoms use Epps's Glycerine Jujubes. In contact with the glands at the moment they are excited by the act of sucking, the Glycerine in these agreeable confections becomes • actively healing. Sold only in boxes, 73c1.. tins is. labelled " JAIIZB En's it CO., Ltd.. Hommopathie Chemists, London.' Dr. Moore, in his work on "Noes and Dirt at Diseases," says: "The Glycerine Jujubes prepared by James Epps & Co are of undoubted seivice as a curative or palliative agent," while Dr. Gordon Holmes, Senior Ph:ssician to the Municipal I Thrvatand Ear Infirmary, writes: "After an extended tint!, I have found your Glycerine Jujubes of considerable benefit in almost all forms of throat disease."- - Advt.  Dirt thinks itself the most abueed when Matchlees Cleanser Soap is used.—.Adrt.  „4  t