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The Warwickshire Herald. — 1892-01-14 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

TRIPLE TRAGEDY IN NORTH LONDON. Early on Monday morning the usually quiet neighbourhood of Bowes Park, Wood Green, was thrown into a state of great excitement by the rumour that a double murder and suicide hail taken place in the Myddelton-road, and it was soon dia. covered that the: rumour was only too true. It appears that for some time past there has resided at 1, Bijou-villas, Myddelton-road, a pretty suburban villa, a Mr. Francis Weave, a jeweller, aged 65, Eliza Weare, his wife, aged 29 years, and a son three years old. On Saturday all three went out and returned about 8.30 p.m., when they were seen and spoken to by a Mrs. Wood, wh3 resides next door.. On the Sunday it was noticed by several of the neighbours that the blinds were down all day, and when some workmen went to the house on the Monday morning they were unable to obtain admission, no one answering the door. At about 11 a.m. Mrs. Root, mother of Mrs. Wears, arrived on a visit from Stratford, and she also, after a continuous knocking, failed to make anyone hear. Having her suspicions aroused, she fetched Sub. Divisional Inspector Barnett, from Wood (ireen Police-station. This officer at once proceeded to the house, and, going to the back of the premises, broke the kitchen window and effected an entrance. He then w, nt to the front and admitted Mrs. Root and Mr. '.l ood. the next door neighbour, who is also foreman in Mr. Weave's employ. On going upstairs the inspector found the front bedroom door locked, , with the key in the lock inside. The door was (creed op, n, an.l the fray of Mrs. Wrar r. lying on the bed as if asleep, but quite dead. By her side, but with his head covered with a pillow. was Mr. %%este, and on the pillow being removed it was seen that he also was quite dead. On searching the room further Inspector Barnett discovered the child in a cot with his head covered with a pillow, and also quite dead. Drs. Hocken (divisional surgeon) and Wilde were quickly sent for, and they, after a minute examination, gave it as their opinion that death in each case was due to poisoning. On a chair by the side of the bed was a glass which contained some liquid, and on a table in the room were two tumblers containing some dark liquid, which ha, ht..-11 retained for analytical purposes.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1892-05-26 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

DRUNHERESS. - Martin Welsh, adicia Barney Welsh, labourer, Erdington, was charged with being drunk in High•street, on the 21st May. and was amid 54. and Is. 61. costs, or 7 days.—Alfred Mott, of 33, Smith-street, Hockley, was similarly e.harged in Sutton-street, and fined 2s. 6d.— James Hawhaw, 7, Poplar Grove, Catherinertroot, Aston, brass caster, was charged with a similar Offence in Aston-road, on the 21st. He was tined 2s. lid without costs.—Jatnes Kitson, engineer, 13, Bevington-riad, was charged with being drunk in Bevington•road, on the 22nd inst.--Fined 2s. rid. BECCINII —Alfred Tutll4, labourer, of Coleman-street, Birmingham, was charged with begging in Frederick • road. Police-constable Harrison proved toe case, and defendant was sentenced to 14 days.—Maria Jones' of no oceu• pal" was charged with begging in High-street, Aston. on the 21st. Police-constable Crowe stated lie raw the defendant annoying a number of people in the vicinity of Newtown-row, by begging, and on being met with a refusal, used abmive language.—Sentenced to 14 days hard labour.  ATTEMPTING TO COMMIT SUlClDg.—Alice Longhorn, alias Alice Breedham (19), was rharged with attempting to commit suicide by jumping into the canal.--Police-constable Att,weli, stated that yesterday about 5.30 p.m., ho wont towards the direction of the canal and found the prisoner in charge of two boatmen. She ,ippeared very much exhausted, and her clothing was wet through. 'rho boatman told him that they had seen her sitting on the coping-stone then of a sudden slip into the water. He (witness) asked her what she bed done it for, and she said her stepfather had turned out of doors, and she had no home. The stepfather was then called, and in response to questions from the Chairman, said he had turned her out because oh her past misconduct, staying out at nights. His wife had been dead ten months; she had been at his home SIIIC3 then. She had never to his knowledge attempted to commit suicide Moro to his knead tige.—Prisoner (who appeared to be in a very weok condition) said she had only been out late one night, when at a friend's house. She used to be in by ten o'clock alwart She was in emp:oym-mt,, but after Itr st:pf alter ha I turned her out she had not gone to her work.— Eventually the case was remonded for a week, in order to make enquiries as to prisoner's antecedents, _  - ,
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1892-06-02 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

THE ROAD TO RUIN." REPORTED ARREST OF ROBERTS.  A cablegram from Cape Town to the Mornimg says that on Saturday a man named Harry Roberts, alias Gold:dein, a so-called English music-hall agent, was arrested by the Cape Town police. Information was at once telegraphed to the authorities in England, and the prisoner is now detained awaiting the arrival of the London police. Roberts carried on business at 165, Stamfordstreet, Waterloo-road. Some months ago Mr. Henry Labouchere, M.P., published in Truth an article,entitled " The Stamford-street Road to Ruin," in which he exposed the nature of the business carried on by Itcberts. Roberts's real name is Louis Leon Goldstein, and Mr. Lal.ouchere accused him and an assiAant of his namod John James Gardiner, with carrying on en abominable traffic in connection with girls who came to them for employment. In consequence of these allegations, Gardiner brould a criminal action for libel against Mr. Labourhere, which was promptly dismissed by the Lord Mayor, after hearing the evidence of only a few of the girls who were in attendance as witnoises. Mr. Labouchere subsequently obtained warrants against Roberta and Gardiner for conspiring to obtain money by false pretences from Miss Lily Holtor.—one of the young ladies who gave evidence at the Mansion House. On Thursday last Gardiner was brought upon a warrant at Bow. street, and was remanded pending the arrest of Roberts, who, it was understood, had absconded.  The Royal Sovereign was commissioned at Ports. mouth on Tuesday by Captain ilammlll, as flagship of Vic-Admiral F.iirfax, commanding the Channel Sqtrulron, with a complement of 713 officers and men, the pennant being hoisted 32 months after the erst keel-plate was laid. . .  An inquest has been held at Oxford, on the body of Ouiseppe Ernesto Mancini, who was found shot in a railway carriage on Saturday. In the deceased's pockets was found a piece of Inver, on which was written, "Man came on footboard and p‘,l, ani u.. 1 to my to ad and fired. Was dark, about 35. Can't write mu—." A verdict of suicide whilst nsane was returned.  Reports from various parts ot Donegal state that immense damage has been done to crops by the flooding of rivers, occasioned by an abnormal down.. pour of rain. The people in Western Donegal have suffered much, and In the peninsula of Inishboffin, North Donegal, the loss in potatoes and corn is very great. Recent tests made, under the auspices of the Royal Philosophical Society, with a single barley stalk, unfolded wonders which but few have ever thought even possible. By steeping and watering that one plant with saltpetre dissolved in rain water, they managed to produce 24.9 stalks and over 18.000 grains.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1887-02-10 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

SHOCKING MURDER AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.  A SHOCKING tragedy was discovered on Tuesday afternoon near West bourne Park railway station, which has caused considerable excitement in the neighbourhood. A woman is supposed to have been murdered by her husband, who has also made a desperate attempt on his own life. /so 4, Carlton-terrace, near the Carlton Bridge, is occupied by Mr. Enoch Levell, who carries on the business of a coffee-house keeper. A few days ago a man, whose name is supposed to be Cornelius Willis, aged 27, late of the Royal Artillery, called at the shop with his wife, and engaged a bedroom, into which they at once entered into occupation. Nothing particular happened up to last night when the parties returned home rather late and went to bed. Shortly after noon the next day Mr. Levell heard a groaning noise in the house which seemed to come from the room occupied by the man and woman, and he, being suspicious as to what gave rise to it, at once went to make inquiries. He knocked at Willis's room several times, but failed to get any response, and at last he opened the door, and on entering he beheld a very ghastly spectacle. The man and the woman were both on the bed in a pool of blood, and blood was all over the place. A closer examination showed that the woman's throat was cut nearly from ear to ear, and she had all the pearance of being dead. The man, who was on his right side, and was covered up in the bedclothes, also had his throat cut in a fearful manner. He was alive, but was quite unable to utter a word, his wind-pipe being quite severed. The police were cqmmunicated with, and Chief-inspector Hammond and Inspector Ito ley, of the X division, at once attended, and called in the aid of Dr. Roberts, of Kensal-road, who pronounced the woman dead, and having attended to the wounds of the man had him removed in a cab to St. Mary's Hospital. By the side of the bed was found a razor covered with blood, and with which it is supposed the dreadful deed was committed. From the position in which the parties were found, and from the character of the wounds inflicted, the supposition obtains that the man first cut his wife's throat and afterwards cut his owe. As to the circumstances which led to the committal of the act, that at present is a mystery.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1887-11-10 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE ON THE RAILWAY.  The other morning as the Holyhead train on the London and North Western Railway was travelling in the neighbourhood of Bletchley, at the rate of about 35 miles an hour, the guard suddenly noticed one of the carriage doors opened. He at once stopped the train, and made a search of the line. Before going far a female was found on the side of the line, alive, but in an.insensiblo condition. She had evidently opened the carriage door, and fallen or jumped from the train. The sufferer was removed to the Bletchley Hotel, and medical aid was summoned. On examination it was found that, although much cut about, bruised, and shaken, no bones had been broken, and it is hoped the patient may recover. No explanation has yet been given as to what induced her to open the door. Inquiries show that she was a servant in the employ of Lord Gormanston, and that she was in attendance on Lady Gormanston, whowas travelling in a sleeping carriage in the train. It is believed she had slipped against the door, which she had left improperly fastened, and fell on the line. She had such a narrow escape that a passing train cut off a portion of her hair.  AT Nottingham William Dykes has been committed to the assizes, charged with bigamy. The prisoner married Eliz.t. Denby in 1873, and last April went through the form of marriage with Elizabeth Taylor. The prisoner said his wife left him. As he became on friendly terms with the other woman he felt bound to marry her. He felt justified in doing so, although his first wife was alive, because of her misconduct. A RKMARKABLE case of attempted suicide came before the Salisbury Magistrates this week. The accused was a man named Haines, and it was stated that he consumed some vermin-killer, and afterwards drank a quantity of lotion which had been supplied him for his leg. The effect of the lotion was not, however, deleterious; on the contrary, it acted as an emetic, and theman's life was saved. LARGE numbers of unemployed are pouring into Cheshire in expectation of finding work in cutting the Manchester ship canal. Preparations for the extuid cutting are being pushed forward between Eastham and Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, but at least another month or two must elapse before the works at the Cheshire end will be in full operation. The canal works will give employment to several thousands of men.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1887-11-10 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

DOUBLE SUICIDE IN EUSTON SQUARE.  On Tuesday morning a shocking tragedy occurred in a lodging-house in Euston-square. For several months past the drawing-room floor of one of the numerous lodging-houses in that square has been occupied by a Frenchman named Ernest Carlin, aged 52, and Jane Huie, 22, a professional singer. They arrived in this country for the purpose of attending the Jubilee entertainments, and were accompanied by a fellow countryman named Charles Kuss, and everything has gone on comfortably be tween the parties. On Sunday they went a short distaucc into the country, returning on Monday at noon. They then diued at Ilatchett's ; and in the evening went to the theatre, occupying a box. On their return home they indulged in an oyster supper, and seemed most cheerful and in the best of spirits, retiring to bed about midnight. At half-past five Kuss, who sleeps in an apartment above those occupied by the deceased, was alarmed by hearing his friend calling out fc r assistance, and on going down he found the female just breathing her last. As he was raising her up, Carlin said, "She has taken poison; I cannot live without her," at the same time pointing a six-chambered revolver to his breast Before he could be stopped lie had pulled the trigger and accomplished his object. An alarm was at once raised, and Policesergeant Lau, of the S. Division, and Police-constable 136 were promply on tile spot, and the assistance of a medical man_(Dr. Riding, of 25, Euston-square), obtained; but on his arrival he found that life was extinct in both cases, the female evidently havilig died from poisoning and the man from the effects of a gun shot wound. The bullet had passed completely through the body, and was afterwards found in the bed.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1887-11-10 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

LONDON LOVE TRAGEDY.  The circumstances attending a suicide and attempted murder, of which Harley-street, Caveudish-square, London, was the scene on Sunday night, are of a sad and painful character, both the suicide and his intended victim turning out to be under 20 years of age. It appears that at about half-past nine at night a constable, named Bartholomew, reoeived information that a man had, after shooting at a young woman, discharged a second shot at himself, and that both were lying on the pavement in Harley-street. He hastened to the spot, and there found matters as had been represented. He at once summoned two neighbouring medical men, namely Dr. Barker and .Dr. Bibs, who without less of tune appeared on the smile. Both medical gentlemen pronounced life extinct in the case of the man, and direeted the immediate rernoml of the unconscious young woman to the Middles:a( Hospital, to which place she was speedily taken, the body of the man in the meantime being conveyed to the mortuary. The bodies, when discovered, were lying only a few yards apart. Subsequent inquiry has established the fact that the young woman was a domestia serva ,t, named Ad., Newman, aged 19, whilst the young man, who was of the same age, was a farrier, named William Jenkins. On the young woman's arrival at the Middlesex Hospital it was found that she was suffering from a shotwound at the back of the head, a bullet having entered at the nape of the neck and taken RN upward direction, but it was seen to be impossible to extract the bullet. A six-chambered revolver was picked up near Jenkins. This was found to be loaded in four of its chambers, the remaining two having been recently discharged. It appears from a statement made by Mr. Arthur William Crawley, of 11, Charlotte-street, Caledonian-road, brother-in-law of Ada Newman, that he was walking with her at the Marylehone end of Harley-street, when Jenkin, who was on the oppsite side, crossed over and challenged him to fight. He, however, declined and walked on with Newman, and, observing that Jenkins was following, threatened to call the police. Almost immediately afterwards he heard the report of firearms, and saw his sister-in law drop to the ground, whilst a second shot folloaed, which caused Jenkins also to fall down. He (Crawley) instantly called for help and sent for the police, Constable Bartholomew quickly appearing. Informaticn gathered from the fellow-servants of the unfortunate young woman conclusively shows that the suicide and the young woman had for some little time been keeping company with a view to marriage, but that she for some reason changed her mind and had broken off the engagement, and, notwithstanding the entreaties of Jenkins, had declined to renew the acquaintanceship. The rupture seems to have so preyed upon the deceased that he became sullen, and ultimately determined to end matters by taking his own and Ada Newman's lives. At the hospital Ada Newman soon recovered her senses, but her condition is considered to be one at present of great danger.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1887-10-27 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

SOMETHING LIKE AN OPENING.  English Liberal: "I want to becorne'a member of your Land League. I may as well tell you I've commated arson, been a fraudulent bankrupt, acmsed of murdering my wife for her life policy. Now I tell you this because I don't want auy false pretences."  Land League Official: " Oi, be jabei ! But you'll find these no disqualifications to your becoming one of us." English Liberal: "May I ask if there is any crime that would disqualify one for admission ?" Land League Official : "Be the powers! There is but one crime to prevent you becoming a member, and that is suicide !"  Al the Nottingham demonstration of National Liberals, claret was served out to the company in gallon jars. At the opening of the National Liberal Club in London, awhile ago, champagne only was consumed, and enough of it to float an ironclad. What a falling off is here ! But it must be remembered that at Nottingham the bulk of the National Liberals were strangers in a strange town, and were not too well acquainted with the v.ay to their lodgings after the meeting. (From Fun.) A HANDSOME official in one of our country police courts, while ministering the oath to a charming young damsel the other day, handed her the Bible, and whispered something about kissing it. In her confusion the maiden gave the man in office two loud - sounding osculatory salutes. Hearty laughter shook dust off the grime-stained walls. The only man present who mole not a smile was the aged clerk. Being as deaf as a post, he did not altogether grasp the situation. "Sarum, Colonel O'Brien, me landlord, is the perloightest man 1 ever met," remarked Dan'l, to his friend Mike. "Be jabers I Is he now ? " responded Mike. "Yes, begorra ! "continued Dan'l, "and I'll tell you for why. Whin I go to pay a troiful o' riot, he passes me the whiskey-bottle, and he turns his head aside, so that he may'nt see how much I take; for I've got a power of suction on whin the !rint's due. Ab, he's a gintleman, and whinever I have occasion to shoot him I'll do the business nate and comfortable for him. He shan't go fluttering and rolling about like a winged partridge. Not he by my sowl !"
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1887-10-27 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.  George Reynolds, 32, a coach-painter, of Islington, was charged at Clerkenwelllice-courz, London, with attempting to murder his daughter Kate, sgel two and a-half yeara, by thtowieg her in the Regent's Canal. He was further charged with attemping to commit suicide by jumping into the canal at the sa.me time.—David Banner, of Wenlock-road, said that shortly after midnight he saw the prisoner standing against the Angel Hotel, Islington. He asked witness where be czati.l get lodgings, and witness took him and showed him a coffee-house. Reynolds said somebody was going to murder him, and he did not go into the coffee-house. The prisoner seemed strange in his conduct, and witness thought him half out of his mind. They then went together to the house where the prisoner sail he lived, in Sylvia-street, and Reynolds entered by opening the lower front window. After remaining a few moments he came out, but went back again, and witness heard a noise as if a door was being burst open. The priaoner then re-issued with three children, one of whom—the child mentioned in the charge—he carried in his arms. Reynolds said he was going to a friend to put his children into some lodgings, and he then walked on, but witness followed him unobserved. The prisoner went to the canal-bridge at St. Peter's-atreet, and before witness could stop bins he threw the youngest child, the baby he was carrying in his arms, over the bridge into the water. He then caught hold of one of the other children, but witness stopped him, when he ran over to the other side of the bridge and threw himself over. Witness called out "Police," and a man named Benjamin Osborue, liviog in a house overlooking the water, lan out, plunged into the water, and rescued the child alive. Osborne and witness then looked about for the prisoner, and found him lying on the towing-path, where he had fallen. The prisoner, who was not much hurt, was given into the custody of a p.dice ult.:en—The prisoner, in answer to the charge, said, "I found myself over the bridge on the path, and the child in the water."—Reynolds was rems.nded for a week. As he was being removed he asked to be allowed to see his wife and to be put into a cell by himself, whiah requests were granted.
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1887-03-31 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

DETAILS OF THE CASE.  In the summer of 1870 telegrams from the Austrian Tyrol reported the death of an English lady in the Stelvio Pass whilst in company with her nusband, M. de Tourville. The story was that M. de Tourville and his wife, to whom he had been married in England six or seven months betore, lef, Spondinning on the morning of the 16th of July to drive to ll'erdinandhobe. After proceeding some di-tance the carrisge was sent on, the husband and wife having decided to cross the head of the pass on foot. Later in the day the husband arrived at Trepoj alone, and reported that his wife had fallen over a precipice. An expl ling party returned to the scene of the accident, and at the foot of toe precipice, or .lope as it proved to be, the ho y of Madame de Tourville was found. It was much disfigured, and life was extinct. The account of the accident given by M. de Tourville was at first accepted wituout question, lsut the place where the body was found, the indications which were evident of a struggle, hnd the fact that the hands of M. de Tourville were stained with blood, excited suspicion later, and the husband then gave another versior, declaring that his wife had committed suicide. M. de Tourville was placed under arrest, but was afterwards released, and returned to England. and as the residuary legatee of his wife succeeded to a fortune of some £40,000. Subsequent inquiries were followed by a demand from the Austrian Goveri,ment for the extradition of M. de Tourville on the charge of murder. When placed upon his trial be was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment. Tnere the tectry apparently ended until the present proceedings arose on a petition praying or the appointment of a receiver of estates in Yorkshire formerly belonging to Madame de Tourville.