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The Lancaster Herald, and Town and County Advertiser. — 1832-08-04 (Lancaster, Lancashire, England)

SUICIDE.—A melancholy circumstance occurred a few days ago near Tonbridge Wells. A One boy, about 17 years old, received a sovereign from his brother to pay out of it a few shillings he was owing to another, when by some mistake it was taken for a shilling. The boy afraid to return without the change lest his brother should chastise him, went under a hedge and strangled himself, where be was discovered by mere chasm by his feet appearing. A Coroner's inquest was held next day. Verdict, "Derangement." His aged mother has been in a state of distraction.  during  cholera  In the  It was stated some days since that orders had been given to the police constables to avoid all contact with, even in the way of assisting, any persons who might appear to be attacked with cholera, in the streets, and a doubt was expressed as to. any such orders having been given. The following, however, is a copy of the instruction issued by the Commissioners, the object of which appears to be to prevent the public rehides from being used in the conveyance of cholera patients superintendent* OP to direct the constables not to interfere in any manner in assisting any person supposed to be afflicted with cholera into cabs, coaches, &c.. (Signed) "R. M." Tux Bonoirr.—The following points in the financial statement of Loid Althorp are worthy of consideration If from the total expenditure of the year be deducted the interest of the funded and unfunded debt, and the dead-weight expenditure of army, navy, ordnance, and civil establishments, the balance, which is the sum on which economical reductions can be made, does not much exceed £12,000,000,  The positive reductions made in the estimates of the yeir, are £2,162,051, a sum greater than could vell hike been anticipated. In salaries the Duke of Wellington's Government, which was an economical one, made the following reduction 1828 £188,941 1829 42,019  1890  109129  Total for three years ... .C 340,069  In the year 1831 the present Government reduced under the same heads .£234,353. But further measures have been since tsicen, which will increase that sum by at least £100,000; and thus in a year and a half the reductions ef salaries effected by the present Government will be , equal to the reduction of the three years preceding. The excess of the income of the year above the expenditure of the year, will exceed £700,000.-71siek ,
Lancaster Standard and County Advertiser. — 1905-05-12 (Lancaster, Lancashire, England)

ALLEGED ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.  William Ihnklltston man chorgid not h at. tempting to commit sui:nk at Yealand C on the sth inst. Mr. 11. 1). Wilson del ended.  W. Hanableton Kay. Lorick jpir on the Pres. ton ea aid, residing at V. thin I Conyers said ihat h 4) 5.11 V prisoner standing eat the canal li.idge at 8 o'e...ock on the morning :1 the Sth inst. Half an hour afterwards lie now him on the off sot. of the canal banS, near to tit, motet. Witn,ss adluti him who, he sas doing these and he replitl/41. that '1,41 having aI uk round. Ile then said he WaY making foe Loneastir, and attn.; walked along the canal side with him for about 300 yittd.s. when prisoner darted behind witness and jUtlipeli iota 11.5) whieh was abotst 7tt. In depth rt that piano'. It.. got a drag and pulled him to Cie site and then lifted him on to the bank. tie was g sping for breath, but after firsteaid had been rendit,l, bel hegan to struggle violent's'. With the aasistanc.• on a farm servant he bok prisoner to liealand police stat.on. In answer to the mash t to. witness said prisoner did not seem as it he had bees, drink P.C. Flood spoke to eharginz Iluddi.tonw:m teplied: "1 ou4ht to be ashamed of myael. What about the other (bargee?" Qunstioned by Mr. Wilma: Praziur was riolAit, and or. had to strap him dawn. —e sail lit had beta drinking heavily for the I .1t four or five months.  Dr. Jaekoau, of Carnforth, spoke to ,xam,ning prisoner, who, he said, at times seemed to be vary united, and at other timea he neemai to I, tinier an illusion that he was at Garntang. Ha did not know that he had bean in (ii. • canal. Wane,. saw lir:warier again the iollowing mornin4 and found that he was ixab.ect to attacks of spa:anodic excit,,ment, and that ho was in a weakened condition of health,  By Mr. NlTson: There wits a disc :110;m fawn the cars which might affect tho remson somewhat, if excitotolct It would be qn.,:e posAble Ice a man in hia otate of health to full into the canal.  By Acting Supt. Btrnks: Ili. state of health might have hen brouoht on by drinking. Mr. Wi!eion pleaded not guilty on behalf the pri,atner, and added that thd man c,i7ed his life to the amaddanee Kay had! renderid. fl, polite had also treated Eluddlestmo with g eat kindn.hs.  The Bench anl Acting-Supt. Barnes ,nt!orsz,tl Mr. Wilson's .temarka respecting Kay's prompt airtion. . _  Pitwoner was committed for iris' to Quaiter Sen.:ism% bail being allowed.
Lancaster Standard and County Advertiser. — 1905-05-12 (Lancaster, Lancashire, England)

SENSATIONAL SUICIDE AT GRANGE.  A painful sensation was caused in Grange and district on Saturday morning, wln it  became known that Richard Redhead, as wellknown and highlyweteemed resident, had committed suicide. The deceased gentleman, who was a retired farmer, was 70 yearn of ago. Ho gave up farming about twelve months ago. In &unary last, on tho death of his wile, he gme up his house and went to reside with his :nee, Mary Jane Dixon, who lives at Buraen HOUtie, Kende Bank Rend, Grange. For the last few wteks the demoted had been very depreened, and when asked why this was so he said it was on ' atetunt ot his hay.ng to give up Itin house, and having, MOre particularly, to sell a long case clock. Mrs. Dixon told hint that he would be able to buy the clock back again, and get mire furniture, but this had no effect, and Or. Lowther, of Orange, was called in The doctor stated that the deceased was depoesed and run down, and lie therefore supplied lent with a tonic. At this tante, however, the man was not suffering front del.:kits, and Dr. Lowther had IMO reason to think he would attempt to take away his life. On Friday, the &massed went to see hie nice* at Cartmel, and returned about: 8.15 p.m. He then partook of Is basin aA arrowroot and a glass of whiskey, and went to bed about ten di•lock. On going a:nests:tains next mortning at 0.50, Eleanor Dixon, &lighter of the landlady of the hcune, found the ',WIWI:, given to tho decensil on the kAchen table. It had bten blown out. On empt3ing the letter bag she found tut envelope bearing the folkwing words, written in the dee:nee:re handwriting, " You will finil me in Eggcrslack tank." The back door was closed, but unlocked. Just outaZe was the deeeasted's dog, which showed signs of an intmereGn ii water. On going to Eggerlack Wood, the truth of 010 tar,Sage was proved, the body being found floating in an upright pusitioni tho head protruding slightly above the surface tat the water. The deeecusd had taken off his coat, vent, and hint, and laid , them bee:de the tank along with 11 walking
Lancaster Standard and County Advertiser. — 1905-09-01 (Lancaster, Lancashire, England)

FOR WANT OF A WIFE'S LOVE.  Beet six swede turnips: 1, J hn WiVrams, Carnforth; 2. Edward Parkin. Six tarnila (not swedes): 1. Geo. Airey, Kirkby Lone!alg; 2, 11'iMain Cettain. Six Ions; mangolds: 1, Edward Pal kin; 2, John Williams.. Si, globe trangolds: 1. Wm. Cottam; 2. John Bibby. Twelve round potatoes: 1, Thorns, Witt•eks. Bolton; 2. T. Cornthwait,. Twelve kidney potatoes: 1, Thomas Mattecks. Twelve Altrineham carrots: 1. M:s. On-rnroil: 2, Jolla Bibby. Toogood and Sons' prizes: Silvezl championahip medal for the best root exhibit: Parkin: blouse ditto for 'Mane°lds. W. Cottam; bronze ditto forlswedes. Parkin; brooms ditto for turnips. Williams. COTTAGERS CLASS (open).  TWAVe POtatOeS: 1. (3. Borrow. Comfort-11; 2 and 3. John Wood, Carnforth. Tirelva onions, 1, John Wood; 2, G. Barrow; 3, Rt. E. Colei, Cornfortb. Twenty rods of peas: I. G. Barrow. Twelve pods of beans: 1. 0. Barrow; 2. John Wo,d. Two head,..4 of (Aar,: 1 and 3. Thoinap Laneaster; 9. 0. Barrow. Cornfm-th; Six r-oto of beet: 1. G. Barrow; 2. John Wood: 3. Robert E Colos. Tray of yenehbles: 1, G. Barrow; 2. 7,omas Motto- ka.  Hotter. M. fliomlry-Wilson's prise to tile exhihitne. wh, mutt he thr maiinfortnrer and bona-fide ownrr of the stork troin which it in made: I. If. Robine-n. flntton: 2. Wm. Atkiwon. Overthwaitei 3. .1. Wrodh 0410, M I 111'0101TP ; 4. John Casson. Beetham.  NOW]  • ton, for collies, and Mr. J. C. Preston, Bay Horse, for tailor varieties; cheese and butter, Mr. Wm. Tattersall, and Mr. Ed. Hall, On the beily of Ernest Carter. a . lei's, of Bocknall. Notts, who committed suicide in Preston; farm produce, Mr. John Parker, the river, a rote was f and: "All for t.e Sootforth; iann crops, Mr. J. Stuart, jun., want of a wife's love." ; and Mr. Reginald Sykes; 'horticulture, Mr. • ! Shand, Lancaster, and Mr. Jolly, BrookPROMO
Lancaster Standard and County Advertiser. — 1905-05-26 (Lancaster, Lancashire, England)

STIFLING KITCHENER.  Writing about the trouble that has arisen between the Commander-in-Chief in India and the Vieeroy's Military Council, "To-Du" days:—lf Lord Kitchener proposeed to make war on Russia, concentrated an army upon the Afghan frontier, and invaded the territory of the Arneer without the condent ii Parlianwnt, and in open opusdition to the Civil Government of India, then he would be guilty of an unconstitutional act. But when he declares that the principle which shi,uiel underlie the mobilisation of the Yndian Army should be preparation for war with Russia, ! and not preparation for a rising among the King', Indian subjectd, then his propowald shouid be discussed by the Imperial Parini!D.A. But it Xi hair:Wens that Lord Kitchener i,hciald outline a scheme lying at the root of Imperial defence, and bo only permitted to submit that scheme to Lord Curwit's Military Council. To deliberately stifle the views of the most eminent and efficient moldier this country had produced fir many a year in sheer insanity. Nobody knows the real story of Lord Kitchener's career in India. Hardly ho, his name appeared in the paper; except the casual announcement that he had broken his leg, that ho had re-drawn the military plans of the Indian Empire, and that he had threatened to reaign because if the por,intent oppeditzm :shown to him by Lord Curzon and hid inlvisers. AllllO4 his only method of obtaining proper consiclomtien for hid plans at the hends of the COllllllOll.B wad to threaten his resignation. Apparently, the Viceroy of India or his advisers have not hesitate,' to ,uppresi the forwarding of hrn proposals to the India Office at any rate, they have never been bought before the House.  Br Thomas held an inquest tut Islingt‘-n on Saturday respecting the death of Arthur Frank Bath, aged 31, a billiard-marker. It appeared that eoon after partaking of stewed eels he complaired of severe pains. He was then s-iwd with a fit and died.  ...The Gateshead Coroner, commenting on the cowardice of suicide, mentioned, as a peculiarity, that it was very seldom that a woman committed suicide because her husband died. He attributed this to the fact that she 'PIN not 140 helpless as man, and so frng as she had enough to live on a woman could get‘throug-h
Lancaster Standard and County Advertiser. — 1903-07-24 (Lancaster, Lancashire, England)

FLEETWOOD. A FORMER VICAR'S SUICIDE.  (IMF EL-U.:6 TO TRAGEDY.  The Rev. Fred It Pennell, M.A., vicar of 5.,. James's, Warlingtin, and foinier!y vicar of Fketwood, commitrti d suicide on Monday under very !outdo citann.slau.s. 'I he rev. gentlemelee wile died on sunday-, and be toot the sad event is nitrh to heart that hi. put an end to hia own life. Aboot nine o'clock. on Monday morning he veiled the rIOIII in which his wile lay dead, lie then nioaeoled to hie own bedroom, and pointing a ',miser to his temples. Mod with fatal 4.1.1 RIP blether, Dr. Peararm who hail Non abseut from the vicarage ft, a ICW minutes, %visit to the bedroom, but frond his btother bey Aid the hope of reovery. The deceased clergyman eas 40 years of age, of robes!, health, and elosoy disposition. An isepstot was held id the afternoon, then the following note, which was written to a large cord by deceraed, and which waft found in the bsdroon7, was read:—"l cannhet live a itisout zny darling. I have tried for twenty-foul Imam; I miss he: loving ways too .huh. Is not, the act of a would, but of a 'Aitken heart, to whom life is a blank. It was 'Piggie end Limb.' Wit'h her I ,mtilel lire: toe her I mold work all day and ail fright. Those who know 11% nowt will he the Peet sat-pr.:wed at this, for one of us could not Lve without the other. Please lay me bed& her, and rind from het neither and others Low late., wan her love for me. She levee: me more thatn at; the thinge in the viold—this woe her expression: and those who know us know how we did fore, and will pray that Gial will forgive inn one sin for it is a chit, tail all nie to meet For. Even if Me dee. rot, I cannot live in She world uithant her Mr. Graham, or ha mother, ir anyone who knows us, will give corroboratien to this" The jury it:fumed a verdict that deceased committed auieirie whilst of unfound triad. They expressed sympathy with the sedatives.
Lancaster Standard and County Advertiser. — 1903-01-09 (Lancaster, Lancashire, England)

FEN WICK AND.! NEW Llt ' •ING  charging the Grrod Jury Mr, Irnr of ali wished them a happy New Year. He  W:ee-t ott to ,ongratelate the jury on the fact that there was a very light calendar. There were altogether only eight prison., charged with sloven offences, nano of which, he was happy to say, sere of a berioll, character. One eas lanseineakiag, one breaking into a shop, one attempted suicide, and the remainder simple larceny. He had gone carefully through the depositions and l.e did not think there was any ease he mai make special comment 11p011. fir on whili they would have any ditficalty in returning true bills. Continuing, Mr. Fenivick said that on the lot of this mouth there collie into operaten an very important bet. 'known as the Licensing Am of 1902. It Was an Act that had made a ...eider:able difference in the law of licensing, and had cleated one or two new offences. It was an Act which would appear to him to affeet four different sections of the community. It affected all interested in the liquor trade, owners of taeenectt preperty, license holders. MAI those about to apply for Itemises; it affected those interested in the administration of the licensing law. such as the licensing authorit.es, magistrates, their clerke, and the pollee; it affeeted those who were secretaries and offieerstf clubs; and fourthly, it affected, more partieularly and very largely, the general oolitic. There was not time at his disposal to go fully into the Ace, but he m ght point taut one or two ways in which it affected more partimihrly the general puhlic. Under the old Law a man, though drunk, could not be iippreliended unless he wins disorderly; midsr the new Act any per- , son found drunk might be apprehended and fined. So also any person found drunk ill al public place in charge of a child, apparently under the age of seven years, night be :woreliended, bound over to be ot good behaviour. , and at nectessatv might Me immarsonwl. Under the old law the meaning of a putiiie place was somewhat doubtful, but under the new Act it nes defined ao any place where the public hail access, nick as the theatre, cricket and football fields, the railway stations, and such places. Then there was a section which provided that a prison, after repeated conviction, for specified cffences, should be prohibited for a period of three years front purchasing any intoxicating ruiners in any club or other plate, and any licensee who should attempt to serve should be liable to a heavy penalty. It further enacted that akl clubs ninth be registered, and where any unregistered club s-upplied liquor, not only the purchaser, but every member of the clod should he liable to a penalty. Lastly, it Or, violet) that in case. e here any person, wriest, hesband, or whose wife, should be WI habitual tilmnkard, lie and she shculd he enables' under certain eireun.tanoes to obben a separation order.  }Lenin. briefly explained the function, of grand jui-y, the gentlemen were diNehaiged to their datie, and in each ewe they returned a true bill axainA the Pri.ohlmi 1
Lancaster Standard and County Advertiser. — 1903-07-03 (Lancaster, Lancashire, England)

SCICIDLIS.  A NUGG. EST7(IX  Ma the Editor of the "Lancitater Standard.")  DIAlt Sin,—"What to the reason of this epidemics of attempted suicide?" This question I heard asked more than once at the Quarter Sessions last Monday, when the ymtices were called upon to deal with five cases of attempted Isuietale, out at a calendar containing onll eight cases for trial. Having noticed how seldom we meet with a solitary ease of suicide, but that •Issiat this offence is epidemic, I have sought for a solution to this problem, which eolution I trust you will allow WO to make public, and leave others to judge whether it be right or wrong. Were the cases of suicide and of attempts to comsat suicide not published by the Press, there would be is eery cooeiderable di-crew. in thin claw; of crime. Lest I should be misunderstood, allow nie to state (bit I an. well aware that lb.° CAll,.rs am o published by our newspapers for the purpose of acting as a warning to others, and so to deter them from similarly offending. That this remelt is not attained, but exactly the opposite, is, I fear, the usual conutmence. Men and women, whose minds are disceised and whose tendencies thereho' become suicidal, are frequently inspired to attempt to take their lives by reading the account of others who have made a similar attempt. It is usually said that drink, poverty, loss of work and the like are the causes which lead people to attempt to destroy their existence. Surely these are the causes which reduce the brain to that diseased state, in which it readily accepts any %saltation, and this suggestion is suppled by reading the account of another's suicide, and this summation is • promptly acted upon.  It may be urged against me that I have given no proof of what I have stated, and that this is only my own opinion. I grant this is no; though it is an opinion shot.' by others with whom I have discussed this subject. Take the five cases which were heard 011 Monday, and the reasons given why each of those five persons committed the offence. One through drink. another through depression following influenua, another of employment, another passion, and the fifth lose or a near relative. In each ease • different reason is ...signed why the would-be suicide attempted to take his or her life, therefore it is impossible to say that there is here in existence a common factor in their social or commercial lives, which has caused them to act as they did. Various factors have produced disemed minds, what is the common factor that has prompted the diseased mind to end it's existence' Drink, poverty, los, of relation, lON. of employment are always in our midst yet only at intervals, more Cr Icon remote, do we hear of a case of suicide in our neiglitiourhaxl; but the firit case we may be ,ure will unfortunately be the precursor of other,.—Yours faithfully,
Lancaster Standard and County Advertiser. — 1903-07-03 (Lancaster, Lancashire, England)

CASH FROM 110LRER.  John James Walsh, 36, gamekeeper, Welker, aNso pleaded guilty to attempting suicide, on Jude 3rd.  Mr. Wingate Saul 1,10,i-tiled and stated that prisoner wan an unmarriei man ar.l had lwen n the employ of Mr. Victor travendieh, at Mother. He left home at tell minutes to six o'clock on the morning in question, to go to km work, and his father said that he never noticed anything wrong about prisoner. He went to a eabini an the estate and a man qamed Edgar, who was tending pheasants heard shots tired and went to prisoner and told him to stop that fooling about. lie apparently did not think there was anything •elionaly the matter at the time. Afterwards he heard a fourth shot and found prisoner lying down with Weed, running down his faec. He remarked at the time: "I have only to die once  and might as well die now." There were thrte wounds, one Meth° forehead, one in the chin, and one in he left jaw. When charged he cool i "A queer feeling came over me at the time. I. slid not know what I was liol fig:. The Hey. Mr. Voultts, vicar ut liolker, spoke on behalf of prisoner. lie said that funr years agu prisoner had a very aerie°n attack of influenza ansl he bad never been the some men About two years ago, he had another serious illness, That left him mentally &Pressed and in general ill-health. He never edited with ilia trieuds. %tr. Caven:ish was wøting to take prisoner hack in hi, employ and his part ton had a good home where he eoulif be looked after.  Dr. Bailing ,aid prisoner was not suffering from mental depression now. lie recommended that he should get work where there were men to keep him Walipaply. Ho 1.01/1d not that he ,Ineufil work with firearms for a teat months.  Pturoners father stated he had worked at Holker for forty years. Ho had another sun who was also ernirioycd by Mr. Victor Cavendish. They were pripared to undertake to look atter prisoner,
Lancaster Standard and County Advertiser. — 1903-05-15 (Lancaster, Lancashire, England)

YEALAND CONYERS. SUICIDE OF A VILLAGE GROCER.  GUTS HIS THROAT AFTEIt DUNKIN°,  AND TIIEN HANGS lIIMSELF.  The village of Yealand Conyers, near Cornfaith, was sty tied on Sunday morning by the suMide John Proctor, grocer, aged 44 years. Proctor returned home on viaturday ught Dom Lancaster at seven o'clock under the influence of drink. He used bad language to his wife and became excited, leaving the house ay 9 P. 0.. and returning about 1610, being then !ouch the 5 orse for drink. Ile leg. to ill-use his wile, who went for the poliee, ,ncl P.C. Sewoll returned with her. About 12-15 a.m. on Sunday Ifftwased was asleep in a chair, and Dr. Atkinson was called in and advised Mm. Proctor to gin out to sleep. Proctor and two sons, John and Thomas, °gel 15 and 14 years respectivoly, being left in the house. ,ct 4 a.m, the deoeaecd was seen in the kitchen by his son John. who had got up owing to suffering from toothaehe. About five o'cloek the mail went upstalra to the boys' bedroom ,and said "I have done it, and, showing them blood on ho throat, bade them groddne and went to his beilrmun. The boys then got up and wont down into the kitchen. Deceased heard them, and immediately celled out, "If you leave the house I will give you a good. hiding." He afterwards came downstaini and went through the kitchim into the backyard, where his wife found him on returning. Seeing blood on hie shirt, she tent for P.C. Sewell, who returned to the homes with Mee Proctor, but the deoresed hid in the meantime hanged himself with a rope att whet to a hook in the oiling in the parlour. Ile hall apparently atom! on a chair, with the rope fastened round his no-h, end kicked the ohair away. P.C. Sewell cut down the holy quickly, and resorted to artificial respiration, and also sent for Dr. Atkinson, who arrived shortly afterwards and pee nouneod life extinct- The police found on the body a hook with the following written in-. Mar Itek. Good bye to everyine; give all that belong,: to me to Jack and Tom. Osssl bye. Timmons been my ruin; they will not tell thee trourh I the truth), 80 I can not bear no longer. God by.---J.P."