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The Haslingden Gazette. — 1905-12-02 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

SAD POISONING CASE.  INVALID DRINKS AMMONIA.  A sad poisoning fatality was reported to the Accrington polieo on Saturday, when William Sharpks, tailor. of 61, Water-street. stated that his wife. Lucinda. aged 31 years, had died from the result of drinking amnutnia. It appears that tho deceased had b...en paralysed for the last three years and, suffering great pain, had often threatened to do away with herself. Her husbancl had engaged a housekeeper, who managed tho affairs of the house, and on Friday the deceascsi got a bottled ammonia from a shelf over the slopstono Itlliddrank nearly the whole of the ...dents, which amounted to about six ounces. She screamed, and her hue. band. 0a going into the bank kitchen, found her lying in a huddled up condithm. A doctor was called in. but she died about half-past five on Saturday t%t!erncton  Th'e Ikpnity Coroner (Mr. Haslewoodt held ant inqumt at the Town Hall on Monday. William Sharpies. husband of the decea-ed, stated that his wife had been paralysed for tine loot three and a half yearn and had great difficulty in moving shout. She had suffered a great deal of pane, and had been attended by Dr. Fenwiek. Many a time she had threatened to do away with herself, but he did not think she would do so In consequence he got a woman to look after the house. and every caution was taken tir prevent tie. ceased from doing anything to herself. Witness was, at bonne about twelve !nun on Thursday when Into daughter came into the kitchen with a bottle of ammonia. which she said she had got for her mamma. The latter war, in the parlour, and on his going them he found her sitting down on a chair_ with the bottle tan her lap. HO took the bottle away and put it in a cupboard out of her reach. About half.past two on Friday tine dr. itused went into the out-kitchen. and shortly after. want, he heard her scream, lie ran to her, and (mind her lying on the flour in a huddled up condition. The ammonia bottle woo on the slopistone, and was nearly empty. She must have drunk : about four ounces of the ammonia. Witness ear- 1 ried her into the kitchen and scut for the (lector. Death took place about half-past five Olt Saturday, Nellie Carr stilted that she had been housekeeper at the previous witness's house. and on fimling the bottle of ammonia in the cupboard she took it ant placed it r. a shelf above the islopetone. Tine ii.., craned had the free use of one arm and could stand straight up if she had any support. In answer tin a juryman. witness said that deerased hail not threatened to take her life shim she went into service there.  The jury returned a verdict that ilecenvid corn. mitted suicide whilst in a state of maenad mind.  In reply to an inquiry the Home Secretary states that Jabes Ila'four. of "Liberator •• fame, who ini November 28. 1895, was eenienced to If years penal wrvitude, will be releaaed about tlie end of neat
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1912-11-09 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

TIIE INQUEST. VERDICT OF SUICIDE.  The body was sultatiquently identified e that of John Crook (59), weaver, of no fixed address. Mr. 11. J. Robineon. Coroner, tiondueted an iv quest at the Rishton Police Station an Tuesday. A nephew of the deceased, named llilton, french polisher, ef Mentague-strivt, Blackburn, said that Crook, WhOSV eyesight was defective. was a man of eecentrio habits, and had for some months tramped from town to town and lived in lodging-houses. Ile had 1,(441 akcireleed through being unable to follow his own occupation as a weaver, or to find any other employment. , A man named Keenan. of 16. Ha wortleste,t, Rishton, said that while walking frost Blackburn to Richton late on Saturday night he heard shouts of "Oh!" eenning front the direction of Rishton reservoir. Climbing over a wall which separates i the reservoir front the road, he called out, but receiving tso answer, he neormed a passer-by along with whom he instituted a search. Ile saw floating on the surface of the water a dark object, which, with that, aid of a clothes prop borrowed front farmhouse in dm neighbourhood, ho managed to bring to the bank, and which he found to be tlte. body of a man aged about 60 years. Artificial re' piration was tried without success In answer to the Coroner, witness expressed the opinion that deceased had climbed over the wall near till` reservoir and had slipped into the water. P.C. Tattersall said he spoke to the deceased, whom he found wandering aimlessly in the streets of Rishton. a few hours before his body stu, found. Dr-roused stated that he was proceeding to the Blackburn Workhouse. and that he slept anywhere. lie (witness) accompanied Into to the boundary between Blackburn and Rishton. The Coroner: It in evident that the deceascd could WY, flOthing before hint but the workhouse. and I think he took a short cut home. I also think that he drownist himself when in a state of &pre., don.  A verdiet of Suie:de whil.t of 1111.11,a nind me. returned.  DATE Jill! I: lUNG'S VIS11"f0 BLACK, POOL  The Mayor M Blackpool on Timislay, announced to the Town Council in Committee that whilst at Lord Derby's Mayoral at; home at Liverpool on the previous day his Lordship informed lino that King George, subject to certain arrangements being made, would visit Blackpool on July 13 or 14. The Mayor aasurod Lord Derby that there was no doubt as to the required conditions being observed. Thu Town Council are to appoint at 11111., a Royal Reception Committee.  ir......
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1912-07-27 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

TIIE INQUEST.  'lire Coroner. Mr. If. J. Robinson, hold an in. quirr into the circumstances attending the death, at the Court Room of the Town Hall Accrington, tai Monday afternoon. Mr. James DOWlltbrat war i foreman of the jury. • John Airton. sum of the deceased, said his father had not been able to work during the last three or four years on arrout of sufrerine from chronic brimchitin. Deem-eel came downstairs to Iris breakfast in the ordinary way on Wednesday, last, but. rho remaining members of the family *ea out later in the day and left deceit:4,d in the houses by himself. Deerased slept in the back rooin by himself, and when they got home that Meld nitness itettrd iris father snoring in the bodroom as if he no asleep. Tiro roots door was fattened. Alanrt half-past fire the following, morning be heard his father making a groaning noise, and aa could not open the done lie went to the hark of the 'house and entered tire 'won by the it Curio. llr r father was then Is ing on the hod, anti was in an unconscious state. Tlmot war a strong smell of gas in the room, and the gas jet wio tomtit on at full. Ilis father never coeovered, and died about noon On Sunday. In anover to the Counter. wittices said Itts father had locked the bonier norm door inaiida, and then spread his trousers against, the bottom of the door. Ratite Om (and]) wi•ed to licit on Welossiolay ntulit they turned the Zlll, off at the minter, and it 'ma' not turned on nlien they found deeowt.d. fie la'd nmer threatened to take his life. . .  The Coroner said deceased had ovidently put his tronserm against tie, bottom of the, bedroom door to Prevent any fre,h air getting into the town. A verdict to the effeet that demeiod committed suicide liv gam poisoning whilst of mingound mind was returned.  A Sunday paper asks the question: " the Tri,Tl ltiter Tolerant?" Itj. Otherwimo wholesal  I,lauglitrr would brive long sink, rosultpd fmm 1110 effortq of ventlonien of Cockney :In,' Hebraic prrsun.,ion% who ponsi4 in poiitig on stag°, fl exponenta of Hibernian, comedy.  Two traction engines and powerful jacks, capable of raising 150 Guts, have failed to raise the 150-ton monolith known us the Longo's°, one oi tho stono pillars forming the Druidical temple of Avebory (Wilts), uhich fell Inst December. The steel ropes equipped. Query, wai it first raised? Four Scouts belonging to the Lubenbam (Lek., tor) Troop have done a gissl turn during the last three months. An old 500111:00 living by Iter,lf al Lubenham tett to s bdt her daughter la 4 April, and during her absence !toy Scouts t:ecretly dug lier garden and planted it, at their town expenoe. with yogi -tables. The old lady was surprised and fle, light ell hi ti IA ast,lentli) crop awaiting her on her return. The idontity of the Scouts is still unknown to her, idthough Ole line inquired from the Scout• master their names.
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1912-06-29 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

LANSBURY ORDERED OUT.  Although last Tuesday's sitting of the House of C 91111110116 was comparatively brief, it was marked by a scene of great excitement. Questions concerning the proposed railway from Russia to India, British naval strength in the Mediterranean, and some points arising out of the transport strike wore answered, when the prison treatment of tho suffragettes was raised by way of a question to tho Under Home Secretary. Mr. Ellis Griffith gave to the Rouse ahe facts ceerflrflgu supposed attempt on the part of Miss Davison to commit suicide under the impression that • tragedy was stunted"; after which the Primo Minister, answering a supplementary question, said ell the prisoners could go free if they would gise an undertaking not to commit any further outrage. This roused Mr. Lansbury to a pitch of great excitement. Ile walked up to the Prime Minister, and. amid a scene of wild excitement, insulted him by saying he was beneath contempt, accused him of murdering women by forcible feeding, and said he should be driven out of public life. When the excitement , had subsided, the Speaker called on Mr. Lanshury to leave the Housee. This Mr. Lansbury I refused to do for some time, and the Speaker I threatened more severe measures against him. t Finally Mr. Lairsbury's colleagues remonstrated I with him, and induced Mel to kayo the Rouse.  'the death occurred at Exeter on Saturday of Mr. Henry Hugh Wippell,a former Mayor of thai city. He had been a Sunday School superintendent for nearly half a century. The King, accompanied by the Queen, on Wednesday laid the foundation-stone of the Natioonal Welsh Museum at Cardiff. Later Their Majesties motored to Llandaff, Where an exciting incident occurred. A suffragist rushed at Mr. McKenna. the Home Secretary, who is Minister-imattendance. she seized him by the arm and denounced his conduct towards suffragiste who are in gaol. This happened within a few yards of the place where the King and Queen were a-tangling. The police at once arrested the offender.
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1912-11-02 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

THE VAGILANCY PROBLEM.  Mr. Doan, of Ulverstone, wrote with refiTolloll Vie the bacr-County Committoe on Vagraml, wise!, committee included Unions in the counties of Lancashire, Cheshire, Cumberland, aud Wistmerehunt This body proposed col/dated ofbirt to deal with the question of casual peellere, bet were suicide 10 011110 to an understanding. Mr. than now mid thst, repreitontations laiat from time to time Ison made that the labours of the istimittee should not be alttsgetner lust and that art effort should be mode to adopt the Way-Ticket System, winch had been is suceess in varlets; parts of the ! country. At the recent North-Western Poord.aw Ounference lab was asked to write to the unions who had comprised the committee, with a new to a meeting of representatives to consider whether in view of the fact, than no action had basin taken, or seemed likely to be taken, by the Local Gov• ernmeet Board on the report of the Departmental Committee on Vagrancy, the Guardians in the Union covered by the committee would be prepared to deal with the emotion. Mr. Woolley and the former Clerk fo the Board ILr.Sinkinson) 1,.a been the representatives 'to tho former orounittec. Mr. Haworth (Richmond-street) said ho would like to ask Mr. Woolley if he did not consider that the difficulties of vagrancy had mit been practically solved by the Insurance Acr. In be Ilaslingden Union they had only one-thud the number ot easuals they had five or six years ago. If precautions were taken to assert:tin Whether people who presented themeelves as casuals .bad insurance cards they could ascertain whether they were tramps or bona-fide working men, and lie biped that bona-fide working men woukl lie treated as smelt, that they wools! TOL be kept in the Work- ' house. but be allowed to go out for work. Mr. Woolley told be was glad to have heard the points raised by Mr. Dean. If a conference, was arranged he had 110 doubt than matter mentioned by Mr. Haworth would be fully considered, and he, thought that Board ought to be represented at such a conference. Mr Morley rooted that Mr. Haworth (Iticbmonaletresi) be appointed a representative to the conference: Mr. Fenton moved the Acting Clerk as another t and Mr. Pickup moved Mr. Woolley. All these three were appointed. , CONFERENCE REPREsSENTATIVES. . .  ----- The Chairtnan. and the Clerk we appointed reprelentativo. to the Central Poor-lien Ceder.
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1912-05-04 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

WEAVER'S SUICIDE.  The dead body of a. man named John Hacking. a weasor, of 11, Calfhall Lane. Bainold.swiek, aged 59, was found lying on a footpath loading from Whalley-road to Clayton Hall. Clayton-le-Moors, on Saturday morning. There was a deep out m the throat, and near the body lay a blood-stained poektyknife, with which deceased had apparently inflicted the mound in hie throat. In possession of the Inon the police found a reed-hook, weaver's ocissors, a pair of spectacles, a snuffbox, and 21d. in money.  IMr. H. J. Robinson, Coroner, held an inquest on the body at Clayton Pollee Station on Monday noon. _  Mary Hacking, of 3. Ilyndburn Bridge, Claytonle-Moors. wife of the deceased, said she had not lived with her husband for about six years. She had to leave him on a,oevunt of ho drunken habits. On Wedneeday night last he came to her house, and ho was then drunk. Ile raid he wanted to ECO hiS children, an-I she said they were in bed, and told him to come when ho was sober. Ile came at 5-30 • the following morning, and, aftvr seeing them, ho went away. She next saw him passing the window of the house on Saturday morning.  Ann Aldred, eistenin-law of deceit:ed. of 12, Water-street, Clayton-k-Moors. said Harking came to hoe house about 9-20 1.1.4 Wednesday night, and said Ike had come to be buried wig re i.e born. She allowod him to stay during the night, and the following day he complained of pain about his heart. They erada not **drive the holing oft him,' and they could not cheer i i iii up. fie was vcry downhearted. Charles Metcalf. of 2. Milton-strcet, Clat ton, de. posed ,to finding the body shortly after nine o'clock On Saturday morning. The man was dead, and his throat. was cut. About a yard away from the laxly he found an open pocket-knife stained with blood. . . . . .  The Coroner Avenel that ,leeea..ed had got vory downhearted for %rune rea.a or other. and ho seemed to have got to th- far end. Ile hail evidently eontemplated dying aliortly, and at Clayton, too, because he -aid he minted to are his ehildon for the last taut'. . . .  A verdict " Sum 1,14. w olst et urmound mind" wag returned.
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1912-06-01 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

ATTEMPTED SUWIDE WITH A 4:IN. AT Church Police Court on Thursday, befall Moors. Joanna. flocking, A. Wilson, and J. W. Bridge, a man named Thos. Johnson. agte IC years, msiding in Whalley-road, Clayton, was charged with attempting to commit suicide shooting himself with a gun on May Jr.. Adtgary Jane Driver, Whaliey-road, a neighbour of prisoner's. and about 11 o'clock in the I. ,reucon on May Srd she found &erased suffering from the effects of shot, which h.. P.ad discharged from a gun that was lying near him. Modical help was summoned and prisoner was afterward, on. v eyed to the workhouse infirmary ak Blackburn. Witness asked him what he had been doing, and prisoner replied, " I have shot myself. Them children have sent me off it."  William Johnson, labourer, on of the prisoner, said the latter lost ono of his eyes about three years ago, and ho was afflicts,' with cataract in be other one, which caused him to leave his work about seven weeks before he attempt,,l suicide. Since then prisoner had been very rruch demised. Prisoner had been in possession of a gun for 58117 3 ears.  Superintendent Paltoor ,aid that priw.incr 71,14 Police constable that he put the butt end of the gun into the tire in order to discharge it. Dr. Pollard, medical officer to the Blackburn tivandians, spoke to extracting two Tste t 6 from pri,oner's body on May 3rd when he wan brought to Blackburn.  Mr. Hacking: Do you think wu should be iustifled in discharging him. What is his meats' eon dition  Dr. Pollard: I don't think thore is anythMk wrong with his mind. Ho gale usi a :Tear 30. count of how it happenod. Ile is quilt Oulu M his conversation, and we have had Too tromble  Ilr. Hacking (to prisoner): If we let will you promise not to do it again! Prisoner: Yes, I'll not do it again, and not altenipt it.  Tim 13ench agreed for prisoner to be handed met to the charge of hie son on payment of testa.
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1912-03-02 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

THE WORRY OF FINANCE.  A case of suicide by hanging—the second within a few da”—wats reported to the hest Lancashire Coroner on Tueeday night. George Fertile Thornton, aged 74, of LeySandstreet, was found hanging from a hawk on the "epear" in the kitchen of his house on Tuesday night.. He wait cut down by his son, who tried artificial respiration, but without success. Tli.• 11111111,0. w as held on Thursday afternoon it the holies, of Mr. Will Smith, the Ilymilburn Hotel. Blackliurn-road. Mr. Muirhead being foreman of the jury. Julia. Thornton, daughter of she deceased, Who was the fiett witness, was very mach .affeetest She !stated that the deceased lived with her. Ile was brittiv.k.tor. 74 years of age. He had given over working, with the exception of odd jobs. Ile sp. peered to lei all right at dinner time on Tuesday. Ile went out at 3-30, and returned three home Jitter, uhen tsitnem found fault with him because be had had some drink. 1/eetiaeed slid not have any tea, but went upstaire. Witness; went out during the evening, visiting nvst door, and did not return until 10 Oclook. From what. she saw she amt for her brother. John Thornton. the son, said he was called into the house by 'his eister on Tuesday night. He found his father hanging from a hook on the, "ipear" and had one foot on the chair and one off. Witness out him down, alai found he was  ',cared  dead. The Coroner: Had he been a bit soft latefy ? Witnoss: Ile Ind been strange for a month or ttwo. He has been a bit lotheersi about nye. I w .11q,k*oti at Bullough's and was earning £2 a week, but 1 had an accident, and now can only get 18s a week. He seems to lusve been worried about. that because we couild hardly make ends mei:if_ He had been after work himself, but could  not get it. The coroner said that probably tho deockasedl took the huff it what his (laughter said about talc- ' ! ing a sup of drink. Doubtless, however. he had I been failing for sonic! tine The jury would be safe in saying he waa not. quitd right in his head. Deessed's son volunteered the, information that For ,rome, tin* past, his father had been bothered nith imam in his head. 'The verdict nas 'Suicide nhilst of unsound tonal"
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1912-09-07 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

FURTHER REMAND.  The elf, of alleged f.elso pretences against Percy F,astwood Johnson. Junesstreet, Blackburn. ..aa formerly a resident of Althant, wee again brought before Messrs. Waddington and F.. Chadwiek a; the Accrington Police Court on Tuesday. The charge was originally before the Court on Friday, , when Mr. Frank Rowland, who prowouted. twked I for a remand. 80 that inquiries could be made. Prisoner, who was now represented by Mr. WeTinsley, solicitor. of Blackburn. was charged with obtaining by certain false pretenoe a gold watch. a gold albert. a diamond ring, arta a cameo ring, value £3 155.. front Messrs. T. Coupe and Sons. jeewellen. of Blackburn-road, Acoringt, on. The facts. as reland by Mr. Rowland, were tha; the prisoner obtained the jewellery on two days— August 22nd and 23rd. At the begnming of that month he obtained from the Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank at Damon a cheque book. on paying a small aeposit into the bank. Since then he had gone about using the cheques without having money in the bank to meet theta. the tins particular occasion he obtained the jewellery by representing that he was Fritz Hindle, son of the •x-51.P. for the Derwen Division. and on the wound occasion he slated that he was defending in the care of alleged mum', and suicide in. Itishren. Mr. Rowland st.id he understood the prisoner dirt not deny the diarge_ On Tunday the prosecuting advocate told the juiitiees that tinier, the remand many inquiries had been made, and under all The circumstances ho aaked for a further remand until next Monday. this being witb the consent of Mr. Wilmsley, the prisoner's. solicitor. Mr. Walmeley said he; appeared for Johnson, and did not °Nett to the remand askod for. Firm he had been in custody he had made a full statement of his wreng-doings, ana ho desired to give the police the fullest opportunity of enquiring into the truth of the statemems he had made. A remand until next Monday was then ordered.  t
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1912-12-07 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

PROSECUTION.  At the Ilatilingtlen Police Court on Monday. before Mr. Thomas Whittaker and Mr. James. Barlow, Thomas Wilson. a "sirs of no fixed abode. was, charged with refusing to pay his fare on an Accrington tramcar in Has!Malden on Saturday, and also with using obscene language. The Town Clerk of Ilaslingiden (Mr. W. Mwgrove) appeared for the prosecution. Richard Haworth, a conductor on the ACCTillgton Corporation trantwar, said Wilson boarded the 5 p.m. car from Hawtenstall. at- the Queen's Hotel, and paid a penny for the first otage. Lockgate. When asked later for the faro -from Lock' gate to Ilaslingden he refused to pay the penns. though twice asked. He reflood to gine his name and address.  Wilson said be was a stranger and aaked at Raw• tenstall to be put off at the penny stage. The conduetor asked hint if he thought they had constantly to run up the steps telling people which were the pennny stages. Fred Mawdadey, a paioenger on the car, said this conductor asked twice for the fare and was refused. The evidence of the two witnesses was called with regard to language said to have been used by prisoner. P.C. Saul saki that his attention wa . attracted by ,a crowd near the Commercial Hotel, Rustingdon, lie went there with inspector Roddick and found the ''''"fl there, shouting and using obscene ‘ll u harp d later be replied. The moth., asked me for lily fare." The gown 11. asked that in the interests of travelling 1, the Bench might take a yss seriviciv of the Ule oh.one language. They wi all readily underst4ml that if there were aorneu or cliiklren ms the car langlitige of that !: dote 'was most dispo.ting% and at the =ann. time an annoyance to all. The practice ought certainly to lie put down wi'h a strong hand, and he asked rie full penalty. So far as the payment of the far, w,e, concerned. the CorpuratiOn only asked for a liorealal penalty. Wiland said, this wait his first offence. t fine of 7s. 6d. and costs or ton was itup4ied in the first case, and a tine of 10s. and costs. or fourteen days in the acoond mite.  Ponton.int Sladen, chief of the London Fire F rig AR, re.iumed duty on Monday after a lengthy {liner., &mug which ho underwent an oPendlou for aipponthenis. A verthet of "Suicide whilst of unsound mine' NWI6 Urne& alt an inqueat at Clus-tor on Thomas Bowman, of 5, St. Mark's Terrace, Saline), aged 74 years, a retired quarterrnaster-sergcant in the FuWiers and it Chelsea pensioner, who cut throal.