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The Miner and Workman's Advocate. — 1865-06-24 (London, England)

EXTRAORDINARY CASES OF POISONING IN SWEDEN.—. The Stockholm correspondent of the Morning Post gives an outline of a strange case which is being tried in one of the Swedish courts :—The accused is M. Lindbiick, the pastor of Sibodal, in the province of Wermland. M. Lysen, a retired merchant, lived for some time with the pastor as a boarder. M. Lysen died suddenly some time ago, and suspicions having arisen as to the cause of death, his body was exhumed, and arsenic was found in the stomach. M. Lysen's death had taken place so far back as the 10th of Decernberlast, and on its being ascertained what had b -en its cause, it was remembered that on the 20th November the death of a person of the name of Nils Patterson, of Fiirskog, had occurred under similar circumstances, on the 30th November ; and that a widow, Carin Iluken, 74 years of age, had also suddenly died, on the 19:1 of October, with the same symptoms. In all the three cases death had followed soon after these persons had partaken of the communion, which had been administered to them by the pastor, Lindback, who was accordingly arrested. Daniel Anderssen, the son of the widow Carin Hukin, who bad long been in bad health and confined to bed, had also suffered great pain, and been seized with violent vomitings soon after he had received the communion from pastor Lindback, though he had recovered from these attacks. This led to further investigations, when arsenic was found to have been the cause of death in all the instances that have been adduced. Inquiries were made 'as to the reasons which there may have been for this wholesale destruction of life, and though none could be assigned for the murder of Nils Pattersson and the old woman Carin, except that of a monomania by which the pastor was en. deavouring to rid his parish of some of its indigent poor, it was otherwise as to M. Lysen, for as soon as he was buried the pastor produced an agreement. though It was not siened, by which the heirs of M. Lysen were intended to be bound to pay to the pastor 10,000 rix thalers, as being duo for board while he had been an Inmate of the parsonage. It would, however, appear that these have not been the first occasions on which M. Lindback has had recourse to such means for the purpose of getting quit of those who have stood in his way : for it now appears that about 30 years ago when he was curate at Dalstund, be was betrothed, to the daughter of a rich farmer, and having then succeeded in obtaining from the father of this betrothed, before payment, a receipt for the price of some land which he had bought from him, the farmer a few days afterwards died from poision, and his daughter, who had thus been robbed of her inheritance, was shortly after turned out of doors. It is said that Lindback has attempted to commit suicide by opening a vein, but it was discovered in time, so that his design was frustrated. Ho has since been committed to prison at Carlstadit whore he will be carefully guarded.
The Miner and Workman's Advocate. — 1865-03-18 (London, England)

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE OF AN INDIAN SOLDIER.— On Monday morning, Mr. Payne, coroner for the City and Southwark, held an inquest respecting the death of John Hackett, aged 32 years, late a corporal in the 60th Rifles. Mary Sullivan, 2, Brewer's turning, Vine-street, Southwark, said: The deceased came to lodce with me two months ago. He had been a corporal in the 60th Rifles, but he had been discharged in consequence of ill. health from the exposure to the climate of India during the mutiny. He stated that his wife died a month since. He got work at Pickle Herring-wharf. On Thursday morning he was called to go to work, and he said, "My time is not up yet. It is right enough; it is not too late." He came down and sat at the breakfast table. He took my baby and seated him on his lap. Shortly afterwards he said, "Mrs. Sullivan, give roe half a cup of tea, or if you have not that of hot water." He would not give me the cup, but ho held it. I saw that ho had put a white substance into it, and I asked him what it was. He said, quite coolly, "it is only sugar, Mrs. Sullivan." He added some rum to it, and then tasted it. 1 said, "You make such a nasty face, that something muit be wrong. I will show it to a doctor or throw it in the fire." He clenched his fist in my faco, and said. "You will ! By —, you don't," and he seized the cpp and drank off the whole of the liquid. He put down the child and staggered to the door, saying "Let -me out of your house. Oh, God! what agony I" I raised an alarm at once.—lsaac Bunker, a fellow lodger of the deceased, proved havingseen him put a powder under his pillow on the Wednesday. He said that it was something good that he wanted for his own purpose, and that he would give witness a dram of it, but that it would kill him.—Dr. G. White said that he was called into the deceased, and found him dying from the effects of a very large dose of cyanide of potassium. That poison was easily procurable by soldiers for the purpose of cleaning gold lace.—Police-constable Banks 294 M, said that be searched the deceased's room, and ascertained from documents that he had been fourteen years in tho Ist battalion 60th Rifles. Ho fought at the siege of Delhi, and be lost his health through the Indian climate. He was discharged on December 13th, 1864, in consequence of "ill-health brought on through the Indian campaign." He had a pension of 7d a day for three years. He bad two clasps to his medal. He stood well with his officers, and they had induced Colonel Beresford, of the Surrey Rifles, to get him a little employment at Pickle Herring Wharf. While at his employment his manner was strange. It appeared that he had a fortnight ago provided himself with 6d worth of poison-cyanide of potassium.—The Coroner having summed up, the jury returned a verdict "That deceased committed suicide while of unsound mind."  L. 7  There are now over 250 companies working for Petro ienm oil in America.
The Miner and Workman's Advocate. — 1865-03-25 (London, England)

APPREHENSION OF A GLASGOW MEDICAL MAN.—A illasgow paper says :—We understand that a medical gentleman of this city was apprehended on Monday night by fhe police on suspicion of being connected with a case of the most serious character. All that we are enabled to state at present is that his mother-in-law died some three weeks ago, and that his wife died on Saturday last. A post-mortem examination of the body of the -latter, which was on Monday conveyed to Edinburgh for interment, will, we believe, take place. It may be that the deaths of the ladies can be accounted for by purely innocent and natural causes ; hut that something has occurred to excite very uneasy feelings in the minds of the authorities is made plain by the fact that a medical gentleman who has been several years in practice here, and who ououpies a good position, has been taken into custody.  Psi NY&L CASE OF Surcine.—On • Tuesday morning, Mr. W. J. Payne, deputy•coroner, held an inquiry in Luegate street, London, respecting the death by suicide of Mr. William Fenton aged 55 years. ...Mr. Alfred Fenton said the deceased was his btother. Ho was manager and buyer to Messrs. Dakin and Co., tea merchants, of No. 1, St. l'aul's churchyard. For some time past he had been suffering from a severe fit:tom—William Baton, assistant at Messrs. Dakites, said that he had known the deceased, who resided at 21, Ludgate street, 15 yeas. During the whole of that time be was in ill health, and often in groat pain. Last Saturday he coraplained of being worse. At two o'clock on that day he left Messrs. Dakin's, as was supposed, for the purpose of dining, but he went over to his room and hanged himself. He had lately been in a state of anxiety in consequence of the firm being about to move into lamer premises.— Frederick Day, another assistant, said that for the last nine years he had slept in the same room with the deceased. Latterly the deceased had, appeared very strange in his manner. He used to wake up at night and say, "How will a poor fellow suffer in the next world? Vs hat have I done that I should suffer thus?" He would jump out of bed, rush to the window, and, seating himself on the window sill, groan and exclaim, "Oh, my dear Day, what shall I do? lam so bad. What would my mother say if she knew I were so ill I If God were to take me it would be a happy release." On Saturday last he appeared in great pain, and said, "God knows how I shall get through this day. "—Edward Louett said he found the deceased hanging on the landing outside his room door on Saturday last. He had suspended himself by means of a rope to a wooden rail. Before hanging himself he had his dinner—Dr. E. Smith said the deceased had been suffering from a very painful disease for some years pest, and must nave endured dreadful agony—Tho Coroner having summed up, the jury re. t woods verdict of "Suicide while of unsound mind."
The Miner and Workman's Advocate. — 1865-06-10 (London, England)

PENNSYLVANIA.  SHOCKING SUICIDE AT STOUItBRIDGE.-A. painful feeling was produced in Stourbridge on Tuesday morning, on its becoming known that Mr. WilLiam Rigby, of the railway station, had committed suicide ou the previous evening. Mr. Rigby was for some time station-master at Stourbridge, but lately he had only had charge of the goods department. We are informed that some person has been recently sent down to Stourbridge by the railway company, in consequence of Mr. Rigby's work being somewhat in arrear, and that, owing to this circumstance Mr. Rigby had sent in his resignation. Last week he was confined to his bed, and Mr. Alfred Freer attended him. Ile seemed anxious to get out again, and on Friday asked Mr. Freer when he could go out, the reply being that he must not leave the house for some days. On Sunday, however, he got up and went out. In the evening a solicitor"s clerk saw him walking near the line at Oldswinford, and wished him good evening. Mr. Rigby retnrned the salute, and went on. This must have been imtne. diately prior to the commission of the fatal act, and Mr. Rigby seems to have walked on to the bottom of the slope near the Oldswinford cutting. Here he removed his collar and tie, and, opening a razor, in. flicted a wound in the throat, which severed the windpipe and many of the blood vessels. The wound must have been inflicted with great determination, and immediately afterwards, before the flow of blood was sufficient to exhaust him, he again gashed his throat horribly with the razor. Death, after two such wounds, must have ensued within a minute or two. One of Mr. J. Swindell's sons, in company with a friend, saw the body lying by the side of the line, and having raised an alarm, it was discovered who the unfortunate man was. The body was removed tr:. the Labour in Vain to await the ir,que,t. Mr. Rigby was married, and leaves a wife and five young children. The news of the sad occurrence soon reached Mrs. Rigby, and her distress, as may be well imagined, was of the deepest kind.
The Miner and Workman's Advocate. — 1865-05-13 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.  On Tuesday ,morning, betwoen six and seven o'clock, the utmost ex.,iternent prevailed in the locality of the Hackney-road, London, owing to the circulation of a report that a man had murdered his wife and afterwards destroyed his own life. Then: was some truth in the matter, as the aftempt to murder and commit suicide had actuilly b 'en perpetrated. An Italian named Moratti, of 105, Hackney-road, carrying on business as a confectioner and ginger-beer maker, was married about four months since to an Englishwoman, both husband and wife being young. The marriage proved an unhappy one, producing constant quarrels, leadmg to the wife absenting herself and refusing to return to her own home. At length, however, Moratti, succeeded in his persuasion. and she again took up her abode with him. On Monday afternoon they had a severe quarrel, bringing a number of persons round the door. That quarrel a ppears to have oontinued, for on Tues. day morning a son of Mr. Wood, bookseller and news. Tender' residing next door, saw Mrs. Moratti in the cistern. As he left the house be called to his father, and on the latter going down stairs to render assistance he met Mrs. Morratti, who had extricated herself from the 'cistern, in a state of nudity, and her body covered with blood, which was profusely flowing from a wound in her throat. Medical assistance was immediately called in, Mr. Haycock first attending, followed by Mr. BurchelL Inspector Webster, of the N division,, accompanied by a constable, obtained access to the house with the view of finding Moratti. They had not to seanh far, for on proceeding up stairs to the front room, they found Moratti in a pool of blood on the floor, with his throat frightfully cut and insensible.. He was in his nightdress. A razor, with which it was believed he had cut his throat, was by his side, and not far. distant from him' and in a pool of blood was a large knife, used in his business, with which it was believed he had inflicted the wound in his wife's throat. The wounds were dressed by the medical man in attendance, when they were placed in separate cabs and conveyed to the London Hospital, where they both remain in a most pre•carious condition. Tne man was not expected to survive many hours. Tho house was taken possession of by the police,' and locked up, but, notwithstanding, groups of people assembled in front of the shop to discuss the circumstances of the frightful event.
The Miner and Workman's Advocate. — 1865-05-13 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY A PAWN BROKER.  At the Thames Police.court, Mr. William Nicholas French, aged 60, of the firm of French and Ogilvie, pawnbrokers, silversmiths, and salesmen, No. 207, High-street, Poplar, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with attempting to commit self-destruction. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, defended the prison(r. This was a very afflicting case. The prisoner, a portly man, well-known at this court, and his partner, carried on a very successful business in Poplar for many years. On Saturday, the 23rd of April last, after the termination of business, a fire broke out on the premises, which were completely destroyed, with the'stocle-intrade and an immense number of pledges belonging to the poor of the district. The loss of the firm by this disastrous fire amounted to 14,000/. They were insured for 6,000/. only. The deplorable event, the inconvenience, loss, and unpleasantness attending it, and the summonses which French and Ogilvie had to answer at this court, preyed on the mind of the senior partner, who had not recovered from another affliction —the loss of his wife, which took place a few months previous to the fire. On the 20th of last month Mr. French's brother paid him a visit in the evening, and smoked a pipe with him after supper. Mr. Ogilvie left his partner seated on a sofa and alone. On his, return, an hour afterwards, he found his partner stretched on the sofa, and bleeding copiously from a severe wound on the throat, which he had inflicted with a large carving-knife lying by his side. A policesergeant, named Pullen, 10 K, was called in, to whom the unfortunate man faintly muttered, "Really, Mr. Pullen, I have not hurt anyone; I hope you have nothing against me." The sergeant called in Mr. Matthew Brownfield, divisional surgeon of police, to attend upon Mr. French. The surgeon .found frightful gash on his throat, and be lost a large quantity of blood. Mr. Brownfield said the case was a dangerous one, and that Mr. French was very dejected and nervous, and was now in 11 weakly condition. Mr. French was improving daily, and required a good deal of care. Mr. Charles Young delivered a few sensible and feeling observatians on the state of his unfortunate client, who deeply repented the rash act lie had committed. It was not a case that:ought to be sent for trial. Mr. Partridge asked if Mr. Ogilvie would take charge of his partner. Mr. Ogilvie would rather decline the responsibility while his partner was in his present low state. Mr. Partridge said he would remand the prisnner for a week to the Clerkenwell House of Detention, where he would be well taken care of.  Mr. French, who was as pale as a spectre, was sent away in a cab to prison.
The Miner and Workman's Advocate. — 1865-06-17 (London, England)

SUICIDE IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE.—On Mosiday after. Imoon, shortly after these o'clock a suicide was com.mitted by a young man, supposed to be a foreigner, in a Brat-class earn i tgo of a train from Victoria Station, %while it was passing thrcregh the tunnel under the Crys' tal,Palace. Two other passengers, a husband and wife, . :seated in the same compartment, noticed nothing perm' liar,in the demeanour of the deceased. The train had got about half-way through .the tunnel when they were startled at hearing a report, which at first they thought to have been caused by the explosion of a fog-signal. As the train approached the.eud of the tunnel, they saw theeyoung man lying against the padded side of the .carriege, and blood was fie wing copiously from hitmoutle At ~tbe Crystal Palace Station, Inspector Turner, of the railweeepoliee, and other officers, proceeded to remove the deceased. In his right hand was found a small pocket pistol, which he had evidently discharged in his mouth in an upward direction, and the front of his clothes.and the floor of the caeriage were stained with blood. .Mr. Duke, of Sydenham was called to see the deceased, hut his services were of no avail, as life was extinct. The pistol had been leaded with shot, which had penetrated the brain. Theeireof of the mouth was blown away. The deceased wee :respectably dressed. He wore a light overcoat, and wee apparently about 24 years of age. In his waistcoat pockets were found some shot and ,percussion caps, and in his coat pocket apowder flask. Several letters (one addressed to a young lady) and papers wore found upon him, and on an envelope was written, in ,pencil, "Put me down on the New Cross platform,'"---aneaningr, no doubt, thatthe wished his body to be left at tua,t station. Ho had also in his possession the half of a return-ticket from Victoria Station to London. From some of the papers which were found upon him it is believed that he has some relatives or friends living in the neighbourhood of New Cross.
The Miner and Workman's Advocate. — 1865-07-08 (London, England)

ILDE.  A shocking case of attempted murder and suicide occurred on Wednesday • night at Bow. A man, named Robinson, was seen talking in an excited manner with his wife, who, it seems, was in company with another man, and the altercation soon became a loud quarrel. At length the woman was heard to call out that her husband had a pistol in his hand, and her companion instantly closed in with him with a view of getting the weapon away from him. A man, named Codinacho, who was passing at the time, assisted, and the pistol, which was found to be loaded, after some struggling, was taken from him. This only seemed to excite him .more and he again asked his wife to return home. She still refused, and Robinson then put his hand into his coat-pocket, and pulling out a second pistol, he presented it at the head of the man who was with his wife and fired it. The report was heard by the few people who were about at that hour of the night, and two or three persons went to the aid of the wounded man, who had staggered to the bank by the side of the road, blood flowing copiously from his face. A ypung lady who was passing at the time was by Robinson, who evidently for the moment took her to be his wife, but finding his mistake he let her go. He then inflicted a frightful gash in hi throat with a razor, completely dividing the whole of the main arteries. The wound he had inflicted upon himself completely de. fled all liturgical skill. Attention was then directed to the man who was shot, and on his being removed to a neighbouring surgery it was found that the contents of the pistol had penetrated his right eye, and his face was much scorched and bleeding. He now lies in a dangerous condition. His name is Charles Levis. An inquest on the body of the wretched man Thomas Robinson, was opened at Bow on Friday morning. The first witness was the wife, who attributed her separation from him to the brutal manner in which he treated her. The man whom the deceased shot will not be able to give evidence for a fortnight. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that Robinson committed snicide while in a state of insanity, •
The Miner and Workman's Advocate. — 1865-02-18 (London, England)

CAMPBELL."  SINGULAR CASE OF ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—At the Southwark Police-court, on Monday, Fanny Allen, a respectable-looking young woman of singular appearance, was placed at the bar before Mr. Woolrych, charged with attempting to commit suicide by swallowing a quantity of white precipitate powder.—Police-constable 124 L said that about one o'clock that morning be was passing down Marlborough-street, New-cut, when he saw the prisoner lying curled up in the gutter partially covered with snow. He went up to her and found her to be insensible, and at first he thought she was frozen to death. He; however, lifted her up and carried her to the workhouse, where she was instantly received and put in a warm bed and carefully attended to. In the course of the morning be called again at the workhouse, and ascertained that she had recovered and that the doctor had discovered she had swallowed poison. Mr. Woolryeh asked what description of poison it was ?—Witness replied that it was white precipitate, and in her pocket was found the paper that had contained it. When he took her from the workhouse to the station-house she admitted that she intended to destroy herself. —Mr. Woolrych (to the prisoner)—What have you to say for yourself ?—Prisoner : Nothing. I intended to do it. lam tired of my life.—Mr. Wooolrych : Don't yon know it is a very wicked act and that you are liable to punished ?---Prisoner: I don't care. I did not want to live any longer.—The prisoner's sister, a respectable married woman, here stepped foward and said that she :tould not account for her attempting such a wicked act. tier conduct, however, had been very singular s'nce she Lost her mother two years ago.—Mr. Woolrych asked her if she had attempted to commit suicide on any precious occasion ?—She replied in tho negative. She was ha comfortable circumstances, and had no trouble.-11r. Woolrych remanded her for a week, so that she might be examined by the prison surgeon to ascertain her state of mind.