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Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1869-09-03 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE AGRARIAN MURDER IN MAYO.—Some further particulars of the assassination of Mr Hooter have been received. Mr Hunter, it is stated. had taken the lease of a farm containin_, bog, on which the tenants of the adjoining farm claim right to cut turf. He was advised to bring an action of trespass against one. H. selected a farmer named O'Neill, obtained a decree, and on Friday seized a growing crop. No o-e would act as bailiffs, and he obtained a special warrant sod took charge himself. On Sunday evening he drove with his family into Newport, and on his return was shot as he was turning off the road into the farm. This Is the first agrarian murder in Mayo within living memory A telegram from Dublin on Wednesday stales that eight men have been arrested on suspicion of murdering Hunter, and that the deed was unquestionably agrarian. ATTEMPTED MURDERS, SUICIDE, AND ATTIMPTID StICIDIS On Saturday evening last, an attempt wee made at Kimbolton, by a young man, named John Kinoeraley, to murder his sweetheart, Sarah Jane Latigford, a well .looking young woman of ste•ut 22 years of age, and to destroy himself. It appears that Kinnersley had known the young woman for several years and they were engaged to be married. Before the marriage took plain, however, a quarrel arose in referebee to • rival, and the young woman said she would have nothing more to do with Kinnereley. This had a great effect upon him, and last Saturday evening he endeavoured to kill his betrothed by die. charging $ gun at her, the contents of which entered her arm. He then reloaded the gun, and shot himself, inflicting such a severe wound that he died on Sunday. Before he died he stated that it was all through love. A verdict of " Temporary insanity" was returned.—John Meynott was brought before the magistrates at the petty yes/lions at Lovreton, on Tuesday, for attempting to murder his wife, on the 23rd alt, by discharging • loaded gun at her, and of attempting to shoot himself. A letter was read, which was found on the table by the neighbours who rushed in on hearing the report of the gun, which showed unmistakably that the motive tor the rash attempt was jealousy. The prisoner, who called no witnesses, was formally committed for trial at the wises.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1859-12-10 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

AFFECTING CASE OF DOUBLE SUICIDE.—On Friday morning, between twelve and one o'clock, Sergeant Ilarvey, of the London ("1, divison, while passing a coffee-house near the turnpike in the City Head, was called in by Mr. Sitnnions, the proprietor, and re• quested to ascertain whether anything serious had occurred, as two persons olio had occupied a bedroom during the previous night could not be aroused. The sergeant proceeded to the apartment, and after vainly endeavouring to effect an entrance by other means, forced the door with a " jemmy." On entering, a most painful sight presented itself. A young man lay in the bed quite dead, but yet warm, and by his side, with one hand clutching a white pocket handkerchief and the other arm snider his neck, a fine young woman, seemingly asleep, but also a cori.se. Beside the man there was a bottle labelled poisen," but empty, and on the table two letters sealed. A medical man was called, and it then appeared that death had resulted from prussic acid. The letters were opened, and the first related to family matters of an unpleasant nature, and the death of a sister by suicide some months previoui•ly ; the second briefly bade good bye to an aunt, and both spoke of purposed death. The handwriting was clearly the same in each, and they must hove been written away front the house, net any materials for such accommodation being furnished there. One thing is remarkable. The body of the woman was quite cold, denoting that her death had preceded a considerable period that of her companion, who was still warm. It was not their first visit to the coffee-house, and they always passed as man and wile. On this occasion the female appeared in excellent spirits ; he, on the contrary, dull and abstracted.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1859-03-19 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

DETERMINED SUICIDE BY A GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE. —On Saturday night Mr Serjeant Payne, the coroner for the City of Lyndon, held an inquest on the body of John Samuel Bailey, aged 40 years, who committed self-destruction at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet Street, under the following circumstances t—lt appeared from the evidence of several witnesses that the deceased had considerable trouble through the misconduct of his wife, who resided in Worcestershire. against whom the deceased had taken proceedings in the Divorce Court. This preyed on his mind, and he went to Anderton's Hotel, and destroyed himself by blowing his brains out with a pistol while sitting in bed.—The jury returned a verdict of Temporary Insanity.' NEWSPAPERS TO INDIA AND AUSTRALIA —We are authorised to state that it having been represented to the Postniaster-General that much inconvenience would arise from an alteration in the postage of newspapers to India and Australia being made without a long notice, owing to it being a common practice for subscribers for such newspapers to pay news-agents for considerable periods in advance (including postage), his Lordship has been pleased, with the concurrence of the Lords of the Treasury, to postpone from the let of April to the Ist of .I.inuary next the commencement of the regulation lately announced in the Gazette for adding one penny to the postage of newspapers sent, riot Southampton and Suez, to defray the cost of the transit through Egypt Times.  SUPPOSEU Sr WIDE or Two SlSTERS.—Considerable excitement has been created in the neighbourhood of Camberwell, in consequence of the discovery of the bodies of two females in the Grand Surrey Canal. An inquest was held on Saturday morning by Mr Carter, in the board-room of Camberwell Workhouse, and it appeared that both bodies were discovered floating in the water by a police-constable, by whom they were secured, and conveyed to the dead-house of the parish. Shortly afterwards the same oftieer observed a basket in the canal, and upon dragging it to the bank he found that it contained the body of a large black cat. Al • though Mr Woodman, the coroner's officer, made every inquiry, the unfortunate women were, not identified, and the inquiry was adjourned. In the afternoon, however, it female recognised them as her nieces, Sarah and Eiizabeth Buckle, aged 34 and 36 years. Their history is not without interest. They were formerly fancy irouers,' and obtained a most excellent living. A relation, however, left them a legacy of £lOOO, and they ceased to work, frequenting theatres, ball-rooms, and such places until the whole was speedily expended. They were afterwards unable to obtain work, and no doubt their extreme poverty led them to ternainate their existence. The most singular part of the affair is that the sisters had a pet cat, which they took with tlient wherever they went, and which no doubt was the one found by the constable ill basktt
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1859-08-13 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE EXECUTION OF WILTHEW FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE.  On Thursday morning, at eight o'clock, John Shaft() Wilthew underwent the last penalty of the law in front of the jail at Durham. After his sentence, Wilthew bhowed the same indifference on the subject of his awful crime as be did during the whole of the investigation. At eight o'clock the mournful group appeared on the scaffold, and Wilthew, after presiing the hand of the chaplain, Mounted the platform with a firm step, and with little appearance of nervensness. The executioner drew the white cap over his face, and adjusted the noose, while the poor criminal stood with great composure, and without uttering a word. In a few m-ments the bolt was drawn, and he was ushered into another world— dying. apparently, instantam!ously, without a struggle. A few minutes after the lifeless corpse had ceased to swing. a horrible spectacle was presented to the view. The violence of the fall—a distance ot three feet and a half—and the jerk of the rope, had torn open Wilthew's throat, and the blood from the wound completely saturated his shirt breast. This was perhaps partly caused by the wound which Wilthew himself indicted when he attempted to commit suicide; but it was the opinion of the Deouty-Governor of the Jail (expressed after the execution) that if the fall hail been a foot more, the head of the unhappy culprit would have been jerked off. It is now eleven years since the sentence .of death was carried into effect in the county of Durham. The person la-t executed was William Thompson, on the 25th of March, 1648, for the murder of John :•;tinley, a gamewatcher in the employ of the Duke of Cleveland. A strong barricade was at that time erected, iu anticipation o 1 an attempt to rescue the  ...... .......,es. —At Butterwick, near Sedgefield, on the Ist __ ono ley, a game: 1 inst., aged `2I years, Robert Ernest, son of 111 r. George .....,.. .ii ine employ of the Duke of Cleveland. A Brown, innkeeper, Nudism. 010 I strong barricade was at that time erected, iii anticipation . DonSo.74.—At Scilgetield, on the 3rd inst.. aged iii 3, Miss _ . ......mi 05. 08t11. or an attempt to rescue the criminal Jane Vilison. 11111111111111111.1111.1.11.  pott's corm.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1859-08-13 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

HORRIBLE SUICIDE AT DUDLEY.--OR Monday night great excitement prevailed in Dudley front the fact of a most determined act of suicide having been attempted. Fur some years a married man, named Jesse Roberts, aged about 48, has resided on Kales Hill. He is by trade a moulder, or ironworker, but for the last few years he has not followed his usual employment. Having a little property, he commenced investing in several money clubs, and has of late lived entirely on the proceeds of the various clubs with which he was connected. It is stated that, with a very small capital, he has by the pernicious system of these clubs, been at one time taking shares to the extent of from £2,000 to £3,000, haying to draw money at a premium front some to keep up his payment to others. It is supposed that the untortunate man had become deeply involved and unable to meet the demands of his sureties and clubs. Ile has shown desponding symptoms for a considerable time, but only from his general habits this was noticed. On Monday evening last, between nine and ten o'clock, the report of a pistol was heard from the brewhouse belonging to Roberts's house, and on going to the spot, several of the neighbours found the unfortunate man lying extended on his back on the floor. He was immediately conveyed into his house, and surgical aid was sent for. Upon examination it was found that the discharge from the pistol had entered ,the chest and perforated the left lung. It was evident front the first that the unhappy man could not live. The medical men were continually with him during the ni2ht, and he expired in great agony at about 12 o'clock on Tuesday morning. The pistol was a large horse pistol, and the charge was a large marble and some pebbles. Shortly before his death deceased was visited by the Rev. Mr. Shoebotham, whose chapel be attended. He then appeared in great remorse at what he bad done. Ile was a Sunday-sehool teacher, and regularly attended divine worship.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1859-08-13 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

INTERESTINI, DINVOVERY.—A Roman villa has been discovered by Mr. W. Spickernell. at Carisbrooke. in the Isle of Wight. It is in the valley which extends to Bowcombe, below the castle, and near the village of Carisbrooke. The rooms already laid open include an apartment about fourteen feet square, with an elegant tessellated pavement; a larger room, paved with tessellte in inch squares; and a bath, which was warmed by a hypocaust. Some of the walls exhibit traces of painting, and upon one the patterns and colours are very distinct. To the crowd of fearful crimes which have filled the columns of the journals lately, is to be added another one from London. In Ball's Pond Road, on Sunday, a police-sergeant was sent for to a house in Mildmay Street, where he WWI told a young man had just committed suicide. lie found the intelligence to be too true; but in another part of the house the tragedy was completed by the death of a young woman, whom it is too much to be feared lost her life by unfair means. Both the deceased were in respectable circumstances, but their names are withheld for the present. ALLEGED NEW MOTIVE Pow va.—An announcement made in Paris of the discovery of a new motive power which, upon experiment, has been found to be entirely successful, has created a great sensation. The discovery has been made by a young workman named Jacob, a turner in copper, and was the result of an accident. While seeking to increase the power of his turning-lathe, a new means of power was suddenly revealed to him, whereby he has been able, alone, and without assistance, to construct a machine which increases he says, two hundred fold the labour of one man, and may be increased to unlimited extent. The inventor has been sent for to Paris, and has already nearly completed a machine applicable to every species of industry. Already have the proprietors of the spinning works at Schaffhausen been induced to come to Paris in order to hear the first news of the success or failure of the trial.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1859-11-05 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SLOW AND SURE. A gentleman who recently travelled over a certain railroad, which it might excite jealousy to mention by name, declared his opinion that it is the safest road in the country, as the superintendent keeps a boy matting ahead of the trains to drive off the cakes and sheep! " Why, Bridget," said her mistress, who wished to rally her for the amusement of her company upon the fantastic ornamenting of a huge pie, " Why, Bridget, did you do this ? You are quite an artist. how did you do:it ?"—" Indade, it was mesell that did it," yepled Bridget. " Isn't it pretty, mount P I did it with your false teeth. mum.'  51r. Rogers records an interesting bit of dialogue between himself and Prinee Talleyrand Did Napoleon shave himself mud: Always ; though he was long about it—shaving a little, and then conversing, if anybody, was with him. " A king by birth." said he, smiling, "is shaved by another. He who makes himself roi shaves himself." A beggar importuned a lady for alms—she gave hint a shilling. "God bless your ladyship," said he, "this will prevent me from executing my resolution." The lady, alarmed, and thinking he meditated suicide, asked him what he meant. "Alas, madam," said he, "but for this shilliug I should be obliged to go to work."  A UK ELY EXCUSE (///,/ 1,1,041 inielted ll'ip: So, sir, out all night again. New I should like to know where you have been ?—/k/hopout autl eery erratic Husband : Been, my dear—alt, yes— well, ah— you see—Brown came to the city, and wanted to see the sights. I took him to see the city from the spire of Trinity, and the sexton forgot us and locked us in, and we were obliged to remain up there all night. (Of course his wife believes him.) " What do you know of the defendant, Mr. Thompson ?" asked the counsel of a witness. "Do you consider him a good musician ?"—" On that point I wish to be particular," replied Thompson. " I don't wish to insinuate that Mr. Slopes is not a good musician. Not at all. But I could not help observing that after he commenced playing on the clarionet, a saw-filer, who lived next door, left home, and has never since been heard of !"  A green sprig from the emerald isle entered a boot and shoe shop to purchase himself a pair of brogans. After overhauling his stock-in-trade without being able to suit his customer, the shoemaker hinted that lie would make him a pair to order. " An' what'll yer ax to make a good pair of 'em ?" was the query. The price Was named, the Irishman demurred, but after a " bating down " the bargain was made. Padly was about leaving, when the other called after him, asking, " But what size shall I make them, sir ?" "Dcb," cried Paddy, promptly, " I don't mind about the size at all—make them as large as ye convaniently can for the money."
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1859-04-23 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

ARRANGEMENT.—IsmaiI who has been appointed to the chief command of the Turkish force now being concentrated at Sophia and Shunda, has left Constantinople for Varna to assume the command. The Levant Holed relates the following in connection with this officer It appears that sonic time ago he became enamoured with the sister of one of the German officers employed as nslimjis or instructors to the Turkish army, and that this lady consented to marry him on being ensured the sum of &MOM piastres. or £2,000, iii case of divorce, ard on the agreement that should there be any children from the marriage, the boys to be brought up as Mahometans and the girls as Christians. It appears that the firstborn was a girl, which was duly baptised, in accordance with the agreement, before the pacha'a departure for head-quarters.' SUIcIDE IN lifiortißiM PARK, Oxirc—On Thursday, a gentleman, said to be the Spanish consul for Australia, committed suicide by shootilig himself near the home Farm, in Blenheim l'ark. It appears that his Uaine is Don Antonio Arom de Ayata. On his person were found three letters, one addressed by him to the landlady of the Bear Hotel, Woodstock, where he has been staying since Tuesday last, and another addressed to the Duke of Marlborough. The third is evidently addressed to himself. The address on this letter is Don Antonio Arum de A yata, Spanish Consul for Australia, Tavistock Ilotel, Covent Garden.' In his letter to the Duke of Marlbwough lie begs that his grace will pardon him for selecting his park for a place in which to end his life, and lie observes that he could not die in cultivated fields, where cottages are, and railroads cross, and signs of life exist, thertfore he has selected Blenheim Park for this purpot-e, amid prays that the duke Will cause him to he buried at this spot where he has died, amid cause a cross to be put up to note the place, according ro Spanish CUstonl. EinrEMENT
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1859-06-25 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

WORTH 311:14DERER.— The apprehension of 'William Abraham 3loore, charged on the coroner's inquisition with the murder of his wife, was effected on Saturday evening under singular circumstances. The murderer describes himself as a tailor, but it is well kuown that for some time past he has got his living in connection with a gang of btgging-letter impostors and also skittle sharpers. The deceased, who is represented to have been a very pretty eoman, was about 2t; years of age, and the canoe of the rash act on the part of the murderer is attributed to jealousy. It appears that a day or two back the murderer, who had disgnised himself by shaving off his whiskers, and changing his style of dress by assenting the garb of a tinker, with a 'Mather apron, left lVestminster with two men who travel about the country with a barrow as grinders and tinkers, in the hope of eluding justice, the murderer collecting the jobs from private houses whilst his comrades did the work. About seven o'clock on Saturday evening he was seen by a man named Carroll, who had smile previuns knowledge of him, with his comrades and the tinkers' barrow on Notting 11111. Carroll watched them for a short time, without exciting their suspicion, until they entered a public. house, when he made the best of his way to the police station and gave information. A policeman was sent with him, and they apprehended the murderer without any resistance on his part, and about Dine o'clock the same evening he was lodged in the Central Police Station, Carter Street, Walworth Road, preparatory to his examination before the magistrates at Lambeth. Ile does not attempt to disguise the eommittal of the net. Ile appears in a wretchedly-dej!teted state of mind, and states that he has for some time past contemplated suicide, When searched at the stationhouse a letter was found nista him, (7,111.14'141g stateinents ti the :time cffact.  The bodies of a brother and sister, tied together by a pocket-handkerchief, were recently picked up in the river Seine, near Paris. They had committed suicide. Captain Dutton Hunt, a magistrate of Gloucester. shire, has put his name down for £lOO towards providing with dress and necessary equipments such of the Stroud volunteers as are unable of themselves to incur the expense. Ca a n vixo 11 oats ma Won K.—The venerable lady of a celebrated physician, one day casting her eye out of the window, observ-d her husband in the funeral procession of one of his patients, at which she exclaimed—" I do wish my husband would keep away from such processions; it appears too much like a tailor carrying home his work."
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1859-10-22 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

EXTRAORDINARY CASE. A WOMAN PASSING AS A MAN FOR FORTY YEARS.  On Sunday morning last, the coroner, Mr. Rutter, received information diet a man had been found drowned at Mode Wheel, on the river Irwell, in the township of Pendlebury, in the borough of Salford. On going to take the inquest in the afternoon, the body appeared to be that of a man about 60 or 60 years of age. From the evidence it appeared that a man of the crime of Yates, employed at the Mode Wheel Works, discovered the 104 in needy au erect position, at half-past six that morning, in the sluice leading from the river Irwell. With the assistance of a man named James Moyles, lie got the body out of the water, and conveyed it to the Swan Inn, Pendlebury, where it lay until the evening. Mary Gorton, who keeps a beershop near the Swan Inn, stated that on Friday afternoon this man came to her house and remained from three o'clock until five. He appeared perfectly sober. During the time he remained lie asked for a glass of beer and a pipe of tobacco, and had four glasses in all, for which be paid sixpence. Before leaving be inquired of her at what time the gates of the lodge leading to Mode Wheel were closed for the night. She inquired Vile were going to Manchester, when be replied " No, to Throatle Nest." The witness said lie appeared to be upset in his mind, and she had no further conversation with bins. He was a stranger to her before this. One of the jury remarked that if it was the person he supposed, he knew him well. His name was henry Stokes; but though he was known by this name he was not a man, and his proper name was I fanjet Stokes. She had assumed the name and garb of a man for a number of years, and had served an apprenticeship as a bricksetter, afterwards w4rking as a journeyman, and been for several years in business, having constructed many of the warehou,es, chapels, and dwelling-houses in the neighbourhood of Manchester, the last work being the erection of a factory chimney for Mr. Simpson. The coroner then directed two women to examine the body, who came back tittering, saying it was true ; it was the body of a woman.—Harriet Taylor, ahe lives in the neighbourhood, said she knew Stokes well. He was a bricksetter. The proper name was I larriet Stokes, but he went by the name of harry Stokes. Some years ago Stokes married a woman in Nlanchester. They lived together as man and wife for a short time, and kept a beerahop iii Ilisay-street, Manchester. Several of the jury recollected the case, and that ballads were composed and sung in the streets on its being known that the supposed man was a woman. The verdict was " Found drowned. Supposed suicide."  ALL ENGLAND v