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Widnes Examiner. — 1891-02-14 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

SUICIDE IN A STABLE,  AFRAID OF BEING HANGED YET HANGS HIMSELF.  On Wednesday afternoon at the Parade Room, Police Court, Warrington, Mr. W. T. Husband, deputy coroner, held an inquest on the body of James Donaldson, aged 31 years, a native of Airdree. Scot- • land, who was found hanging by the neck, in a stable on Monday last, quite dead. John Kincaid, of 5, Whitfield-street. said he was a rivetter, and came last May with the deceased, who was a rivetter's labourer, from Greenock. He identified the body as that of James Donaldson. lie left his work on the 19th of December. lie had been drinking. Witness saw the body on Tuesday, at the Manx Arms, and idontified it as that of James Donaldson. Ann Littlewood, 4, King-street, said the deceased had lodged with her some time. On the 20th September last he went to Wigan, and on the 2nd of November, he not having come back, she found him at the county police office there. He was afraid that a man named Brockett who lodged with her was going to hang him. She had not seen Brockett since a fortnight last Saturday. The deceased was taken to the Wigan Workhouse Hospital, and she brought him home from there last Thursday. She found him rather strange in his talk. He was out of his senses at moments and then rational again. He began that night about Blockett again,saying he had seen him making a stool and some ropes. About twenty minutes to eleven the next night he went out and did not return. She wired to Wigan in the morning about him, and informed a sergeant of police at Warrington. Ellen Haslam, a girl who worked for her occasionally, sent her little brother to tell witness that Donaldson had hung himself in a stable,and she went and identified the body. —Hannah Oxley, wife of John Oxley, 31, Dd.kin's-yard, deposed that about a quarter to twelve on Monday morning, on account of what her little boy told her, she went to a stable used by her brothers for keeping tools I in, behind the house,and found the deceased there hang' ing by a muffler, and she then brought her husband. The deceased had no right to enter the stable.—P.C. Smith deposed to being called to see the body in the stable. The deceased wasin a kneeling position, and must have been dead all night. In witness's opinion the case was one of determined suicide.—The Coroner having addressed the jury, they immediately returned a verdict that deceased hullo. himself whilst in an unsound state of mincl. • b 

Article type: Incident
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1910-10-12 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE. ",Could Not Bear It Any Longer."  "What we have to decide, gentlemen," said Mr. J. C. Bate, holding an inquiry at Beacombe yesterday afternoon on the body of James Todd (31), a boilermaker, 254, New Chester-road, Tranmere 'is whether the body you have seen is that of James Todd, B,nd whether he committed suicide."  It appeared that deceased lived with his mother in Tranmere. He was last wen by her on September 27th last, and was not seen again until his body was picked up near Egremont on the 9th inst. John Hughes, of Egrenicast, a fisherman, fisid picked up the body in a very decomposed state. It was impossible to identify it, except by the clothes. Deceased's mother, We. Todd, said shei recognised the clothes. They were produced and tallied with other ones she had at home. She could not identify the tattoo marks on his forearms, Of a Union Jack, creased hands, and bust of a girl with the name "Alice" beneath. Deceased had a sister named Alice. His mother did not think he had a sweetheart of that name.  Robert Pearson, Coroner's officer, explained that none of deceased's relatives could identify the tattoo marks. Deceased's father had died about six weeks before and being the only son at home, and having his mother to support, deceased seemed very depressed and low'spirited. His mother found the follow, ing letter in the pocket of his best suit : "Dear •Mother,—Just a few lines to thank you for all you have done to try and get me round—but all in vain; I cannot bear this any longer. I have tried my best, but I cannot master it. I feel myself going out of my mind; so I prefer what I am about to do to being sent away, as I have heard so much about, other people; so I think that is all I have to say, from your loving son James, to his broken-hearted mother, sons and daughters. Remember me to Tommy Barr; he tried to cheer use up; and my other mates."  James-Jenkins, a fellow-worker; Geo. Todd, deceased's' married brother, and Thwn„ Barr gave evidence to show that deceased bad been apparently very depressed since the death of he father, and ',fill* he had no work to do.  The jury returned a. verdict of "Stn. cide elulNt of usbouud wind." 

Article type: Incident
The Miner and Workman's Advocate. — 1865-02-04 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED' MITRDER AND' KRIM AT  OLDHAM  About twelve &Clock on Saturday, a man named tioseph Whitehead,. a machine joiner, living at 245, Prince Albert-street, Oldham attempted to murder his wife, and afterwards succeeded in committing suicide,. The mai had formerly been employed both by Messrs. Platt and by Mr. Asa Lees, machinists, of that towns but he has for some time been out of work, and has latterly been in a low, desponding-state of mind. His wife was confined dher second child (since dead) on Saturday last, and from the time of tee confinement till Friday, night the man, had slept attis mother's house. His wife was in bed on Saturday forenoon, and during the temporary absence of a nurse who was employed to wait upon her, he made a deliberate attempt to murder the poor woman. With a knife he inflicted a cut under her eye, and another in the centre: of her upper lip; but she appears to have struggled co effectually as to prevent him from carrying his designinto execution. Her • 'creams brought the nurse upstairs,. and upon observing her enter the bedroom Whitehead drew the knife arcoss his own throat, inflictinga fearful wound. He fell backwards upon _ d, 'the floor and died before medical assistance could be procurelt is stated that Whitehead did not make any attempt. to injure his sou, a boy about ten years of age, who Is said to have witnessed the attack upon his mother, and to have run out of the house crying that his father was killing her. Though the attack upon his wife was made very suddenly, she was enabled to catch hold of the knife, and her hand is severely cut by the force with which he drew it out of her grasp. The instrument, a common table knife, has been taken possession of by the police-, Both the handle and blade are eeivered with blood: The affair has ore:ated much excitement in the neighbourhood, and some indignation has been aroused by the fact of a surgeon's assistant, who was passing at the time, refusing to turn back and render aseistanee. The party in question, we understand, is a young man and, on hearing the nature of the case he is said to have expressed a wish not to have anything to do with it, urging that other assistance should be eled in. Mr.. Prestwich and Mr. Platt, surgeons, were TM' speedily on the:spOt, but their services were of no avail, the unfertunate man being dead before their arrival. The deeeased is about 35 years of age. 

Article type: Incident
The Miner and Workman's Advocate. — 1865-07-08 (London, England)

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Article type: NotIncident
British Miner and General Newsman : — 1863-01-17 (London, England)

CHILD MURDER AND SUICIDE.  Mu.J. BIDLAKE, deputy coroner, held an inquest on Thursday, at the George Inn, St. George's, near Oakengates, on the bodies of Sarah Sydes and her infant child, who were killed on the Tuesday previous. The olio wing evidence relative to the shocking affair was adduced at the inquiry: Mary Ann Jones deposed The deceased woman and her child, together with her husband, have lodged with me during the last twelve months, but they have not lived very comfortable, in consequence of her habits. About a fortnight ago her left her husband and went away. Three months since they had a quarrel, and he struck her on the head. Since that time she has been in very low spirits. They have had several subsequent quarrels, and I believe she has not enough to live upon. Dr. Green said that he attended the deceased in November last, for gastric fever, but did not. perceive any symptoms of insanity about her. She was rather dull and heavy, but this he attributed to the fever from which she was suffering. Henry Wall deposed: On Tuesday morning last I was passing a pit at: the Nabb, when I saw the deceased with a child in her arms sitting on the brickwork at the top of the shaft. Her legs were hanging down the pit, and she was suckling the infant. I asked to come away, but she did not move. I was alarmed at seeing her in such a position, and I ran as fast as I could for assistance. When I came back to the spot in company with another man I directly perceived that the child was gone and Evans called, "Here, Sally, come here." She looked round for a moment, but immediately threw herself down the pit. Noah Blackmore was called, and deposed that he descended the pit in company with another man, and found the bodies of the woman and child laying at the bottom. They were both quite dead, and were removed to the bank as quickly as possible. The depth of the pit , would be from eighty to ninety yards. A verdict was returned to the effect that the child had been killed by its mother, and also that she herself had committed suicide whilst in a state of temporary 'insanity. The jury, through their foreman, also desired to express their opinion that her insanity had been occasioned by the cruelty and. neglect of ;her husband; 

Article type: Incident
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1895-01-03 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

THE DROWNING CASE AT ASTON.  MYriti''. ri BANKING. ACCOUNT. On Saturday afternoon Mr. Joseph Ansell ldeputy coroner) and a jury held an inquest at the Bidington Arms, Gravelly Hill, touching the death of Elizabeth Jane Morrell, wife of the landlord of the ROAO and Crown Inn, Cliveland Street, Birmingham, whose body was recovered from the canal at Ateon on Thursday. She left home on the 21st inst. about 2.35 p.m., telling her husband the was going to a School Savings Bank in Newton to get £3O delimited there. Of that money £2O belonged to a sick club and £lO to themselves. He had told her to get the money, out the next day, and the £lO was wanted in connection with a shop they were going to open. He afterwards heard the money had been stolen from her, and he did not see her again until the body was recovered from the canal. He thought the logs of the money had caused her to commit suicide. The same afternoon, about *tree o'clock, she called at the house of George Oameron, Queen's Head, Deattmouth Street, and said she had drawn the £3O out of the Savings Bank, and that it had been pioked out of her polecat adding that she missed it first in the Bull Ring. She was crying and wringing her hands, and saying she was a ruined woman. Cameron parted from her at the corner of Aston Road and Dartmouth Street. Nothing more was beard of her, and the fact that money bad been stolen and that she was miming was reported to the police, who had the Aston Junction Canal dragged but without flUenoas On Thursday William Morrell, engineer, 55. Mill Streets Aston, brother-in-law to the deceased, found the. body whilst dragging the canal about 50 vards from the Cuckoo Bridge, and Police constable Baum had it removed to the Erdington Arms. On the body the officer found and a peak-handkerchief. Dr. Clarke, who had made a post-mortem exaimination of the body, gave it as his opinion that death had been due to drowning, and that the body had been in the water from four to eight daye—Questioneci as to the money, the husband of the deceased said he could not say whether it had been deposited in the Savings Bank. He had not seen the bank-book. She did not seem dietremeci when he asked her to get the money. He believed she had the money in the bank in her name. He left the week to her, as he was not a echolar. He. had not been to the Seidner* Bank to see if she had sot the money out.—The jury exert-rt.:tett a denire to know more about. the money.— The Coroner said if they wished he would adjourn the inquest to enable enquiries to be made in reference to the matter. He pointed out that althole+ part of the Case was unstaiefaotorv. there was no question SIA to the melte of death.—Ultimately the jury returned an open verdict of 'Toned drowned." 

Article type: Incident
The Cotton Factory Times. — 1900-05-11 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

ASHTON-lINDER-LYNE.  WEAVING TRADE.—Whilat there are signs of depression manifest in other districts of Bomb-east Lancashire, weavers in this locality are kept fairly brisk, the demand for grey cloths being apparently good. MISCELLANEOUS.— There are now a considerable number on the books of the local Weavers' Association.—Underpaying is complained of by the weavers at one or two mills in the neighbourhood, and the same is being investigated by the workpeople's representatives, who have lately had the satisfaction of adjusting several grievances without any undue friction being necessitated.  SUICIDE OF A MILL LABOUREE.-011 Tuesday Mr. J. F. Price held an inquest on the body of James Schofield (51), labourer at the Atlas Mill, Oldhamroad. It appeared from the evidence that deceased, after a drinking bout, had purchased some laudanum, and taken it. He was found in an unconscious state on Ashton Moss, and taken to the Infirmary, where he died. A verdict of suicide while temporarily insane was returned. DEATH OF A NATURALIST.—The death took place on Sunday of John Smith, who was employed at the Waterside Ironworks as a stretcher and tapper. Deceased was a bird fancier, and also pursued the studies of entomology and botany, and got together a good collection of butterflies and moths. In photographic botany he scarcely had his equal in the district, and seldom made a mistake when describing a plant. Medical botany also engaged his attention. He had been a member of the No. 1 Botanical Society for over forty years. Among botanical and other circles his loss will be keenly felt. His home in Fleet-street, behind the Public Baths, is a little museum. TECHNICAL SCHOOL EXTENSION. On Wednesday an inquiry was held at Ashton by Mr. Bicknell, on behalf of the Local Government Board, re the application of the Corporation to borrow £3,500 towards erecting a textile school. The technical school and free library were built seven years ago, and cost £21,000. The school has been a great success, and is now too small. The committee also desire to make greater provisions for instruction in weaving and spinning. The machinery required has been offered at half-price, and three members of the committee have offered to pay the balance. Two local co-operative societies have given £3OO, and about £3OO will be contributed by the Couuty Council. 

Article type: Incident
The Press. — 1856-03-22 (London, England)

THE AFRICAN MAIL.  The monthly mail, with dates from Cape Coast, February 14, arrived on Tuesday. The coast was healthy and quiet, with the exception of an outbreak between the two native political parties at Cape Coast, in which upwards of 100 natives were killed and wounded. The disturbance ended by the deposition and flight of the King.  FOREIGN MISCELLANEA. PRINCE GORTSCHAKOFF, since his assumption of the Viceroyalty of Poland, has done everything to ingratiate himself with the Poles. He visits their schools and charitable institutions, assists at public performances, has promised his special protection to the School of Arts, and makes a point to frequent the houses of the Polish nobility. A few days since, in reply to a hope that this new reign would inaugurate a period of relief for Poland, he ob served :—" The Poles have no idea of what the Emperor intends doing fur them very shortly." It is certain that important administrative changes are in contemplation. COUNT ORLOFF AND THE PRINCESS LIEVEN, according to some Paris gossip, are not very intimate at this moment. It appears that the Count upon his arrival in Paris for some days neglected to visit the Princess, who, becoming fidgetty, wrote a note to the plenipotentiary begging the favour of a visit from him. The great man, it is reported, came, but only to remind the Princess that a new regime now existed at St. Petersburg, that she must no longer look for the same indulgences under Alexander 11. as she enjoyed under Nicholas, that, in short, her position was entirely altered. One result of all this has been that the Princess has comparatively closed her salons, and now only occasionally receives a few of her most intimate friends. BERLIN last week rivalled London and Paris for the number and exciting nature of its incidents. On Sunday, says a letter, a dentist put an end to the lives of his two children, his wife, and himself, with chloroform; on Monday the Hinckeldey duel occurred; on Tuesday the suicide of the Geheimrath von Ramer; also the murder of his two youngest children by a cabinetmaker of the town (the murder of the two other elder children and his own suicide were only prevented by their determined resistance, in which all three were badly cut with a razor); on Wednesday the Canitz duel; and on Thursday the impressive funeral of the late President of Police. " Surely," adds the correspondent, " this was enough to turn stronger nerves than the Berliners have ; a Parisian could not have asked for more excitement than this; no wonder, then, that the waves of mental agitation roar rather high in this little washhand basin of a world called Berlin." TILE COUNT MORNY is mentioned in the correspondence fromiParis as being about to start for St. retersburg on a special mission. 

Article type: Incident
The Northern Guardian. — 1896-01-21 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

SLIOCKING TRAGEDY AT BRIGHTON.  A GIRL DROWNED BY HER INSANE FATHER.  At Brighton, last night, an inquest was held conc;!rning the death of Lilian Rose Putt, aged 12 years, the victim of a sad tragedy which occurred at, the eastern end of the town on Friday afternoon.—Mrs Pett, the mother of deceased, said her husband was a retired grocer. On Friday he left home with deceased and their other daughter, Ella, aged nine years, to go for a walk. He asked witness to follow them. She did so, and on arriving at Poston Place Groyne she saw a crowd, and was told that two girls and a man had fallen into the water. Her husband had been very depressed for a long time, and she had often thought he would commit suicide. He had been a fond father, and was in good financial circumstances, lint he had had intluacza several times.—James Swallow, draper's porter, declared that he saw a man push a girl over the Groyne into the water and then go over himself. The Groyne was stated to be 27 feet above the water, the par net being about three feet..—P.C. Blackman deposed that. in a hat found on the Groyne the following letter was discovered :—" Life is unendurable. You will fimi me on the left, side of Bango Groyne. Your sorrowful husband. Have destroyed last will, so former one leaves you all." The letter was addressed to Mrs Pett, 70, Queen's Park Road, Brighton.— P.C. Heath, on duty at the hospital, watching Pett, said two hours after his admission Pett had made a statement admitting pushing the girls into the. water and jumping in himself. Mr Pett had said : "I have been very depressed for the last 10 weeks." When the doctor told him Lilian was dead, Pat. replied : "I am very glad to hear it."—The jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against Pett, and added that he was insane. Pett remains at. the hospital. 

Article type: Incident
The Express. — 1864-05-28 (London, England)

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.  (mod ova oivir coanzeroxolar.)  PARIS, FRIDAY Evistso.  This has been a glorious session for the deputies in the point of view of pay. In consequence of, the repeated prolongations, extending the ordinary constitutional duration of the session from three months to seven, every deputy will have received the handsome sum of 17,500 fr. According to rumours, which produced a bad effect at the Bourse and find an echo in the evening papers, the prospects of the conference are less promising than they were thought to be yesterday. The Germans mean to make a great stand about Kiel and Rendsburg as Federal fortresses, and contend that if Holstein and Southern Skew* are to become purely German territory, as the arrangement proposes, neither England nor any power has a right to make conditions as to the use that may be made of any of the ports. Although the Pays gave it to be understood yesterday that France was agreed with England upon this point, some of the papers now affect to believe it impossible that England's desire to maintain her preponderance in the Baltic and prevent Germany from having a navy, can be encouraged. The Nation goes so far as to say that this new question threatens to "'compromise the efforts made by diplomacy to maintain peace."  Rente fell 20c. for cash and 10c. for account, closing at 66fr. 60c. and 66fr. 70c. Mobilier fell 20fr. There was a sudden and heavy fall in the Mexican loan, which declined from 60 to 581. The extraordinary thing is that the quotation in London is 63k, so that there is 5 per cent. difference between the two markets. The decision of the London Stock Exchange prevents French holders of the stock from benefitting by London prima. M. de Flotow, brother of the eminent composer of Marta, committed suicide last week at his country seat, Friedricbswald, near Blankenberg. He was rich and in the prime of life.  .-(THIS DAY.)  S 1.11. 

Article type: Incident