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The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1880-02-14 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

WARWICK.  While Richard Stoven, huntsman, was out with the Bieester Hounds on Tuesday, his horse slipped and fell, throwing him to the ground with such force that he sustained a fracture ef two ribs. Assaks. —The Commiesion for holding these •Assize. 4 were opened yesterday afternoon, at the 'Shire Hall, Warwick, and the business will be proceede 1 with to-day (Saturday). The judges will be Lord Chief Justice Cockburn aud Mr. Justice Stephen, 'K.C.S.I. One court will try prisoners, anti the other civil causes. There are about fifty pris airs for trial, the great majority as usual from Birmingham. The principal offences are— manslaughter, three ; unlawful wounding, one; ' burglary, six; arson, one; robbery with violence, four ; criminal assault, one; embezzlement, two ; counterfeit coining, four ; fraud, one ; false pretences, one; forgery, one ; larceny, fourteen ; attempted suicide, one. There is no charge of murder. Thu principal local case is, the charge against David Weaver and Joseph Austin, of haying stolen meat from Hatton Asylum, the Property of the county authorities ; and James Austin is charged with !wihmo. feloniously received the meat. Mr. Mellor, Q.C., has been retained to defend the Brothers Austin, and Mr. Harzis will defend Weaver, the store-keeper at the Asylum. The extent and character of the civil business will not be known until after the commission has been opened. Ex cosiNc ROTTEN SHEEP VOR SALL.—At the Courtliouse on Friday, Joseph Blunn, saddler, of Tysoe, was charged with exposing for sale carcases of sheep dressed and unfit for human food. Mr. Hesp appeared for the defendant.—Mr. Bullock, the Inspector of Nuisances, on the :13rd tilt., found at defendant's residence in Pickard Street two whole sheep, two forequarters, and two hindquarters, dressed as if for human food. The meat was pronounced to be rotten by Mr. Weston, a Warwick butcher, and condemned by a borough magistrate. —Dr. George Wilson and other witnesses stated that the sheep must have died of rot. —The defence was that the mutton was intended for dogs, and not for human food. The defendant was ordered to pay £5 and LI Bs. costs.  THE PROPOSED PACK OF HOT" SDA FOR SOUTH WORCESTERSRIRE.—At a meeting of the committee appointed to make arrangements for the establishment of a pack of fox'sounds for South Worcestershire, in lieu of those about to be given up by the Earl of Coventry, held at the Star Hotel, Worcester, on Sat nrday, and presided over by Colonel Davis, it was reported that subscriptions to the extent of nearly £l,OOO per annum had been promised. There is every reason to believe that a pack will be formed to hunt the country lent to the Earl of Coventry by the Worcestershire Hunt. 

Article type: NotIncident
The North-Eastern Weekly Gazette. — 1888-02-04 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

A REMARKABLE STORY.  Louisa Hall, a domestic servant living at Islington, was charged at the Marleyhone Police Court on Tuesday with attempting to commit suicide by placing a rope round her neck and hanging to the rails at Fern Bank, Grove-gardens, St. John'sWood—Mr Henry Gescoyne said he returned with his wife to his house in Grove-gardens about half-past eleven o'clock on Monday night, and on entering his garden be found the prisoner sitting on the bottom of a flight of steps leading to the trout door. There was a rope round her neck, the other end being fastened to the railings at the side of the steps. Her pocket-handkerchief was fastened over her face, and her hands were tied together with a -cord. The rope round her neck was loose, and she seemed to be quite sensiltie. In explanation of her being there she said someone bad knocked her down, and had brought her there and tied her up. She said she had strange ways at times, and had a bad temper. She had previously been in his service as • domestic, and he was under the impression that she wanted to return to his service.—A policemen said the woman told him that as she was going towards Baker-street Station, on her way home from the theatre, two women and • man came up to her and said she was her mistress's spy. One woman then pushed her, and her head went ainst a wall, and she remembered no more of t occurred until she found herself at Grovenil. He examined the prisoner's hat and and there were no marks of a struggle. He her to the Station, where she was seen by the ...Visional surgeon, who seemed to have an impression that she was suffering from delusions. —Mr Marsham said he MIS satisfied there bad been no attennit on the part of the prisoner to destroy her life. As to the truth or otherwise of what was alleged to have taken place, the police would probably enquire into that. fie discharged her, saying that no doubt her father would Saki w 4 Ws. 

Article type: Incident
British Miner and General Newsman : — 1862-10-11 (London, England)

To the Editor of the BRITISH MINER.  Sin,—l must again ask you to favour me with a small space in your very valuable paper. The subject I wish to bring before the miners this week is one of very great importance; it.is one recluirina more discernment than my limited abilities are adequate to deal with; however, if I cannot lead the way, I am not ashamed to be a lampholder to others more competent. It has often been said, that there is a right way and a wrong one in everything we do; this I will endeavour to prove. Of late the miners have been trying to make the world better, as they thought. Two movements have been and are advocated, and I take it to have been proved that neither movement is quite right. The one is the national, the other the local movement. Then there is a third party, and a very numerous party, which may be designated as do nothings. This party is neither helping the national nor the local movement. In fact it is worse than the mere lookers-on, for the remarks they make respecting the other two parties tend to damage both. This goes to prove that what they do is worse than nothing. We have, then, three distinct parties. The two first are endeavouring to build up their movement as they think best, and each is pulling down the other's work as fast as they can. Then the third party, if properly named, are worse "than nothings' —they will not do anything good, and they prevent others. I am certain that you will agree with me on this point, that the miners' movement as it is is a suicidal one. if this be a fact, and too surely it is, a question arises, what is best to be done at the present time? May I suggest I say, without loss of time, unite the two movements. This is what must be done to do well. When two small rivers unite together they make only one, but the power that one carries on its breast is far superior to the force the two had when divided. Just so with the present movement of the miners. They are divided, and they are weak. By being united they will be strong. This goes to prove that there is a right way and a wrong; unfortunately the miners have hit upon the wrong, but by joining the two together they make a universal movement— one common brotherhood: they will then gain the respect and admiration of all good men. There is no doubt that some unprincipled, bigoted parties on both sides will want the movement they belong to toretainits present name. There may be many arguments brought forward to substantiate their claims for supremacy; if so, for the future it would be better to give the movement another name. Let delegates be chosen, a time and place agreed upon to meet; and as the British Miner is the established organ for all .the miners, let proper notice be sent through it, its worthy editor will no doubt allow space in his paper, and exert his haft

Article type: NotIncident
The Miner. — 1863-05-09 (London, England)

MURDERER.  On Wednesday afternoon, Mr. J. Humphreys held an inquiry at Hoare and Co's Tap-hots, Lower East Smithfield, respecting the death of a man aged about 30, who is supposed to have committed suicide. Richard Reilly, examining officer in the customs, said that last Monday evening he saw the deceased floating off the St. Katherine's Docks. Witness assisted in getting the body ashofe. It was that of a man about 30 or 32 years old. The hands were tied together with twine, apparently by himself, The face had not the black appearance then that it had now. The coat, trousers, and waistcoat matched. They were made of brown and grey crossed Tweed. The coat was a lounging coat; the trowsers had a Russel cord. A red. shirt, a white all-round collar, and a black silk tie completed the dress. A fusee-box, a leather belt, two pieces of comb, and a handkerchief, were found in the pockets. Deceased was about 5 feet 7 inches in height, rather stoutly built.—lnspector Henry Beckett, of the Thames police, said he was present when the body was found. He thought it had been from eight to twelve days in the water. Witness should say deceased had been a clerk, and not a labouring man nor a sailor. Ile had small whiskers and moustache. There was a tuft of hair on the chin.—The Coroner said he should take the deceased to be a foreigner from his appearance. The boots had kid tops, and they were certainly more slightly fashioned than was usual with English ones. The witness, however, said he was inclined to think deceased was an Englishman. The boots-were side-springs, and were slighter than usual; the front of each was slit up for about an inch. Mr. Perry, coroner's officer, said that several detectives had been down to see the boAy, and they had brought with them Margaret Carling, the servant who had opened the door of the brothel in George-street, Bloomsbury, for Emma Jackson and her murderer, on the morning of the 13th April, and also William Stokes and Charles Henley, who had caught a glimpse of the suspected person. The deceased's face, however, had unfortunately become like that of a black man; and they were unable to identify it. Although they had been subpcenaed they had gone away without giving evidence. The Coroner said that it was essential that they should be sworn and examined, and he should adjourn the court for that purpose ; meanwhile the body should not be buried, but be taken to the workhouse, so that after a minute description of it had gained publicity, anyone might have the opportunity of identifying it. The comb found in deceased's pocket was marked, " Fauvelle, a Paris, caoutchouc." It was about six inches long, and was broken in two. A large white cambric handkerchief was also in the pocket; one corner was torn off, evidently by design, and with the view of getting rid of a name or initials. The Coroner directed that it should be shown to the relatives of the murdered woman. 

Article type: Incident
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1886-08-12 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

CRICKET.  • In order to ensure insertion in Thursday's issue of this paper, Secretaries of Cricket Clubs must please note that all reports of matches must reach the office, 84, High Street, Birmingham, not -later than by TUESDAY MuRNIN4.9 POST.  _ AUSTRALIANS r. WARWICKSHIRE.  IF I WERE FREE TO WOO AGAIN.  [A BALLAD.]  If I were free to woo again, As e'er my love I knew, And met a lassie in the lane With eyes of guileless blue; With hair a mesh of burnisli'd gold, Where lingering sunbeams play My truant heart that hour would hold, And ne'er again would stray.  If I were free, another mind With mine one mind to be, Wherein life's purposes would find A blissful harmony; Could eyes, and hair, and mind unfold An image, sweet, of thee, My truant heart that hour would hold, And ne'er again be free. August 3rd, 1836.  F. T. R.  THE SHOCKING DOUBLE MURDER AT HALL GREEN.  PRISONER BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES. On Saturday at the Solihull Police Court, before Messrs. H. H. Chattock, G. Beard, R. Ramsden, and Dr. Kimbell (magistrates), Sarah Taylor (38), charwoman, who resided at Hall Omen, was brought up in custody on a charge of having murdered her two children, named Herbert and James, aged respectively ten months and three tears. Prisoner was further charged with attempting to commitsuicide. It will be remembered that the tragedy was committed on the 3rd ult., and the circumstances were of a most distressing character. The prisoner, after taking the lives of two ot her children by cutting their throats with a razor, attempted to destroy herself in a similar manner. The self-inflicted injury was of such a character as to necessitate Mrs. Taylor's detention in the General Hospital. By careful treatment, however, she ,gradually recovered, but it was not until a week after the tragedy that she remembered anything of the shocking occurrence. Since then she has been entirely at a loss to understand what could have been her motive for taking the lives of her two children. She had been living on the most affectionate terms with her husband and children, and the only suggestion that can be made is that she committed the deed in a moment of mental aberration. She was discharged from the hospital on Monday, August 7th, and has since been in custody at Acocks Green police station. It will be remembered that a verdict of " Wilful murder" was returned against the prisoner at the Coroner's inquiry two days after the occurrence. Prisoner, who was led into Court by Policeconstable unman, appeared to be in a very feeble state, and was provided with a chair near the dock. Mr. Mitchell (Magistrates' Clerk) having charged the prisoner with murdering her children and afterwards attempting to take her own life, asked her if she had anything to say why a rethand should not be granted, as they had not yet received a reply from the Public Prosecutor. Prisoner, who had nothing to say, was remanded to '*Vinson Green for eight days, when she will be again formally remanded until the 21st inst. 

Article type: Incident
The Press. — 1854-02-04 (London, England)

106  the seaMy supply of water derivable from the mains of the Southwark Company, which rendered the en glues at intervals altogether useless. THE SCREW STEAM-SHIP " PETEREI.," recently engaged in the New York and Bermuda trade, was totally destroyed by fire, outside the dry dock, Glasgow, on Thursday week. Her loss is covered by an insurance for 12,0001. She had been taken off the Bermuda station, her large size rendering her unsuitable for the trade, and had been only sold a few days previously to Messri. Burns and M'lver, for 20,0001. Luckily, however, for that firm, they had not taken possession of the vessel. THE unaccountable death of a respected physiclan, Mr. Howard, of Upper Gloucester-place, became the subject of a coroner's inquest on Tuesday. The deceased was found dead in bed on the morning of yesterday, with his arms crossed on his breast, and the bed-clothes neatly arranged, but with a bottle labelled " hydrocyanic (prussic) acid on his table. There were no indications of a struggle; nor, after investigating his affairs, any embarrassments or other intelligible motive for suicide. His circumstances were shown to be good, and his habits regular and systematic. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that deceased had destroyed himself by hydrocyanic acid; but as to the state of his mind there was not sufficient evidence to form au opinion. THE disastrous fate of the brig Mary Jane, from Dublin to New York, with passengers, which went ashore on Jedore Ledges, is communicated in the last intelligence from the United States. Out of 150 persons on board only six were saved. ALLELNE KIMEYANG, a Chinese, has been committed for trial at Leeds, charged with stealing 1201., the property of his employer, Mr. Richardson, grocer and tea-dealer, Commercial-street. The prisoner had been for a considerable time employed by Mr. Richardson to serve his customers in the shop, and was attired in his native dress as a trade attraction. Nearly all the stolen money was found in his possession. 

Article type: Incident
The Sun. — 1857-12-17 (London, England)

SUICIDE AT THE LORD RAGLAN BOTEE, ALDERSGATE-STREET.-11VQUEST.  Yesterday Mr. William Payne, the city coroner, held an inquest at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on the body of George 11. Campbell. Mr. George Pepler, landlord of the Lord Raglan Hotel, neat St. Martin's-le-Grand, said the deceased came to his house on the 14th of November, and ordered tea. He afterwards inquired if he could have a bed there, and being answered in the affirmative, he paid for it, observing that he should not require breakfast the following morning. He smoked a cigar, and sat up till about 12 o'clock, when he retired to his bedroom. At half-past one o'clock the repot t of a pistol was heard in theroom followed by a noise as of some one falling heavily on the floor. Witness went to the room door, and inquired what was the matter, and the deceased, answered, " All right, I shall be better presently. He forced the door open, when he discovered the deceased lying on his back on the floor, with his hand on a wound in his left breast. The deceased then said, "To think that I should have been such a confounded fool as not to do it effectually. The confounded trigger went so stiff, and that was the cause of it." He (witness) sent for a doctor. Three letters and a card on which was "G. U. Campbell, 404, Euston-road, London," in pencil, were lying on the table. He was removed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Witness had several interviews with him at the hospital, and he said that his friends formerly lived in Sutherlaadshire, but were now in America. He said that Lord Ward used to visit his father, and that nobleman upon being written to sent him 51. Mr. David Willett, of No. 404, Euston-road, said the deceased lodged with him from the 19th of Juno until the 14th of November, when he left a note on the table, indicating that he should commit suicide. A gentleman came to this country with the deceased, but he had gone back to America, and since his departure the deceased had been without money. He owed 191. odd. His father was a clergyman. Mr. Newton Lee, house surgeon to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, said the decased was brought in on the 14th of November with a shot wound in his left breast. He extracted the bullet, but he gradually sunk, and died on Tuesday morning. He died from inflammation of the pericardium produced by the bullet wound. The jury returned a verdict of temporary sanity. 

Article type: Incident
Widnes Examiner. — 1883-05-05 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

THE ATTEMPTED SUICIN. AT SANKEY BRIDGES.  The particulars of a dettperate attempt to commit suicide, were brought out before 'l'. Comber, 'l'. J. Gillespie, C. Pilkington, and A. C. MeCorquodale Esql. at the Newton Town Hall, on Saturday last, when a middle-aged man named James Heath was charged with attempting to commit suicide.—Superintendent Jackson said: I mty just 1 state that on Tuesday afternoon last, this man was rambling about in Great Sankey near Warrington, in a semimuddled state and he told several people that he was going to commit suicide. He went along the canal hank and , threw himself into the water, and I believe after be was pulled out that he jumped in again. A man pulled him out twice if T mistake not.—James Prince then d eposed that he saw the prisoner on the previous evening as he was walking along the road near the canal. The prisoner came to him and said "I am going to make a mess of myself, " but did not say in what way or what he meant by it. At last he said" lam going to put an end to myself "and witness replied " You are a fool for that." The prisoner told him his name and address, adding that "If lam picked .up 1 in the course of a day or two, you will know 1 who I am." He did not say anything else, and witness did not think be was going to carry out his threat. He ultimately saw the prisoner jump into the canal, and saw him pulled out, when he appeared to be dead.—James Dickenson, a young man employed at the Whitecross Iron Works, Warrington, stated that on the previous Tuesday night he saw the defendant walking on the canal bank. The prima asked him if he knew his mother or brother, and witness replied that he did not. The prisoner said if Le would inquire at Widnes he would find them, adding that he was about to make away with himself. Witness tcld 

Article type: Incident
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1888-05-05 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.  At the Borough Police Court on Monday, before Mr. Preston, Hellen Hewitt, & maried woman residing with her husband, Thomas Hewitt, at 22, Oakfield-vietv,Watson. street, was charged with attempting to commit suicide on the 19th inst. by cutting her throat. Edward Scott Sagdeo, senior hones surgeon at the Borough Hospital, stated that the prisoner was brought there about baffle's& eleven on the night ..f the 19th inst. She had a wound on the left side of the throat three inches long. One vein was cut and had to be tied. She was bleeding pretty freely when brought in. Subeequently she told witness that she bad inflicted the wound herself. She had been in the hospital till that morning and was now quitelleonvalescent. P.C. Mountfield said that on Thursday the 19th ult. he was called to number 22, Oakfieldview, where he found the prisoner lying in a pool of blood on the kitchen floor. He conveyed her on the ambulance to the Borough Hospital. She was sensible but he discerned signs of drink. On the way to the hospital she said two or three times 'I have done it myself." On being charged with attempting to commit suicide she said "I am very sorry." The razor produced was on the table when he went into the house.  Edward Lewis, 21 oak6eld•view, gave far. ther evidence and Superintendent Clarke stated that the prisoner bad attempted to commit suicide once before by jumping into the West Float in 1875. Prisoner's husband said his wife had had a deal of trouble lately in connection with her mother's death. _ .  Mr. Preston said he must commit the prier>. ner for trial at the sessions. She would now be allowed to go with her husband, and must appear again that day week. 

Article type: Incident