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The Sun. — 1870-05-10 (London, England)

COLLISION WITH A LOCOMOTIVE.  A spring cart, driven by Mr. William Rambler, farmer, West Melton, and containing three women and a boy, came in collision with a locomotive on the highway at Parngate, near Rotherham, this morning. The locomotive belongs to the Parngate Iron Company. and was used to draw waggon loads of material from one portion of the works to another, crossing the road at the point where the collision occurred. The cart was upset, and, with the horse, dragged some distance. All the occupants were injured to some extent, particularly a married woman, named Hunter, who was near her confinement, and who was pitched upon her head, her knee-cap being also dislocated. Dr. Shirley, Parkgate, was soon in attendance. Hamber was unable to stop his horse when the signal was given that the engine was approaching the crossing.  The coroner's jury at Liverpool to-day returned a verdict of suicide whilst labouring under temporary insanity, in the case of Captain Cutting, formerly commander of the royal mail steamer Idaho, who shot himself dead on Friday evening last. The man Chesters, who murdered his wife in Liverpool yesterday, was brought up at the police-court to-day and remanded.  The Town Council of Beverley resolved yesterday to petition the House of Lords against the passing in that House of the bill for the,disfranchisement of the borough. The Vice-Chancellor of the Cambridge University has announced that Mr. Henry Bradshaw, the University Librarian, has presented a valuable collection of books to the libryry, consisting of about one thousand bound volumes, and five thousand other printed papers, relating chiefly to Ireland.  At about nine o'clock this morning a fatal accident occurred on the London and North-Western Railway, at Great Bridge 'Station, Staffordshire, to a man named James Peach, 56 ye-ars of age, a platelayer. He was crossing the line when he was accidentally knocked down by some trucks which were being shunted, and killed immediately.  A confectioner named Hawkins was brought before the magistrates at Banbury this morning charged with using abusive language to Mr. Pain solicitor and clerk to the Local Board of Health. Jt appeared that on several occasions defendant had called Mr. Pain a thief and a rough in the street. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and was fined £l.
The Sun. — 1870-05-10 (London, England)

COLLISION WITH A LOCOMOTIVE.  A spring cart, driven by Mr. William Hambler, farmer, West Melton, and containing three women and a boy, came in collision with a locomotive on the highway at Parngate, near Rotherham, this morning. The locomotive belongs to the Parngate Iron Company. and was used to draw waggon loads of material from one portion of the works to another, crossing the road at the point where the collision occurred. The cart was upset, and, with the horse, dragged some distance. All the occupants were injured to some extent, particularly a married woman, named Hunter, who was near her confinement, and who was pitched upon her head, her knee-cap being also dislocated. Dr. Shirley, Parkgate, was soon in attendance. Hamber was unable to stop his horse when the signal was given that the engine was approaching the crossing.  The coroner's jury at Liverpool to-day returned a verdict of suicide whilst labouring under temporary insanity, in the case of Captain Cutting, formerly commander of the royal mail steamer Idaho, who shot himself dead on Friday evening last.  The man Chesters, who murdered his wife in Liverpool yesterday, was brought up at the police-court to-day and remanded.  The Town Council of Beverley resolved yesterday to petition the House of Lords against the passing in that House of the bill for the disfranchisement of the borough. The Vice-Chancellor of the Cambridge University has announced that Mr. Henry Bradshaw, the University Librarian, has presented a valuable collection of books to the libryry, consisting of about one thousand bound volumes, and five thousand other printed papers, relating chiefly to Ireland. At about nine o'clock ,this morning a fatal accident occurred on the London and North-Western Railway, at Great Bridge Station, Staffordshire, to a man named James Peach, 56 years of age, a platelayer. He was crossing the line when he was accidentally knocked down by some trucks which were being shunted, and killed immediately. A confectioner named Hawkins was brought before the magistrates at Banbury this morning charged with using abusive language to Mr. Pain solicitor and clerk to the Local Board of Health. It appeared that on several occasions defendant had called Mr. Pain a thief and a rough in the street. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and was fined £l.
The Sun. — 1870-06-09 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.—Joseph Fountain, 36, butcher, was indicted at the Central Criminal Court for feloniously wounding Henrietta Corn on the 14th April last, with intent to murder her ; and also with attempting to kill himself by cutting his throat. He pleaded not guilty. The prisoner and the prosecutrix had lived together for some time, and about a week before the occurrence the latter left him. On the 14th April they met at a public-house in Kingsland-road, and the prisoner wanted. Corn to return and live with him, which she refused to do. She walked into Cavendish-street with him, and he again asked asked her to go home with him. She said she would not, and he then put one arm round her neck, and was seen, by a man named Harvey and his wife to draw something from his pocket and pass it across her throat. She then ran across the road, and it was found that her throat was cut. The prisoner attempted to cut his own throat, and when taken into custody had in his hand a razor, with which he attempted to cut the constable's hands. He said that he intendedto kill both the prosecutrix and himself if he had not been prevented. A statenaent made by the prisoner was read, to the effect that the woman, after several times leaving him, and returning to live with him had followed him to where he was serving in the Militia with his regiment. and had threatened to " shew him up " before all the regiment and every one who knew him, and had agravated him by striking him and in other ways, He said he had saved her live upon one occasion when she had attempted to hang herself, and also when she trled to poison herself and to cut her throat, and he had no intention to kill her. He threw himself on the mercy of the court. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm, and the judge passed a sentence of fifteen years' penal servitude.  • It has been resolved by the Rochdale Chamber of Commerce to petition Parliament in favour of the motion Mr. Muntz intends to bring forward declaring that Government manufactories are injurious to commerce and a. burden on the taxpayer, and that it is unseemly for Government to compete with commercial houses for contracts with foreign powers.  Preparations are being made at Windsor Castle for the grand State breakfast- which will be given by her Majesty the Queen after the return of the Court from Scotland. A number of marquees and tents will be erected upon the lawn in front of the East Terrace, and ccmmanding some lovely views of the Castle slopes, the vale of the Thames, the park, and Frogmore grounds. It is understood that nearly 1,000 guests will have the honour of being invited..  The Co-operative Congress, which is being held at Manchester, have resolved to establish a newspaper in the co-operative interest with as little delay as possible, and have appointed a committee to arrange the plans. A. dinner took place at Chesterfield last evening in connection with the holding of Manchester unity meetings in that town. Lord Frederick Cavendish, M.P., the Hon. Captain Egerton, M.P., and the Hon. H. Strutt, M.P., were present.
The Sun. — 1870-06-09 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.—Joseph Fountain, 36, butcher, was indicted at the Central Criminal Court for feloniously wounding Henrietta Corn on the 14th April last, with intent to murder her ; and also with attempting to kill himself by cutting his throat. He pleaded not guilty. The prisoner and the prosecutrix had lived together for some time, and about a week before the occurrence the latter left him.  On the 14th April they met at a public-house in King;:land-road, and the prisoner wanted Corn to return and live with him, which she refused to do. She walked into Cavendish-street with him' and he again asked asked her to go home with him. She said she would not, and he then put one arm round her neck, and was seen by a man named Harvey and his wife to draw something from his pocket and pass it across her throat. She then ran across the road, and it was found that her throat was cut. The prisoner attempted to cut his Own throat, and when taken into custody had in his hand a razor, with which he attempted to cut the constable's hands. He said that he intended to kill both the pros ecutrix and himself if he had not been prevented. A statement made by the prisoner was read, to the effect that the woman, after several times leaving him, and returning to live with him had followed him to where he was serving in the Militia with his regiment, and had threatened to " shew him up " before all the regiment and every one who knew him, and had agravated him by striking him and in other ways. He said he had saved her live upon one occasion when she had attempted to hang herself, and also when she trled to poison herself and to cut her throat, and he had no intention to kill her. lie threw _himself on tha mercy of the court. The jury returned a verdict Of guilty of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm, and the judge passed a sentence of fifteen years penal servitude.  It has been resolved by the Rochdale Chamber of Commerce to petition Parliament in favour of the motion Mr. Muntz intends to bring forward declaring that Government manufactories are injurious to commerce and a burden on the taxpayer, and that it is unseemly for Government to compete with commercial houses for contracts with foreign powers.  Preparations are being made at Windsor Castle for the grand State breakfast which will be given by her Majesty the Queen after the return of the Court from Scotland. A number of marquees and tents will be erected upon the lawn in front of the East Terrace, and cc mmanding some lovely views of the Castle slopes, the vale of the Thames, the park, and Frogmore grounds. It is understood that nearly 1,000 guests will have the-honour of being invited.  The Co-operative Congress, which is being held at Manchester, have resolved to establish a newspaper in the co-operative. interest with as little delay as possible, and have appointed a committee to arrange the plans. A. dinner took place at Chesterfield last evening in connection with the holding of Manchester unity meetings in that town. Lord Frederick Cavendish, M.P., the Hon. Captain Egerton, M.P., and the Hon. H. Strutt, M.P., were present.
The Sun. — 1870-11-15 (London, England)

ROMANTIC DOUBLE SUICIDE.  On Saturday morning the dead bodies of a young man and woman were found lying side by side, quite dead, in a bedroom at the Warwick Tavern, Redhill, Surrey. The man appears about 30 years of age, has something of a military look, with a rather reddish thick beard and moustache, dark brown hair, and nose rather prominent. His height is about sft. 7iu. He wore' a red striped woollen shirt, trousers nearly new (black with white stripes), black cloth waistcoat, grey tweed coat, nearly new black wideawake, marked inside E. (or P.) Pecover, Reading ; foam was issuing from his mouth. The woman appeared to be about 21 or 22 years of age, had very good features, with an abundance of dark brown flowing hair. Her height is about sft. 2in. The left hand was laid upon the bosom, and a gold ring was on the third finger of the hand. When seen alive she wore a fashionable small bonnet ; black dress, with several stripes at the bottom of the skirt, of purple ; black cloth jacket, nearly new. The man came to Mr. Easton's about a week since, and took a bed and sitting room for himself and wife. He paid a week's rent in advance, and said he had some luggage coming, which, however, did not arrive. The woman came the same evening. They lived well, and generally went to bed about 9.30 or 10 p.m. Shortly before 9 o'clock on Saturday morning Mr. Easton went to tas.e some water to the bedroom, and knocked three or four times, but received no reply ; and on the room being entered, the deceased were found lying side by side in their night clothes, life being quite extinct. A paper was found in the bedroom, on which was written that they had both agreed together to poison themselves. One halfpenny in money was found in the room, and a few books, viz., a Church Service, in which was written " Maria Mason, the gift of her cousin ;" a book, " Wooing of Winifred ;" and the Waverley Novels. In a Directory is written. "The Rectory, Fiddleworth, near Petworth, Sussex." Two empty phials, which had contained cyanide of potassium were found on a sideboard in the bedroom.  The Danish vessels at Hull shewed a general display of bunting on Saturday to indicate joy at the French success in Orleans.  The death is announced of Mr. Charles Salisbury Butler, who was for many years M.P. for the Tower Hamlet-8, for which he was elected in 1852. He was 58 years of age.
The Sun. — 1870-07-27 (London, England)

DAY., CAUION TO CARMEN.—Isaac Matlocks, a carman, living in Upper Rathbone-place, was charged at the Marlborough-street Police Court, by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, as follows :—An officer saw the defendant in charge of a horse attached to a pianoforte van in Regent-street. The horse had down, both its knees were cut and blood running from them, and it was standing with one foot on the ground. The officer spoke to the defendant, who drove away and got out of sight, but an hour afterwards the officer saw the defendant with the horse at work again, it then having a pair of knee caps on to prevent the condition of its knees being seen. Mr. Henry, veterinary surgeon, spoke of the horse being lame and suffering great pain, its knees being badly cut. The defence was that the injuries were only recent. Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was shameful to use a horse in such a state, and that the defendant was wholly reckless as to the condition of the horse was shown by his having used the horse after being spoken to by the constable. The defendant, who was liable to three months' imprisonment, would have to pay 10s., or seven days. DESPERATE ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE BY wasOREIGNE. at Eugene Hirsch, a young foreigner, charged the Westminster Police-court with attempting to commit suicide by shooting himself, at the house of Mrs. Bethell, No. 20, Stanley-street, Pimlico, as far back as the 24th of June last. From th that he was evidence of Joseph Case, a constable 142 B, it appeared called to the house at half-past eight in the morning, and in the upstairs room found the prisoner lying on the bed naked ; he had a severe wound in the forehead. In his pockets were found caps, powder and shot, and a pistol on the mantelshelf, and there was a prostitute (a foreigner) In the room with him. Case took the prisoner to Westminster Hospital, where ,he has since remained. The woman spoken of informed the constable that the prisoner met her in the Haymarket and went home with her, but she did not wish to be a witness in been the case, and left England for Paris, where it ascertained she has since died of small-pfound aox. The prisoner said he was destitute, and on him was packet of papers directed to the chief of the London policeca. Dr. Chambers proved that it was a gunshot wound, rrying away a great part of the scalp. He was remanded for a  week. ONE Too
The Sun. — 1870-02-23 (London, England)

HUMOROUS DU7 CHALIV.  The Nord relates th following incident which has happened at Flessingue, in Holland :—A wife, exasperated by the continual drunkenness of her husband, threatened him with dexth. Some days ago she attempted to put this threat into execution. ['here was but an attic above the sittingroom. To this she asc,ladcd, made a hole in the floor, and pass:d a rope through it, one end of which fell into the room below, while the other remained fastened in the attic. She then descended, made a slip knot in the rope, and awaited her husband's return. lie at last arrived, and was much surprised to receive no reproaches on his bad conduct. " There is something underhand here." thoug'at he, " I must see.'  We must premise that this scene took place in complete darkness. The husband, whose suspicions were roused, let himself fall into a chair, and appeared to sleep profoundly. After some snoring lie felt a rope passed round his neck ; he then understood the little trick that was to be played him, but be did not move. liis wife went up to the attic, and taking advantage of the moment's respite, the drunkard relieved himself of his rope and fastened it to the foot of the stove, which soon went up to the ceiling with a frightful noise, caused by the fall of some crockery which was standing upon it. The wife, thinking the noise eras cause.' by the fruitless struggles of her husband, ran to the police-olfica to declare that she had found her husband hung. The police  arrived in hot haste, and a cantle was lighted, when all started back at the spectacle which presented itself. '1 he stove was swinging gracefully in space, and the husband sat gravely smoking his pipe. Instead of a suicide, an attempt to murder was established against the wife, who was arrested.
The Sun. — 1870-05-14 (London, England)

FURTHER PARTICULARS.  The girl who was said to have been taken into I custody last night, for complicity in the diabolical tragedy at Chelsea, is in the hafids of the police, who, when the prisoner was brought yip to-day, exercised their discretion, and made her a wit. nese for the prosecution. She is of a very prepossessing appearance, And is a prostitute of the cotiamonest elms, paralysed On the left side, andmaptgether by deformity of mind and body a fit co ion for the deep-dyed villain whose cold-blooded deeds have raised a cry, ere this, throughout the length and breadth of the land. She resided at Westminster, and had not been long with the prisoner when the cab arrived at the house, and Mr. Piper discovered the blood on the bottom of the box ; then she fled, hearing of the horrid deed, and was only discovered last night. All the new clothes that the prisoner bought her have been sold or pawned, and she is now in a deplorable state. The police have not any intention in charging her, but in their capacity of public protectors, they have taken a very wise' and proper course in keeping her at the Chelsea station, so as to secure her attendance and evidence. It does not appear, however, that she can throw any light on the matter, but may explain the movements of the prisoner anterior to the murder of the unfortunate old housekeeper and the disposition of his. clothes after the murder of the old gentleman, as they evidently bore traces of the terrible crime in the kitchen, where the old gentleman was probably murdered.  The male prisoner is still kept handcuffed, and presents the same forbidding and morose aspect, rendered more hideous by his sallow face and mahogany-dyed beard and moustache. He was brought from the House of Detention about 2 o'clock and examined at 3 o'clock.  In reference to the discovery of the body of the Rev. Mr. Heulin, which has intensified the excitement already existing in the neighbourhood, we learn that the police received intelligence which caused them to renew their search for the body at Wellington-square, and ultimately they succeeded in finding the remains of Mr. Heulin secreted in a drain in the yard which had some time ago been opened by order of Miller, and left in an unfinished state. The woman who was present in the kitchen when the box was being corded, but who escaped directly the facts of the case began to be suspected by the vanman, has been apprehended, but it does not appear that she is an accomplice in any way. The prisoner on being removed to Westminster Police Station appeared to be in a very weak condition, and the charge was read over to him twice before he showed any signs of having comprehended what was addressed to him, and on. the second reading of the sheet to him the only emotion expreFsed was by a slight nervous twitching of the lips. He appears to be in a state of extreme prostration, but there is still considerable doubt expressed as to whether he really took poison or not; the fragments of a bottle smelling of carbolic acid were found in his pocket, which would seem to show that he had attempted to commit suicide.
The Sun. — 1870-05-14 (London, England)

LATEST PARTICULARS.  In reference to the discovery of the body of the Rev. wlr. Heulin, which has intensified the excitetnent already existing in the neighbourhood, we learn that the police received intelligence which caused them to renew their search for the body at Wellington-square, and ultimately they succeeded in finding the remains of Mr. Heulin secreted in a drain in the yard which had some time ago been opened by order of Miller, and left in an unfinished state. The woman who was present in the kitchen when the box was being corded, but who escaped directly the facts of the case began to be suspected by the vanman, has been apprehended, but it does not appear that she is an accomplice in any way. The prisoner on being removed to Westminster Police Station appeared to be in a very weak condition, and the charge was read over to him twice before he showed any signs of having comprehended what was addressed to him, and on the second reading of the sheet to him the only emotion expressed was by a slight nervous twitching of the lips. He appears to be in a state of extreme prostration, but there is still considerable doubt expressed as to whether he really took poison or not; the fragments of a bottle smelling of carbolic acid were found in his pocket, which would seem'to show that he had attempted to commit suicide.  Mr. Robert Barner4, ex_Mayor• of Manchester, who last year gave the munificent sum of £lO,OOO towards the purchase of the building now used as the Manchester Royal Infirmary Convalescent Hospital at Cheadle, has now sent to Dr. Reed, the medical superintendent, a further princely sum of £16,000 towards the erection of a new hospital.  A. report from New Brighton states that the French barque Idamarel, bound from Dantzic with a cargo of timber, went on the West Middle Bank during a south-west gale. The crew of fourteen men have happily been saved by the Willie and Arthur tubular lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution, stationed at New Brighton.