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Alston Herald, and East Cumberland Advertiser. — 1877-12-01 (Alston, Cumbria, England)

SHOCRINO SOICIDS AT SOUTH SHIELDS.—A. &hocking ease of esieide was brought to light about six o'clock on Tuesday morning at the Deana Brewery, South Shields, It appears that on Mr J. Huntley going to the brewery be found that Mr John Young Timbal, a traveler for the brewery, had committed suicide by hanging. The body, which was suspended from a beam by the neck with a rope, was immediately out dowu, bet life was then extinct. Deceased was about 50 years of age, end was married. BZNYIELDSIDIS LOCAL BOARD re Tilt Co Ben lacer CousseY —ln the Exchequer Division of Lb. High Gene of Jestioe, Lord Chief Baron Kelly and Baron Cleasby, sitting in bums t Westminster to bear oases in the special paper, had before them ow Wednesday the case of the Benfieldside Local Beard re the Cornett Iron Company (Limited), asi action wkich wart brought to recover damages for injuries done by the defendants to certain high. ways within the plaintiffs' district, and which came before their Lordships in the form of a special case Mated, with the consent of the parties, for the Opinion of the Coart--Coansel having been heard in support of the contentions, tie Court gave judgment in favour of the plaintiffs. H. RATZLOCK AND TRH &Watt QUIRSTIC —Sir Henry Havelock, M.P. for Sanderlend, tas brought his mission in Bulgaria- to an end, and is now on his way home. As to the result of his work, Sir Henry says:—" If on any one point dr experience acquired at the expense of threw e-ho have made the dire overtone+ for themselves *hull be utilised for the future service of our army, my autumn holidoy will not wive been spent under °auras without effoot. If hereafter, by any word of mine, one life is spurel of oar British lads that would otherwise have been uselessly expended in a fruitless assault, I shall be fully maid for the somewhat rough living of it.o past three months; and damp bivouacs und long rides will not have been in vaiii." BaUrAL ATTACk lif MlNEits AT 00X110E —At the Durham County Po!.ert out t et,. Saturday, Willem Wilson and Julio Yorster, Omen, were charged w:th nesaultUig Jew ie Mackerel and Was. 'Tatters at C 'elite,. From t' e evidence) it at-mewed that the prosecutor Meckerell left Coxhoe abeet eine o'clock on Friday night, and proceeded homewards to Cornforth The two prieneers waylaid him, and when be I ii goae a short dietanue they pounced upon him, keeekel him down, arid kicked him about the body. T ,tt.irs mono to kin essistanes, and he likewise Wn. attuoked, and their united cries brought up Stuje•ate. %Tem the polies arrived Willoo wits kieking Mackeioll, who WM lyitu in. &ensiles too the ground. Th prisuaere ran off, ler were e'terwerds apprehended. The charges were' takee wears- e:e.—Y-tr the on Mackerel! the defterlont Wcre fined £2 awl costs, and for the a.maul oo Tatters, Wilson was fined a farther sum of £2 ani mist, The C:A.g • u,jnet Forster was pithdiaen. ALL`..OTO ROBBERY Or 1.300 Nast
Alston Herald, and East Cumberland Advertiser. — 1877-04-21 (Alston, Cumbria, England)

DRUNK, ITC.  Peter Tierney, for being drunk and disorderly in Market Street, Hezham, on the 17th alt., was fined 10s and oosts.—Daniel Richardson, tailor, was fined Ss and coots for beitur drunk at Ovingham on the 7th inst.—Robert Storey, tailor, was fined 54 sud oasts for being drunk on the licensed premises of John Teller at Ovington on the 7th inst.—John Stephenson, miner, of Derrrent Mines, was fined 20s and oosts for being quarrelsome and refusing to quit the licensed premises of Margaret Davison at Blanchland on the 7th inst.—Francis Angus, of Medomsley Edge, was fined 101 and oasts for being drunk on a highway in Shotley Low Quarter on the Slat ult., and was also fined 6s and costs for allowing a greyhound belonging to him to be at large on the same day.—Mattnew Latheo, pitman, Mickley Square, for being drunk on the licensed ?remises of Mrs Emerson at Mickley Square on the 7th inst., was fined 10s and cost.—John Mason, who was brought up by Sergt. Smith on a warrant on a °haw of having been drank and fighting on the 17th alt., was fined 20s and costs. This concluded the business of the Court.  The Rev A. G. Short, of Biohmond, Surrey, has accepted a unanimous call to the pastorate of Marl. borough Cresoeut Baptist Church, Newcastle, On Monday afternoon, Mr Wm. Jenkins, J.P., was unanivionsly elected Chairman of the Cousett Local Board for the ensuing year.  The 'mikes was beard on Tnesday morning, iu the neighbourhood of Beaton Viilago, near Swamps Harbour.  On Tumidity, the recruits of the Durham Fusilier Militia to the number of over 800 assembled at Barnard Castle for ten weeks' training.  I railway guard named Wm. Anderson, 18 years of age, was on Monday accidentally °rushed to death between two waggons on the railway leading from Houghton dolliery.  _ An old woman named Bateman, 76 years of age, wbo for some time past has been in a low state of mind, has oommitted suicide by witting her throat at Felton Fell.  At WidAringten, a boy, four years of age, named John George Marin, died on Thursday week, through drinking a quantity of brandy.
Alston Herald, and East Cumberland Advertiser. — 1877-04-21 (Alston, Cumbria, England)

SHOCKING MURDER AT CROYDON.  shocking murder has been committed at Croydon. Between twelve and one o'clock on Sunday morning, fergesnt Ashley, of the W division of police, was proceeding along the Southbridge Road, when he heard load Met of " Murder " and " Police " proceeding from Collier's tad. The person who raised the cries was • mean named Hannah Scott, who has been frequently Mom the local magistrates for disorderly conduct. The wont. guided by the information she gave him pro• aged to one of the bottom in the yard inhabited by a an mated Caleb Smith, • laboorer. On entering the Mum a dreadful mane presented itself. On the floor of the front mom, in • pool of blood, lay a woman with her throat cot in a fearful manner. A few feet from her lay faith, with his throat also cut, and it then became apparent that murder and suicide had both been contemplsted. eimith said to the sergeant, in • faint voice, "I die for love," and at the same time, be gave the name of a ono Ind woman who, he said, were the 019)0 of what had taken place. The sergeant at once sent for a surgeon, who, on examining the woman said Fhe was dead. &nil, who wee in a very exhausted state, was conveyed to the Croydon General Hoslitel in • cab. Before he wan removed a razor wan found by his side covered with blood, The name of the deceased Ia Eliza °Morn. She was • married woman, 36 years of age, but since the death of Smith's wife, 18 months ago she has been cohabiting with him. Her husband, who is still living, is stated to be a travellinc hawker. Smith had known the deceased prior to his marriage, and iinmedate!, after the death of his wife she left her husband and came to live with him. There were three children the of Smith's marriage, and these are now ten, seven, ml live years old respectively. One of them, an intelligent little gri, stated that, alter some quarrelling with Osborn, her father out his throat, and then out the throat of the woman with • razor which he took from the tunatleibelf.—An inquest was held on Wednesday, when • verdiet of 'Wilful murdet" against Smith was retumed.
Alston Herald, and East Cumberland Advertiser. — 1877-04-07 (Alston, Cumbria, England)

SATURDAY, AP.AIL 7  he queen's Theatre Edinburgh was destroyed by fire on Wednesday morning. On Wednesday Robert Montgomery, mason, Maar welltown, Dumfries, cut his throat with a razor. The wound was dressed, and the unfortunate man removed to the infirmary.  THEFT OF COAL AT BRAMPTON —Oll Wednesday last a drayman named John Irving wu sent to prison for fourteen days with hard labour for stealing some coal, the property of Mrs Thompson and Sons.  The House of Commons resumed on Thursday night, after the Easter recess. The Prisons Bill passA through committee, and Mr NV H. Smith tr .ught in the Civil Service Estimates.  S:L'ICIDE OF • Dasessuites.—On Wednesday aftt.moon. an inquest was held by Mr R. Y. Green, ,1 deptit,'-ooroner, at Sootawood police-statiot,, on the body of a woman which was found in the river on lbesday.—lsabella Chipchase, servant with Mrs Sharp, 25, Melbourne Street, Gateshead, identified the body as that of Margaret Jane Sharp, 38 years Of age, dressmaker. She saw the deceased last about eleven o'clock on Tuesday morning, at her residence, 26, Melbourne Street. The deceased had Cu a nlack velvet tunic and a nine dress trimmed With velvet, also her slippers, but not her bonnet. She was greatly pat about owing to her sister's ill. Dl. She thought her sister would not get better, and .he hadn't the heart for the business. She bad previously been hearty, and in very good health. She was in low spirits on Tuesday murning, but suer threatened to do away with herself. She wee& out about half-put twelve, but never spoke.— Joshua Tornbull, of Sootswood, Waterman, who was corning op the river in his boat about half.past one o'clock in the afternoon, found the body of the deceased about five yards from the shore at the south side of Redbeagh Bridge, near the new gas work., and thinking it was the body of One of the persons Who were drowned by the boat accident at Ryton • week past Monday, he bronght it to Sootawood.— Sergeant Redshaw prodnoed several articles of Jewell ery which be found on the deceased, and said she had DO slippers nor shoes on.—The verdict of the jury was—" That the deceased committed suicide by drowning herself whilst in a state of tea,Pcrary insanity."
The Atherstone Times. — 1879-10-04 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

MAN FOUND IN TRE RIVER LRAM. An inquest was held at the George Hotel. High-street, on Tuesday morning, before Mr. W. S. Poole, district coroner, t .uching the death of James Brooks, aged 45, whose body was found in the river Lean on the previous afternoon. Mr NV. G. Bloomfield WAS foreman of the jury. —William Dunn, 30, Oxford street, bath-cheirmen. Betake to the identity of the body, as that of James Brooks, of Queen-street, tailor. Witness Was with the deceased on Monday morning from seven to half. pet, when a couvettiotion took Vitae. Deceased looked very wretched, and said he was miserable and could neither rest indoors or out Nliktness asked him why tide was, and he replied that he did not know. He told witness he had no mon and witness gave him 2,1.. all he had Work hat been short lately, but deceased could earn :et! a week when in work. Deceased had been drink ng more than usual of late. When wiatess left deceased he thought deceased was going to work, but he did not do so Deceased had many times said he would crown himself, and so late as Saturdey last, he remarked in witness's presence that he was tired of life and could not stand it much longer. There was a club doctor if deceased had cho.en to go to him, but he did not do so. Witness felt fully convinced that deceased was out of his mind. Deceased had a brother in the asylum, and another brother and cousin committed suicide by (drowning themselves.- -George Wilkins, a boy, residing wire, his pareuti at 29, Waterloo street, deposed to having semi the deceased the previous morning, stauding on the river bank in Corporation field. Deceased took off his coat and jumped into the river. The coat was afterwards found on the river bank.—Police constable H. Creelman, from infer'nation received, went into the Corporation field on the Radford-road, on Monday morning Arriving there, witness saw a coat and hat lying on the river bank, but could not see any body in the water. Search was male, and deceased oyes found at the bottom of the river about forty yards from the place where lie w us euppse.l to have jumped in. No money was found in his pockets A verdict of temporary insanity was returned. 'Thiene" her
The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1883-04-28 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

SUICIDE.  An inquest W,44 le I I et Birmingham by Mr. Hawkea I.'orong'4 Cit iiii,r I. ni Sit indiy Ottonoon, on t'ic b, y of Ed weld K. roan t 221. fact urer'm clerk, who li,l lived wi ih his !wen,. at 333. Monioneht•vead.—'llie number of ileeeis ii said that firth , Irod. Iwo months deceased Ii ii complained fr. q ,eiely of it pain in his head. 0. Monday Forenoon lie came home from work on. 11t* tnet tib tlitoo,r hue, mid Clem went out for a walk. lie retninied fin tea and astii went out, mid about nine 0%1 ‘ek eilhi.l for wit, nese at a place were she w .s and ace no peeled her rari of the w,iy c ono lone. about eleven o'clock, and she and hi. father left hint about midnight nod a ent t u led. Ile anio then that hit 1.1 b Ater. NeKt too.lllii nholit eight o'clock, she c Ted him, but Its lie dii not answer tile went int i his I, 5)10 and lying in liii l.iil. '1711••re was a sot II niedici bottle on the side table awl under a hook on the tat iii,,he found a let, or n tic Coroner. She rememb about Pi“V.LII ye:1111 Of has CORaptiiiii-g of is rellow-worker t ying to take away lui ch ,r icier. —The 1. tter directed to the Coroner, mid aria as hi I ors : Atird 17. 1883.—Des Mr. lii whea,— Al. the inquiry wit eh I presume you will make at. my ile,th, I conjuie you (on the brink tf r,tVe. ;MA worn 1 11111 we g to meet the NI, t-r sif Lk) t i make known thu the only retsun I die by my own hard wise b cau-e a mean mot pi.insl mimed ;wow in Mancliest,ri, saddened mid einlnttored my a sole life by repoit 11l g lit t ,•e p.ini•ipai of tto feet oiy where we I,uutt, norked that I was 0 tioef, l,iauc 1, then a litt e boy, hail take.. a lour. lid tolee•eo out of his istedi. It ein I e siimmed up rely briefly—it preyed on my mmil, miy Minich curse and Id got mid his geticrit mu is my la4i IraYer. I :no owgoinv; to int et oily (401, and m not frighten. d, fo I Mir, never inio a beggar who I thought nil, lii iivry, a i linut copper. Miy Gel tile., my por 1.1 i lowlier aim father, and euse -- I hope sill inc fliend., whom I hare olleieleil whin feeliiig so btt,-i it.ieit, that Cur -- will forgive me. Yours •Ed.. aril Kiernatt vui a to ~weet hy I hope I shall go to 11..11 ' —lt wa.. prove 1 on the evening of Monday ea.r.l had cal:el sit a clie:nist's near Ilia onto and ii-keil tor ain ix ere of chloral, so flint lie in;olit Vet simie Tin cheini _ ti iei.l to p.is. id, ti in tO di withont the drug. hot he in istoh upon hoeing r, and iit length he received bottle coo 's iuinz two dram., of chlo,nl two Iirtf9IIIIS of m.milide of potas,i U in, t t.iu ii rains if Bit ch itoi m, a' ii two drone if -yrup. This w:”. male up to an out and a half, and the iiirecti.ei %%as t hat ii twelvi II of the whole was a f10e.... ad evidently taken thc a hide imilee and a Ina when ho went to heil, tills Wllst auffiu 011 t In p.. 1,131. him.—The j lry returned a verdiet of "Suicide 'while in a state of truiporary ina.mity."
The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1891-05-02 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

DID IT FOR TWO FLORINS. A most remarkah. murder is reported from Temenvar, Hungary. where an elderly woman, the mistreo of an inn, was httely found etrangied. A lodger in the house, was ted for Om crime. but a few clap, ago a man of hi, character in the neighbourhood made revelntions ' which were thought to justify hi. immediate arrent. . lian since manle the following eonfension : He knew the victirn only from having sometimes drunk at her place. One nig/it he lied moo.. all his money. and would gladly have had more wine. The widow brought him a small flank, eat down near hien. and Raid '• If you wonld consent to kill nie tonight, I wonl,l give you two florins." She .11i alio did not want to live any longer, and that she would make no resin/once whatever he did. She went on giving him wine, from time to time exchanging mean• ing looks with until all the other customers won gone. Then she put up the abutter, turned rim the lights all but ann. and brought a aro, pion of laving. which nhe said lie most wind round her neck and then draw with all his strength. She then openol her puree. put two silver florins on the table, and warned him not to touch them before lie had earned them. He waited uMil Ate had put away her purse again. weuxid the string mend her hn m pu eck. oil lled thoe ends mat,/ she wan l'en he took the tw florins and went •way. Thin !statement, which otherwine name incredible. in in nome mearaire oinflrmed by the fact that the vmman had previously attempted to comnxit suicide three times.  A chocking murtr WC. committed at Ilord = 1.1j7:1: hiu nmther dead with s revulver. •  Thomas Iffeadowcroft. aged 21 overl k roaident of Shaw Road, liewhey.. diedn c.lay rfroni injuries ro.;eired at a football"fllcik dlOa Hole, Rochdale, on the trtevioue
The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1891-05-02 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

SUICIDE AT WOLSTON.  DESPERATE JUMP FROM A RAILWAY  An inquest waft held by D. Dille at the Royal Oak. Brandon. on Saturday. on the lwAy of Tom Stairland machinist, who loilgal at the Fos Inn Yard. Cook gtreet. Oiventry.--Alfred iitear• laud. 2c.. 211.. St. Lane, Coventry, maid ceasml. alio was his brother, was single. and he last SAW biEll alive on Thin-isle,' night. Ile had been ihinkilig very heavily and was suffering from depreySiOn. • previous occasion after drinking bout he had attempted to cut his throat.-Janina Buttress. Wolston. foreman platelayer for the London mut PicrtlaWestern Company, maid he was statianol ,esterday morning on n long. of line which included the Ashbourne bridge. Ile P.M deceived get over the parapet wall, walk down On OW line. and throw himself into the four-foot on the down line. Witness remonetrated wall him on the folly id what he was doing. and ordered him riff the property of the company. Peceasial then went away. but almost immediately afterwards appeared on the parapet of the brulge, and shouted to witness, ',incoming," nail immediately jumped on to Me line. lighting on his foe, Witness went LO .111 when he said, I told vim the truth.- and this appeared to have Witt., telephoned for the Brandon Smtion ,liviter and the man was removed to the cut to the hone, and there was also a mark on the head. The face was a, very much injured. The height Item the bridge was .1 kg. The noroner, in summing up. said it was evident deceased was attacked with suicidal se the result of the depression fallowing the drink. and that he died from internal Minnie caused hy the shock. The jury agreed that it was neceswary to call medical evidence. and a verdict clinicids; whilst tempearily WE. re turned.
The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1891-08-01 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

MAI.. at Poiinsal Wednesday. said the great Ivo...rich en... were ...it in W. Winn. with the giant evil— pauperism. They were glad to see it woo deere.eing, and what they bad to an wail to try to redone the number of paupera ktin more, and by elevatiag the maoses of I::=l:n—ce"..&!;4ltTiveel7stlars!!';hl77ltts'iVelf to prepare for o rainy day—they might hope to rw pauperism docents., very much. Thee must nee that any when. which we+ brought forward with this object did not injure the friendly :711=TX•s:rit„1117y wneuld 'find that an= wee eampelbal to stubacrilm to a national pension fund he would cease Os pay a eubscriptims to a friendly nociety. Them were many diffi ovine. in the way of Mr. Chamberlain, seherne, and he liepeil the matter would be settled •!%(b a way that without injury to any exiafing benefit inanely indneements might he offerol to people to prepare for old age.  VUTP flair Restorer ie the quickest, latet,rsefeet flan I ehespostm lerge ncttler flvergghe'ry, g rh*e peach•hke Bloom of a pe:feet .rreplezion ; makes the Ski° smooth, supple, ealtlay, oorufortable. OA. Taldats. livery  ..-27.entenarian ritt,urgh attempted suicide because he .• had lost all In, of ever dying in the natural way:. fi,o, et least, the veracious Pittsburgh pmrnals assure mt. George Pratt, aged sixteen, wee brought before the Chester county justice. on Saturd,,charged with the manehtughts. of tun leen on the Whip Canal at Ince, on the previous We'd,. The contention of the prosecution was that Pratt turned the points which hurled the train ovsr the precipice without any )111a11ii...3. The bench held tlmt there was no prink. faria case against the prianner. They thorndit that the instructions recowyd were itundticient for so important ss post, and that the employment of young buy, esoemally at night, WIWI 111LiCh to_ deprecated. Tricorn. was discharged.
The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1891-05-23 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

EIGHTEEN MEN KILLED AND 25 INJURED.  A terrible disaster orenrredonTnewley morning et the village of York, near Tarrytown, New York Stele, where a quantity of dynamite, which was being convey. by train, eaploded with • tremendous report, which was heard for miles. No lees than 18 persons wi re killed end 2S in• jured. Another correspondent says A carload a dinar.. which ore, being tbe Torli 'en [nil Railroad suddenly expludid. causing terrible destruction of life and property. The railroad trac6m were demolished. and property for a great distairee roun,l was wrecked. A party of track lalnuirer• were working not far from the scene of the expiosion. and the unfortunate fellows were hurled in •11 direntiona. There is reasin to fear that 25 men were kill.. Several of the bodies ere believed to have bren blown into the Hudson River. Search is noes Ising made este a wide area for corp., or en the line is encirely stopped. and owing to the great damage en-ought some time mu. elapse before train• can figain rue over the track. ••• • . .  A later deepatch nays that so far twenty-three injured workmen have been rceAvered from the a:melange. and some of them are in a very critical curelitittn. Twenty men are still missing. and it is feared that most. if not all. of these are dead. Further enquiry elicits the fact that immediately prtor to the catastrophe some navvies who were making an extra railway track found it neceswary to fir. • blast. and the vibration thu• produced exploded the dynamite in the pawing car.  Cut his Throat with a Penknife. A painful sensation was caused in the Central Telegraph Office. E.C..OnTu,sh, morn. ing, by the suicide of one ofthe,leamaphists. The deceased vms shout fifty year. of age. Blood was discovered oozing from • lavatory door. which was forced open. It was fotmd that the decteeed had committed suicide in • matt determined mann, hv cutting his throat with a ,nknafe. The large blule •wi broken in te. attempt, and the deceisaed had then mad the small blade. Ife had anwi• wwwwwi •etting ei• throat almcat