Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1876-03-11 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

YANKEE DUCK SHOOTING. 'Speaking of 'bootleg ducks," said Dr 10,, puts me in mind of the great storm that occurred when I lived ou the island. As you are aware our island was near by Castro Bay; an awfu/ storm arose, and wee so fierce that it drove all the ducks in the bay into a pond, covering about an sore, near my noose. In taut so many oucks crowded into that pond that I couldn't wee E drop of water Z" " Well," said Smith, 'did ytridiute any of Nom ?" " That's what lam ,oming at. I went into the house and got MY doutile-oarreled gun, and discharged hoth bar. rate M the midst of them, but to my astonishment, they arose in the air, leaviag not a limitary duck in the pond." "blood giaeioual you don't say so," says Smith, " Pidn't you her any shot in yer gun or what was the trouble ?" " Well, j'm coming to that," said Dr If. "It abtouishod me at first, but as soon the ducks rose a few hundred yards in the air, and began to separate a little, the birth/ began to drop, and whether you believe it or not, I picked op 29 barrels of dnoks, mid it was a poor season , for ducks too. You me the ducks were wedged in so tight in the pond that when they rose they carried the dead omit' into the air , with them, and when they separated down came the 29 barrels of dead ones."  AITEMPTED Mu NI :Ft AND SUICIDE  Al' lit ,120 N. • On Saturday morning a woman was given into the custody of the county police at Bolton on a ,charge of attempting to commit suicide and to drown her child. it appears that about nine o'clock on the day name i the attention of a man named Syddell was directed -to something lying in a brook in the vicinity Cl Temple Halliwell, and on proceeding to the bank he found a woman with a child four months old in her arms lying in the water, which was Oft. deep. Re called for help, and with assistance, succeeded in rescuing the woman and child from drowning. The latter, when taken Oct of the water, was in an unconscioue tote, and its mother nearly exhausted. Medial aid wan prooared, and the woman and child taken into a house The woman states that when she went into the water she did not intend 1- owning the child, that her name is Mary Whalley, the mother of eight children, and that her husband's name is Benjamin Whalley, a weaver, residing at Royton, near Oldham. She and her husband had lived unhappily together for some months past, and he, on more than one occasion, it is alleged, had threatened to Lake her life. She was afraid of him, and on riMureday afternoon left horse with the youngest child. since then she had sold her wedding ring in order to procure food, and had wandered to where ehe was found the brook at Maliwell.  Mary Whalley, of Royton, near Oldham, was charged on Monday, with attempted murder and suicide by drowning, at Hallowell, under circumstances above stated. When the prisoner was rescued from the water she had her child clasped to her breast. After she recovered she said, "it was like as if the water would not drown her.' Benjamin Whalley, husband of the prisoner, in answer to the Bench, said about live rears ago his wife left him under precisely similar circumstances Sb.. had lately taken to drink, and on Tuesday last she was so intoxicated that he refused to let her enter the hbuso until twelve o'clock at night. Dr Macke having examined the prisoner, and comibunicated with the Bench, the Rev. J. S. Birley said they had decided to take a charitable view of the Mile, end to send the woman to an asylum.