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The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1885-07-18 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

SENSATIONAL MURDER AND SUICIDE. Another of thew tragedies which are becoming appallingly frequent in Paris has been enacted at a house in the Boulevard Voltaire. It appears that for years past an architect, named Coudray, a married man of middle age with a family, had been on very intimate terms with a Madame Bessil're, the wife of a vendor of tobacco and spirits. Madame Bessihre, aged 42, had two children, the elder of whom is now 17. Coudray, tier paramour, wed a man of a jealous and violent cher. ecter, and had several times threatened to take her life. He was constantly at the house and about • with her. The pair went to the theatre together. M. , BessiSre, after closing the shop at 1 dm., retired be rest in a room on the first floor. About half-past 2 he was awakened by the repurtsof a revolver fired in the shop below. 'Thinking that thieves were on the premises, be dressed hastily and went down into the ellop without a light. While descending he listened, but all was still. At the foot of the stairs he stumbled against something'. He lighted the gee and maw his wife lying dead on the floor in a pool of blood. Beside her was H. Coudray, also dead. Madame Busier* had been murdered by Coudray, who had best out her brains and then shot himself dead with • revolver, which be still held tightly clasped in his hand. M. Bessihre at once gave the alarm, and the police were called in. On the counter were found two letters, written by the guilty couple. In one Coudray asked pardon of hie wife, and in tate other Madame Bessii,re preferred a similar request to her husband. An attempt has been made by the police authorities to obtain some information from M. Bessihre, but he has been deprived of hie reason by the shock.
The Herald of Wales. — 1888-04-28 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

ORIGINAL SUICIDE.  A COOL COBTERMONGER.  A Paris ooatermonger has just oc.mmftted suicide, not only in a determined and deliberate, but in a rather original manner. He had a violent altercation with his mother, who had upbraided him for his addiction to vinous ra• freshments. After the quarrel his mother went out, and on returning she found her unfortunate son hanging from a nail in the wail; his hat pulled down over his head and an unbroken tobacco pipe in his hand. The woman thought that the man was shamming, as she had not believed him when he said that he was going to hang himself on account of her scolding's. Why the deceased held his pipe in his hand while trying the fatal noose, and how he kept it unbroken while in the throes of death, is a mystery. The French have a phrase II a raw so pipe, to denote that a man has shuffled off the mortal coil; but the locution could certainly not be applied to the ease of the defunct ooatermonger in question. Altogether the peculiar circumstances of the man's death might be used with advantage by any author oaring to compose a monograph on queer  Cased! of longevity are not rare in Austria. I Hungary, but one is rather startled to see the Vienna journals annotuioe as a positive fact Ithat a peasant who has just died at Dieltsch, lin Moravia, had attained the remarkable age of 142 years. He is stated to have left a eon aged 115, and a grandson aged 85, besides numerous children, grandeldklren, and grantgrandchildren. The deceased aentenarian enjoyed, it is said, the best of health to the last. Mr Devitt appeals for aid for the people of the .Arran Islands, 3,000 of whom must be provided for till the potato harvest next August or starve. At least £7OO is required.  The "Chronicle" of Thursday says :We are enabled to announce the approaching marriage of the Right hon. Joseph Chamberlain, M.P., with Mias Endacott, an American lady, whose acquaintance he made during his recent viait to the United States.  Samuel Neweorne wee senteneed to one month hard labour at the Old Bailey on Thursday, for pereouatiug • voter at the recent Deptford election.
The Herald of Wales. — 1888-10-27 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

BLUE RIBBON MEETING.  On Saturday evening the usual weekly meeting in connection with the Gospel Temperance 1 Union was held in the Albert Hall, Swansea. ! There was a very large audience' and the proceedings were of a happy character. Mr Pilditch occupied the chair, and was supported on the platform by Mr Tom Horrooke (the converted clown), Mr 'William Lloyd, miel Mr T. Lloyd Davies (secretary). Miss L. Saunders, a youthful vocalist, highly amused the audienoe by her inimitable rendering of two songs. The young artiste also recited capitally, her gestures and facial expressions being well executed for one so young. The Chairman said he thought drunkenness was increasing instead of decreasing. They would never succeed unless they had the "reins" in their own hands—and that meant Local ()pion in full operation. (Cheers.) Mr Tom Pforrocks, who was brimful of humour,sucoeeded in carrying away his audience by his eloquent description of the condition of the despised drunkard, his wife, and children. The tipler, he said, was travelling on a downline, the first station on which was called "Little Drop Station !" the next was named "1 Like it Station ;" the thud, "I Love it Station,"—when the enalaved man would strip his wife and children in order, if possible, to quench his fiery thirst for liquor; the next pull. up was at " Delirium TOlllella Station," where considerable trouble was caused by the frantic passengers; the terminus was named "Suicide Station," for which elation hundreds took tickets. But, said the speaker, there was an up-line—(lond cheers)—and there were many branches on the railway, amongst some of which he mentioned the branches of the Primitive Methodists (who opened the first misnion),the Weeleyana, the Cangregstionalists, the Baptista, the Chunk of England, and the Bible Christians (the ministers ef which without a single exception were teetotallers.) He thought the chairman should dry his tearsae he (the speaker) was assured that the day would come when the House of Commons would say to their legiaktive champion, "Lawson, it is enough ; speak no more; you shall have your Local Option." (Thunders of applanee.) Then England would be able to free herself from the shackles thrown around her by the drink traffic. (Cheers.) The s= resumed his seat amid enplanes and a weloome to visit Swansea again was given him by the audience. The meeting dosed in the usual way.
The Herald of Wales. — 1888-06-09 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT  CARMARTHEN.  A GALLANT RESCUE.  Our Carmarthen correspondent telegraphs : On Tuesday night, about 9.30, as William Evans, sawyer, Sawmill-terrace, was engaged at work at the sawmills near Carmarthen Bridge, he observed a man running towards the river. He asked him where he was going that way, and received no answer. Immediately afterwards he heard a splash in the water. He at once gave alarm to Polioe- constable Jonah Thomas, who was close by. Both ran towards, the spot, but with didliculty found Lim, as it ' was very dark and raining in torients. They' hailed a man, also named William 'Evans, who was ishing hard by in his coracle. In about four minutes he discovered the drowning man and pulled him towards the shore. Thereupon the policeman and the sawyer entered the', water and landed him safely. They did all in I their power for him, and eventually conveyed him to the county lock-up. Dr Price was soon in attendance, and was assisted by Mr William Bees, Bridge-street; Mr Lloyd, shipIroker, Nott-square ; W. Evans, Bride-street, and the afore-mentioned policeman and sawrer. In about an hour the would-be suicide recovered himself sufficiently to speak. On being Questioned by Dr. Price, he answered "My name is Thomas Thomas. I come from London. lam originally from Carmarthen. lam on the road in search ot work. I have not been drinking lately. I have a wife living in Fountain-street, Ferndale; left tier through a quarrel. I have a sister living in Water-street, Camarthen, named Mrs Shell, but don't send for he. I did it because lam poor." The man was ultimately removed to the Carmarthen Infirmary.  At Pontypridd Police Court on Wednesday, Elisabeth Mann, charged on remaod with attempting to commit suicide by drowning herself in the " Feeder " near the canal, on Saturday night, was committed for trial at the next quarter sessMns. .  At a meeting of the council of the Cardiff Vnirereiq College, held on Wednesday, Profawn Warble, who held the Latin chair, tendered his resignation upon his appointment Ito a lectureship at Clare College, Cambridge.
The Herald of Wales. — 1888-05-12 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

OOO. At the court, how- is windows ("en out, ting of the court Mr Dodd, Q.C.,for the prose- '"Mr John Morley, M.P in response to an damage done. It seems rather cruel to write . __, , y, ~ ~ ID may bring about a the Mansion H in compliance with the House, 'on applied that all the prisoners should be 0 ever it Was announced that he had committed n tation from the Merthyr Junior Liberal to the reign of the requisition signed by 66 members of the Irish cuu suicide. He WBB found hanging in his cell has aid for his folly t '" hard things of a man who p . ' fll Y behalf fth returned or trial. r Young, ono e Association, to i so severely, but the tendency to take a light „ , h . . inaugurate their next winter Party, to take into consideration ,the state of .dead when the warders went their rounds at r Orr, opposed th prisoner ~. • e application became . . when one goes to look for an escape of gas a ' Wei ens, says 6is not without hopes that he -.political effaire in Ireland arising out of the they had only arrived at the outside fringe o f six o'clock in the evening. h a common wsakriess of humanity that we may be able to visit Wales in the coming recent circular addressed by the Holy Office to yk' The Standard Shanghaitl- such . correspondent. e e autumn. colluder it • kindness to emphasise every 90 VE'RN- the Irish bishops. the greatest swindle that ever too place in Belfast. Colonel Forbes, presiding magistrate, graphing on Sunday, says: - The French disaster that occurs in consequence of it The Commander-in-Chief has directed that ST.JGA It said he had made up his mind to return the emitern squadron, in these seas. has received In the House of Lords, the Earl of Onslow, inquiry shall be made as to the must apprope"
The Herald of Wales. — 1888-05-12 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

SUICIDE OF A MANIAC.  AN ASTOUNDING STORY. On Thursday morning, Dr. Wynter (coroner) and a jury investigated an extraordinary case of suicidal mania by ewomen named Martha Williams, 44 years of years, an inmate of Hatton Asylum. Elizabeth Mann. a nurse at the institution, stated that the deceased was admitted on March 16, and she attended her during three days prior to her death, during which time she was in great pain in the stomach. She did not know the deceased was given to swallowing various articles, and ' recently she had ahown no suicidal tendency. She was frequently visited by the dector, and vomited everything she took. She finally sank, istid died on Saturday morning at five o'clock. It was a common thing for the patients to have pins and needles in the wards. Witness had been an attendant 19 years, and had never known inch articles prohibited. When a patient was known to nave a tendency to swallow such things ahe was carefully watched, sad deceased had been watched aissiduously for a long period—Dr. Alfred Miller, assistant medical officer' at the asylum, said the deceased was admitted eufferinz from acute melancholia. She came in vial a history of attempted suicide, and developed a seicidal tendency. She attempted to out her throat six weeks prior to her admission, at which time the wound was only partially healed, and she presented aymtotas of biliary calculus. From April 14 till her death she suffered acutely, and he made a postmortem examination. There were no marks of violence, and the intestines were healthy. On moving aside the liver he discovered a needle protruding from a hole in the stomach. The stomach WM found to contain a very large quantity of string, two large hair pins, two darning needles, two ordinary, fieWill_g needles, and is large brass curtain ring. He was of opinion that d, ath WWI Cadged by perforation of the stomach.—The Coroner itaid this was ocio of the most extraordinary cases he had ever known.—The jury returned a verdict that deceased died from perforation of the stomaoh, coaxed by swakowing varione needles and foreign bodies wh,.• . The jury Macerated the mallevs - all :bone.
The Herald of Wales. — 1888-02-04 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

SHOCKING SUICIDE IN SWANSEA.  A shocking event took place in our midst On Monday afternoon. A man named Thos Williams, apparently about 35 years of age, committed suicide in a most determined manner at the Nag's Head Hotel, Goat-street, Swansea. It appears that deceased had previously been in the army, and came to Swaneea about six weeks ago, and put up at the Nag's Head, where he has since remained. He left the hones on Friday morning, aLd did not return until Sunday, but where be was during that time no one is, at present, in a position to say, although he was seen in company with a gentleman at the WyndhamAnneHotel,about 1 lo'clock on Saturday night. On Monday he again went out, and returned shortly before dinner. A most singular thing in connection with the occurrence is that, upon going upstairs he appears to have gone into the orawingroom, and oat the cord from off the Venetian blind, from thence up to the attic, an entirely out of the way place, rarely if ever frequented by tho inmates of the house. At dinner time, tjae landlady called him to dinner, and receiviugl,o 'newer, she carried bis dinner, up to the dr .w.ng room, where she no doubt expected to find him; but being unable to do so, she returned to the kitchen. Out of sheer curiosity it was suggested by Hannah Lewis, a young lady at present staling at the holm to vkit ,h, , and this she did in company with Miss Jones. Upon searching the attic to their horror and amazement they discovered the body of the lodger suspended from the ceiling by a rope, while his fast, which were also tied with cord, were only three er four inches off the floor, so that deceased might easily have saved himself had he chosen to do en. Me?ical aid was summoned, but life of course was extinct. The body was then cut down and awaits an inquest, which will take place tomorrow evening at six o'clock, at the Goat Street Police Station. Deceased is supposed to hail from Llandilo, where the police are endeavouring to communicate with his friends.
The Herald of Wales. — 1888-08-04 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

INQUEST ON DR. RIDLEY.  The inqnest on I.r. Ridley was resumed at Fermdy on Wednesday, when Kr Brown, the visiting justice of Trillarnore prison, deposed to the depressed condition into which the deceased sank, becoming very peculiar in hie manner. Dr. Roche, who conducted the postmortem examination, believed that suicide was committed under temporary insanity. The Coroner stated that he had received a telegram from Mr William O'Brien that his evidence was of importance, and isslting the coroner not to close the inquiry until he (Mr O'Brien) had been examined.  Cheyney Court mansion, used as a school for gentlemen by Mr Monsor, and situate six miles from Ledbury, wee completely destroyed by fire on Tuesday morning. Mr McHugh, mayor of Sligo, was sentenced at the Crimea Ant Court on Tuesday, to six months' imprisonment for writing intimidating articles in the Sligo CAampiois. This will run concurrent with Monday's sentence. On Tuesday at the Cardiff Bankruptcy Court Miss Gertrude Jenner, of Wenove, applied for an adjournment of her examination pending an appli, atton which she said she proposed to make to Judge Owen at the Cardiff Court, on There day next,to set aside the receiving orde.... There was no objection to the application, and it wale granted. Mr W. R. H. Powell, M.P. for the ;Western Division of Carmarthenshire, has paired with Colonel the Hon. F. C. Morgan, one of the parliamentary representatives of Monmouthshire, from Tuesday till the close of the present Offsiloll.  On Tuesday at Rhymney, the quarterly meetings of the South Wales and Monmouthshire Calvinistic Methodist Association was commenced under the presidency of the Rev. Thomas Job, Conwil.  On Thursday a man named Thome' George Brown was remanded fore week upon a charge of etealin g two valu%ble mileh 'lows the property of Mr. kraus, from the hadyr Count Ferro, on the 18th ult.  The Morning Post of Wednesday say. :—lt is stated that after ouneultation with the Nationalist Leaders Mr William O'Brien hite decided to defer raising the question of Mr Mandeville's death until after the inqueet on Dr Ridley. , The Daily Newsr:of Wednesday says:— Yesterday, im happened on Monday night, Sir Hy. James, one of the counsel engaged in the case of O'Donnell versus the Times, abetain,d from voting in the debate on Members of Parliament Commission Bill, walking out when a division was called. The Attorney-General, the leading cuinsei on the same aide, voted for the Government on several divisions.
The Herald of Wales. — 1888-08-04 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

MURDER AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.  MAYOR SHOT BY HIS WOE.  The Parisian correspondent of the Asap TeispapA writes : Nearly every d.y brinlfB with it an account of a contretemps that has happened to some rural Mayor. Nothing, however, had as yet occurred to approach the tragedy which has just taken place at Dury, a smiling village situated in the vicinity of Arras, in the Department of the Paa-de-Oalais. M. Deeeudin, the Mayor, has been shot by hitt wife, death being instantaneous. Madame Deeaudin then attempted to put an end to her own life. The couple had been married some years and had four children. The lady had brought with her a ' dowry of £12,000, and for some time all went merry as the bell which had pealed in honour of their nuptials. Madame D. caudiu had however, been morose and triers of late. She had taken it into her head that her husband had another menage at Douai, sue she was in a state of mind bordering on temporary insanity when she killed him. The poor man was sleeping quietly whin she approached him I stealthily, like a Rid Indian on the trail, sod, putting the mumle of the revolver with which elle was armed to hie ear, heed. Madame Decaudin then, applying the weapon to her mouth, again pulkd the trigger. The bullet, after penetratitT the palate, came out from the upper part of h-r forehead; bat, extraerdingary to relate, no vital spot seems to have been affected, at.d, according to the latest tidings from Vary, it is thought that she may survive the effects of this humble wound. :She in wing nursed in the home which she has so tragically ruined, and in the meantime the legal authorities are busily investigating all the details of this mysterious affair.
The Herald of Wales. — 1888-06-16 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY AT MONACO.  DOUBLE MURDER AND SUICIDE.  A shocking drama is reported from Monaco. According to the moonlit& received at Paris, a young Brazilian, named Raoul Herques, fired on his brother and rater-in-law while dining with them at the VillaAnita,where they were living, and, after killing them both, blew oat his own brains. None of the servants *ere , in the room at the time, and when alarmed by , the discharge of firearms, they rushed in, they found the trio lying on the floor, quite dead. It seems that for some years past the two brothers had not bees on the best of terms. Raoul, the murderer, had worked for some time with Robustiano, who was older than himself, in a house of business belonging to their father at New York. When the father died Robe/Ilene wound up the concern under very favourable conditions, but for some reason Raoul raised objections, and ever after he owed his brother a grudge. About three months ago he made hla appearance at Monaco, where Rohmtiano and his wife were staying, and put up at an hotel. He was reoeived kindly by his relatives, who had him to dinner at the Villa Anita every evening, but he frequently returned to the charge on the subject of the business, and at length Robuatiano told him that if he would continue to visit at the house he must in future drop all allusion to the matter. It is assumed that Raoul then and there made up his mind to commit this ghastly crime. On the following evening he called at the usual hour, but during the meal he was gloomy and scarcely spoke. Besides the two revolvers with which he shot his brother and aister-in-law as well as himself, a third pistol, together with two daggers, was found on his person.He was the/lolly prepared to 'meet any resistance which: his unhappy victims might offer.
The Herald of Wales. — 1888-07-21 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

THE RUMOUR OF RESIGNATION.  The Central News, on Tuesday, says that the statement that Mr Bradlaugh has resigned his seat for Northampton is Incorrect. Tte hon. gentleman has asked to be heard before judgement is passed upon his oondtiot of the Oaths Bill, and if his explanation should not be deemed satisfactory he promises to resign his seat. A meeting between the hon. gentleman and his committee will be accordingly arranged.  On 4unday night, ,shortly before ten o'clock, the inhabitants Of St. Woollos-road, Baneswell, Newport, were somewhat alarmed at observing a four-wheel trap drawn by a horse tearing along the street at a very furious pace. After getting round the oorner into St. Mary-atreet, the trap over-turned throwing the three occupants out into the road. Inquiries were made by the police, and it was found that the occupants were Itederick Smith, of 53, Upper Raglan-street; Joseph Jennings, 63, St. Mary. street ; and Albert Mead, 20, Julian-street. Mead was picked up in an insensible condition, having concussion of the brain. The other two were not seriously hurt. At Newport, on Monday, an inquest was held upon the body of a lady named Elizabeth Price, aged 60, who died suddenly on Thursday afternoon last. Evidence was given that the deeeased was slight y deranged at times, and a post-mortem examination having resulted in finding poison in the stomach, a verdict of "Suicide whilst in a state of unsound mind' was returned.  The annual demonstration of the Rhondda District of Miners and the Rhondda Labour and Liberal Association was held at Ton Ystrad on Monday, when addresses were delivered by Mr !..haw-Lefevre, Mr E. Harrington, "Mahon," Mr D. Randell, Mr A. Thomas, and Mr D. A. Thomas, M.P.'s. Political meetings were also held at Pontypridd and Mountain Ash. On Sunday, about four o'clock, a lad named Griffiths, aged 14 years, in the employ ot Mr B L. George, cabinet maker, Tredegar, went out to the mountain with a pony. Whilst riding the lad felt and received a kick Coin the animal on the temple. He was conveyed home, and dire, doctors were quickly in attendance. Poe unfortunate lad, however, soon RUCCumbed. The cause of death was ooneuesioa of the brats.