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Widnes Examiner. — 1908-11-21 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

OUT-OF-WORK TRAGEDIES. -Pathetic Cases at Warrington.  Mr. F. A. Jones, deputy coroner, held an inquest at I the Warrington Police Station yesterday into the circumstances of the death of Joseph Hall, twentyeight, who lodged in Knutsford-rotul, whose body was recovered from the Mersey at Howley on Thursdal morning. William Hipkiss, uncle of the deceased, said that about three weeks ago he saw his nephew, when he asked for employment, as he was out of work. Hall , was very much depressed, and the fact that he had been out of work for some time seemed to prey on his mind. ~ William Bamford, who lodged will Hall, said that oa. Monday night Hall was very restless and rambling. During the night on hearing a noise, witness awoke hurriedly and saw Hall leap through the open wiadovr. . which overlooked the river. A search was made along .• the bank of the river, but no trace could be found. The . body was afterwards recovered by Captain Byfleld. of ' the Runcorn Grappling Corps. This is the ninety-ninth body which has been recovered by the Runcorn Grap- , plin fly Corps since its formation ten years ago. The jury returned a verdict of " Suicide whilst of unsound mind." , Mr. Jones also held an inquest on the body of Joh?), Worsley, ironworker, aged forty-six, of Chester-street, who committed suicide by hanging himself in an outbuilding at the rear of his house on Wednesday last. It was stated by the wife of the deceased that in February last her husband sprained his shoulder. Since then he had done very little work, and this seemed to ~ upset him. Oa Wednesday morning she missed him oat of bed, and on going downstairs found him hanging by' al clothesline in the outbuilding. A verdict of " Suicide whilst of unsound mind"  returned. For Influenza and Bronchial Coughs,Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Is. lid., 2s. Od.—Advt.
Widnes Examiner. — 1908-07-18 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

WARRINGTON TRA.GEDIES.  MELANCHOLIA LEADS TO SUICIDE.  Mr. S. Brighouse held an inquest at the Warrington Police Station on Thursday evening, touching the death of Eliza Underhill, aged 71 Tears, 10, Frederick-street, Warrington. Thomas Underhill, contractor (who has been on a visit here from New York), son of the deceased, said his mother was the widow 'of the late William Underhill, who visa a sub-contractor. At 4.20 on Wednesday afternoon she was in the kitchen with witness and his wife, he being engaged in writing a letter. Deceased went into the parlour, shutting the door behind her. After an absence of about two minutes the returned to the kitchen and it was seen that her throat was cut and bleeding profusely. Witness laid her on the stairs and called in Dr. Jago, who said life was extinct. The razor with which the act was committed was witness's property. It was kept at the back of the top shelf of the cupboard, out, it was supposed, of the way of the deceased.  ------. To answer to the Coroner witncrs said he bad been staying with his mother for three weeks. She had teen strange in her manner, and particularly so on Wednesday. They had been cautioned by a medical man that she might attempt to do away with herself. Dr. Ferguson said he was called to see Mrs. Underhill when she first came to Warrington and found her suffering from a tendency to melancholia. She had delusions and particularly the idea that her people wanted to send her nutty. Witness had been asked to give evidence in case it might be thought that the family bad not done everything that they could for her. Witness knew that they had done. When he last saw deceased in April, her mental condition appeared to be much better.  A verdict of "Suicide during temporary insanity " was returned.
Widnes Examiner. — 1908-07-25 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

GRATIFYING EXAMINATION RESULTS. on the work done, Mr. Crosfield also said I ' Mr. Ursos draw attention to the results of the Other reforms were needed and as far as e"e prelimioary examination for the certificate, pointing could gather, he did nut wish him to commit out that four students were presented, all passed, and suicide this week. (Laughter.) He had no intention of twenty-two would proceed to training colleges. He committing suicide, and certainly he did not intend to believed one or two additional students had obtained do it twice. (Laughter.) Therefore he honed that if , admission to colleges since the minutes were printed. be were spared he might have the opportunity, subject, The results were highly satisfactory. The members of course, to the Treasury, of carrying on some other would notice the increasing number of students going postal reforms. He could them that the office of to training colleges, and the students of Warrington Postmaster-General was by no means an easy post—in were to be congratulated on the fact that they were fact it was a somewhat thorny one; as bethought their desirous of entering college. He believed that of the Member and other Members woul I know. They spent thirty-four presented, only one expressed no desire to their time the previous Thursday in throwing brick-bats go. That was a very different state of affairs from at him (Hr. Buxton), but they were kind enoueh to what obtained in many Lancashire towns where they soften the brick-bats by compliments to himself—(hear, found as many as 75 per cent, of the teachers did not hear)—though he did not know that they hurt any the less. (Laughter.) It was a responsible and thorny igo to college. Mr. EL ROBERTS said it was extremely gratifying to -position and therefore one valued very much the public have that opportunity of plying a due meed of testico-operation in anything one might do either personally mony to the merits of the work done by the headmaster or as representing a great department. He thought be of the Secondary sehool and the staff associated with could say on behalf of that department that it was well him. • and efficiently carried on and that it very much appre- The ell.teßlatele supported Mr. Roberts's remarks and elated the pablic feeling and support which it received said the teachers needed all the encouragement possible. (Applause).
Widnes Examiner. — 1908-08-08 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

WARRINGTON WOMAN'S SUICIDE. The Coroner and the Police. Mr. S. Brighouse, county coroner, held an inquest at Warrington yesterday touching the death of Mary Kirk: (11), Admiral-street, Warrington. The evidence showed that on Tuesday night deceased was seen by a girl named Winifred Flynn to drink something from a bottle and a neighbour,Margaret Lawton, afterwards found her lying in a dying condition on the sofa. She was taken to the Infirmary but died on the way. It appeared that earlier in the day deceased purchased a bottle ni carbolic acid from Charles .7. Chamberlain, chemist, Church-street,and she then appeared to be quite rational. P.C. Dennett stated tir.A he received information of the occurrence at 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning. II? visited the house and detected a strong smell 01carbolic acid.  The Coroner: Are you aware that information of this death was given to one of the police sergeants at 10 o'clock on Tuesday night ? Witness : Yes, sir. The Coroner then remarked that it was very probable that that inquest could have been held on WednesdaY when he was holding an inquest on a boy who vos drowned, and mace grief and pain could have beer spared to the relatives. The case was reported at ten o'clock on Tuesday night and in any other part of Oa county tho inquest would have been held and the evidence have been ready on Wednesday. There were fourteen hours between the time the police got to kne',. of the matter and the time when ha held the ioques" on too boy. lie wrote to the Chief Constable asking why the case could not be got together Or Wednesday, and he received a reply stating that the sergeant who was informed of the death P,rc'i,; ceded to the house and returned with only a t facts, that the case was incomplete and he did think it could hare been properly got togother f°,e' Wednesday. lie (the Coroner) was saving this gni' calmly and cooly : he could not possibfy carry out the, duties of his office in South-West Lancashire liole7 the police co-operated with him. There was no part c;„ South West Lancashire except Warrington where ,ti!Jf case could not have been prepared for him for 12.2 d Wednesday. The Puy returned a verdict of " Suicide whilst of unsound mind."  Birth.
Widnes Examiner. — 1908-05-09 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

LOCAL TRADESMAWS SUICIDE. -Found Hanging in an Outbuilding. -Remarkable Family Record.  The circumstances attending the death of Henry Clare, a well-known horse breaker and bird dealer, Flag-lane, whose body was found hanging in an outbuilding at the rear of his premises on Thursday, were inquired into at the Police Station yesterday afternoon by Coroner Brighouse.—Mr. Browne represented the relatives of the deceased. Mrs. Mary Clare, wife of the deceased, said her husband was 47 years of age. He had been drinking heavily during the past six weeks and she had left hint several times owing to his drunken haliits. She recently left him but she returned home again on Saturday last. When she went away her husband generally engaged her niece but this time he engaged another housekeeper.ffer niece then went to live with her sister. On Wednesday she and her husband hada quarrel about the housekeeper. When they were quarrelling he got a knife and drew it across her throat, causing a scratch about three inches long. They went to bed, and at 6.15 the next morning her husband got up. He went downstairs to light the fire and at seven o'clock she herself got up and missing deceased went into the yard and found the gate was bolted. She tried to open the door of the outbuilding but it was fastened. She went for assistance, the door was forced open and there she saw her husband hanging. John Davies, an insurance agent, whose office is in Golborne-street, said that the deceased came to his lodgings on Wednesday night and witness went back with him to his house and stayed there some time. He was leaving him early the following morning when Clare said that witness was the last man he would shake hands with. Witness stayed a little longer and on going the deceased promised to go to bed and be a good man. I He did not see any marks on Mrs. Clare's neck. Mrs. Clare said that the deceased drew the knife across her throat after the previous witness left. When her husband was getting up he looked at her throat and said " Never mind." Davies continuing, said that when he left the deceased's house Mrs. Clare was very excited. The Coroner : She was jealous about the housekeeper ? Witness : There was nothing mentioned about the housekeeper while I was there. Arthur Hill, Golborne-street, said that about 7.30 on Thursday morning Mrs. Clare came to him and said she was afraid her husband had done something to himself. He went to the house and broke open the door of the outbuilding and found the deceased hanging from a beam in the roof of the outbuilding. The door had been fastened with a large wedge. He cut the man down and carried him into the house. He did his best to restore animation but his efforts were of no avail as the man was already dead. Mr. Browne said that the deceased's father and two brothers committed suicide. . .  A Juryman said that he remembered tho deceased attempting to hang himself when he was fourteen years of age. The jury returned a verdict of " Suicide whilst temporarily insane."
Widnes Examiner. — 1908-01-25 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

GARLAND, 51, B. New Century Pict, In the world of anim Carter's New Century Pictu. Their return visit t • Warrington welcomed. The performances have evening this week, and will concinu with matinees to-day and Saturday next. gramme is one of the best of its kind ever t. in Warrington, some of the most wonderft. up-to-date productions in animated photography be. shown. Perhaps the most beautiful picture in the programme is " A visit to Niagia Fa 11.," The m, :most pathetic picture is " The Cashier's Loyalty," Cir.. which shows how the cashier's home was sold up and all tilos, his attempted suicide after being accused of robbing the hegira. his employer, but is afterwards entirely cleared from reside blame. The customs of the people of West Africa are be hoped the thatto;i a, Most realistically shown in a picture entitled " Life ,larger attendance. 'a. and scenes in V est Africa." A most dramatic pro- all given the Club their a cluction is "A brother's sacrifice " whilst the most retired officers have also st, humorous one is "The recruit." Amongst other movement by giving tinanclt. items are " A night in dreamland," "Mystery of a mittee trust that those in whose . ,cab," "Accidents will happen," or "The new Corafirst formed will follow the lead Pensation Act," "Two youthful Ilackenschmidts," give it their hearty support. "Adventures of a street singer, " " The heavenly twins," " House breaking for love," and " The The man who drives the Royal Mail, m The maid who carries the milking pail, illiner's dream." The entertainment is organized The stockman on the cattle run, and directed by Mr. Francis D. Suaderland, and the The sportsman with his dog ttnd gun, acting-manager is Mr. John May who also sings The watchman going his nightly round, several solos with great effect. Those who wish to The miner working underground, Ih. spend a pleasant and profitable evening should not All make themselves front colds secure corn, fail to visit the Parr Hall. By using Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.—Advt.. fortuna,
Widnes Examiner. — 1886-06-12 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

ALLEGED CONFESSION OF A MURDER AT NEWTON. The following is taken from a Liverpool paper on Wednesday :—" A sensational story is being freely circulated at Lovvton, where an old man named Smith has recently died, having had both legs amputated, the result of an accident whilst working at a neighbouring colliery, it is alleged that in his dying moments Smith confessed to his nurse and doctor to having taken part in a murder in that district many years ago, he and three comrades, during a spree having quarrelled with a man, taken his life, and afterwards thrown him into an old disused pit, where he is alleged to have been found by a workman the next morning. According to the story the man named his three companions, all of whom are now dead. Whether the alleged confession be true or not, the inhabitants well remember the three men named, all of whom came to a sad end. One is said to have been killed_ an the railway, another died on the way to his wife's funeral and was carried home on a door, whilst the third died in the workhouse." Inquiries which have been made in reference to this report show that there is some foundation for a portion of the statements made. It has been ascertained as a fact that about 40 years ago the dead body of a man was dragged from an old pit at Lowton, near Newton, and aninquest was subsequently held. There was no definite evidence as to how the vim got in the pit, but the only marks on the body were a scar on the nose,, and an apparently old wound on one of the legs. The then coroner, it is stated, expressed his belief that the deceased had committed suicide, and the jury returned a verdict to that effect. The matterhas since been forgotten, but the report alluded to has revived consideration of the fact stated, in some of the old residents of the district. Up to the present it is believed the authorities have taken no action in the matter.  lIPIDIMICE —
Widnes Examiner. — 1886-08-07 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

SUICIDE AT. ASTON.—Mr. Ridgway, coroner, held an inquest at Aston, on Monday, on the body of Elizabeth Spruce, 65 years of age, widow of William Spruce, bricklayer, of Aston.—Elizabeth Edmundson, of Accrington, said she had. been staying with her mother at Aston about three weeks. She left her mother's house on Saturday morning to go to a doctor's, leaving her little girl in t"the house with the deceased. Her mother seemed to be in great pain, and that was why she went for a doctor. When she returned her mother was dead. Sarah Ellen Rossbottqm, of Aston, said she had assisted to look after the deceased for some time past. Deceased had been gradually sinking. About 20 minutes to twelve on Saturday morning last Clara Edmuudson came for her. She said, "Will you come across? Grandmother is bleeding." She did so, and found the deceased lying on the sofa bleeding from her throat. She breathed about three times and then died. She ' had not spoken. At times the deceased seemed "a lot bothered" in her mind.—P.C. Jackson, Prestonon-the-Hill, deposed to finding the deceased on the sofa in a leaning position. He noticed she was bleeding from the throat. There was a cut across her throat. He found the razor produced behind the sofa cushion. It was closed, but when he opened it he found blood on the blade.—The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide whilst temporarily insane."  1 the itightsoil. The wharf was in anything but a satisfactory condition and.it wuuld be necessary to take immediate steps to keep the wharf nrivate.—The Chairman thought it would be better for Dr. McDougall to go before the Health Committee, and make that statement. The Doctor replied • that he had no means of 'attending the Health Committee. He thought there would be no difficulty in making the yard secure by completing the fence and keeping the door locked. He was told that the nightsoil contractor was not very careful with regard to this. He could not vouch for it himself. but the contractor had been warned by the Nuisance Inspector, and it would he necessary to take some steps to have the matter made 'right.— The Chairman said the Board were indebted to the doctor for the very careful manner in which he had proceeded in stamping out these smallpox cases, and especially for keeping the knowledge of their existence from the public, because in matters of this description people hoon took alarm. It was pleasing to know that the disease wag stamped out, and he was sure that similar cases in the future would be dealt with in an equalli satisfactory manner.—The doctor then retired, and at the close of the ordinary business the Chairman again pointed out the desirability of the medical officer making such statements to the Health Committee, not one member of which was present.—Mr. Imison : The doctor explained that be wee not able to meet the Health Committee.—The Chairman: We cannot have the medical officer saying he could dot see the Health Committee.—The Law Clerk said that if the doctor was notified that his attendance at the committee was desired he would no doubt attend. .
Widnes Examiner. — 1886-01-09 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

CREWE RAILWAY WORES.—AII the men of sal-lane, Salford, died at her own house from injuries sus. Forshatv, Mrs. Burgess, Miss Hill, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Choclew, , Crewe railway shops resumed work at nine o'clock on Mon- I Misses Craik, Mr. and Mrs. John Craik, Mr. and Mrs. James : day morning, after being out for nine days. They, how- tamed by falling downstairs. lne Craik. Mr. and Mrs. Ankland. Messrs. W. J. Forshaw (hon. I ever, still continue on short time, and unfortunately there erly on Saturday morning, the wholesal spirit and grosec.), T. Lane, Rathbone, J. A. Short, Povey, Ashton, appears to be no immediate prospect of the resumption of establishment of Messrs. Murphy, Sutton, and Quinn, eery Quay, Waterford, was completely destroyed by fire. The Emerson, and E. Smith. Mr. N. B. Percival sent a supply full work. The short time movement affects about 12,0001 of cakes and nuts. Tea having been enjoyed, the children workmen employed by the London and North-Western Rail- the damage is estimated at about £20,000. were amused with games, in which the company took part. way Company at Crewe, Wolverton, and other places. A. M. Cheyre, a native of Brazil, is reported to have just to the great pleasure of the youngsters and not a little to Mr. GLADSTONE has been invited "by a number of in- committed 'suicide at Monte Carlo, after losing all his their own. The proceedings terminated soon after ten fluential newspapers" to visit the United States, where he money at the gaming table. He leaves a widow and chillo'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Rose deserve all the appreciation would obtain information which would be of great assis- then in a state of the utmost destitution. they receive from a wide circle of people whe take an in- tance to him in dealing with the Home Rule problem. The I
Widnes Examiner. — 1886-04-17 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

SMOCKING SUICIDE.—A respectably-dressed man. spoil the Cariff Bill to-day. The duties which it is proposed large and not upon a parochial scale. to femme are chiefly those on articles used by American that vaccilation should cease,and that parently a clergyman, there should be some being a diminution as compared with the- estimate of on Thursday morning blew out his belieft that England sometimes pronounce the last £1,393,327. Comparing the actual revenue with the expen- brains at at a small hotel at Clifton, where he had stayed manufettlirers, whereby the latter are subjected to a hope- could Th less omPetition with *manufacturing countries in which words. who intended right hon. gentleman . n concluded by urging dituree we had an expenditure of £92,223,844 and a total over night. The bullet went through the top of his head such materials are not taxed. The committee contem- those in. their ranks revenue of £89,581,308, leaving a deficit on the year of a tended to oppose the bill to close upe.ei then through the ceiling. The landlady rushed in, and, platesan extensive free list, including such articles as wool and h ) 00l and shoulder to shoulder resist the passing of the.measure. £2,642.543. The deficitestimated i by Sir M. Hicks-Beach it is said ,narrowly escaped being struck by a second shot hemp flax, and salt. The minority of the committee is ad- (C eers. was £2,827,171, and the actual deficit was there- from the revolver. yerseto the report drawn up by the majority, and declares The debate was then contiued b r. , y M Arch who thought fore less than the estimated deficit by £184,628. Irswica EtEcTrox.—Tbe polling took place on Wednesthat he bill is founded on the British system of tariff for the danger ay in withholding justice; • l •-Mr. De Corain, who In 1884-5 there was a deficit of £1,050,000. so that for the day, and the result was declared shortly before midnight as revetee only. denonkced the proposals of the Government; . Mr. E. Rue- two years there was a total deficit of £3,692,316. In the follows :—Mr. Dalrymple (C), 3,687; Lord Elcho (C). 3,660;