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The Sun. — 1844-07-18 (London, England)

SUPPOSED SUICIDE.-SINGULAR  CASE. of Middlesex, Mr. G. J. Mills, Deputy Coroner for the county tAliddlesex, held an inquest at the Hammersmith workuse of the Kensington union, in King-street, Hammerpith, on view of the body of a man unknown. It appeared from the evidence that about tea o'clock in the forenoon of Monday last, some bargemen, while •navigating the Grand nuction Canal, discovered the body of the deceased in the !tater at that portion of the canal abutting on Wormwood eretis. The body was immediately got on shore, and con73'ed to the Mitre beer-shop, close by, from whence it was enl(wed to the above workhouse. On an examination being I:ade of the body, bricks were found in the deceased's pockets, theighing ?lbs.,- and the was a mark of a cut across his roat,--hut which might probably have been made by the vottom of a boat passing over it. In one of the deceased's Pockets was found a memorandum-book, in which was writn, in a clear and neat hand, the following, which clearly 'bows that the deceased was labouring under delusions of a -11Cious character : L 'No murderer bath eternal life abiding in him. God suf„ft! none but those predestinated to damnation to commit i-destruction, No human worm has a right to take away ~tuluin life—it is the prerogative of God only. Not even in ;44rder, for God oftentimes makes use of murderers as his 4ents, his police who watches everything that passes, or is transacted, not only in England, but in the fixed stars, those t'Z'Altiful orders cf sisters. Not an atom can move without 4:Observance of his old police, thobe gentlemen without thillg (I ask pardon, they have sometimes feathers) who taliort the secrets of tern heart to the head commissioners or he heads of the govment. What is life? A poor stage player, who frets and struts Poll the stage and then is seen no more. " BILLY, the Immortal. ),:`,Try half the world, you would hang them with the other  Fe What I have done, I have done to show you that I am Fre than mortal, but do you suppose you can destroy me? 0; my flesh may be cut to atoms with a million knives, tioh I am a fallen archangel yet I and shall have employment Punish the great only who offend God. atr.o7 the here are agencies at work at the present time to detr holy religion of this country, founded on a pure and qolhable translation of the Holy Scriptures, or pure Word of 4, testimony which adheres to disbelievers, and which .1,',!8 laugh At, but which is a word of adamant." vitiit'ere was something also written in allusion to the late writ; of the Emperor of Russia to this country, but the dec..% (pencil) was so illegible that it could not be biers''Phered. Deceased appeared to be between 40 and 50 iof age, and was dressed in a gambroon jacket, and a waistcoat and trousers, low shbes, and white stockings, a black silk hat. Nothing whatever was found on him ..vt,l,ding to lead to his identy. declize jury, in the absence of any evidence as to how the Nieased came into the water, or as to the state of his mind, —"limed a verdict of " Found drowned."  Ha
The Sun. — 1844-04-22 (London, England)

CORONER—Do you know whether this elderly gentleman filled any situation to support himself and the deceased ? Witness—ln the London Docks ; a very important situation she told me. Juror—Now, did you ever hear her say anything about her parents? Witness—Yes, sir, she used to remark that she would give the world if she could but find her father and mother. Henry Blythe, police-constable 302 K, deposed to the finding of the body in the middle of the new=cut of the river Lea, at Limehouse, on Friday morning, about five o'clock. She had a bonnet on, and had been turned up by a barge passing over her. lr singular character. ie deceased they had th being the part of The CORONER observed that it not only was a distnßroeetsshspinn eggt ntcgoa sdet oh, e; bteuhater one yc aul isfeoefoofsf'e dr teti i their inquiry. It appeared almost evident that the deceased had destroyed herself, but still there was no evidence to that fact, and they had better record an open verdict. The jury expressed themselves fully satisfied that she had committed suicide, but the Coroner pointing out the safe plan of returning a verdict of a Found Dead," in a case like the present one, they conceded and recorded one in accordance with the Coroner's recommendation. Mr. Higgs held an inquest at the Carlisle Arms, Queen-street, Soho, on the body of Mr. Boudry, aged 47, a master watchmaker, of No. 4, Frith street, Soho, who committed suicide under the following circumstances : Catherine Mills deposed that on Friday morning her master did not get up at his usual hour, but took, his breakfast in bed. Between 10 and 11 the same morning a gentleman called, and said he wanted to see the deceased. Witness communicated that fact to her mistress, who immediately repaired up stairs to inform her husband, but she found the door fastened. She knocked, but receiving no answer, she procured assistance, and had the door top of the bed, with 4 cord tied round his threat, broken open, when deceased was 'found lying on the which was. fastened to a nail in the wall. There being see his brother, he ran up stairs, and endeavoured to a surgeon in the house at the time, who had called to  of of  rd 4 A .17 s u
The Sun. — 1844-01-12 (London, England)

CHILDREN, AND ATTESII"I'ED SUICIDE. 1 LEIGHTON 41, Bletehley and Fenny Stratford 461, Worm eR- 130 "a Banwell 1331, WESTON SUPER MERE 1364, Iligh- ' 1 , TON 526, Roade t3O, BLiswoßme•626, Weedon atlt, Crick 1... 4' .V' ~ rt irt e T 1 ,II- i Y erume seoe, ~RIDGEWATER a,, A IINToN tme. inster to-etay at ten o cloe. -, an proce eto Mr Bush havino represented that the prisoner was Wednesday evening, shortly before six o'clock, the parish of i mony to the effects of the policy of his own Go- Court at Westm , and Welton 756, /limey (111idland Memiries junction) 83, -1 Si vernment at that period :- for his Honour, on the first day of Hilary D f d oas thrown into t e' t t f ' stopped at the liank upon presenting at the counter a mt. Paul, ept or , an ex raor enary sa e o Brandon 89, COVENTRY 94, Hampton (Derby Junetion) 103, DONVN TRAINS Departure orriva• at Arrival at , IToM Swilition their I hear motions, none of which possessed any points of interest. • ' • a It was most unusual ortion of the bank notes of which a clerk in the house ' ezcitement, by the discovery of a horrid murder in Giffen- Il ...,IRMINGHAM 11'4 Daily, except Sundays. ' ".A dreadful commotion distracts the public mind in Ireland Paddington Junction. Destination cc Lasrs, P. ' lot.liMessrs. Barnard and Dimsdale, bankers, in Corn- street, Deptforst ,-a feverish agitatioa and unnatural excitement prevail to a Term, to take his seat in Court atersmegyn aVitzettsti Goods Train to Taunton .... 430 51 iO-0 M 935 E • co It appears that the father of the hapless children, whose Departure • Arrival A :rival degree scarcely credible throuehout the entire country-social bb d f d • hLd Ch cellor gives his public breakfasts at ti , was ro ea ew tte s ago, added that he had de- To Taunton ... 6 0 835 12 50 e s by which t e or an rangement has been made for the g p name 13 John Fawley Dickenson, returned home from London
The Sun. — 1844-12-30 (London, England)

PARENT.—Many of our readers may probably recefire lect that some twelve months since an incendiary of took place amongst farm buildings in the vicinity Droitwich, belonging to J. Robeson, Esq., solicitor, s„n that a young man, named Henry Bennett, wrongful-1 accused a person named Drinkwater of the hemoso offence, in order to obtain the reward offered for the discovery of the incendiary. Drinkwater, his innocence being clearly established, was discharged by the Magi'• trates before whom he had been thus unjustly accused ; and since that time the accuser, Bennett, upon wher, the guilt of perjury seems to have hung like a des weight, has wandered about the country a destitute, depraved, and utterly reckless being. Starvation, er, troubled conscience, or the two conjoined, drove hiss from bad to worse, till, on Saturday last, he mad° sa attempt at self-destruction, by takin: a quantitining " crow-fig." He was discovered early in the mar. lying in the road leading from Ilawford to Clain" 1 s ex. dead, from the combined effects of the poison anubio, posure to the inclemency of the night. Ur° ter. when searched by Sergeant Radford, was found,letll $ll directed to his father, Samuel Bennett, living ate" -e-e reire Heath, and intimating that the writer would r his very shortly his kind offices in " fetching hilnyZeerd, parach, to berry him." Under the care of lwd gr. the unhappy man was taken to a public-house, and the Shelton, surgeon, of this city, was promptly uP°.„l/ respot ; and, in a short' time, the noxious drug was moved, and his recovery is confidently anticipate' s, stantly upon discovering who the would-be suicide t reert Sergeant Radford dispatched a messenger to his liew„tly requesting his attendance. He did come, but evieelhis disinclined to stir hand or foot to save the life °f at, offspring ; and despite the remonstrances of all Preg-ropositively refused him an asylum in his own hene,e,,',oe, marking, " They ought to take him to the work be or where they liked ; but he shouldna come 11013ag,,1 ,g, !mowed it." T. G. Curtler and J. M. Gutch, Psio: who had gone to the spot for the purpose of ascertee-01 ing what could be done for the miserable creature,drdo. the old man and unnatural father a severe an oe• served lecture upon his conduct ; and eventually son ceeded in procuring from him a promise that hi3ll he should have an asylum in his house—at least do had recovered—and there he was accordingly _ro° an —Worcester Herald. • roll, NOE kELE
The Sun. — 1844-09-25 (London, England)

MAW AND POLION. A Frenchman named Jacques Besset, for some time carrying on business in Fenchurch-street, under the firm of Pricener and Co., general merchants, was on Monday brought before the Lord Mayor At the Mansion House, charged with the offence of fraudulent bankruptcy. He was committed preparatory to being sent to France. Eliza Moore, charged at the Guildhall with attempting suicide by drinking laudanum, was remanded by Sir Peter Laurie. At Clerkenwell, William Griffiths, who described himself as a surgeon, residing in Gerrard-street, Islington, was charged with knocking at the door of the house, 71, St. John's-street, Clerkenwell, without lawful excuse, and making an alarm of "Fire." The prisoner, who pleaded drunkenness as an excuse was fined ss. Adele Dupierre was fully committed from Marlborough on a charge of illegally pawning shoes, the property of Mr. Van Bever, her employer. At the same police-court, 'William Nash, policeconstable C 100, was fined 31. or one month's imprisonment, for a wanton and unprovoked assault upon Mrs. O'Connor. As the lady was walking in Piceafilly, she was, without any provocation having been 'sccn, rudely seized and shaken by the policeman. 'A: Union-hall, Michael Sullivan was brought before Mr. Cott." ham, charged with wounding policeman Murphy, L as:e‘lon, by striking him on the head with poker. The M,.:717c.,..trate then inflicted a fine of 51. in the prisoner, and ii: (sefault of payment committed him for two months. There was a thronged attend47l" at Hammersmith to hear the examination of five pers,,es, wh 3 had, on the previous day, been taken into cut. s4)4YY the police at Kensington, on a charge of being co.. n I" r.4.7d , in causing the death of George Benson in a hg. which took place on Sunday morning near the basin I of the Kensington Canal. The case was remanded I until Thursday. Mr. Sinclair Blue, a surgeon, of High-street, Poplar, aged 29, was brought before Mr. Broderip, at the l'hatnes office, on a charge of assaulting three females in a very brutal manner, with being drunk, and with .treating a disturbance in the public streets. It appeared from the evidence, that at the corner of Ginaline Mr. Blue had run-a-muck at several women, ind severely ill-treated three of them. In his deitnce he said that he had been first attacked by the women, who pushed against him, and tried to pick his pocket. He was held to bail to appear at the sessions.
The Sun. — 1844-04-24 (London, England)

LAW AND POLICE. In the Consistory Court on Tuesday, the case of Dysart v. Dysart came on for hearing. This was a suit fir restitution of conjugal rights, instituted by the Earl of Dysart against his Countess, which was met by her Ladyship with a plea of cruelty charged by her against her husband The pleadings, which are of great length, occupied a considerable part of the day ; the case was then opened on the respective sides, and the rest of the day passed in hearing and deciding upon objections to various letters offered as exhibits in the cause. The argument will commence next court day. At Union-hall Elizabeth Godfrey, a respectable looking young woman, was brought befoi e Mr. Trail!, charged with attempting to commit suicide. Policeman 132 L stated that while on duty that morning, at one o'clock, he ob.,erved a young female walking along Waterloo-bridge apparently in a very dejected condition. He could heat' her sobbing as she went along, and when she thought she was unobserved, she retired into one of the recesses, and commenced taking off her bonnet and shawl, and then ascended the seat, and was in the, act of clambering over the parapet for the purpose of throwing herself into the river, when he immediately hastened up and pulled her back. The prisoner expressed her regret and promised to return to her sister, if permitted. The Magistrate, however, required sureties, and she was locked up. After _the. night charges had been disposed of, Daniel Dearlove, a young man, was placed at the bar before Mr. Henry, at Lambeth-street, on a charge of entering the dwelling-house of his uncle, Mr. James Dearlove, and stealing therefrom bonds, bills of exchange, Bank of England notes, and other property to a very considerable amount. The circumstances of the robbery have already been described. The prisoner, with the advice of Mr. Pelham, who attended for him, declined saying anything in his defence, and was remanded to a future day. Yesterday Thomas Horn, John Ruddick, William Southin, and William Smith, four " cads" or'' hangers-on" of omnibuses, were brought up at Hammersmith Police-court, on warrants for having assaulted Robert Haggerstone, a conductor, in the employ of the Hammersmith Conveyance Company. The assault having been proved against Ruddick, Mr. Paynter said, such improper proceedings on the part of persons connected with omnibuses would lead him to determine, in all future cases brought before him, to impose the highest penalty the law allowed. There was not the slightest accusation made against the conductor Haggerstone. An assault had been clearly proved against the defendant Ruddick, whom he should fine 20s. and costs; but the other defendants must be discharged, there being no evidence against them.  THIS r DAY'S NEvYS.
The Sun. — 1844-11-01 (London, England)

THE DOUBLE SUICIDE NEAR KILMARNOCK. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. Up to this time no person has come forward to give information regarding the two individuals. It is generally believed that they attended the Burns Festival, and that they have been sojourning in Ayrshire ever since. They put up a short time at Mrs. Smith's, Mauchline ; and afterwards at the Black Bull, Ayr, where Mrs. Smith met them. Subsequently they were at Troon, Irvine, and Ardrossan, at each of which places they stopped about two weeks. Before leaving the house of Mrs. Holmes, Irvine, the lady presented Miss Holmes with a handsome wrought purse ; and she gave Mrs. Orr, of Ardrossan, an elegant white veil. Miss Holmes and Mrs. Orr have seen the deceased, and at once recognised them as the persons who had stayed at their houses. It is thought that by Wednesday morning some communication will reach Kilmarnock in answer to letters which were sent to the police-offices in London.  [The unhappy individuals sojourned in this quarter for about six weeks. They came here a short time before the Burns Festival, and took up their residence in the Black Bull Inn. They lived together in the most agreeable and happy manner ; and were, during the time they stayed, more like members of Mr. Dewar's family than lodgers in his house. The male was in the habit of addressing the female as his " Dear Mary. They attended the most of the churches in town, and visited all places of note in the neighbourhood. No letters came to them during the whole time they resided here ; and, on one occasion, the gentleman distinctly stated to Mr. Dewar that no letters would come to them. They did not seem to be scarce of money ; and paid their bills every two days. Mrs. Dewar heard their name mentioned only once, but does not recollect what it was. She is certain, however, that it commenced with a " B," which agrees with the letter on the linen and seals belonging to the deceased. The whole circumstances connected with this melancholy event have been minutely investigated by the sheriff and fiscal on the spot, but nothing further has been elicited ; and as yet no information regarding the unhappy individuals has been obtained from London, which appears to have been the place of theiri residence. Their trunks, after the contents were inspected and inventoried, were sealed up by the sheriff, and will lie in the sheriff-clerk's office here till claimed.]-44yr. Observer
The Sun. — 1844-12-11 (London, England)

ASSIZE - INTELLIGENCE.  -WALES'SOUTH ClRCUlT.—Chestee, Dec. C. .., . _..- (Before Mr. Baron. Guasar.)- ~ .- . .--, awrtrie,.casz- OF PAIRICIDL : . . ' -A young woman,. aged,2o, ',having the appearance of a servant, was placed at the bar, charged • with the wilful murder. of . her , own father, :Richard Gallop, at. Monk!tt Coppenhall,. on the 2d -of. November, by the , .. . adthinistration of. arsenic. - .• The Attornep!General,. Mr. . Temple,!.: and: Mr. Townsend, were counsel fur ihe.prosecution.; and Mr., !Trafford for the priaonstr -..Prom the evidence.addUcell in support of the charge, it, appeared that about eight months ago the deceased, who was a joiner, and his family removed from Liverpool to Crewe, .in the township of Ai onk't Copp-mhall,. forthe purpose of working at the extensive works belonging to the Grand Junction Railway Company: The deceased and his wife did .not Jive happily together, and about six months ago the- latter committed' suicide by cutting her throat. After. that the family. _consisted of the prisoner, her father, the daughter of his wife by.a former husband,- and. a lodger; named William Frazer. After the death of his wife, the prisoner's. father treated her, with ' considerable severity, and, ,on one occasion, when' she had roasted some potatoes too bard, he threatened to beat her with- a strap. This she-complained of ,to -her half-sister, and said that,• as she had no: comfort. at home, • she would go.to service. During,The time the; prisoner was' residing in Liverpool, she-had becomeacquainted with a young roan named Duval, and about-the beginning',. of October, , there: being a cheap train from Crewe to, Liverpool, the 'prisoner _announced-.-her intention Of going _.by 'it, but -her father -Ives. very angry With her, and-refused to, allow her. to go, :at he said it Was only for the purpose-of ,seeing her sweetheart, and he , disapproved, of the connexion. • -Shortly after that the:prisoner purchased- a pennyworth, of arsenic, . for the purpose,as she said, of destroying-rats and mice. . ;
The Sun. — 1844-09-20 (London, England)

MANCHESTER ATHENEUM.—The meruhersoiree Manchester Athenaeum intend holding Pi7lle 3a a° the Great Free-trade Hall, Manchester, el," has Prie-' next month. Benjamin D'lsraeli, Esq., 14'." "n' go,"tn,'"' mised to preside. The following noblereenfethe men have already accepted the invitations nth, Eariti, mittee to be present :—The Right 1101;„„ I)ucie,rge the Right Hon. Lord Francis Eget!' "Von. urae-hila Right Hon. Lord John Manners, M.P., tu• Are h,,, Sydney Smythe, M.P., Mark Philips, Pick,' .5q.,1".";,a, Milner Gibson, Esq., M.P., Richard Cohaer Brather',4 Richard M. Mimes, Esq., M.P., Joseph ha Doorrha Esq., M.P., S. A. M'Geachy, Esq., M.re Esq., LL.D., M.P., Edmund Buckley, Esq"wie. Bright, Esq., M.P., Rowland Hill, Eecktri u. h Taylor, Esq., LL.D., Mr. and Mrs. S. C. —song 0-1• be seen from this list that the meeting has literary oca ever to do with party, but is to be a Pere'Yd oaportsl°o- and one of the greatest interest au _A gol It is expected that upwards of 3,000 ladies flu' aiff' men will be present, SUPPOSED SUICIDE THROUGH FEAR OF st be —Yesterday Mr. William Baker held inqueen oa to. George the Fourth, Green-street, Bethnal-g"rs.' 13;r' body of Harriet Downs, aged fifty-eight Yet! ,_ peared the deceased was the wife of a Spitalfiel..abdepraefeeifif In consequence of the slackness of work, ann_ro,„ tion in weaver's wages, she had lately hecvart °f to desponding. On Friday last, in the early Pa„ _ day, she said to her husband, "Jack, I de„• see you work so hard, and not live betterio•iv and ,tdeavoured to soothe her, but she was veil day. of jested, and said she should not live till Satan bcard io five o'clock she left home, and was not aga'n„oatie.g, e, until Tuesday last, when her body was found ",,.hric!g_ci the water of the Regent's-canal, near the Fertar.r_cog las 0„, The husband deposed their altered circums Pevide preyed much upon her mind. There being a° ,otere' of how deeeased came into the water, the jury 101 an open verdict of "Found drowned." ie'', on ate of