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The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-02-27 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

MONDAY.—Befory Messrs. Alderman ('ook, G. G. Boalie, end J. Ito((aeon.  A Bad 1.0!.  Nicholas Murphy. of no ixed reeidence, was brought up on a charge of de.arting his wife and four children, whereby they had become chargeable to the Aston Union. Mr. Windeatt, an officer of the Guardians. stated that the woman and her children were admitted into the workhouse, on the 20th September, 1895, and the amount of their chargeability up to the preeent time was about £3O. When in Aston defendant was employed at the Rubber works :n Lichfield Road, and was earning 28e. per week. He went away on the 4th September, and was afterwards traced to Nottingham Derby and Manchester. 'There was some furniture in the house at the time, but as this was obtained on the hire system, it was taken away._ in reply to the Bench, defendant said he had only worked four days since he went away, and further pressed said he had taken to drinking. He had, however, taken a firm resolution that drink should never get his family into trouble again. He would pay all that had been incurred—Mr. Rowland*: You look as if you were well fed.—befendant: No, sir, I haven't been well fed.—Superintendent Walker said the prisoner had been several times fined for drunkenness and he had only just served 14 days in Mlanches;er. so that he had not beau very well fed during that period.—The chairman said defendant was a bad lot, and he mould be sent to gaol for six weeks hard labour.  Attempted Suicide. John Roome, drayman, of 176 Park Lane, was brought up on a charge of attempting to commit suicide by outting his throat, on the 3rd ink. In reply to the charge prisoner said he did not know anything about it.—Police-constable Smith stated that on the day in question, he wax on duty in Phillip Street, when he was called to a house there, and found defendant had cut his throat in three places, inflicting two smaller wounds and one large wound. Witness took him to the hospital, where he remained until that morning, a policeconstable being in attendance on him the whole of the time. Prisoner at the time of committing the deed. was suffering from delirium trernens.—Ptis. oners wife said it was all owing to the drink which he had given him. and Roome now stated he would seek another kind of employment, and sign the pledge, upon which promise he was discharged.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-09-24 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

ALLEGED ARSON AT EDMONTON. On Monday, at the Enfield Petty Sessions, Henri Scharr, pianoforte maker, and Marie Scharr, 34, his  ..,, were charged with being concerned together In setting fire to the dwelling-house, 43, Sheldonroad, Edmonton, with intent to defraud the London and Lancashire Insurance Company.—Police-constable Earthey said that at a quarter-past 11 on Saturday night he was called to 43, Sheldon-road, and informed that • fire had broken out there. On reaching the house the fire had been extinguished, but Superintendent Eddington, of the Tottenham brigade, called him into the kitchen, where he pointed out the places where three distinct fires had occurred. On going upstairs he found that another tire had burnt on the landing. On entering the parfour there was a strong smell of methylated spirita, and on feeling the carpet he found it to be saturated with the spirit. Witness searched the rooms, and found a large bottle which smelt of . methylated spirits. About midnight the male prisoner arrived home on his bicycle, and witness asked him to account for the methylated spirits, and he replied: "I never had any in the house. That bottle does not belong to me." About five minutes later the female prisoner arrived home, and, without any question being asked, she said: "Someone must have set it on fire. I left it all right when I went out at 8 o'clock to meet my husband in London. We were going to the Alhambra, hut we were too late and returned home." Detective-inspectot Sewn asked for a remand for • week, which was granted—Prisoners were allowed bail in £lOO each, with notice to tbs polio,.  -wife,  There nave recently been half a dozen mild cases of diphtheria in Spurgcon'a Orphanage. Warrants have been Issued against Corbett and Fitzsimmons in New York, on a charge of having arranged to take part in a prize fight. An artist named Frederick Walser, who had beau suffering from the results of overwork, committed suicide at Halesowen by cutting his throat.  - News has just come to hand of the mew of the steamship Ealing, which was wrecked off Nova Scotia in January. After taking to the boats, the captain and eight men were frozen to death, and two others became insane.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-09-24 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

WHAT HI HOPED MOW IT.  The London eorreepondent of the Ilinpsingiass Pod says he has excellent ground for stating that in the highest quarters a keen hope is entertained of • highly satisfactory result from the CIAT'S visit to Salmon'. Among the company who will be assembled at the Castle as guests of the Queen will not only be the Czar and Czarina, the Prince of Wales, and Lord Salisbury, but the Duke of Connaught; and the presence of her Majesty's third son will be of the more significance because of the impression treated upon him by the Czar during his visit to Moscow last May. As the representative of the Queen at the Imperial coronation, the Duke of Connaught, it is understood. Penned to Ragland profoundly impressed with the fact that the Czar had every desire for an alliance with England. The Czarina, whose affectionate devotion to the Queen I. well known, heartily sympathises with her consort's wish, and a renrrockenext of a specially imMaci n t kind between England and Russia may be from the Balmoral reunion. If it take the form, in the first instance, of an arrangement Meet, the Sultan the historic alternative offered by Gambetta to President MacMalion—"B4 wrionettse ox ie diratttre "—either to yield or be deposed—a diplomatic stroke will have been achieved which the other European Powers can do nothing but endorse; white in this country it would be received with the utmost enthusiasm.  The coroner, in surnmingAisi at ea Inquest, on th Saturday, on e body of Ann Flowers, of Wandsworth, who committed suicide by taking the contents of live bottles of phosplxr piste, strongly condemned the unrestricted sale of poison, and said he was of opinion that phosphor parte should be scheduled.  Baron Rothschild maintain, as his pet charity the largest school in the world. It is in the East-end of London, and has 3,500 scholar,, recruited from the poorest class of Jews, with 100 teachers to instruct them. Breakfasts are provided each !horning for the pupils, each child is given a suit of clothes and two-*rs of shoes yearly, and connected with the school is a savings bank, where pupils receive 10 per cont. interest on small degosita. Thus the Archbishop of Chaterbury.• "The Church of helanti is tc.clay the true one and the legitimate socceasor of that Church Catholic in which St. Brigid and all the bearers of great names waked. It is the true historic continuation and the same Church as the Church of the first ages." _ . _ _  Sir charms Mite, M.P., declared at Long Eaton on Saturday that in our colonies trades union legislation was now the ent business, and that if trades unions were more powerful in this country and the worldnit-classes considered the interests of labour in their Parliamentary vote the same would be the cue bere.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-02-20 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

COM. mended the officers engaged in the case, and his lordship endorsed the commendation.  Mrs. Elizabeth Rand, of Durham, an invalided lady who has to be wheeled about in a chair, and whose evidence was taken on commisaion, has obtained a judicial separation, on he ground of the cruelty of her husband, John William Rand, a schoolmaster, who, it was stated, had been discharged from five places on account of drink, and who frequently ill-treated her, on one occasion attempting to strangle her, and on another threatening her with a coal rake. Mr. Daniel Snell, assistant overseer of Theme. committed suicide on Thursday morning by hanging himself. He had lately appeared weak and dejected. The Jeceased was a married man with two children. The Army Medical Department report for the year 1894 has been issued as a Blue-book. The Director-General states that the statistics of the troops serving in the United Kingdom compare favcurably with those of the previous year. There were, however, 11 cases of smallpox, he highest number recorded in any year since 1888. Enteric fever shewis a definite decrease, and influenza a large decrease as compared with 1893. In the Colonies the general health chews improvement. Bengal chews an increased rate of sickness when compared with 1893 and the average of the preceth log 10 ',ears, as also in Madras and liombai.  I feel sorry fo r my uncle." Arthur: "What's the matter • "Re r Fred: " P f says he's going to lend me enough money to pay my bills."  He: "What would you think, dear, if I should taisoouulTeuriein,o aihilre. thatofa throu were a Bswndstrin4gyare?.." She:  Spanish general: "Why did you let the rebels defeat you ?" Colonel: "I couldn't help it, General ; they got to the telegraph office first. '  Mamma: "Gracious! how dirty your hands are! You never saw my hands so dirty." Ethel (aged five): "No. mammt, but I 'spect 6ran'ma did."
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-09-10 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

COTTESMORE TRAGEDY MURDER AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.  A shocking tragedy occurred early on Sunday morst ing at the Cottesmore Hunt Kennels, near Oakham. Two of the stablemen, named Francis Rodgers and Charles Packer, shortly after returning from Oakham, where they had spent a friendly evening, commenced to quarrel, and Rodgers, seizing a poker from the fireplace, struck Packer three terrific blows upon the head, smashing his skull. Death was instantaneous, and it is stated that any one of the blows would have been sufficient to take life. The police were quickly on the spot, and Rodgers was apprehended and taken to the Oakham Police-station. On Sunday evening Rodgers, in the temporary absence of his fruard, made a desperate attempt at selfdestruction by hanging himself in his cell. Twisting a portion of his clothing into a rope and suspending himself to the bars of the cell-window, Rodgers would have effected his purpose, but he was discovered and cut down before life was extinct. He was brought before the magistrates at Oakham on Monday. and remanded on the charge of murder. The deceased man Packer had been employed only a fortnight at the kennels. He was about 55 years of  CHOPPING A SISTER'S FINGER OFF George Tucker, aged 33, a labourer, was charged, on Monday, at the South-Western Police-court, with violently assaulting his sister, Mts. Hilliard, living at Battersea.—Prosecutrix, whale left hand was in a sling, stated that on Saturday night, bearing that the prisoner was "smashing the home up," she went to the house to protect her mother. She found the prisoner mad drunk, chopping the furniture up with a hatchet. While she was trying to stop him doing further mischief he hit her on the finger with the —Dr. F. C. Hempeter, the police divisional surgeon, stated that the woman's linger was nearly chopped in two—ln fact, it was only held by a piece of skin. In all probability the linger would have to be taken off.—Police-constabls Potter stated that he met the prisoner after the occurrence rushing up and down the street,brandishing the hatchet. Witness arrested him.—lt was stated that sir years ago the prisoner chopped of his brother's fingers.—He was remanded.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-09-10 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

DANGEROUS TOWING-PATE.  NOBODY RESPONSIBLE  Mr. George Yarrow has held an inquiry at Hackney ri specting the death of Henry Yount, aged 39 years, a painter, lately residing at Victoria Par's. —Mary Ann Yount, the widow, said that her husband had appeared restless for a few days. On Tuesday week he left his home at 5 o'clock in the morning to go to work, but he never reached there. She informed the police that he was missing, and on Sunday his body was found in the Lea. Witness said she did not think the deceased had committed suicide, as he was too fond of his home and children. —Evidence as to the finding of the body having been given, Dr. Black, of Clapton-common, paid that the body had been in the water about a week. The cause of death was suffocation by drowning. Witness said that the place where the body was found wa.s the most dangerous spot on the river Lea. The bank had given way, and only a few days ago a servant standing here with a perambulator and another child was suddenly precipitated into the water, owing to the collapse of the bank. Fortunately they were rescued, but within a few weeks no less than five persons had been drowned there. Witness had written to the Lea Conservancy and the Hackney Vestry, but nothing had been done.— Mr. Lovegrove, surveyor to the Hackney Vestry, said the towing-path was the property of the Lea Conservancy, and the Vestry had no power over it. He knew that the place referred to was most dangerous even in daylight, the river having undermined the path, which was liable to give way at any time. The path ought to be repaired, but he did not know who had the power to force the Lea Conservancy to repair it.—The jury returned an open verdict of found drowned, and added a rider that steps should be taken to compel the proper authority to put the path in a safe condition.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-01-09 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

SUICIDE'S DIARY.  Dr. Wynn Westcott held an inquiry at Hackney respecting the death of Thomas Henry Petharick, 46, a foreman builder, lately residing at 9, Eleanor. toad, Hackney.—Alice Charlotte Petharick, the widow, deposed that on New Year's Eve she went to bed at 11 o'clock, leaving the oeceased in the kitchen reading, waiting to lies the New Year in. The next morning; about 5 o'clock, witness woks and found the deceased in bed, breathing heavily. She Died to rouse him, but failed, so she sent for a doctor, but deceased never became conscious, and died at 11 o'clock the same day. • bottle of poison was found in a drawer in the room, but witness said her husband had never threatened to commit suicide. —Questioned by the coroner, witness said that she was deceaeecl's second wife, having married him four years ago. He had a family of nine children, six of whom lived at home. They treated lies very badly, beating $ or frequently, and in this they were backed up by her husband.—The coroner said the deceased had left a diary which threw some light on his home relations. On February 15th he wrote: "A row with Alice in the morning. I was going to cut my throat and do for the lot of them.• July 7th: "Alice in a temper, hooting and scream. ing. She says she will poison me."—Witness. That's untrue. If the Lord Almighty callei me this minute I could die without that stain on my soul.— Relatives of the dead man gave evidence, • sista declaring that Mrs. Petharick had threatened to cul her husband's throat last Sunday.—Mrs. Petharick caused some sensation by going down on her knees and calling out: "My God lmy God! It's untrue. Oh, you wicked woman, you said you would see me put away."—The coroner said there was a great deai of animosity shewn on the part of the deceased man's relatives, but he did not think it could be believed, from the evidence, that the wife administered the ponion.—The jury refused to hear any furthe evidence, and returned a verdict of suicide whilst temporarily insane.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-11-19 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

THE UNITED STATES AND THE TARIFF QUESTION.  Discussing the Presidential Election and it. bearings on the trade of the United States, the Saturday Review says: As to the Tariff, it seems to be forgottem that the House of Representatives which is now in existence and is to assemble three weeks hence, is is strongly Republican as its successor elected the other day. So far as this lower or popular branch Is concerned, there is no reason why a new High Tariff Bill, or for that matter the old McKinley Bill, should not be passed before February. The Senate presents more difficulties, for the balance of power there is held by a group of Western Senators who last session insisted upon having Free Silver conceded to them in return for their votes for any increase of Tariffs. As Mr. McKinley was then a Free Silver man himself, he must have resented sharply the decision of his party to reject the tPrma offered by these Silver Senators. But everything is different now. Mr. McKinley has been elected as the champion of the Gold standard, and, of course, can do nothing whatever for Silver. The fractious Senators who swore they would block all Tariff legislation until they had Free Silver must see the folly of maintaining such a position any longer. It Is not a Nestem habit to cry for the moon through two successive winters. Something much more tangible may easily suggest itself, which will be practicable as well. President Cleveland's veto remains, and that fact, no doubt, renders the chances of Tariff legislation before March 4th hardly worth considering. But an extra Session of the new Congress could begin next day, if President McKinley chose to convene it, and what had been matured during the winter in the interest of the manufacturing rings could be passed into law before the end of the month.  A Isrrible suicide occurred at Timbertree \joinery, Cradley Heath. A young man named Matthew Morris jumped down the pit shaft and came into tont/L..1 with the skip. He was found at a depth of 300 ft. out and mangled beyond recognition. The latest speed records are: A quarter-mile in 25 4-ssec. by F. W. Ctiinn, at Catford ; one mile in lmin. 40 2-ssec. by J. 8. Johnson, in America; and 31 miles 582 yards in one hour by Tom Linton, at the Crystal Palace. The Dorchester magistrates committed for trial an Aimiralty , writer 'named- Mlle on a charge of embezzling £235, the money Or tbe—Aceountant. Gram] of the Admiralty, at Portland.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-11-19 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

TERRIBLE BLUNDER.  A man named Fournier, lying under sentence of death in La Roquette Prison, Paris, has been made the victim of a terrible blunder. Some time ago he was informed that his sentence had been commuted to penal servitude for life, and it was not until afterwards that the officials discovered that the commutation applied to a man of the same name awaiting execution in another prison. IN hen Fournier was informed of the mistake, and that the death sentence must be carried out in his case, he collapsed, and has since remained in a state of extreme prostration.  The Windermere to Manchester express narrowly ascaped an accident at Hestbank level crossing on Friday morning. The scoop for taking up water as the train passes caught the sleepers. Fortunately they were not displaced. _ . - " • " It is reported from Geneva that one of the Italian torpedo-boata stationed on the Upper Lakes to prevent smuggling has gone downwith all hands of Luino. The disaster occurred during a violent storm. M. Sautumier, Socialist Deputy of the Seine, who had been suffering for several days from typhoid fever, threw himself out of the window of his apartment on Thursday morning during a fit of delirium. His injuries were so serious that he diel soda afterwards. The health 05 the Gesarewitch has ao MAIM Improved that his physicians have decided that after all he will be able to pass the winter in the south of France, at Beaulieu. A telegram received from Palermo announces the arrest of a notorious brigand named Piscitello. His capture is expected to lead to strange disclosures. Frederick George Stevens, 25, hotel porter, of Goole, was admitted into the Kent County Asylum as a lunatic. Stevens was found in a field at New Romney with a piece of cord tied tightly round his nec.k. It was stated that he had attempted suicide before in London and also at Gravesend.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-01-30 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

SUICIDE THROUGH WANT.  A BALLET GIRL OF 19 SHOOTS HERSELF.  In the early hours of Friday the London police were informed of a pitiful tragedy which had just taken place in Charing-cross-road. The victim was a young girl of 19. named Maggie Lane. It appears that soon after midnight Use landlady of the house in which Miss Lane lived was startled by the report of • shot as she was preparing to retire to rest. She ran to Miss Lane's room, and found her lodger lying across the bed, quite dead. There was a bullet wound in her head, and in her right hand she was clasping a six-chambered revolver, with one chamber exploded. Lying on the dressing-table was a letter from the girl to a young lady friend, bidding her good-bye. The substance of the contents of the letter was that she was tired of life, having been 53 long unable to obtain an engagement in her business, and seeing no prospect of keeping herself in the future. There was also a reference to a disappointment in love. The toile() have taken possession of the letter. The deceased was a tall, handsome girl, and three months ago, after fulfilling an engagement in Amsterdam, she returned to London, but has not since been able to find work, and was aufferlng from depression in consequence. On the night of her death, however, she went home to her lodgings pretty early in the evening, and apparently was in an exceptionally lively humour. She lived a quiet and respectable life at her lodgings, occupying the first floor. So far as her landlady knows she had no lover, hut the reference made in the letter left on the table, which is now in posseasion of the police, indicates that there was a man in the background of the tragedy.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-02-13 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

DRILL INSTRUCTOR'S SUICIDE. Some curious facts came to light on Monday at the Inquest on Alfred Reviler, • drill instructor in the 2nd Tower Hamfeta Rifle Volunteers. On Tuesday evening last week Ha3lller went into the garden at the back of his Muse, and shortly afterwards he was found dying from a frightful gash in his throat, which be had evidently inflicted with a razor that was lying close at hand.—Hayller, it appeared from further evidence, had recently been promoted, and he seemed to dread the duties he had to perform in his new position. He told his colonel that tie felt very nervous at battalion drills. Not long ago he wrote the following letter to that officer: "I beg most respectfully to request you will allow me to apply for my discharge to pension, as I feel I am not capable of performing the duties of sergeantmajor, and wish to take up civil employment." Verdict, suicide while of unsound mind.  On Saturday the Governm3nt formally acquired poeaession of • tract of ground at Ilundoran for a new ride range and camp.  A very interesting case will come before we ',ours of Appeal shortly,the Attorney-General v. Stone. It I, an appeal against • decision of Mr. Justice Romer, and raises the whole question of the right of gipsy encampments. As the case stands it is adverse to the gipsies.  - sour young men of the farming clue were arrested at Cauvick-on-Sur on Monday on • charge of moon. lighting. It is alleged that during the night they, being disguised, attacked the dwelling-house of an unpopular personage in the neighbourhood. This Individual fired several Shots at tbe marauders, but without effect.  At an inquest held on Saturd.-, at Eat Grindead on the body of John Kin, pensionor Royal Artillery,who was found lianAinz from a fence, a verdict of suicide was returned. Evidence was given that three of the deceased's brothers committed suicide, tad that he had a sister in a lunatic asyluns.