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Middlesbrough & Stockton Gazette and General Advertiser. — 1875-06-17 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

DELIBERATE SUICIDE BY A DRUNKEN MAN AT STOCKTON.  On hureday afternoon, a man, apparently a navvy, committed suicide in the Tees at Stockton, iinder awfully deliberate circumstances. It appears that the man, whose name is not known, but is believed to come from Middlesbrough, has recently been working in Stockton as a labourer, and stayed at a common lodging house in Black Bull-yard. Durirg Thursdry forenoon he was drinking at a public hone t n the quayside, near to Duncan's ate tunhost lanting, and between two and three o'clock in the afternoon he made his appearance upon the quayside drunk. Having remarked that he would show the ritssers-by how the lunat:c (Gamble) dye-weed himself on Tuesday nieht, he walked deliberately into the water, and was soon out of his depth. He then strugeled to return to the side, hut failed, and was gone out of eight before boats could get to his assistance. The boiy was recovered within a quarter-of-an-heur, and efforta were made to restore animation, but they failed, and the body was removed to the dead-house to await identification aud inquest. Deceased wore a white jacket and a woollen cap. Last Friday night, Mr John Settle, county coroner, opened an inquest at the Police Court, Stockton, on the body of a man unknown, whose death had recurred whilst disporting himself in the Tees, in a state of drunker:nests on Thursday -evening. Evidence was relduced by Henry Chatterton, painter, who said he did not personally know de. ceased, but saw him drowned in the river Tees. Witness said: I first observed deceased in the Shades public-house, at the foot of Black Bull; Yard, the front door of which is about ten yards from the e lee of the river. He wai in company of a young man about his own age, N% Iticla I suppose to he 25 or 26 years. There was to quarrelling going on; be got on quoting Shakespeare, and Mrs Spence stopped him. With that, he drunk off his quart of beer and went up Black Bull Yard with his companion, and then they came down again us ce myany with a third wan and a woman. Deceased was worse for liquor, but seemed to know what he was doing. They all came into the Shades together. This was about twenty minutes to three o'clock. Deceased oedered a glass of whisky, a glass of gin, and two glasses of beer.— Bliss Spence said that deceased had taken sufficient, and could not be quiet, and that he had better have ginger beer. She refused to supply the deceased and his companions with the beer, but the others had their whiskey and gin, and the four then left the house together by the front door. On coming out of the house ten minutes later, at low water, she (witness) saw deceased climb down the quay wall and walk deliberately into the water. He said that he could swim quicker than Duncan's steamboat could go, end struck out to swim, and after drifting down opposite Martin's wharf, sank. A verdict of "Accidentally drowned," was returned.
Middlesbrough & Stockton Gazette and General Advertiser. — 1875-12-30 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SHOCEDIG SUICIDE AT MIDDLESBROUGH. A most determined suicide has just been coin. milted by a man living at Middlesbrough, named John Burlinson, 40 pars of age, the mode of selfdestruction resorted to being that of cutting the throat, and so determined was the deceased to effect his purpose that his head was nearly severed from the body, a fearful gash extending hem ear to ear. _  _ An inquest on the body ot the deceased was held at the Ptincess Royal Inn, on Friday evening, by Mr J. Dent, deputy coroner. The following evidence was taken  Ann Taylor, of 18, Buxton-street, said she had kuown deceased for twave years; some three years ago, when his sisters went to live near Sunderland, he came to lodge with her, and continued to do E 0 for eight months. He left, and went to other towns in search of work. On Monday, the 13th instant, he returned to her house. He was not sober all the following week, and came in irregularly to his meals. Bat on Friday, the 17th, he complained of being ill. He rem:tilled in bed till tea-time on Saturday, when he becamo 'eetter, and went out last week, but tock nothing to dr;nk that she knew of. On Thursday evening he cattle in about nine o'clock, and sat till 11.30, when he went to bed as usual. He was geuerally a quiet man, but she did not think he was more than usually quiet that evening. Deceased had acquired the habit of lyirg late, and so witness did nut call him till after eleven o'clock. She called him a,ain at half-past twelve, but, receiving no answer, she became alarmed, and got William Carrick to go Mto the bedroom. When the door was opened she saw him laid dead, with his throat Cut. She could give mi reason for him committing the rash act.  William Carrick, moulder, said he had known the deceased for twelve years. lie was the owner of the house witness lived in and the adjoining house. Lkceased came to his house on Thursday evening and wanted him to accompany him to Stockton, but as witness ITU poorly he declined. D.,ceased th..n left. He heard no more till Mrs T..ylor fetched him. He went up the stairs, and after knocking opened the door, lie then found the deceased lying on the bed quite dead. His throat was cut from ear to ear. A knife was laid between his hands, with the pen blade opened and stained uith blood. There was also blood on the bedclothes.  Sergeant Metcalfe said he found the body as had been described by the last witness. On searching the house he found Is 61. in deceased's trousers pocket, and er pocket-book containing two £5 notes and several important papers. Dr H. A. Clarke said he had made an external examination of the body, and found that the windpipe and principal arteries of the neck were completely severed. The wound wa4 a clean cut, and had been inflicted horn left to right, so that if any other hand but his own had dune it the person mast have climbed over the bddy to do it.  The jury return.3.l a v,rdict th,tt the man had committed suicide iii a fit of temporary insanity.
Middlesbrough & Stockton Gazette and General Advertiser. — 1875-05-06 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SHOCKING SUICIDE NEAR BISHOP AUCKLAND.— A frightful case of suicide occurred at Coundon Gate, about a mile from Bishop Auckland, on Tuesday morning. A young man named Christopher James, 21 years of age, who was employed as a stoker at a neighbouring colliery, and lived with his father and mother at the Old Gate House, New Coundon, went out about nine o'clock for a walk. When he returned about half an hour afterwards his mother was on the point of going out to bring some water. He told her she could lock the door and take the key with her as he was going to bed. She went on her errand, and when she returned shortly afterwards she heard the report of a gun. Worm she got to the house an innkeeper, named George Waddingtun, who lives a few yards away, was standing near the door. She asked him if he had heard the shot, and he replied he had. Neither of them could imagine whence the report proceeded. The mother put the key into the door and opened it. She immediately fell back horror stricken. Waddington looked in, and was horrified at the spectacle which was presented. The young nasn wee lying in a pool of blood on the floor, and a gun beside him. His head was blown off, and he was horribly disfigured. A double-barrelled gun and a single-barrelted gun were in the house nulosded, when his mother went out. On examination after the occurrence, both were found to be loaded, and one of the barrels of the double gun had been fired. The deceased had appparently placed the gun underneath his chin and touched the trigger with his foot. No reason csn be attributed for the suicide, but it is s.tid that he has been disappointed in love. _ _ _
Middlesbrough & Stockton Gazette and General Advertiser. — 1871-01-20 (Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England)

SUICIDE AT STOCKTON.—On Tuesday evening, an inquest was held at the Cleveland Inn, Cleveland-row, Stockton, before J. Settle, Esq., county coroner, on the body of Peter Gibson, grocer, who had been found suspended by the neck, in his own shop, that morning. Evidence was adduced by Nancy Gibson, wife of deceased, Elizabeth flowntree, his daughter, John Deitglas, hie sowin.law, and Joha Gibson, his brother, from which it appeared that det.eased is 63 years old. He was formerly a weaver in the town. For some time past he has been in ill-health, and for six or seven weeks been in a desponding state of mind, frequently imagining tit it he was in reduced circumstances and Ciat he would come to want, although there was not any reason for such hallucinations. On Monday evening, his wife, after vainly endeavouring to persuade him to go to bed, left him sitting in a chair by the kitchen lire, as she had frequently dime before, the deceased having lately adopted a habit of sleeping in the day time and sitting up at night. Mrs Gibson went to bed about ten o'eack. Nothing fur:her was seen of deceased until next morning, when, about half-past six, she was asked by Mrs Itowntree whether her father had been in bad duriur the night, and she replied that he hail not. A lit:le girl went down stairs to ascertain the reason of a light burning in the kitchen, awl returned nnatodiately to Mrs ltowntree, saying that tit,- kitchen gas wis burning but that her grandfather was not there. Mrs Gibson awl Mrs !towntree then went .lowa stairs. Mrs •llston li;thted the ga: in Vie shop, and immediately noticed her husband hanging by a piece of clothes line from a hook fixed in the ceiling of the shop. His right foot rested Up.lll a, bag of potatoes, and his left foot touched the Haar. Assistance was immediately procured, awl when cut down deceased was found to be quite cold, evidently having been dead some time. Dr Dale had previonsly attended deceased, awl a week previously had told Mrs Gibson that the only course to pursue was to administer stimulants to deceased. He partook of beef-tea, but refused to take any wine. The iury returned a verdict "That deceased strangler( himself while in a state of temporary insanity."
Middlesbrough & Stockton Gazette and General Advertiser. — 1871-09-08 (Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England)

DISTRESSING SUICIDE BY DROWNING AT WEST HARTLEROOL.  On Tuesday forenoon, an inquest was held before Mr Coroner Settle, touching the death of a female mamed Sarah Roberts, aged 41, whose dead body VMS discovered at Middleton on the previous Sunday morning. The evidence of William Roberts, the husband of the deceased, was to the effect that he had been married to the deceased 24 years, and that up to last October, when she had rheumatic fever, she was healthy and cheerful ; but about the time of her recovery she heard a report that her brother had been ship-wrecked, which seemed to cause depression of mind. Witness knew of nothing likely to disturb her mind beyond the report I about her brother. Since her depression of mind, he often had tried to persuade her to see a medical I man, which she declined to do. When witness left the house, about seven o'clock, to go to a merrymaking at the Sun Inn, his wife had not her bonnet and shawl on, and she had left the room to go down to her cousin's room. On his return about midnight, he went to bed, and did not join in the search for his wife, because he bad to go to work early next morning, and he felt sure she would return, or that they would soon find her.—A boy, aged 13, named John Joseph Gutteridge, deposed to have seen deceased go through the tunnel, beneath the railway, towaule the docks. As she passed a man in fustian, lying on the steps, she said, "ire you coming home, before I go and drown myself?" The man, who was not the deceased's husband, made no reply.—James Welsh, labourer, said that he found the dead body lying in the surf, about 150 yards from the North Pier, with the sea occasionally washing up to it, shortly after seven o'clock. He obtained assistance, and had her removed.—The Coroner having sunrrned up the evidence, the jury returned a verdict to the effect "that deceased had drowned herself whilst in an unsound state of mind."  Horninian's Pure Black Tea: uniform (mum STRIINOTII Of thiS Ten i 8 much appreciated, from its coosilting only of the choicest Spring growths that have no inferior leaves to be disguised with injurious artificial colouring powder. llornitnan's Pure (keen Tea imparts a DRLICIOLTS FLAVOVR to the Tare Black, and is stfonger and owe toholemont than the usual Green sorts. Ilorninian's Pure Mixed Tea is in great favour, owing to the uniform strength of the Black, and to the exceedingly delicious flavour of the pure Green. 2,638 Agents supply Horniman'a Teas secured in packets at 2s 4d, Is Bd, Bs, 3s 4d. and 3s 8,1 per lb. Sold in Middlesbrough by Blackburn. confectioner, 12, Linthorpe-road , by Middleton, chemist, 13, Cleveland-terrace, by Hudson, 76, Linthorpe-road, and by Wake, Stockton-road,- -in Stockton, by Clarke, chemist, —in tilui.vborough, by Lewis, grecer,—in Bedew., by Peat, —in Stokuley, by Pratt,—in Llardepool, by Emmerson, 8, Church-street, and by Hunter, High-street,—in BisAok Auckland, by Leigh, chemist,—in Durham, by Scawin and Worthy.
Middlesbrough & Stockton Gazette and General Advertiser. — 1874-09-24 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE BEEOHER-TILTON SCANDAL. MOULTON'S THIRD STATEMENT. The steamer Baltic, from America, brings papers containing Moulton's third statement. It is addressed, " To the public," and in it Mr Moulton offers to show that he possessed the confidence of the Plymouth I pastor up to within a very recent period, that he acted with the consent of both the principals in the . capacity of intercessor, and that up to the very moment the accusatieL of blackmail was brought against him, he enjoyed the unreserved approval of Mr Beecher in all that he had done and tried to do for the sake of him and his accuser. Moulton discloses the nature of the charges made against Beecher by Bowen, and the details given are utterly unfit for publication. Moulten gives as a reason why he sustained Beecher after he Imew all these things to be true that were whispered about him by others, that he looked to the disgrace innocent &Oran would be brought to, to. the families ,that would be separated, and, to the slight that would be put upon Christianity by the revelations. Respecting a. former allusion to Beecher's threat of suicide, he says "He told me, and repeated to another in my presence, that he had within reach in his study a poison which he would use if the story of his crime with Elizabeth shoul-1 ever come to the public. He told me of a visit which he had made to a photographer's gallery, where he learned that one of the employees had mistaken glass of poison for a glass of water, and having drank it, had fallen dead, with scarcely time to drop theglass. Beecher said that was what he wanted for himself, and under plea of making some photographic experiments, he procured sonic of the same poison trona the photographer, which he told me he intended to use if the revelation of his crime should be made, and then he said, it would be simply reported that Beecher died of apoplexy, but God, and you, and I will know what caused my death. If those who blame me could have looked into his grief-stricken face, and listened to the tones of his voice, they would have felt impelled, as I was, to as generous, as open-hearted a service as I practised towards him. It would have taken a harder heart than mine, being witness to his sorrows, not to forget his sin."  AT J. J. WllSON'S.—Melton Nowbray Pies. Fresh daily. Granville Bakery, 10, Newport-read, (four doers from Lintherpe-read) Middlesbrough. bZS3
Middlesbrough & Stockton Gazette and General Advertiser. — 1874-06-25 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

AFFILIATION.—Martha Cook, Cleveland-street, Guisborough, summoned William Boyle to show cause why he should not contribute to the maintenance of her daughter, born at Guisborough. Mr Addenbrooke appeared for the defence. Complainant appeared to be very much agitated, and at the suggestion of Admiral Chaloner the hearing was adjourned for a fortnight. WILFUL Hildra, of Guisborough, did not answer to a charge of damaging grass upon the farm occupied by Joseph Gibson, and owned by Thomas Chaloner, Esq., at Guisborough, on the 17th June. To pay Is fine, 1(1 damage, and 78 6d costs. DISORDERLY, &c.—Roe . Ann Williamson admitted having been drunk and 1. tous at Guisborough on the 13th June. Fined 5s anu 6s 6d costs.—John Fox admitted that he was drunk and riotous near Dr Merryweather's, at Guisborough, on the 19th June. Fined 5s and 65 6d costs.—Edward Murray and John Lee failed to answer a charge of being drunk and riotous at :7keltion on the 13th June. The officer who served the summons said defendants sent a message that they would neither answer the summons nor pay. Fined lOs each and the costs.—Thomas Pearson and Wm. Marshall appeared, and William Sanders did not answer to a summons charging them with being drunk and riotous at Carling Howe, on the 16th June. Fined lOs 6d each, including costs.—George Hanger, miner, did not appear to a charge of being drunk and riotous at Brotton, on the 18th June. Sergeant Parker detailed a great many things that the defendant had done. Fined 5s and costs.—Thomas Jackson did not appear to a charge of being drunk at Bretton on the 12th June. Sergeant Parker said this defendant was very drunk, and lay stating that one of his legs had. been broken. Fined 5s and costs.—Henry Perish, miner, did not appear to a charge of being drunk at Skelton, on the 20th June. Fined 5s and costs.— Isaac Walsh did not appear to a charge of being drunk and indecent at Skelton, on the 20th June. Defendant was running about the streets near midnight in a state of nudity, ana had on a previous occasion attempted to commit suicide while under the influence of drink. Case adjourned, to compel defendant's attendance.—John Maddigan admitted being drunk in the neighboarhood of Redcar gas house, on the 19th June. To pay Bs, including costs.—Joseph Honey admitted that he was drunk, but denied being riotous, at Carling Howe, on the 21st June. Fined 5s and 10s costs, or fourteen days' hard labour.  A Lumor
Middlesbrough & Stockton Gazette and General Advertiser. — 1874-06-25 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

TRAGEDIES IN PARIS.  A double suicide was committed on Friday last at No. 38, Rue Bellefond. A man and woman had taken a chamber there for a few days, t`le former representing himself as a commercial traveller, and saying that his wife accompanied him (Ai his journeys. After they had resided there thee or four days, making themselves very agreeable with the people in the house, the fact was noticed that they had not been seen for twenty-four hours, and as the smell of burning charcoal escaped from their room, the landlord had the door opened. The pair were found lying on the bed dressed, with only their boots off, and quake dead. They bad dragged the grate from its place and put it in the middle of the room and lighted a fire in it. ( )n. an investigation, the woman was discovered to be Mdme. Lemonnier, of 49, Rue Montmorency, and the man M. Benoist, 23, Rue Vieil, e-du-Tempio, both married, and both had quitted their families, to end their lives as described. Citalignani reports that a murier was also °omitted on Friday, at out half-past two, at an engine. house, No. 7, hue Cujas, under singular circumstances. A young man named Henri Toviot, aged 23, employed as a shop-boy in the house of a shirt. maker, came to dine; and after his repast, on being asked to pay, declared thr.t he had no money. The servant girl, Marie Cost ird, thereupon told him that he should not leave without discharging his debt. Thereupon he sterteci up and struck the woman with a triangular knife a violent blow between the breast, and killed her on taa spot. He then took to flight, but was pursued and arrested. On being taken before a commissary of police, he declared that he had only satisfied a desire he felt to kill somebody. On being brought into the presence of the corpse of his victim he said that he knew nothing of her, and that he had acted only under a monomania. The man, who is tall and red-haired, with a very wild expression of countenance, was committed for trial.
Middlesbrough & Stockton Gazette and General Advertiser. — 1874-07-16 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

AND SUICIDE IN CUMBERLAND. The town of Maryport was on Friday evening thrown into a state or grew excitement by the rumour that a woman, named Jane l'outledge, residing at Collin'wterrace, had murdered her son, a child about eleven months old, and afterwards committed suicide. The rumour unfortunately, on in. vestigation, proved to be correct, and the following are the dreadful particulars of the eccurrenee. The woman, Jane Routledge, was a native of Newc tstle, and about twenty-eight years of age. She was the wife of a pit sinker named John Routledge, who bp. longs to Maryport, and has been employed in sinking a pit near that town for the trustees of the late Mr Harris, of Greysouthern. Routledge and his wife resided at Collia's-terr.tee, a row of newly. built houses about half a mile from Maryport, on the Workingtoa road. Their neighbours speak of them both as quiet, inoffensive people, and the woman appears to have gained the esteem of the people amongst whom she dwelt. About 11 months ago she was delivered of twins, a boy and a girl, and ten days after her birth the girl died. the Loy was an ailing, sickly child, and the mother appears t have been very apprehensive that she would loshim 'oo. About a fortnight agO.Bilke returned h0n,1,, from a visit to her parents at Newciis' le, and sii , then had been very dull and ied. The was in r. very delicate state of health after his mot"- r came back with him from Newcastle, aml on Thuri. day she said to a neighbour that she had done everything for the boy she coull, but slits hail quit, lost heart about h'i re,envery. Daring tho forenooti of Friday. the neiehbours saw her outside of her own house, hut they observe" nothing unusual hi her demeanour, and about ten o'clock she told ona of them that her little boy 971),1 still asleep. It is now thought that the child had then been man dere". The worn u was seen to go into her ewe house about a quarter. past eleven o'clock, and was never seen alive afterwards. Her husband was at the market, awl returned home :-:nnit 12.30 p.m. He found the house door lecke.' , an"  after waitirr; outside for a considerable time, borrowed a snap key from a rienrilbour, opened the door, and let himself into the house. There was no one to bo seen dfiwnstaiv, but, .on. geing  . _ i•-stairs, Boutledge found his wife and child lytir• dead upon the floor. The jugular viii of the boy was coinpietelv severed. 'The throat of the worn tit was cut in the most frightful manner, and one of her hands, covered with blood; wss resting upon the head of t'ae child. There was a pool of blood on the floor near to the bed, and a raz ir smeared with blood Was found in the room. The horrifiel husband at once rushed out of the home and acquainted the neighbours with what had occurred and a communication concerning the affdir cal; made to the police. •