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The Sun. — 1858-01-01 (London, England)

MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE OF A YOUTH.  Yesterday an inquest was taken by Mr. Baker, at the Adam and Eve, Homerton, on view of the body of a male person, unknown, about 20 years of age, who is supposed to be respectably connected, and who,shot himself with a pocket pistol in Hackneyfields. William Chickley, butcher, No. 7, Church-place, Marlborough-row, Hackney, said that on Saturday evening last, about 9 o'clock, he was crossing the pathway westward in the Hackney-fields, when he heard some footsteps behind him, and at the same time he heard the report of a pistol. He looked towards the spot, and then saw deceased on the ground, at a distance of about 30 yards from him. He went up to the deceased and saw him lying on his bank. He observed that his shirt was on fire near the lower part of the chest. He was dead. Witness called out "Police _ _ _  Police-constable Smith, 160 N, produced the pistol, which was of Birmingham make, and had no name on it. He extinguished the fire on the shirt. There was a wound about the size of a halfpenny, near the spot where the fire was. Police-constable Davy, 266 N, said that the deceased had on a black Oxonian coat, a black vest, corded trousers, and the usual under-dress. He was about 5 feet 7 inches in height, had dark brown hair, and was pitted wit h the smallpox. He searched the deceased, and found on him a piece of paper, on which were a Latin and a Greek quotation. The Coroner stated the Latin quotation to be : " The cause lies hid, and is well known. The times have been most hard and ungrateful to me." Witness also found a valentine, which was addressed to Mr. Stevens, No. 39 (the remainder of the address was torn off)—from which it was supposed that the cause of death was some love affair. The Coroner directed Mr. Rawlandson, the summoning officer, to keep the documents, as they might lead to the discovery of the deceased's relations.  The surgeon proved that the shot was in the body of the deceased. Verdict—" That the deceased shot himself with a pistol, but in what state of mind he was there was not sufficient evidence to show."
The Sun. — 1858-10-01 (London, England)

CORONER'S INQUEST. DETERMINED SUICIDE OF A TRADESMAN.—Yesterday Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Lord Nelson Nelson-street, Hackney-road, on view of the :body of Mr. John Thomas Carr, aged 49, a tradesman, in business as an upholsterer, in Providence-place, adjoining. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased, who was married, was inclined to drinking ardent spirits to excess, and this eventually had an effect upon his mind, Latterly he became melancholy, and talked rather incoherently. On Monday last he was in the company of 9Z, few friends, when he suddenly left. He went home ,I where he was followed by his wife, who, upon entering the bedroom, discovered that he was suspended by a cord to the bedpost. She gave an alarm, upon which some persons hurried to her assistance, when the cord was cut. He seemed without any signs of life, but a surgeon was sent for, who stated that life was extinct. Verdict, temporary insanity,  ALLEGED MEDICAL NEGLECT AT lA3IEIIOIIBE. .—SPECIAL VERDlCT.—Yesterday Mr. W. Baker, the coroner, resumed and concluded a protracted inquiry at the Victoria Tavern, Three Colt-street, Limehouse, respecting the death of Maria Newman, aged 5. After hearing the evidence, the jury returned the following verdict : " That the deceased died a natural death, but the jurors cannot separate without expressing their opinion that there was great neglect on the part of Mr. Wm. Lyndon Francis, the medical officer of the Stepney Union, in the preparation and dispensing of the medicine prescribed for the deceased, the same haying been imperfectly dispensed by the omission of two items prescribed, and no label having been attached to the bottles in which the medicine was sent, directing the quantity to be taken, and the coroner is requested to make this communication to the board of guardians of the union, with a request that they will issue positive orders to the dispenser of medicine to the poor to give the necessary tod be irectLonesnt.tereon in writing as to the mode in which it is  a mrecognised agewith in c IT; 1
The Sun. — 1858-12-31 (London, England)

SUICIDE OF A PHYSICIAN AT SOUTHSEA.—Dr William Engledue, of Gloucester-house, Southsea, a physician of considerable eminence and having a very extensive practice in that neighbourhood, :committed suicide Yesterday morning by swallowing a dose of prussic acid, Dr. Engledue had during the past fortnight been confined to his residence with symptoms of derangement of the liver and other digestive organs, which had produced great. taciturnity even towards his family and his closest friends, and great depression of spirits. Between seven and eight o'clock yesterday morning his sister, Who resided with him, heard him moving about in his own Chamber, and upon entering the room found that he had just thrown himself upon his bed, life being then, or soon afterwards, extinct. Dr. Engledue was the younger brother of Captain J. R. Engledue; superintendent of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Packet Company's ships at Southampton. In April of 1856 an audacious burglary -was committed at the house of Mrs. Humphreys, a widow lady residing at Stamford-hill, by four men in masks. An entrance was effected by digging a hole through the kitchen Wall, when the ruffians proceeded to tie the hands and feet of the old lady and her servant girl, the only inmates of the house, threatening to murder them if they spoke. Proparty to the amount of £1,006 was then carried off. One roan was convicted and sentenced to death for the crime, but the others have hitherto eluded detection. " Murder will out," however, and so in the present case, for a man Lamed Gibson, one of two caught breaking into the preMises of Mr. King, Sambrook-court, the other day, has been identified by the servant girl as the burglar who tied her feet together. She is enabled to do so from the accident of the fellow's mask having fallen from his- face, and thus allowing her to- see his fo.ce before he could replace it.— atemford Mercury.
The Sun. — 1858-07-16 (London, England)

SOCIETY.—The half-yearly general meeting of this society was held on Thursday, Mr. B. B. Cabbell in the chair. The report stated that since Jan. last no less than 135,000 persons had bathed in the Serpentine river, and that the society's boatmen had rescued 13 individuals who had been seized with cramp or be, come exhausted from swimming, besides saving nine other persons who had attempted suicide. The honorary silver medal of the society was awarded to the 'following- persons for their extraordinary courage and risk of lite in rescuing persons from being drowned ;--Lieut. E. F. Pollard, R.N , commanding her Majesty's gunboat Woodcock, Who saved Joseph White, A. 8., of the ,nle vessel, off Tiger Island, Canton River, on the 254 s ef Nov., 1867 ; John Berger, A. 8., of the troopship Castle Eden, who saved Dennis Driscoll, a boy of the same vessel, at sea, off Cape Comorin, 29th Nov., 1357; Lieut. G.T. Drake, R.N., of her Majesty's ship Calypso who saved Miss Howard, off Sheerness, on the let of February, 1858 ; George Green, seaman, who saved a youth named Boothhy iu the river Humber, on the 3d August, 1857 ; Mr. Henry Meyers, an insurance broker, who saved R.Upton in the Old Croydon Canal, Foresthill, on the 23d of March, 1858 ; Joseph Hawkins, boatswain of the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship Pera, who saved Thomas Stone., a boy of the same vessel, at sea, off Malta, on the 7th of April, 1853 ; Joseph Campbell, clerk, who saved Thomas Batey in the River Irtbing, near Brampton, on the 18 h of April, 1858. Alexander M'Kirgan, pilot of Portrush, who saved Francis Dimond, labourer, in the harbour at Portrush, Ireland, on the 21st of January, 1858 ; and Mr. Anthony Stainers, J.P., who saved Miss Johnson, Miss Croly, and Mr. E. Lloyd at sea, off Cork, on the 24th of April, 1858.
The Sun. — 1858-10-19 (London, England)

SOUTHWARK.—Thomas Curtis.a middle-aged man, residing in Gravel-lane, was brought before Mr. Burcham, charged with attempting to commit suicide by taking poison. Police-constable, 174 M, said, that about 10 o'clock at night he was on duty in Gravel-lane, when he saw the prisoner sitting on the step of a door. He appeared very bad; and was groaning. Witness asked him what was the matter with him, when he said he had taken poison, and he saw a piece of paper on the pavement near him, on which was printed " oxalic acid." He immediately took him to a doctor's in the neighbourhood, where an emetic was administered to him, and he shortly afterwards recovered. He then took him into custody and ascertained that he used oxalic acid in his business.  Mr. Burcham asked the prisoner lehat he had to say in answer to the charge ? The prisoner said he very much regretted taking the poison, but it was all owing to his wife's conduct. She was almost always drunk and neglected her home, although he allowed her sufficient out of his wages to keep everything comfortable. When he went home at night to have his supper he found her dead drunk and nothing provided, and in a moment of vexation he took up a small quantity of oxalic and swallowed it. lie promised not to do such a thing again. The constable informed his worship that the prisoner was a steady man, but his wife was a great drunkard. Mr. Burcham told the prisoner that it was very foolish on his part to take poison because his wife was a drunkard. Under all the circumstances he should discharge him, and he hoped he would not make such an attempt again. James Clements, a tall, powerful-looking man, by trade a smith, was brought before Mr. Burcham, charged with committing a serious assault on George Searle, breaking his leg, and forcing the stem of a tobacco-pipe into the roof of his mouth.  Sergeant Gardner, 25 M, produced a surgeon's certificate from the hospital, setting forth that George Searle was lying there in a precarious state from a broken leg and injuries to his mouth. Mr. Burcham said the case might terminate fatally, therefore he should remand the prisoner for a week.  The prisoner asked if his worship would accep bail ?  Mr. Burcham replied that he could not under the circumstances.  He was then conveyed to Horsemonger-lane gaol.
The Sun. — 1858-10-19 (London, England)

SOUTHWARK.—Thomas Curtis.a middle-aged man, residing in Gravel-lane, was brought before Mr. Burcham, charged with attempting to commit suicide by taking poison. Police-constable, 174 M, said, that about 10 o'clock at night he was on duty in Gravel-lane, when he saw the prisoner sitting on the step of a door. He appeared very bad; and was groaning. Witness asked him what was the matter with him, when he said he had taken poison, and he saw a piece of paper on the pavement near him, on which was printed " oxalic acid." He immediately took him to a doctor's in the neighbourhood, where an emetic was administered to him, and he shortly afterwards recovered. He then took him into custody and ascertained that he used oxalic acid in his business. Mr. Burcham asked the prisoner what he had to say in answer to the charge ? The prisoner said he very much regretted taking the poison, but it was all owing to his wife's conduct. She was almost always drunk and neglected her home, although he allowed her sufficient out of his wages to keep everything comfortable. When he went home at night to have his supper he found her dead drunk and nothing provided, and in a moment of vexation he took up a small quantity of oxalic and swallowed it. He promised not to do such a thing again. The constable informed his worship that the prisoner was a steady man, but his wife was a great drunkard.  Mr. Burcham told the prisoner that it was very foolish on his part to take poison because his wife was a drunkard. Under all the circumstances he should discharge him, and he hoped he would not make such an attempt again. James Clements, a tall, powerful-looking man, by trade a smith, was brought before Mr. Burcham, charged with committing a serious assault on George Searle, breaking his leg, and forcing the stem of a tobacco-pipe into the roof of his mouth. Sergeant Gardner, 25 M, produced a surgeon's certificate from the hospital, setting forth that George Searle was lying there in a precarious state from a broken leg and injuries to his mouth. Mr. Burcham said the case might terminate fatally, therefore he should remand the prisoner for a week. The prisoner asked if his worship would accept bail ? Mr. Burcham replied that he could not under the circumstances. He was then conveyed to Horsemonger-lane gaol.
The Sun. — 1858-09-17 (London, England)

SUICIDE BY A YOUNG LADY IN HENRIETTA-STREET.  Yesterday morning Mr. Langham, deputy-coroner for Westminster, received information of the death of Miss Julia Kaul, aged 18 years, daughter of Mr. A. Kaul, watchmaker, No. 28, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden. It appears that deceased left the dining-room on Wednesday afternoon about four o'clock, and went up stairs ; shortly after, her sister came into her bedroom, when deceased said she was extremely ill, and asked her to put her to bed, when she would tell her something, and then informed her she had taken a large quantity of oxalic acid. She immediately sent to Charing-cross Hospital, when Mr. Skegg, the house surgeon, promptly attended, but life was extinct.  Last night an inquest was held in the board-room of the Strand Union, Bow-street, Covent-garden. Mr. Adolphus Kaul, watch manufacturer, of No. 28, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden, deposed that deceased was his 'daughter. She was a most amiable and accomplished girl. She had been for the last two years subject to epileptic fits. About three months since she had the last. Sbe laboured under a delusion that her sister Fanny was unkind to her, and endeavoured to make witness and her mother so towards her. On the previous afternoon, about three o'clock, witness was alarmed by the screams of his daughter Fanny, who, on his doing up stairs, called out " Oh, father, Julia has poisoned herself." Witness rani off for medical assistance.  By the Coroner—The paper which had contained the poison was found in the room, also the cup out of which she had drunk it, which was secreted under a quantity of papers in the ~..rate. The deceased was most affectionately treated by all her family. She frequently of late complained of her head, and was wandering in her manners. By the Jury—There is not the slightest truth that the deceased had been disappointed in her affections.  Miss Fanny Kaul, the sister, spoke to the deceased's very strange manners of late, and beg having threatened to destroy herself. _ A The Coroner inquired if it had been asoertained where she purchased the poiion ? The beadle said it could not be discovered.  Mr. Canton, the surgeon of Charing-cross Hospital, said the deceased died from the poison. Verdict—" Temporary insanity."
The Sun. — 1858-09-17 (London, England)

SUICIDE BY A YOUNG LADY IN HENRIETTA-STREET,  Yesterday morning Mr. Langham, deputy-coroner for Westminster, received information of the death of Miss Julia Kaul, aged 18 years, 'daughter of Mr. A. Kaul, watchmaker, No. 28, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden. It appears that deceased left the dining-room on Wednesday. afternoon about four o'clock., and went up stairs ; shortly after, her sister came into her bedroom, when deceased said she was extremely ill, and asked her to put her to bed, when she would tell her something, and then informed her she had taken a large quantity of oxalic acid. She immediately sent to Charing-cross Hospital, when Mr. Skegg, the house surgeon, promptly attended, but life was extinct.  Last i light an inquest was held in the board-room of the Strand Union, Bow-street, Covent-garden. Mr. Adolphus Kaul, watch manufacturer, of No. 28, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden, deposed that deceased was his daughter. She was a most amiable and accomplished girl. She had been for the last two years subject to epileptic fits. About three months since she had the last. She laboured under a delusion that her sister Fanny was unkind to her, and endeavoured to make witness and her mother so towards her. On the previous afternoon, about three o'clock, witness was alarmed by the screams of his daughter Fanny, who, on his going up stairs, called out " Oh, father, Julia has poisoned herself." Witness ran off for medical assistance.  By the Coroner—The paper which had contained the poison was found in the room, also the cup out of which she had drunk it, which was secreted under a quantity of papers in the grate. The deceased was most affectionately treated by all her family. She frequently of late complained of her head, and was wandering in her manners. By the Jury—There is not the slightest truth that the deceased had been disappointed in her affections.  Miss Fanny Kaul, the sister, spoke to the deceased's very strange manners of late, and her having threatened to destroy herself. The Coroner inquired if it had been ascertained where she purchased the poison ? The beadle said it could not be discovered.  Mr. Canton, the surgeon of Charing-cross Hospital, said the deceased died from the poison. Verdict—" TeMporary insanity."
The Sun. — 1858-12-11 (London, England)

SUPPOSED MURDER AND SUICIDE AT 7F4L:.THAM HOLY CROSS.  On Wednetday an inquest was held at Waltham Holy Cross, bmfore C. C. Lewis, Esq., the coroner, touching the d 'each of a woman and a male child, at present unknolvn, when the following evidence was adduced :  Samuel Willins ale,. of Loughton, labourer, said— On Sundaymornt ng, between 12 and 1, I was walking by the pond by the side of the new road, and saw something it the water like a child. I was coming away, and. then saw the bag now produced lying by the side of the water on the top of a pie"' of furze bush.. I saw .a comb and brush sticking out side the bag, anii directly took the bag with its contents to the pol:Lce station at Loughton, and gave.it to a police cons table there. I then returned to ti - e pond with the police,. and showed them what I took to be a child, and on taking it out it was found to be a child, and dressed as it is now. It was about two yards from the edge of the pond, and about eight yards from where the parcel was on the furze bush, I have :no knowledge as to whose child it was, or how it came by its death. Sergeant J. Mrenchly said--On Sunday last, at two in the at, (:ernoon, on arriving at the station at Loughton, I r ound that the bag now produced and its contents (three pairs of white stockings, two crochet nightc. ips, one embroidered collar, one pocket handkerchief, one napkin, two pieces or flannel, one piece of soap, one tooth brush, one hair brush, one small-tooth comb, one large ditto, and two reels of coloured cotton) had been left by the last witness, and from information I received from him I proceeded, in company with two constables, to the spot spoken of by hint. I was then shown by him what seemed to be a child lying by the side of the bank of the pond, abowt 18 inches under the water, I got it out, and it then appeared in the same state as it now lies, and was conveyed to where it now is. From what had been found I suspected that the mother of the child might be in the same pond, and on Monday morning, having procured drags, I searched it, and found the deceased woman in the water, about 10 yards from wherethe child was lying. William Parish, of Loughton, labourer, also stated—On Thursday last I came fr om London by the train which left Fenchurch-s treet at four o'clock ; in the carriage with me cam e the deceased woman and another woman, who appeared to be friend of hers ; the deceased woman • had the child in her arms ; just before we got to Loughton the women inquired of me the distance to Epping— they said they were going there. :I saw them get out of the train, near the station - door—that was the last I saw of them. On the way down I heard the two women talking. I heard.. the deceased woman say she had. been in an infirmary and. had just come out : she said the father of the child would not keep it. The inquest was then adjourned till Monday next at 11 o'clock, to enable the police to produre some additional information on this mysterious subject.
The Sun. — 1858-12-11 (London, England)

HUE  WEEK.  SUPPOSED MURDER AND SUICIDE AT  WALTHAM HOLY CROSS.  On Wednesday an inquest was held at Waltham Holy Cross, before C. C. Lewis, Esq., the coroner, touching the death of a woman and a male child, at present unknown, when the following evidence Was adduced :  Samuel Willingale, of Loughton, labourer, said-On Sunday morning, between 12 and 1, I was walking by the pond by the side of the new road, and saw something in the water like a child. I was coming away, and then saw the bag now produced lying by the side of the water on the top of a piece of furze bush. I saw a comb and brush sticking out side the bag, and directly took the bag with its contents to the police'station at Loughton, and gave It to a police constable there. I then returned to t 1: pond with the police, and showed them what I took to be a child, and on taking it out it was found to be a child, and dressed as it is now. It was about two yards from the edge of the pond, and about eight yards from where the parcel was on the furze bush, I have no knowledge as-to whose child it was, or how it came by its death. Sergeant J. Brenchly said—On Sunday last, at two in the afternoon, on arriving at the station a! Loughton, I found that the bag now produced and its contents (three pairs of white stockings, two crochet nightcaps, one embroidered collar, one pocket handkerchief, one napkin, two pieces 0f flannel, one piece of soap, one tooth brush, one heir, brush, one small-tooth comb, one large ditto, and two reels of coloured cotton) had been left by the last witness, and from information I received front him I proceeded, in company with two constables, to the spot spoken of by him. I was then sho% by him what seemed to be a child lying by the side of the bank of the pond; about 18 inches under the water, I got it out, and it then appeared in the same state as it now lies, and was conveyed to where it now is. From what had been found I suspected that the mother of the child might be in the same pond, and on• Monday morning, having pro; cured drags, I searched it, and found the decease(' woman in the water, about 10 yards from wherethe child was lying. William Parish, of Loughton, labourer, also stated—On Thursday last I came from London hY the train which left Fenchurch-street at far o'clock ; in the carriage with me came the deceased woman and another woman, who appeared to b friend of hers ; the deceased woman had the child in her arms ; just before we got •to Loughton the women inquired of me the distance to Epping', they said they were going there. I saw them get out of the train, near the station door—that Ivas the last I saw of them. On the way down I heard the two women talking.. I heard the deceased woman say she had been in an infirmary and h°, just come out : she said the father of the 0111" would not keep it. The inquest was then adjourned till Monday next at 11 o'clock, to enable the police to procure some additional information on this mysteries subject.