npedrazzini/19thc_murder_suicide_news huggingface dataset:
The Poole Telegram. — 1882-11-17 (Poole, Dorset, England)

SAD SUICIDE AT WIACHESTER.  On Wednesday last it became known in Wit chester that a lady named Hollinsed ha 1 been found dead in the Mill-pond in the College Meads, and the painful cocumstancee in connection therewith were revealed at an inquest held by_ the coroner (Mr. H. White) at the Guildhall en Wednesday.—The deceased, Jane Hollinsed, was 56 years of age, and the widow of the Rev. B. Hcllineed, rector of Morton, Didcot, and known in She rborne as foamerly Mies Jane Alford, daughter of William Afford, Esq., J.P. The depositions of WilliesnOliver, a labourer, living at St. Cross, proved that he saw the bedy in the Mill-pond of the College Meadows, lying in four feet of water, quite covered. Deborah Smith, a cook in the employment of deceased, last eaw her in the dining-room on the evening of Tue:olay, at about twenty minutes to five o'clock, when she teemed to be in her usual health. She had, however, appe. red to be depressed so much so th. t Os the pl emus Saturday she remarked that she thought she should go out of her mind. Deceased had been peakiug of a (laughter about whom she was troubled. Another servant of deceased, named Guyatt, the honaemaid, heard oh ceased leave the house about five o'clock on Tuesday night, and the servants remained up for their mistress till half-past twelve o'cl+ck, when, finding that she did not return, they went to bed. Aar. E. A. Beresforal said .h A deceased was related to him by marriage. He saw her on Monday &Rein°. n at about ear.° o'clock, when she spoke to him continuously about her daughter, who had been confined in an asylum, and this was evidently woaking on her mind, causing great depression. She seemed to think that there was in hope of her d lighter's rocovery and would talk of nothing else. He had seen her about eight days before. She was then very much depretsed from the same cau,e, and 83 med to be suffering from melancholia. Deceased was the widow of Richard Hollinsed, rector of Morton, near Didcot. Mr. F. Bowker, jun., likewise spoke of having seen do ceased many times during the previous fortni,ht, when she appeared very much depressed about the state of her daughter's he dth. He said that several letters were left hy deceased addressed to him, and they hod been handed to him by the police. He produced them, say ing that there was nothing in them to show any intention of do lug injury to herself. [Theae letters were subsequently read, from which it was evident that deceesed had made a most careful and methodistical disposition of her affairs.] There were four packages of jewellery fastened up and aGt reseed to diff,r, nt parties. It appeared further, in enamor to the question from the jury, that Mr. Bow ker had made the deceased's will on the previous Monday. The medical evidence left no doubt that elf Fah had been caused by drowning, and the jury, alter considerable deliberation, found that deceased committed "Suicide whilst in an unsound L'ate of mind."
The Poole Telegram. — 1882-12-22 (Poole, Dorset, England)

CHLNGE OF GARRISON.—Last Saturday morning a draft of the West Surrey Regiment, consieting of eight non-Cemmiasioned officers, and 245 privates, in charge of Captain Massey and Lieut.. Robson and E lwarder of the Essex Regiment, left Portland by the first tram for Portsmouth. and embarked in the troopship Euphrates for India to j.in the 2n i Battalion. They wore the Indian helmet, and among them were a number of lively fellows, who bad begun their vagaries at half-past five in the morning, at the B rrracks, by groaning and cheering as various names were mentioned. They were played to the station by the band of the regiment, leaving the barracks shortly af cer 6.30, and long before they reached Fortune's Well the &Auld' of their approach were heard by the rehearsal of singing and difficult music, with wbich it is presumed they meant to charm the Hindoos. lithe rear of the main b erly were the prtioners, about two dozen who had a guard with r:flas aLd fixed beyon-t r. Those who were left behind, we hear, were glad to see the backs of the draft, as those who remain are mostly old soldiers of go rci character, while those who left were youngsters of little more than two years' service. By the 2 30 afternoon train (half-an-hour late) c ime a det ichmeut of the 2nd Shropshire, late the 85th K.L.1., who arrived from Aldershot, to the number of 156 men and I several women and children, tinder command of Capt. Collette and Willraham, and they were met by the regimental band and played to the barrecks. Their facingi are blue, exactly similar to those of the Surrey regiment, the seroants wearing the additimal decoration of the chain and whistle. The new arriva,s seeua tj be not very young men but those of some experience, and owing to the fewness of the remnant left of the Surrry Regt., most of the duty will fall on the new detachment. 16 men of the Royal West Surrey Rest. Procteded tu Quildbal on Alogdity LOS dial? At 00  depot. Amongst their nucsbar was the man who lately attempted suicide by outtin; his throat. Fle koked val,, but had alm-nit recovEred from his wounds. On the recommmdation of Dr. Mac Lean, who is in high esteem at the Citadel for saving the mm's life (medically s: (waking), end on account of the s oldier's long servitude and previous good conduct, the General Commanding the di s riot has given orders that the self-w mn ler shallen.t be punished. lie is • tall, fine ',Lung man.
The Poole Telegram. — 1882-05-26 (Poole, Dorset, England)

CONVICT INSANE AFTER ALL.—R. N. Remised, Esq., coroner for Portland, last Thurs lay afternoon held an inquest at the Prison on the body of John Jones, a young convict, who was found on the previous day hanging in an infirmary cell.—Geor .e Clifton, Esq., Governor, said the prisoner was brought to Portland from Woking, and received on March 4th, 1882, under sentence of seven years' renal servitude t his age was 26; his character as a convict fair. He had been 56 days in the hospital, under observation, as he was considered to be feigning insanity, and, as a precaution, was left in the cell by himself. He was fund dead in his cell at 6.45 a.m. on Wednesday. —Aesistant.Warder David Bowery, at 5.20. was on duty on the landing in the hospital, where deceased was confined in one of H the cells. e unlocked the door and gave prisoner water to wash with; went to other cells' and did the same; returned to prisoner and gave himhis breakfast, 8 oze. of bread and one pint of tea, and deceased was then washed and dressed. Witness went apd served the other prisoners, and then went to his own breakfast, but returned at 6.40 and visited deceased to serve him with some medicine, when he found him hanging behind the cell door with a piece of his towel, which he had tern off, and fastened round his neck, the other end being slipped over the top bar of his door, and with this he bad hanged himself. Witness at once cut the towel from 04 hinge, and called Mr. Anderson, the principal warder, Vpho care and found the prisoner still warm, but quite dead. The assistaet-warder nnfastened the towel from deceased's near, and, bejng called, Dr. Lilley come almost immediately. Jones had drunk his tea, but lija not Beam to have touched his bread; it appeared -he had washe I himself and then torn up the towel to bang himself, fcr no one else could get in.—The assistant medical officer, Dr. O. H. Lilley, said when he was sent fcr deceased was quite dead; he had evidently hanged himself with a piece of his towel on the top bar of his door. Deceased's sanity had been doubted, aid he had been eearnined by the late superintendent of the County Lunatic Aeyetim, who pronounced him sane. He wi; "4-"Lnce in his manner, and se.id " Yes " to everything asked c f him, As a precautien he was placed under 0bP(31,76, tion, and was so when he committed the act. Op the 16th, witnere reoommended deceased ehmtld be tressJarred to Parkhurst Prison, on medical grounds, that being an invalid prlson.—The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide whilst of Unsound Mind." The name. of the July were—Messrs. W. Attwooll, W. Comben, R. Flann, J. Reid, F. Toms, v P. Edmunds, W. Price, G. Downton, J. Mint/hod, F, Yew, E, Pearce, B. Kelly, and J, Score,  OUR CHANNEL SQUADRON ou Monday left Portland for Plymouth about two o'clock. They had been delayed owing to the deneti fog prevailing at the time, the intention having been to leave on the arrival of the morning maile. The fog now hangs over the destination of the Fleet. It had been supposed the Sultan would join hare; but she had not made her appearance in the Roads before the Fleet left. PeIMITIVE
The Poole Telegram. — 1886-01-01 (Poole, Dorset, England)

SUICIDE IN A WATER-TANK. On:Tuesday Dr. Diphick held an inquest at 38, Red • °Me-gardens, South Kensington, on the body of 1;3081 Martin, aged so, a cook, who oomosittted suicide at 'the above-named address, ;he residence of Mr. Gowdry, a gentleman, on Sunday morning. It appeared from the evidence adduoed that the deceased was addicted to habits of intemperance, On the morning in question she got up as usual, and made preparations tor her master's breakfast. She dressed, and went out. Lucy Amos, the housemaid, subsequently found her attired only in an undergarment, in a water-tank, which was situated on the top floor of the house. Amos immediatly gave an alma.. air. Gowdry pulled the deceased out, and sent for Dr. Burke, who attended, and pronounced life extinct. No reaSon could be assigned for the act. The jury returned a verdict that the deceased committed suicide while in a state of temporary insanity.  A stableman in the employ of the Duke of Edin burgh, at .Eastwell Park, has been trampled to death by a horse. The man, in attempting to mount the animal, fell, and the horse kicked and trampled upon him, inflicting injuries from which the poor fellow died within a few hours. An inquest was held on Wednesday. , A young lady, aged 17 years, daughter of Mr. Fairley, ship-builder, Sunderland, has been burnt bo death. Mos Fairley was subject to fite for several years, and by some means not explained her night- . dress caught fire in the bedroom in the absence of her nurse and the received such injuries that death resulted soon afterwards. Mr. Gladstone attained his seventy-sixth birthday on Tuesday. The right hon. gentleman, who is in good health, received the congratulations of all the members of his family assembled at Hawarden. At Chester a banquet in celebration of the event was held. During service at Castlegate Congregational Church, Nottingham, on Sunday morning the Rev. * Josiah Bull, M.A., a retired minister, aged 78, was suddenly seized with illness. He was removed to the . vestry, where he died is a few minutes,
The Poole Telegram. — 1886-03-26 (Poole, Dorset, England)

CURIOUS BIGAMY CASE—At the Woolwich Policecourt, on Friday, Edgar William Bateman, a corporal in the Royal Artillery, was charged with marrying Emily Lilian Goodwin while his first wife Ada was still alive. The prisoner, before joining the army, was said to have occupied a good position in Weymouth, and he was married to Ada Amelia Latty, at Wyke, in November, 1878. After a time he left his wife and enlisted in the Royal Artillery, in which regiment, being well educated, he was promoted to the rank of corporal, and employed in the office. At Woolwich he made the acquaintance of Miss Emily Ldial Goodwin, who believed him to be a single man, an was married to him at the parish church in September 1884. There was a child born of this marriage, but circumstances arose which led to the prisoner being ordered into barracks and separated from his young wife, at the solicitations of her friends. Inquiries were then made into his antecedents, and the fact of the first marriage was discovered. It was also found that the first wife had married again. She stated that she read in a newspaper of a man having been{ found drowned in the Thames, and the description so precisely corresponded with that of her missing husband that she fully believed that he had committed, suicide. She went into mourning for him, and after 1 her period of widowhood she accepted another offer of marriage. She was now living at Forest-gate, and. did not want to trouble the prisoner; but as she eould not be a witness against him, the constable in charge of the case said he proposed to bring a witness to the first marriage from Weymouth. When the prisoner was arrested be admitted that he had been twice married, but alleged that the first marriage was illegal, and that he had a sufficient answer to the charge. He now reserved his defence, and was remanded in custody.
The Poole Telegram. — 1886-02-05 (Poole, Dorset, England)

WARBET.NSTIOR.  STRANGS DRATIL—An inquest was held, before Mr. Coroner Sylvester, on Tuesday afternoon, on the body of Elizabeth Ann Pearce, aged 25, wife of Edwin Burt Pearce, of Back-street, chemist's porter, and treasurer of the local corps of the Salvation Army, who died very mysteriously on Saturday night. The deceased had been married about nine months, and of late she and her husband had led a very unhappy life, owing, as stated by Pearce, to the fact that his wife neglected her house and kept loose company. They lived with his mother, and for several months past Pearce had handed his wages to his mother, who had had the management of the household. The deceased went out frequently to chart but never accounted to her husband for her earnings. On Saturday night, at ten o'clock, she came home apparently in her usual health, and after sitting with her husband for a few minutes went to bed. She had been taking medicine for some time for diarrhoea pains, but on this occasion refused to take it, remarking that she was going to have something better. Pearce followed his wife in ten minutes' time, and got into bed. About ten minutes past 11 heivas aroused by a gurgling noise and the cries of "Oh, Ted, oh, Ted 1" uttered by the deceased. He got up and struck a light,and on looking at his wife believed she was dead. He called his mother and a neighbour, and ran for Dr. Willcox, who on his arrival was et opinion that the deceased had been isdsoned. H. looked round the room, and while doing so Poems said he called his attention to a bottle standing in the window, which contained some fluid, but the doctor stated that when Pearce fetched him he told hint he believed hie wife was dead, and that he had noticed "a glass of something in the window." In the deceased's pockets the doctor found some of Battle's vermin killer.... Injbe glass he, found some wbite Powder. He lisM,made 'a post-mortem examination of the body, and found arsenic in the stomach. He believed this caused her death. Mr. Whittock, an apprentice at the shop where Pearce was employed, stat.a that the bottle'of arsenic WWI placed on a side counter on Saturday evhning, and between seven and eight o'clock, on going into the cellar, he found Pearce at the arsenic cask, refilling the, bottle. It was explained, however, that the bottle had been placed on the counter where all empty bottles were placed for the purpose of being refilled. Pearce, his mother, and a neighbour. stated that the deceased had frequently said she should not live long. Pearce spoke ut his wife as ,havipg a violent temper, and Mr. Willeox, Who spoke of her as a simple minded girl, said he should not have been surprised to hear that she had committed suicide. Other witnesses said she was anything but a girl of that kind. The jury said the evidence was very 'unsatisfactory, ad adjourned he inquiry till Tuesday next. The affair has caused great excitement in the town. Pearce is known among the Salvationists as "Happy Ted," and on the occasion of his wedding there was considerable festivity among the corps.
The Poole Telegram. — 1886-04-16 (Poole, Dorset, England)

SUICIDE OR ACCIDENT.—Mr. Druitt, 8011. held an inquest on Thursday afternoon on the body of a young man named Edwin Head, 25, whose dead body was found lying on the beach on the previous Tuesday morning. Tom Head, greengrocer's assistant, said that deceased was his brother, who was in business for himself at 5, Railway-ttrrace. Witness last saw him on Sund sy night, and he appeared to be in good health and spirits. Deceased was not in the habit of going to Boscombo, though sometimes he went on the Sunday. Deceased was not a teetotaller, nor did he drink much. Lately he noticed that his brother was getting a little low in spirits, and he had told him (witness) that he did not know v, hat he should do on the next day, as he had no stuff in the shop and no money to get any to pay his rent. He added that he wished he had never seen the shop.— John Joy, painter, 9, Terrace-road, said that he knew deceased who hrid lived with him for two years. During that time he never saw him drunk but once, and that was a long time back. He saw him on Monday at noon in the Arcade, and deceased declined to have anything to drink. He met him again later on, and he appeared in good spirits, and was in Terrace-road. —Thomas Richards, carpenter, son of Henry Richards, chief officer of the Coastguard Station at Southbourne deposed to finding the body of deceased between eight o'clock and half-past on Tuesday morning. He first saw a pair of boots heels upwards in the water some yards out in the breakers, and found that it was the body of a man quite dead. He informed his father of the circumstance. There was one scar over his right eye.—Sarah Jane Head said that deceased left home on Monday evening at 10.30 in good spirits. She did not see him again alive. —The Coroner pointed out that there was no conclusive evidence to show whether deceased got into the water by misadventure or otherwise, and a verdict of "Found Dead" was returned.
The Poole Telegram. — 1886-04-16 (Poole, Dorset, England)

INQUEST.  (By Telegraph.)  Dr. George Danford Thomas, Coroner for Central Middlesex, opened an inquiry at Middlesex Hospital this afternoon, touching the death of Lord Shaf tee. bury, who committed suicide on Tuesday afternoon by shooting himself in a cab in Regent-street, W. Hon. Lionel Ashley, Audley Mansions, brother of the deceased, stated that the late Earl was 55 years of age. He had suffered from depression of spirits since February. He did not know that he had actually threatened to take his life, but he said sonietimes he wished his life was ended. Great anxiety was felt by his friends, insomuch that he was watched in his movements. He was under the care of a physician, who treated him for:melancholia. Lady Shaftesbury had informed witness that House had removed firearms from his reach, and that on the day of his death House felt his pockets to see whether he had any weapons, but discovered none.  Deceased's butler, Andrew Wicks, stated that he had received instructions to watch him. He saw him leave home at one o'clock on Tuesday, and followed him towards Pall Mall, where he missed him.  Robert Garden, gunmaker, Piccadilly, proved deceased purchasing a revolver about three o'clock the same day. He put two cartridges in it, and painted it about, acting in a strange way, and walking out abruptly. Dr. Timms spoke to attending the deceased for melancholia. He seemed upset in mind about his estates, and doubted whether life was worth living. Cabdriver Wakeley deposed the deceased hired his four-wheeler in Regent-street aboutthree on Tuesday. He drove him up and down Regent-street several times. When near Oxford-street he heard a shot, and he remonstrated with deceased, who put the revolver to his head and fired. Witness drove to Middlesex Hospital, where the Earl died a few minutes after. Verdict "Suicide whilst of unsound mind."
The Poole Telegram. — 1886-02-12 (Poole, Dorset, England)

DEATHS.  . An ipquest was held, on Saturday as to the death of the Wife' of the Rev, W. H. Stockdale, an elderly lady residing at Ferndele Yilla1 Paignton. On Thursday night a servant emploYed to wait on the lady took her some bread and butter. The &Milos told the servant that she oould not sleep, and ahe wed take iteleeping draught which was on the chest of drawers. The servant took a bottle which the thought contained tbe sleeping drenghtv and gave the lady a does. Subvequently it was diecdeered that the servant had given her mistress a liniment ixterked " Poison " and emetics were administered, but without rtvd, and 1 the lady died on Friday. The medical man h made a post marten, and stated that death was due to belladonna liniment. The Coroner, in 'summing up, said that the servant should lave been more careful in ascertaining what medicine the was giving her nejetress. A verdict of "Death from Accidental Poisoning" was returned. Mr. C. C. Lewis an Saturday held an inquest at Brentwicid MI the body of Reheard Furbank, an army p4nsianer, who bad seen 54 yeiskrie service, and who committed suicide by taking laudanrini while staying at the Chequers Inn, Brentwood. Under his pillow was found a seven -chambered revolver loaded. He [ resigned a post in London shortly before Christmas, and broke up his home, and for schne tithe he appeared to have been in a distressed state of mind. Three or four weeks ago he attempted to destroy himself by taking poison, and by opening a vein in his arm, but ' he recovered under treatment at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. On the day that he made this attempt he wrote the following letter to his daughter, a girl of about twelve years, who is staying with an aunt near 13rentwaxl i—" Dear Minnie,—l have always loved your mother and our children. I Ann boar this life no hugger. Since I saw you last I have made four attempts to poison myself. I hope to-night to be more successful. God bless you, dear children. As 1 you cannot be happy with a father, may you be happy without one." The daughter was present at the inquest, and her distressed condition and piteous cries of Oh, my dear father 1" created a painful scene. A verdict of "Suicide while suffering from temporary insanity" was returned.
The Poole Telegram. — 1886-02-12 (Poole, Dorset, England)

SUICIDE IN A CEMETERY.  On Friday night Mr. Wyatt, the Camberwell coroner, held an inquest at the George and Dragon, St. George's-road, Camberwell, on the body of Mr. Nathan David Cook, aged 61 years, an independent gentleman, residing at Belmont, Upper Norwood, who is supposed to have committed suicide in Nunhead Cemetery.—Mr. George Brineley, auctioneer and surveyor, of 30 and 31, New Bridge-street, 8.C., identified the body as that of his cousin, who had resided with him at his address at Norwood for about twelve years. Deceased, as a rule, was of a cheerful disposition, but occasionally he suffered from fits of depression. On Wednesday morning the deceased was seen by one of witness's servants to leave the houae, and he did not return.—A man named John Wright stated that he was at work on some headstones in the cemetery on Thur-day morning, when he saw the body of the deceased lying between two tomb stones. He seemed quite dead.—Police-constable Hanchett, 503 P, deposed that he was called to the cemetery, and on searching the body of the deceased he found a gold watch and chain, £3 in gold, and some silver and bronze. There was also a corkscrew with a cork attached, labelled " carbolic acid, " and a case which had contained a bottle of that poison. Some distance off the bottle was found empty.—Sergeant Ledger said he found a broken bottle which had con Wiled the acid some eighteen yards from the body.— Dr. Brockwell, of Park-side, Gipeey-hill, said that he had attended the deceased constantly, and knew his disposition. He at times suffered severely from mental flepression, and then witness had known him to threaten his life. Witness had seen the bxly, and had no doubt that death was due to poisoning by carbolic acid.—After some consulation the jury returned a verdict of "Suicide whilst mentally deranged."  2CONOMIBING