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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1876-06-17 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE DEATH OF ABDUL AZIZ. The following is a translation of the official report of the ph3sicians who were summoned to examine the body of the late Suttee :  "In a lower room of the guard house adjoining the Imperial Palace) of Tcheragan we found a body lying. on a mattress placed upon the floor, and covered by a new linen cloth. Upon removing the covering we recognised the body as that Of the ex-Sultan AbdulAz.z. Every part of the body was colel and bloodleei, pele,aud covered with coagulated blood. Thera was no rigidity, the eyelids were partly open, the cornea slightly opaque, and the mouth half closed. Upon removing the linen bandages from the arms we found a little below the bend of the left arm an opening five centimetres in extent and three in depth. The edges of the wound were jagged and irregular; the direction of the wound downwards and from without. The veins in this regi in were cut, and the cubical artery was open for three parts of its internal diameter. In the bend of the right arm we found a wound in a slightly oblique direction, also jagged, of two centimetres in extent and one and a half in depth. In this place only the smaller veins had been touched, the arteries being intact. A pair of scissors was produced to us ten centime :res long, very sharp, and having upon one of the blades a small lateral knob towards the point. The scissors were stained with blood, and we were told that it was by means of that instrument that the ex Sultan had inflicted upon himself the wounds described above. We then proceeded to the residence of the deceased ex Sultan, where we were shown a vast chamber looking upon the sea. We found there, upon the corner of a sofa, placed near a window, a pool of blood, and upon the matting on the the floor was a large quantity of coagulated blood in one mass, with several smaller pitches in other places near it. From the above facts, we are unanimously of opinion-1, that the death of the exSultan Abdul Aziz was caused by hemorrhage produced by injuries to the vessels in the bends of the arms; 2, that the instrument produced to Us was perfectly adapted to effect such wounds; 3, that the direction aLd nature of the wounds as well as the instrument wilich might have effected them lead us to the conclusion of suicide. Signed by Drs. Marco, Nonni, A. Sotto (Me lecin Attaché h bile et Royale Arobassade d'Autriche- Hongrie!, S'parY,nolo, Marc Markel, Jatropoulo, Abdinour, S rvet, J. de Cvtro, A. Marroin, Jules Millingen' C. Caratbcoiory, G. Ti. Dickson (Me iecin do l'Ambassade d'Augleterre), O. Vitalis (Medecin de l'Administration Sinitaire), E iouard Spadarn, J. Nour:djian, Miltiade Bey, Moustapha, Mehemet.
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1876-04-22 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

THE POLLING AT OLDSWINFORD.  The poll, as to the choice of peoples' warden, took place yesterday at the schools. The Rev. H. Downing presided, and opened the poll at 9 o'clock a.m , and it remained open till 4 in the afternoon. At that hour there had been 301 votes polled for Mr. Harward, and 6 for Mr. Prescott, and the rector declared the former duly elected. A vote of thanks was 'awed to the rector for the manner,in which he had discharged his duties, Mr. W. B. Colll moving it, and Mr. B. Wood, seconding it. The rector briefly replied, and the proceedings closed.  and had, of course, been refused desired the witnes to stop for a little time. His lordship then rose from the chair, and walk quietly up and down the room in a melancholy and reflective manner. With great suddenness he then dashed at the door, opened it, and, rushed out, closed it after him. Witness followed as fast as he could, but Was only in time to see his lordship grasp the bannisters, and vault‘or roll over them, hanging for an inStSnt, and then dropping down the well staircase from the second floor landing to the hall beneath. Decending the stairs rapidly, witness I raised his head, and found him Insensible. He 11 summoned the butler and a female servant, and they sent instantly for Dr. Clark. Witness said he had not the least doubt that the act was intentional, as deceased had often told him he wanted to die. When Lord Lyttelton asked witness to give him the razor he answered "No, my lord, I cannot." In the decided opinion of witness, Lord Lyttleton was deranged. Dr. Andrew Clark, who had known Lord Lyttelton for ten years, said he had attended him latterly for melancholia. Both witnes and Dr. Munro, had agreed that it was necessary to have a watchful attendant, and Barnes was engeged from the institution at Clapton. Witness was summoned to the house on Tuesday, and found the deceased in the arms of his attendant, quite insensible. Seeing that the injuries were such as required surgical treatment, witness immediately sent for Sir James Paget. The deceased lingered in an unconscious state of eighteen hours, and died very early on Wednesday morning, of fainting of the heart, which organ had never recovered its fiction after the injuries caused by the fall. The mental disease, which in the past month had developed largely, nad existed—without delusions of any kind, but in the simplest phase of melancholia—for some years. In the last few weeks of his life Lord Lyttleton was decidedly insane. _ _ _ _ _ •__  Sutton Howe, butler to the deceased, said he was carrying a cup of coffee upstairs to his lordship when he saw him fall. In several particulars this witnees confirmed other points of the evidence. After a short summing up by the Coroner, the jury deliberated for a few minutes, and then returned a verdict of "Suicide while of unsound mind."  _
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1876-01-22 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

DONE ENOUGH FOR HIS COETNTRY.—An ol American Revolutionary soldier was a candidate for Congress, and his opponent was a young man who lied "never been to the wars," and it was the custom cJ the old soldier to tell of the hardships he had endured Said he, " Fellow•citizens, I have fought and bled lot my country. I have helped to whip the British and the Indians. 1 have slept on the field of battle with no other covering than the canopy of heaven. I havo walked over the frozen ground till everry footstep was marked with blood." just about this time, one of thy voters, who had become greatly interested in his tale 0' sufferings, walked up in front of the speaker, wiped the tears from his eyes with the extremity of his coat tail, and interrupted him wit,, "Did you say you had font the British and Ingins? "—Yes, sir."— Did you say you had slept on the ground while serving youx country without any kiver?"—" I did."—Did you Buy your feet covered the ground you walked over with blood? "—" Yes," replied the speaker, exultinaly. "Well, then," said the tearful citizen, as he gave, sigh of pent up emotion, "I guess I'll vote for t'other fellow, for I'll be hanged if you ha'n't done enough for your country.''  IN PltousLE.—A young husband in Ba.ltimotr is in a nice pickle. From some cause, he concluded his wife did not love him as she should, and he determined to test that element. Therefore he wrote a note, telling her that he was going to drown himself in the canal, and that before she read the contents of that note his spirit would be hovering over laser, observing how she took his death. The would-be suicide entrusted the note to a small boy, but the boy mistook the direction, and carried the note to a next door neighbour of his wife. Not liking to communicate the dreadful intelligence to the unlucky woman, the lady handed the note to an officer, with instructions, if possible, to prevent the rash act. The officer hurried off, and, sure enough, found the man on the bank tit the canal. Rushing up the officer seized the unlucky husband, and marched him off to the station-house, notwithstanding his protestations that he did not intend to commit suicide, &c. After the incarceration of the husband, the note was handed to his wife, with the information that he had been saved. After up braiding the officer for not "letting the precious fool drawn himself," the wife made a charge of lunacy against him, and he-barely escaped being placed in th asylum."
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1876-04-01 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

MELANCHOLY CASE OF SUICIDE. INQUEST ON THE BODY.  On Wednesday morning, as George Lee, driver of the buss, to and from Stourbridge to the Railway Station, was driving pass Kettle Pool, he saw something floating on the top of the water, on going to see what was the matter found it was the body of a woman. He got assistance and pulled the body out of the water, and sent for the police, and it was soon discovered that it was Mrs. Summers widow of the late Samuel Summers formerly house Surgeon at the dispensary. The body wiLs brought down in a trap by Superintendent Freeman and. conveyed to a shed at the Horse and Groom Inn. Mr. A. Freer was sent for, but life was extinct The sad event has cast a gloom among her friends. The inquest was held yesterday afternoon, at the house of George Dark, the Horse and Groom Inn, before Miller Corbett Esq., Deputy Coroner. The first witness called was. Elizabeth Mary Heming, who said she knew the deceased who was widow of Samuel Summers, formerly a surgeon at Stourbridge, and was 36 years old. She resided at 13 Catherwell Terrace. Had often seen the deceased who appeared greatly depressed. She askedi;her what was the matte. Decease only laughed and said nothing. Frederick Rude Summers, son of deceased, said that he had noticed that his mother had been depressed. He last saw her alive a little after ten o'clock, in the house. He went to bed and left her up. Next morning she was not in the house. His sister dressed herself, and went out to make enquiries, but did not find her. Deceased complained during the last fortnight of having head ache. George Lee, buss driver, at the Talbot Hotel, said on Wednesday morning last, at three minutes to eight o'clock was driving past Kettle Pool, when be saw something in the water, got down and examined it, having got it out of the water, found it was the decease. She was quite dead. He gave information to the police. Alfred Freer, surgeon, said on Wednesday morning he was called to seen the deceased, found,her quite dead and had bee dead some hours. He had since examined the body. There were no marks of violence on the body, but a slight scratch on the nose. A person complaining of head ache, for a fortnight would have a tendency to drive them to temproary insanty. She had at times had nervous attacks. The Coroner said from the evidence, it was quite clear that deceased took away her own life while in a fit of temporary insanity. There were no marks of violence found on the body, and it was ' quite clear she had drowned herself. Verdict "Temporary insanity."
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1876-07-15 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

DELIBERATE SUICIDE.  Dr. Hardwicke, coroner for Central Middlesex, held an inquest, on Friday in last week, at the "Railway" Hotel, Finchley, on the body of a well-dreszed man of 60, at present unknown, who was seen deliberately to place himself in front of a train on the Edgware line of the Great Northern Railway, on the previous Tuesday. Mr. Wontner attended to watch the proceedings en the part of the Great Northern Railway Company. MUM Ellen Wilson deposed that on Tuesday afternoon, about half-past four, she was in the lane adjoining the Finchley Station, when she saw an elderly gentleman reading a book and occasionally looking over on to the railway. On reaching the wicket gate that leads to the railway he entered, and she then saw him kneel down close to the down line as if in the act of prayer. While doing this a North Hendon train came up and passed by. Shortly after the Edgeware down train appeared approaching, on which deceased got up from his. knees, and, having looked in the direction of the coming train, deliberately entered the "four foot:' on which it was running, and walked forward with his back to the train, which although the driver of the engine sounded his whistle and put on his brakes, was upon him. She saw the body dashed fortiard by the engine, and after saw it lying upon the ground.i. She called to a man, who ran to the station and got assistance, and the body was removed there. She had not the slightest doubt—indeed, she was convinced, it was the deceased's own act. Daniel Larter, a police-sergeant, said he was called and helped to remove the body to the railway station. The head was much shattered and the brains protruded, and deceased was quite dead. He was most respectably attired in black and several religious books were found on his person, one being a Spanish Teatament and a hymn-book belonging to Tolmers- square Congregational Church, Hampstead-road. There was no money in his pockets or any papers, but there was a photograph of himself, evidently taken some four or five years ago. Witness had been to London and seen the Rev. Arthur Hall, the min'ster of Tolmere square Church, Mr. Dash, the hatter of Tottenham-court-road, Mr. Ross, of Hampstead. road, and others, but they did not recognize deceased.  The jury returned a verdict, "That the deceased destroyed himself while in an unsound state of mind."
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1876-12-16 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

LAIL SUICIDE OF , 4-,O4ENTLE.  _ n  An inquest has held at St. George's Hospital,' London, on the body of Mr. Joseph F. Gillett, Red 43, a retired stockbroker, of 115, Piccadilly., who .was mortally injured by throwing himself in front of an engine on the Metropolitan District Railway at Victoria Station on Friday, the Ist inst. Mr. John Staples, of Avenue-road, Regent's Park, identified the body as that of his wife's brother, and deposed that he bad been in ill-health and depressed spirits for some time past, and was under the impression that he had committed some dreadful act for which no atonement could be made. Witness was quite sure it wes a delusion but still he did not think it necessary to restrain deceased, who was generally very temperate and of quiet habits. During the few days immediately preceding his death, however, he had taken more stimulants than could possibly have been good for him, evidently with the intention of drowning all recollection of his supposed dreadful actions. On Friday morning, the let inst., witness left him at the corner of Oxf Ad-street, and made arrangements to dine with him in the evening, and he next saw him in the hospital, when he was quite sensible, and saia he had committed a wicked action by throwing himself in front of the train, and that at tho tinio ho did it he was not reSpciiisibie for his actions. Mr. Walter Rye. solicitorosaid that he had acted for the deceased for 15 years, and hcwas quite sane until a few weeks before his death. On the 3rd inst. witness visited Lim at the hospital, wheir he said he had been Suffering from insomnia for ten days prior to the commission of the act, and that lie" had thrown himself in front of the engine on the impulse of the moment. He was quite sane when he made the statement, and, believing that he would recover, gave witness instructions to prepare his defence on the charge of. attempted suicide. . The jury. returned &verdict of "Suicide .while of unspund , fo,e.. • • . "••• .%
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1876-01-15 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

SUICIDE OF AN INDIAN STUDENT.  Dr. Hardwicke has held an inquiry in London, at the St. Pancras Coroner's Court, as to the death of Manckji Nasarvaneja Dalat, aged 20, son of a wealthy Pansee merchant of high caste, a native of Bombay, the holder of the Gilchrist 1.00 Bombay Schniarship, and a medical student at University College Hospital. Mr. K. A. Dantra and Mr. H. Dantra, cousins of the deceased, were present, and were sworn on a book which they themselves produced, and the oath on which they stated they held to be binding upon them, in accordance with the rites of their religion. Mr. H. Dantra said he re-sided at 91, Camden-street. The deceased, who had taken very high honours at the Gilchrist College, Bombay, was studying for the medical profession, and had been a student at University College Hospital about 14 months. He occupied apartments at 188, Euston-road, and was very quiet and studious in his habits. Of late witness had noticed that he seemed much depressed in mind, but there was nothing to account for it that he was aware of. On Thursday last he was sent for to deceased's residence, and found him dead in bed. There was a tumbler and a phial on his pillow, and from that, and his appearance, he believed the deceased had poisoned himself. Mr. K. Dantra, the other cousin, said he had seen deceased on the Wednesday, when he appeared quite rational. He was very etudious, and most anxious to attain a high position in his profession. Sarah DaWB3l3, servant at 188, Euston-road, stated that she let deceased in about ten o'clock on Wednesday night, and saw nothing particular about him, except that he appeared very dult On Thursday morning she went up with his breakfast as usual, but could not make him hear, and, finding the door locked, she told her master. The door was subsequently forced. Mr. J. C. Croker, one of the surgeons of University College Hospital, said he was sent for about one o'clook, and found the deceased and the bottle and tumbler produced. They had both contained cyanide of potassium, and be had no doubt deceased had taken that poison and it had caused his death. He knew him as attending the classes of medicine at University College Hospital. He was highly cultivated and extremely studious.  Verdict, "Suicide while in an unsound state of mind."
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1876-05-20 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

SCHOOL—The German Empresspaiel avisit to Christ's Middlesex, opened an inquest at the "Duke of Sussex " Islimpita,l on Monday, accompanied by the Duke of Tavern, Turnhara-green, meths body ofJoseph Niblett, Clrnhridge, its President. Her Majesty arrived at e 22, who shot a young lady and afterwards himself at twalve o'clock, and found the boys drawn up in parade ~. Aqton a short time since. The evidence was confirms. order in the playground. The Treasurer, the Head ' tory ()fettle atatementi whieh bliae, already' bein pub"- Master, and the Warden were presented by the Pre- ' lished. Henry Pullen, a police-constable, said that the enent, and the boys marched past into the great hall ' deceased made a statement to the effect that he.phot to the music of their band. The Empress then came ' Miss Burleton as he lay in bed, and as she was coming, into the hall, and viewed the 700 bops ranged at the way from the looking-glass. She jumped up about long lines of tables, while the choir sang "God Bless 3 feet and fell under the bed;' When he saw her the Prince of Wales ! " She was evidently much 7 kat him he thought, "I can't stand that," and he struck by the eight, and. after a few moments ad- . n shot himself. The jury, after a short deliberation, dressed the boys, expressing the plaasure her visit gave a s ailed a verdict of suicide whilst of unsound mind. he, and the hope that they would "grow up god i'''fav, INDEED ? —"Too much calanot be man and faithful subjects of their Queen." Before e.a. said," a contemporary observes, in its remarks on the leaving the hall the Empress desired that a half- na -Prince of Wales's return, "too much cannot be said as holiday might be given in honour of her visit, which # to the utility of the ocean to England, The 'silver was greeted by the boys with three hearty cheers for al . steak' is, and ever was, Britain's safeguard." If this her and the President. Her Majesty next visited 'one ae ; of ;the dormitories, whose quaint and simple arrange- ,01 bei so, why on earth do 1 eople go about calling the i meats met with her entire approval. A visit 'was next occiati'a waste of water ?—iTudy. _ paid to the spacious swimming bath End other parte er :
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1879-08-09 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

GLORIOUS DAY.—The number of killed and wounded in the celebration of Independence Day in America this yeur was just under a thousand. The first victim was tee Dean of the Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary, shot dead in the College grounds, while taking a moonlight walk, by some in. cautious patriot anticipating the glorious dawn; and the next a well-known writing master—Oliver Goldsmith—who prudently resolved to go to his office at seven a.m. to escape the crowd, and was shot in the back on his doorstep. An unfortunate lady had her dress set on fire by crackers, and was hut ned to death in the streets at Mattawan. In the Quaker City, the Philadelphia Record says, "the day was celebrated in a very sensible way, and thus enumerates the remits of this special prudence : Livery stable burned, 1; explosions in cigar stores, 3; burned roofs, 4; dwellings burned out, 2; dwellings partially burned out, 6. Accidentally shot himself— In the head, 2; in the thigh, 3; with a horse pistol, 2 ; in the eye, 2 ; in both eyes, 3' in the hand, 18 ; in the foot, 4; in the leg, 5-38. Kicked by a mule, 2; stabbed with hhoemaker's knife, 1; arm crushed on railroad, 1; drowned while bathing, 1; severely beaten, 6: explosion of pistol, 4; burned about body, 10; thumbs blown off, 3; fell out of window while looking at fireworks, 1; killed by a stray bullet, 1; attempted suicide (probable success), 1; accidents from cannon crackers, 8; fights, unenumerated.  Began Closed Harvest. Harvest. 1869 .. Aug. 2 .. Sept. 21 1870 .. July 16 .. Aug. 25 1871 .. Aug. 3 .. Sent. 13 1872 .. July 31 .. Sept. 10 1873 .. Aug. 2 ...Sept. 13 1874 .. July 27 .. Aug. 27 1875 .. Aug. 4 .. &pt. 7 1876 .. Aug. 2 .. Sept. 12 1677 .. Aug. 4 .. Sept. 27 1873 .. July 30 .. Sept. 11  _