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The Warwickshire Herald. — 1892-12-01 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

INF WARWICKSHIRE HERALD: MURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1892  ASTON TECHNICAL SCHOOL.  81'ARKBROOK.  A SPARKIDOOX MAN FOUND DD.OWNED.—The body of Joseph Walter Higgins (69), wood•turner, of 17, Brighton-road, Sparkbrook, was found in one of the boating pools At Cannon Hill Park on Saturday morning. On the Thursday morning previous deceased left home about twelve In his usual health and @pith+, and as he did not return home inquiries were made and resulted in the finding of his body as described. The body was taken from the water by Policeesergernt Btonnell and removed to the Fighting Cocks Hotel, Moseley. On Monday morning, Mr Edwin Docker held an inquest at the Fighting Cocks, Moseley, on the body of Joseph Walter Higgins (67), retired timber dealer, of Brighton-road, Moseley. Mceased had not enjoyed good health for some years, and during the last twelve months had got gradually worse. He became depres..ed, and threatened to commit suicide. On the 13th he was seized with a fit and brought home in a state of collapse. Deceased left his residence on Thursday last, and nothing more was heard of him until early the following morning, when a , boat builder named William Collins had his 'attention called to tho body in the pool in Cannon Hill Park. Deceased was lying in about five feet of water, and quite close to the boat house. On Saturday a couple of letters were found at deceased's house. They were both addressed to his wife, and for the main part referred re the disposal of hie lodgings. He recommended her to redeem some pledges, and advised her to seek the Resistance of a friend of his, who is an auctioneer. He concluded by underling the words, "Believe no one, trust no one." The medical evidence showed there were no marks of violence, and every evidence of death from drowning.—Tho jury returned a verdict ot " SLicide wlole temporarily insane."
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1892-12-01 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

SUICIDE OF AN ASTON TRADESMAN.  Dr. Wynter (('oroner for Central Warwickshire) hvld an enquiry at the Vino Hotel, Lichfield-road, Aston, on Saturday last, over the death of ljeorge Tilbury Stapeley. butcher, Lichfield-road, who committed suicide by hanging to the roof of the cellar at hi home, on Wedne,iday, the 23rd inst. The Rev. T. Moore was present at the proceedings. on behalf of the widow of the decea-ied. The wittie-s e,tlled wa9 . .  Jane Baxter (niece), who aeid that on the morn• ing of the 231-ci she was coining down stairs about lialf.past seven when her uncle called to her. She prepared breakfast and called to deceased to come and partake of it. He did not answer, co the went and looked for him but could not find hint for come time. At length, on going down into the cellar she found him hanging by a cord, which clip promptly pulled down and ran for Dr. Fairley. an3wur Lai quaations from the jurymen, witnoes said that her uncle come years ago had a fall which injured his head and from which he had scarcely recovered. He was very badly in want of ready money, and expected a remittance that morning, which failed to come. He had threatened to commit suicide but they did not lay much importance to these threats Dr Samuel Fairley eaid he was called to deceaperl'e house on the morning in question, and on proceeding to the cellar, found deceased lying on his back on a heap of potatoes, with a broken cord beside him. He applied artificial respiration but to no purpose. On making a further examination he found demoted had sustained dislocation of the neck. The rope from the beam to the noose only measured 411. 2in., and the measurement from decea.ed's neck t 3 his knees 4ft. lin. In the corner of the cellar was a table, and his theory was the deceased sat on the table, put the noose round his neck, and then determinedly swing himself off, by this means tholeeating his neck. He had noticed the deceased for the last few days had been very depressed. In hie opinion death was due to this dislocation of the neck.  The jury returned a verdict of " Suicide through hanging during, a fit of temporary immoity."
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1892-07-14 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

ANOTHER ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT CANNON HILL PARK. About half-past nine on Sunday morning Mary Ann Aldhotpse (39), wife of James Aldhouse, living at the back of 93, Cox-street West, Balsall Heath, journeyed to Cannon lull Park with the evident intention of committing suicide in the boating pool She seems to have adver Used the fact rather extensively, and Thomas Bridges, one of the park gardeners, received information of what was likely to happen. Consequently ho watched the woman, and when she proceeded to the water and Lid herself down at a very shallow spot he promptly rushed forward and re.cued her. She is said to have made an earnest struggle to again get into the water, &Teaming, "Let me go, I want to die." Finding her efforts unavailing she called for a knife it) , order that she might cut her throat. Sergeant Rudwick, in the company of Inspector Harrison soon afterwards arrived, and Dr. Gosling was meta for, but he found the woman suffering from nothing more serious than the effects Of the partial immersion. Sergeant Rudwick then conveyed her in a cab to Kings Heath Police Court, WO charged her with attempting self destruction. The woman is the mother of Polly Aldhou,e, who attempted to take her life in a similar way in March, on account, it was said, of trouble at home. .  Accused was brought up at tho Kings Heath Police Omit on Monday—before Mr. W. G. Madeley.—ln answer to the charge, which was read over to her, accuned said she was very much put about and depressed by the conduct of her two sons. A fortnight ago they had been brought up before that Court for throwing stones. On that occa,ion she had got them out of their trouble by payiag the fine which was imposed, and now they repaid her by grumbling at their dinner, saying they wanted money instead, and by refusing to go to work. It was these things that had upset her.—Supt. Wesley said that the woman was so given to drink that she spent everything she could get in drink, arid if she would only tell the truth that was the cause of the trouble thin time.—She was remanded until Friday.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1892-11-17 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

SUICIDE'S LEITER.  At the inquest held at Bristol on M :inlay on the body of Amy Eleanor Saunders, who leaped 250 ft. from the sea walls into the ilorge of Avon on Saturday, the following remarkable letter, found in a Bible in deceased's pone, was read,: "People of Bristol—l have Wen seriously annoyed in the neighbourLowl for the past six months, and can endure it no longer. Will you, every true man and woman, raise your voices on my behalf. I Lave done my best to keep the home together. and to be at peace with my surroundings. I have given my teighbours no wilful offence; that is what they cannot truthfully say of their bearing towards nie. The two chief enemies I have (why they should be I cannot tell) may consider themselves my murderers, and upon their heads shall my blood rest. My shade shall be in constant attendance upon them, and I will lure Him on to a doom so terrible that all eternity will not blot me from their memory. They shall bitterly repent, but I will have no mercy. No one Bk.!! .1 re tram, either my father, mother, sister, or with injustice now, for I will guard ti. ii •1,,,r than ever. I leave the intense love oh my soul with my toot tic. father, sister, and brothel,. and I will not fore, t anyone, who treats them kindly. I firmly believe in lowa 'r, :mil to convince you, tellow-citizens, h.w ie the ease, I will make my presence ;,•lt, seen, or heard at Totterdown Baptist Chapel next Sunday evening, November 13th, ween 7 o'clock and a quarter past, if there is perfect silence for the time specified. I will haunt Nnowle for an indefinite period, and will bring t,ariul calamities upon those who have so shametreatscl me. Any money found on my person is tote given to James, my brother. Will the Postinaster-lieneral please transfer the money which I have placed in his care to Mrs. M. Saunders, my • mother P Place my body under the earth as quickly las possible. I do not ask for what is called ' Christian burial.' Do not take my body to Knowle, for it will never rot in the ground over which my enemies walk. Do not trouble my poor mother for money to bury me, as the poor soul will soon be penniless. If there is any money to be got make a collection among my neighbours. Let them have a chance 14 finish their vile business. "A. E.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1892-08-18 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

SHOCKING CASE OF CHILD NEGLECT. At Clerkenwell on Friday, Elizabeth Lockett, 28, married, of New North-street, Bloomsbury, was charged with the manslaughter of her child, Richard Arthur Lockett, aged two and a half years.—Policesergeant Hunt stated that an inquest was held on the body of the child at the Holborn Town Hall the previous day, when the jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against the prisoner.—Dr. Gould, who had conducted a post-mortem examination of the child, said its death was due to neglect and insufficient nourishment. It only weighed 121 b, and was in a very dirty condition being covered with vermin. The child was not diseased in any way Further evidence was (riven by the landlady of the prisoner's house, and by other witnesses, to the effect that the prisoner was addicted to drink, and neglected her child.—The prisoner's husband was In court, but was not allowed to give evidence.— She was committed for trial.  A shocking colliery explosion was reported from Ebbw Vale, on Friday. Four miners employed at Oraig Fawr Collieries were sinking a pair of "winches" at the bottom of the shaft when, though they were using safety lamps, the gas became Ignited, and a loud explosion occurred. All the men were badly burned, and one miner, named Mania, died immediately after being brought to the surface. Another miner, named Thomae, was killed by the fall of a roof at Mountain Ash Colliery. • •  A lad named John Davies, employed at the South Wales Tin Works, Llarielly, met with a terrible death on Friday morning. He had occasion to ascend a pulley, when he was caught by the band, and whirled round until he fell upon the fly wheel, and was mangled almost beyond recognition. A respectably-dressed vounr man, who appeared to be about 25 years of age, shot himself, at 10 o'clock on Thursday night, with a revolver, in the Temple Gardens. Upon a piece of paper which was found upon him he had written that he had before him either suicide or lifelong poverty. He was sorry he had not enough money to pay the expenses of his funeral. tie added: "My name is Charles Curie; I have been loaging at 68, Packington-street, Islington." Mr. Baxter held an inquest on Saturday at Bromley Sick Asylum respecting the death of Alfred George Martin, ru,ed 12, the son of a labourer. The boy's brother deposed that deceasod on Thursday, with the intention of chewing him "how to dive," leapt from the sofa to the bed, and, falling with his head underneath his body, never spoke again. Medical evidence was to the effect that death was due to paralysis, caused by a partial dislocation of the spinal cord. Verdict, accidental death.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1892-08-18 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

SUICIDE OF AN ASTON MAN.  Tho inquest on the body of William Thompson Walton, eleetro-plato polisher, of 163, Clifford. street, Aston, aged 51, who COMMIttCd suicide by hanging, on the 15th inst., was held at the Belle Vue Inn, Wheeler.street„ A,ton, on Wednesday, before Mr. 1). R. Wynter, coroner for Central Warwickshire. _ .  The first witness called was Eliza Walton, wife of dccea.ed, who said that on Sunday night she went to bed about ten o'clock, and her husband seemed to be somewhat will and strange it, his manner. Ho had complained of his/ head and heart on Satnrday. lie was not it, any t rouble excepting the cares of business seemed to press on hi, mind becauFe of his failing eyesight. Ha thought he was not doing his mister's work satisfactorily. He was restless throughout Monday night and got out of bed and walked about the room. She tried to persuade him to get into hui but failed. About three a.m. !he dropped cif to sleep, and on waking at Ike a.m., ruit-sed him. On going down stairs she s•archel for him but could not s-to him, but on going out of the back door and opening the closet door, saw his white shirt. She immediately called Phillip powers, who came and went into the closet and cut her husband down, the police and the doctor being fetched in the meantime. Deceased had a brother who committed suicide nearly two years ago, but she had never heard her husband threaten to do such a thing. Ho was ill three months ago and had not been well ,ince.  Phillip Cowers, of 165, Clifford-street, Lom neighbour of decease!, said that on Monday morning, the 15th, he was in his yard at about twenty minutes to six am.. and heard Mrs. Walton call to him. He went and found deceased at the back of tho closet door hanging from a rafter. He out him down and laid him on the ground; he was quite dead at the time, but not altogether cold. The police were called, and deceased's body was removed to the house. Deceased never appeared to him to be thoroughly right since he was ill two or three months ago, and seemed strange in his manner. Ho had no idea how lie hung himself, but thought he might have got on the closet seat. The closet was very small, and his feet could have touched the floor, but they were tucked up. Ho had his trousers, shirt, and slippers on. —Police-constable Smye said that on Monday morning, about ten minutes to six, he was called to Walton's house and found deceased in the closet, kneeling on the floor, with a piece of line round his neck (produced), which had been cut from a clothes line. Decease,' was quite dead. After removing him a doctor was sent for, who came and pronounced life extinct. A knife was the only article found in deceieurd's pockets. Deceased was not tall, but a very heavy man.—The Coroner, in summing up, road letters from deceased's employers, saying that IValtoil was a very steady workman and was much res• pected by them.—A verdict of "Suicide by hanging during a tit of temporary insanity was returned.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1892-04-07 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

THE MELBOURNE AND RAINHILL MURDERS. I  ARRIVAL OF DEEM ING AT MELBOURNI.  INCIDENTS OF THE VOYAGE.  Deeming was safely landed at Melbourne on Fels shy morning by the P. and 0. steamer HaHearst. After the vessel started front Adelaide on Wednesday he recovered his composure, having been irritated by the number of sightseers who had swarmed the ship. During the voyage he corn. plained of the annoyance to which he had been subjected by the crowd of visitors, and sent an invitation to Mr. Hirschfeldt, who identified him at Perth, to come and sit with him. When that gentleman entered the cabin the prisoner proposed they should have a game of "nap," and after they had pt iyed for some time he appeared more con:.ed cheerful than he had done during any pr, pei irst of the voyage. He continued to plat with Mr. Hinschfeldt till a late hour, anti tithing to rest slept soundly, having apparently shaken off the nervousness from which he suffered 80 much during the earlier stages of the voyage. On waking on Thursday morning Deeming ate a earty breakfast, but again exhibited some apprehension as to his reception at Melbourne. lie expressed ah me that it would be dark when he landed, and on beitig informed that, on the contrary, it would be broad daylight, he could not conceal his disappointment. At meal-time his food was taken to his cabin by the steward, who cut up the meat beforehand, as it was not considered prudent to trust the prisoner with a knife in his hands. Care was also taken to guard against the possibility of his snatching a knife from any of his watchers. Deeming, however, has shewn no desire to commit suicide, lle ate a hearty supper and again played cards with Mr. Hirschfeldt, smoking continuously, At half-pist 11 Deeming retired. Though the weather was still heavy and the ship rolled a good deal, the prisreer slept soundly. Two watchers remained in his cabin, and the electric light was kept burning all nigilt.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1892-01-07 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

BANK FRAUD IN HUNGARY.  SUICIDE OF A CASHIER.  Herr Piufsich, chief cashier of the Vaterlandische 3parkasse, the principal savings bank in Hungary, who committed suicide last week, appears, says the Standard correspondent in Vienna, to have nulezzled Stock to the value of 1,000,000 florins, mnsistinz of 1.000 Obli,e.siee9 of the• fteesxrian Paper Bente, and 68,925 ifori,s in rash. Ili bank ittained its jubilee a short time and has a capital of 4,000,000 florins, and a reserve of 12.000,000 for Ms. So great is the confidence of the public in the Bank's stability that mcre nv Ley was ileposlted'on Saturday than was withdrawn. At the same time, it is asked how such a fraud could have been committed if the control was all that it should be The gum missing in cash was taken by Piufsich shortly before his suicide to pay scme small debts with, but the embezzlement of Stock must have been going on for a long tim'e. The Bank held in its sates 16 packets of Hungarian Paper Bente, each worth 1,000,000 florins, and it was never noticed that one packet was missing, although a nominal control was, as usual, exercised by each safe having three keys, of which only one was in the hands of the cashier. Pinfsich passed for a very rich man, with houses in Budapest, an estate at Waitzen, near Pesth, villas, stables, hc. His income fruit all sources amounted, indeed, to about 70,000 dorms, or over £6.000. But he engaged in extensive Bourse speculations in Vienna and Berlin, and lived like a Grand Seignrer, supporting several artists from the People's Theatre, ot which he was part proprietor, giving sumptuous dinners, and s;tting out his stables with warble and electric light, whholit arousing the suspicion of his superiors. The Rallis o. ill pay The usual dividend for 1891, as the WWI CJU to covered from the r,serve fund.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1892-09-22 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

THAMES MYSTERY.  Mr. A. W. Wyatt held an inquiry, on Tue3day,at the Coroner's Court, Lambeth, touching the death of Arthur Lawford, aged 23 years, a cartnan, who was found drowned in the Thames. near Charingcross, early on Sunday morning.—Harry Lawford, a carman, brother of the deceased, said that he last saw him alive on Saturday evening about 10.15. Ile wa. dam in his usual health. Deeased was not out lif work, and had never threatened to commit suicide.—lnspecter Richard Foster deposed to findIte 1,,,,13 of the deceased floating in the water under tharing-cross-bridge at 5.45 on Sunday mornieg. On searching the body at the mortuary witness fotmd Is. 6d. in cash, • split ring with some keys attlihed, and some memoranda, but nothing to h. w him the deceased got in the water. There were no malice of violence.—Elizabeth Reynolds, a d Vie servant, of 34, Barnum-street, Bermonthey, said she had known the deceased about, four years, and t mime engaged to hitn about three years ago. She last saw hint on Saturday might at his lodgings. Tiny were on Kited terms, and thorn had been no quarrel of any kind. Ile complained of being shirt oh money owing to unsuccessful betting specula. I ims, and said be would leave Bermondsey, hut weuld write to witness in two or three weeks. lie wi DI upstairs, and brought down Ilk watch-chain, which he handed to ht r. She was not surprises at that, as he had previously given her MI engagement ring, and had two or three times promised her the chain. He had often told witness that he would blow out his brains, but she did not regard the thieat seriously.—llarry Lawlor(' (recalled) stated that two years ago deceased received a kick from a horse on the head, and since then he bad seemed strange and quite unlike his former self.—The jury, after a short consultation, returned an open verdict of found drowned.  William Walker, artist, pleaded guilty at the London County sessions, on Tuesday, to having stolen a watch and cross, value 205., the goods f William Henry Edward Tuck. Policcconstable 524 S said lie had made inquiries, and found that prisoner was sentenced to 18 months at Manchester in 1891, and he had also been four times previously convicted at Newcastle. Prisoner was in the habit of obtaining apartments, and then leaving with anything be could lax hands on. He was only liberated from a term of imprisonment on August 4th. and on the 28th of the same month he committed this robbery. —Sir P. H. Edlin sentenced hem O three Years' penal servitude. Money in tliiim is so scarce just now that paste. board notes of hand are used instead of coin. Merchants state their name and a eertaia sum on a scrap of pasteboard, which circulates as money till at last redeemed by its original producer. A boiler explosion occurred at Staples. Ontario, on Saturday morning, at the Force and Dickinson Stave Mill. Seven men were killed on the spot, and I one was fatally injured. Twenty others were more or less severely hurt. Parts of, the boiler were blown a distance of 8001 t.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1892-08-11 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

SINGULAR DEATH OF AN OW LADY AT  ASTON.  INQUEST.  An inquiry was held at the Angel Inn, Willsstreet, Dwells, on Wednesday afternoon—before Mr. D. R. Wynter, coroner for Control Warwickshire—touching the death of Mary Ann Griffiths (60), widow of Joseph Griffiths, vitrol manufacturer, who lived at 104, Church-street, Loud's. Emma Nicholls, wife of a retired jeweller, stated that she had waited upon Mrs. Griffiths for the past four months. Between seven and eight on Tuesday morning, the 2nd inst., i,ho went up to Mrs. Griffiths' bedroom to see how she was. She found the door and window open and Mrs. Griffiths gone. She went downstairs where ,he found bath front and back doors locked. She subsequently heard moans coming from the back of the house, and on making a search found deceased in an out-house sitting down. She complained of feeling cold and asked for a cup of tea. She was bleeding from the head and there was blood upon tho floor. She had only her night dre-s on at the time, and said she had fallen out of bed. %Witness got her indoors, and sent for a medical man. Deceased was not in her opinion a person of weak mind, but had been in a bad state of health for many years, having suffered from rheumatic gout which had affected her eyes. She was apparently in her usual health when she went to bed the previous night. Witness went into her room at about 11.30 to wish her good night. She then seemed quite sensible and spoke to her. She had never, to witness's knowledge, threatened to cummitt suicide. Samuel Greenwood, surgeon, practising at 71. Lozells-road, stated that he was called to deceased at 9.30 on the morning of Tuesday, the 2nd Met. On his arrival he found deceased in bed suffering from a severe scalp wound and cottusions of the back and chest. She was conscious. On bring asked why she got out of the window she answered she had thought of doing so many times, but she did not intend doing it that time. Witness attended her until Sunday evening last, when she died. She did not offer any further explanation as to bow she came by her injuries except that she fell out of bed. Death was in his opinion due to exposure. She must have been out of doors some hours. It was not the wound that calmed her death. The Coroner said it was rather a curious case, but after the medical evidence he did not think they could do otherwise than oome to the conclusion that death was due to congestion of the lungs, brought on by exposure after either falling or throwing herself from the window. He did not think they could return a verdict of suicide, as she did not, according to the medical evidence, die from the injuries received in falling from the window. A verdict of " Death from natural causes" wu returned. ACZaI waih.4.4..itaatat aaaMlCasr..42lo4igillaill