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The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1882-01-07 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

THE MURDER AND SUICIDE IN LONDON.  --A verdict of Ilurder and suicide while of unsound mind" was brought in on Wednesday in the case of the man Robert Saunders, who shot Louisa Ilumphries, his charwoman, and afterwards himself, at No. 16, bhouldhiun Street Af.arylebone, on New Year's Eve. Evidence wee given to the effect that the deceased had of late been wandering in his mind in consequence of a decrease of income which he had lately experienced.  TILE CANONBURY RAILWAY COLLISION -----.-The inquest on the bodies of the five persons whose deaths resulted from the recent collision on the Great Northern Railway, at Canonbury, was resumed and concluded in London on Wednesday afternoon.—The Coroner having summed up, the jury retired, and returned in about an hour with a verdict that the deceased died from injuries received by a collision of four trains belonging to the North Loudon Railway, in a tunnel on the Great Northern Ifailway, between Finsbury Park and Canonbury. The jury are of opinion that the collisions were the direct result of the unauthorised mode of working the four passenger trains introduced by signalman Honey, who, in doing et, committed a grave error of judgment, aithough the signal seven beate, given by signalman Hill, was superduoue for the occasion. At the same tune, they °minder the introduction of the words " perwiesive block," in connectiop with the obstruction signal wren beam, is calculated to deceive and leave false impressions upon the mind of a signalman not perfectly instruoted, and not always employed in working the absolute block system. The jury further consider the words " permissive block" should be at once expunged from the North Loudon Railway Company's code of instructions 1 for working the block telegraph and out-door signals. In regard to out-door signals, they would , suggeet that by extended use of the interlocking ' system with the electric current greater precision Iwith certainty of action would be obtainable. With Itl6ard to the position of the up distant signal works i from Canonbury Junction, the jury are of opinion ithat it was against the drivers of the four trains in qttestion; and they recommend that the repeater , from Canonbury Junction up home signal be placed 1 in such is position that it can be seen by tile drivers on entering the tunnel. The jury further suggested that a less complicated mode of instructions should be arranged, and, if possible, a uniform mode established. The jury desired the verdict, together 1 with a copy of the code, to be forwarded to the ' Board of Trade.
The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1882-01-07 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

MIAMI OF DIR. DERNAL OSBORNE. I MURDER AND SUICIDE IN LONDON. , The death is announced of Mr. Bernal Osborne, I Shortly before six o'clock on Saturday evening, a which took place on Wedueeday evening, at a shocking murder and snicide were perpetrated in quarter before eight o'clock, at Bestwoou Lodge, Shoulham Street, Edgware Road, London, by mar Nottingham, the seat ,of his sun-in-law, the Robert Saunders (65), retired butler, residing with Duke of St. Albans, where he had been staying on his wife at that address. It is stated that &tenders a,visit. The following notice is from "Men of the had recently been in a desponding state, owing to Time " : "Ralph Bernal Osborne, son of the late the expiration of the leases of some houses which Ralph Bernal, Esq., many years member for Roch• he held an that locality. On Saturday evening Mrs. ester, and the owner of the celebrated collection of Louisa Humphries, a labourer's wife, came is usual articles of vertu which was disposed of by auction to Saunders 's house to do some eharing. lire. after his death, born in 1814, was educated at tue Saunders was about to send her out to purchase the Oliartarbouse School, and 'wowed the name of Sunday's dinner; and asked her husband for 3s. Osborne by Royal license in 1844, through his mar- Saunders, rising from his seat, locked the door, ring. with the only child and heir of Sir Thomas and, having given the woman the moneys drew Usbornes Bart. He was in the army, was secretary front his pocket a" six-chambered revolver, with to the Admiralty from December, 1852, till March, I which he fired at her, the shot striking hbr below 1858, and We A magistrate and ,Deputy-lieutenam ' the eye. lie then fired at his wife, but fortunately for county Waterford. He was einoled one of the without hitting her. The wife ooisrageously closed members in the advanced Liberal interest, fbr with him, and • struggle ensued, daring which he Wycombe in July, 1841, for Middlesex in August, I fired twe more shot without effect. Eventually, 1847, for Dover in March, 1857 ; was defeated at ! Mrs. Saunders succeeded in striking her husband Dover at the general election in April, 1819; was and knocking him down. She then escaped by msreturned for Liskeard in August, 1859, reeigned his locking the door, before he recovered. Running to seat in June, 1865,-sat as one of the members for the surgery of Dr. Waller' Upper Dorset Street, Nottingham from Silty, 1866, to 1868, and wise re- she gave the alarm' and the surgeon, with Inturned for the borough of Waterford in 1879, but vector Measures of the D Division, proceeded to he was at the bottom of the poll at the general the house and forced an entrance. They found that election of February, 1874. Mr. Bernal Osborne the woman Humphries wits quite dead, and that was well known in Parliament by his frequent Saunders had killed himself by firing a charge into criticisms on public men and measures, character- I his mouth. • ieed as much by lively sallies of wit as by a keen spirit of sarcasm."
The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1882-05-06 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

SAD CASE OF SUICIDE THROUGH DRINK.  An inquest was held on Monday afternoon, at I the White Horse, East-street, before Dr. Iliffe, Coroner, as to the death of Job Patrick,of Payne'slane.—Mary Patrick, the widow of the deceased, stated that her late husband was 55 years of age, and a weaver by trade, but had been foreman at the Britannia Mills. She had not perceived any change in his mind during the last two years, and had no fear or apprehension that he would commit suicide. At about Easter lie commenced to drink heavily, and had continued it since, not having been really sober during that time. When lie drank he ate nothing, and had been for days without food. During the last week witness's daughter had been ill, and witness slept with her. On Saturday night at about half-past nine o'clock, he got up and had something to eat, and shortly afterwards she left him preparing to return to bed, and went back to her daughter's, locking the door. On Sunday morning, at a quarter-to-ten o'clock, she unlocked the door and went upstairs. She perceived no difference in his manner, and gave him some tea in bed, and again left him. About 12 o'clock she once more went into the house, but did not go upstairs; and at oue o'clock she went into the room to tell' him dinner was ready, and found him hanging from the bed post at the head of the hed. He was quite dead, and his feet were within a few inches of the floor. She cut him down. With the exception of time drink they had lived happily together. She could not account for his having hanged himself, he had never made any threat that he would do so. After she discovered what her husband had done,she fetched assistance, and sent for a medical man.—Dr. Dresser stated that he had attended the deceased on various occasions, extending over two or three years. Witness had known that he was a man given to drink, .but he bad never suffered from delirium tremens. The last time he attended the deceased before his death was about Christmas, and he was then suffering from melancholia brought on by drinking whiskey. He was called to see the deceased on Sunday, but he had then been dead apparently for some hours. He had never expressed to witness any suicidal tendency; but Ile was suffering from a diseased condition of mind, brought about by intemperance, and this had had the effect of producing depression, despondency, and sleeplessness. Witness was of opinion that in this condition of mind the deceased committed suicide. The immediate cause of death was asphyxia.—The rope with which the deceased hanged himself was produced in courtend was stated to be a piece cut from a new clothes line which was kept upstairs at the house. —The jury returned a verdict to the effect that .the deceased committed suicide by hanging while in a temporary state of insanity, induced by intemperance.
The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1889-02-02 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

WEARY, WORN, AND SAD: BROKEN HEARTED AND READY TO DIE.  At Leamington, on Saturday, James Heritage, 79, Weisman Street, Birmingham, described as a 'bus conductor, was charged with attempting suicide by cutting his throat with a pocket-knife the previous evening. Prisoner pleaded guilty.— Mrs. Haynes, mother of the prisoner's wife, stated that about eight o'clock on Friday a little girl knocked at her door and handed to her a letter written by the prisoner. Whilst she was reading it the prisoner rushed into the room with his throat cut and a large pocket-knife in his hand, which he deliberately drew across his throat inflicting a wound on the left side. Prisoner fell, and witness wrenched the knife from him. The letter was as follows : "Birmingham, January 25. To my own darling but unforgiving wife, and also mother in law. I have just received your letter, but still I cannot get one word of comfort from you. I am very lowspirited, and cannot live much longer, but I call on the Almighty to spare my soul. I will bring this letter with me, and then die inside your unforgiving mother's door. I have begged of you and your mother to forgive me for my past ill behaviour, but neither of you will. If you had only sent me just one word of encouragement you might have saved me, but I certainly cannot live a life like I have for the past seven weeks. I am quite heart-broken and despondent. I hope and trust, dear wife, that after I am gone yon will lead a better life. I thought I knew you better than I do. I never thought you would treat me as cruel as this; but it is not your own self that is causing me this pain, but it is through the influence of your mother, but as sure as my life is drawing to a close, I forgive you both. I want to die within a few yards of you that you may see me draw my last breath. Forgiving all my enemies, and still loving and repentant husband of Rose Heritage. May God have mercy on my soul.' The letter was enclosed in a black-edged envelope, and was endorsed on the back, "Greet, near Birmingham: Still I feel broken-hearted and ready to die. Acock's Green: lam very miserable, aud want my last moment to come. Solihull: Saddlers' Arms. Drank a pint. No change in my intentions. A lump in my throat. Knowle : lam walking from Birmingham to try and rid myself of this dreadful beating, but I cannot. Bedlam's End: Feel no better. Batten: Weary, worn, and sad, and feel wretched."—Prisoner was remanded for a week. As he left the court he embraced his wife in an affectionate manner.  The prisoner was brought up on Friday and discharged. _
The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1889-06-29 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

CYCLISTS IN THE FRENCH ARMY. A Paris correspondent telegraphs: The Minister of War has decided to create a corps of cyclist messengers to be attached to the infantry. The officers are to ride tricycles constructed to carry a small case for plans and papers, a cartridge-box, a rifle, and some food. The soldiers are to ride on tandem bicycles, or on ordinary machines. The engine of the ill-fated Armagh excursion train was tested on Saturday, the train being made up of the same number of carriages and vans and carrying a weight equivalent to that with which it was loaded on the day of the accident. It pulled its load up the incline without difficulty. The brake was then applied, and it held the thirteen carriages and two vans firmly on the line.  M. Sims, a London reporter, who alleges that he was grossly assaulted a few days ago by the illustrious Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief, the Duke of Cambridge, applied in the Queen's Bench Division on Friday for a mandamus against the magistrate who had refused to grant him a summons. The Court granted a rifle calling on the local magistrate to show cause why a mandamus should not issue. Lord Coleridge made some observations on the conduct of the magistrate. A shocking tragedy occurred late on Friday night at the stage door of the Canterbury Music Hall, London, a man named Letine, the leader of a troupe of cyclists, being fatally stabbed by Nathaniel Curragh, who is said to be the manager of the Crayford Waterworks. Curragh afterwards attempted to commit suicide by bring a revolver into his mouth. It is stated that a daughter of the assailant, who was formerly a member of Letine's company, died from consumption, and that since her decease Curragh had been mentally afflicted.
The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1889-01-26 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

INQUEST.—An inquest was held at the Old Town Hall, on Saturday afternoon, before Dr. W. R. Winter, on the body of Thomas Clarke Rainbow, aged 46, saddler, of 3, Althorpe Street, who committed suicide by cutting his throat on Thursday night.—Helen Rainbow, wife of deceased, said he had been very strange for the past twelve months. He had accused her of giving him things in his sleep, and that there were noises in his head. She was sorry to say he was not a temperate man. He had threatened her life, and advised her last week to go into a neighbour's house to sleep, as her life was not safe. She last saw her husband alive shortly before seven o'clock on Thursday night. Witness and one of her daughters went out to Ranelagh terrace, and on their return deceased had gone out. She asked Ada where her father was, and she replied that he was in the yard. She went out into the yard but cbuld not see anything of him. She sat up until midnight, and then hearing a slight noise in the yard went out there, and found her husband in a sitting posture in a corner of the yard dead, with a frightful gash in his throat. Deceased was in poor circumstances, and was in the habit of messing his money away.—ln reply to Mr. Bloomfield witness said he had given way to drinking for twenty years.—Police-oonstable Lugar said that at midnight on Thursday Mrs. Rainbow came to the police station and reported to him that her husband had cut his throat and was lying in the garden. He went to the yard and found the deceased in a sitting position with his left side leaning against the wall. The knife was at his feet on the left side of the body. He was dead, and quite cold and stiff. He searched the body and found ninepence in the pocket. He had known deceased for four years. He was an intemperate man. He was always by himself and seemed desponding.—Chief - constable Brabner said the deceased had been to the police office on several occasions and asked what they had against him, as they put their men on to watch him. This was an evidence that he had been losing his mind.—The jury returned a verdict that deceased committed Suicide whibittempararily insane
The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1889-01-26 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

MISCELLANEOUS ATHLETICS.  At the meeting of the general committee of the Amateur Athletic Association, held on Saturday at Manchester, the delegates present from the Midland centre were Messrs. H. J. Meredith, 'l'. Cluloe, E. L. Levy, J. H. Walker, F. Wilkes, H. A. Claim R. Hewitt, and E. B. Holmes. The date of the championship meeting was fixed for June 20 at Stamford Bridge. The 'proposal recommended by the National Cyclists' Union to increase the fee for eliibe holding sports to £1 is. was not adopted, and the proposition emanating from the Northern Counties Association, which had for its object the registration of all active amateurs, was also vetoed. The balance on the championship last year at Crews was £ll4 14e. 4d. The following records were placed on the books of the association :-150 yards, C. G. Wood, 141.5e0. ; 200 yards, E. H. Billing, 20Isec. ; 220. yards, C. G. Wood, 2118e0. ; 300 yards, 0. G. Wood, 31iSeo. ; 600 yards, H. C. L. Tindall, lmin. 12tsec. ; 800 yards, F. J. K. Cross, 54sec. ; one mile walk, C. W. V. Clarke, 6min. 41isec. ; high jump, W. B. Page; three miles wall:, C. W. V. Clarke, 21rain. 25peo. Arrangements have been made for the American base-ball teams, who have recently concluded a successful tour in Australasia, to visit England during the month of March. They left Adelaide on the 7th inst., and will play in Ceylon and other places en route. IL is expected that the combination will reach London the first week in March. Owing to their regular engagements at home their stay hero will be very limited, probably not more than three or four weeks.  Madame Hula di Murska, who once held a high position in tho • operatic world, and has sung at the Birmingham Musical Festivals, has just died at Munich in great poverty. Her daughter was so affected by the occurrence that she committed suicide. iviss. S. A. ALTAR $ WORLD'S HAN RESTORER never fails to restore grey ha 'lto its youthful colour. It acts directly upon the roots ot he hair, invigorating them, cleanses the scalp, removing dandruff, rendering the hair soft, sifity and glossy, and disposing it to remain in any desired position. It has hosts of admirers, male and female, young and old Sold by Chemists and Perfumers. . . . .  KAY'S( !OUPOUNU tc.ou Of Linseed,kniseed,Senege, Toln,Ere., w.th Chloroly us. 941.1. safe, permanent, and werrai:ted cure for Pimples, I-Scrofula, Scurvy, Bad Legs, Skin aud Blood Diseases, a, ,d Bores of all kinds, we 'can with confidonce recommend
The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1889-09-21 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

SUICIDE OF A WORCESTER MAN  AT RUGBY.  About eight o'clock on Thursday morning as a man named Goode, in the employ of Mr. C. Freeman, farmer, Clifton - on - Dunsmore, two miles from Rugby, was going to his work he saw a hat hanging on a gate, and on going nearer found the body of a respectably-dressed young man. Police-constable Millership was sent for, and on lifting the body up a small pocket revolver fell from the right hand, and a clean ballet hole was seen in the centre of the forehead. In the pockets of the deceased were a number of invoice heads and price lists belonging to Messrs. J. Burgess A: Sons, pickle manufacturers. London, and an envelope addressed G. F. Woodward, Clydesdale House, Rainbow Hill, Worcester. Amongst other effects were a silver watch, upwards of £2 in money, and a pocket-book, written in which were a few lines addressed to someone at Derby, at present believed to be his father. Goode had seen a person answering the description of the deceased dodging about the fields on the previous evening in a peculiar manner, and it seems that he called on several tradesmen in Rugby on the previous day who noticed that he looked somewhat strange. The rerolver and a box of cartridges were purchased of a local ironmonger, whose suspicions, however, were in no way excited. There were two discharged cartridges in the weapon and three unused. Mr. Woodward was a commercial traveller, and had been away from Worcester for some days. On Thursday afternoon his wife had a telegram to say he had committed suicide, and she went to Rugby. Deceased was about thirtythree, and leaves a young family. He is said to have been of a genial disposition, and much liked by those who were acquainted with him. No cause for the suicide is known beyond the fact that deceased was not in good health.
The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1889-06-22 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

SUICIDE THROUGH DISAP POINTED LOVE.  Dr. C. W. Iliffe (coroner) held an inquiry on Monday morning at the Navigation Inn, Foleshill, into the circumstances attending the death of Joseph Lee, whose body had been found in the canal on the previous morning.—Jesse Lee, warehouseman, father of the deceased, who resides at 80, Albert Street, said his son was a tailor, 35 years of age, and a single man. For a little more than a week past he had been very much disturbed in mind. Last Wednesday week deceased met a young woman, who told him she had received a photograph from her sister in America. Some four year ago deceased paid his attentions to this young woman in America, but he knew that she had been married for about three years. Deceased left home with the intention of going to work last Wednesday, but the thoughts of his previous love having married and had a child caused him to be very depressed, and he altered his mind and did not go. A very strong affection had previously existed between the two. Deceased went to a public-house and commenced drinking, and he kept it up for two or three days. The last time witness saw deceased was at half-past seven o'clock on Saturday morning, when he sat down to breakfast; but he appeared very depressed, and only drank a cup of tea. He afterwards went out for the day, and was not again seen alive by his father.— Cornelius Twycross, brazier, Cromwell Street, Red lane, Foleshill, said he was taking a walk along the towing path of the Coventry Canal on Sunday morning at about 2-50. When near Stoke Heath, he noticed some clothes which were heavy with the dew on the bank. On glancing round he saw deceased's body floating, with the head downwards. He then went for Police-constable Borton, who, with witness, got the body out of the water. Replying to a juror as to a bruise found on the right side of deceased's forehead, the Coroner remarked that it would be produced by deceased getting in the ' water, and would not come on until about twenty-four hours after death, which would account for the last witness not observing it.— A verdict was returned to the effect that deceased died from asphyxia, caused by drowning, deceased having thrown himself into the canal during a fit of temporary insanity.  A