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The Miner and Workman's Advocate. — 1864-10-01 (London, England)

THE PRESTON TRAGEDY.  William Barry, (not Berry, as previously printed), who nurdered his wife and then attempted to commit suicide 'cy cutting his own throat, in Ormskirk Road, Preston, tbout a fortnight ago, was brought up at the Preston police station on Saturday. He was removed from the House of Recovery in a cab, accompanied by the head constable and two policemen. The gash he inflicted on his throat has closed up. On arriving at the police station on Saturday, he walked up-stairs into ene of the ante-rooms, and sat down in an arm chair near the fire, with an air of perfect indifference. During the investigation which ensued he remained quite calm and collected. Evidence of the murder having been given, Police Constable Dilworth deposed: I have been in charge of the prisoner at the Preston House of Recovery. On the 14th instant the prisoner made the following atatement to me, which I took down in writing, relative :0 the death of his wife:—" Kate (a neighbour) came lown to our house in Lund-street about six o'clock on Bonday evening. I and my wife, with Kate, went up to Leach's, in Ormskirk Road. I had some green peas. tfter that I became giddy. I told Leach that I imagined [was going to be put in prison. Ned said, No, no ;you have done nothing.' I then said I would go and drown myself. About twelve o'clock Mary and me went to 'bed. Ned and his wife went to bed at the same time. At four )'clock in the morning I thought I heard some one tap, tap at the door. I touched Mary, and said, "The devil must be here." Leach's wife got up and went down stairs, and when she came back I got up and fastened :he door. I went back to bed and heard the tap-tap. "gain at the door. I put my hand out for my trousers,. which were on the floor, and took the knife out of my: pocket into bed, and said to Mary,- The first one that comes in to strike me I will put the knife Into them.' If :hen began trembling, and, if I think rightly, it was then' that I did the job. I think I made the second blow at her. I knew what I was doing. Ido not know whether It was then that I cut my throat.. The devil *d it, awl 4 ao one else."—The prisoner was remanded. 

Article type: Incident
The Miner and Workman's Advocate. — 1865-06-10 (London, England)

THE COLLIER'S IDEA.  I work in a coal-pit dark and deep, A safety-lamp my sun; With brow's hard sweat my bread I reap— 'Tis black bread fairly won. A roof of clay hangs o'er my head, Propp'd up with fir trees strong; And the coal I out is fir trees dead, And rotted years agone. Now, working in the pit I've found Thoughts rising strong and clear; And, as I think them right and sound, Give you my own idea. In my coal pit dark a type I see Of our world of sin above; Darkness alone dispelled by Thee, Oar safety-lamp of love. Sin, the dread fire-damp is, I trow, Treacherous, full of deathThough oft unseen, a deadly foe, With aye a deadly breath. Still we must work ; so, brothers, mind Your safety-lamp is right. In dangers all you'll safety find With Christ, the living light. The headings long and narrow are, Uneven is the way; After our work, our journey's far Ere we see light of day. E'en so in the weary walk of life,' Narrow and long the road That leadeth us from earthly strife To glorious light with God. The collier's workshop is the "stall ;" In it we earn our bread; To work we on our knees must fall, And lowly bend our head. This teaeheth us to lowly be Either at work or home, And alwayo to Him bend the knee From whom all strength doth come. So in our coal pit we can find Life-lessons strong and clear; Brethren, think over them and mind John Jones and his idea. Talywaun.  A COLLIERY CLERK.  DELIBERATE SUICIDE.—A suicide, attended by a singular circumstance, was made by a working dyer, on the Ainy Bridge, over the SF.one, at Lyons, two nights back. He first placed his hat, containing a note with his name and address, on the ground, and then having attached one end of a rope to a beam of the bridge, slipped a noose at the other end around his neck, and jumped from the parapet. The running knot tightened around the throat and effected strangulation, but the rope broke from the shock, and the man fell into the water. The knot had, however, compressed the windpipe, and the water not being able to enter the lunge, the body remained surface uEn until picked up the following (2 morning at the floating on thea des ai A melancholy case of manslaughter took place in the east end of London on Monday night. Mr. Debenham, a surgeon of extensive practice in the Commercial-road East, had been alarmed more than onca by attempts of burglars to enter his house. About midnight on Monday he was again disturbed, and, looking out of his window, he saw a man leaning against a wall near the kitchen window. He called out, and receiving no answer he fired a pistol and shot the man dead on the spot. The affair is under the investigation of the police. 

Article type: Incident
The Warwickshire Herald. — 1888-02-09 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

FEARFUL DOMESTIC TRAGEDY  MUnDER OF A FAMILY OF EIGHT.  The shocking discovery was made in Salford on Friday of a whole family—consisting of father, mother, and six children—having been poisoned. The circumstances left no doubt that the mother and the children were murdered, and that the father, after administering some fatal drug to each of them, committed suicide. The fathei, Samuel Hill Derby, was a chemist's assistant, who appears to have been in poor health and in a desponding frame of mind for some time past. A disagreement with members of his family respecting some property in Ireland left by an uncle, it is believed, together with his own indigent circumstances, preyed upon him, and led him to take the lives of his wife and children, and afterwards his own life, in a tit of insanity. None of the family having been seen for several days, Derby's father procured a ladder, by means of which he ascended to a bedroom window, and then discovered his daughter -in - law lying dead in bed, with a dead child on each side of her. The old man at once informed the police, and the house was entered, with the result that every member of the family was found dead, the condition of the bodies indicating that death had taken place some days previously. The father was found lying upon a sofa downstairs. There was a teacup in the front bedroom containing poison, and on a table close by were three bottles labelled "chloral hydrat," "Acid Prus poison," and "morphia." Letters were found on the kitchen mantel-piece which indicated that Derby and his wife had been greatly troubled about monetary matters, and expressing their intention of dying together. A post mortem examination on the bodies revealed the fact that death resulted in each case from poisoning by prussic acid. At the inquest held on Monday, several remarkable letters, written by Derby, were read. They shewed that he had poisoned the family, and intended, when he had finished his writing, to take poison himself. He wrote under a strong feeling that his relatives had behaved unjustly to him about some property—an impression for which there was no justification.— The jury found that the murderer was temporarily insane. 

Article type: Incident
The North Cumberland Reformer. — 1891-12-03 (Carlisle, Cumbria, England)

BREATHING AND TIGHT LACING.  The second of the series of lectures on health and Sanitary Science, by Mr T. London, F.R.H.S., arranged under the Technical Instruction Scheme. was delivered in the Boys' Club Room, Brampton, on Tuesday evening, when there was a large attend ance. The present lecture related chiefly to breathing, the functions of the lungs. fresh air, ventilation and allied topics. having given a very lucid explanation of the structure of the lungs, which, if spread out, would cover an area of 1,680 square feet, he proceeded to illustrate the method of breathing, in connection with which he introduced the subject of ventilation, and said there was a fortune in store for the person who discovered some system of ventilation which would act properly in all and under all circumstances. The importance of ventilation had only lately been realised, as might be seen from the construction of the older dwellings, churches, schools, and other buildings As a matter of fact, coal mines were now the best ventilatzd places we had. lie laid special stress upon the importance of dwellings being freely ventilated, and illustrated the evil effects consequent upon the action of the olderfashioned portion of the community, who persist in stopping up the chimnies of bedrooms with bags of shavings and the like. Chimnies should not only be always clear from obstruction, but windows should be open during the day, and if during the night, all the better. The dreaded exposure to draughts and night air was shown to be delusive. From ventilation, Mr London came to deal with the suicidal effects of tight lacing ; and why did women wear stays? Yes, echo answers " why ? For support, it was said. Stop a bit. Supposing a mother had a puny boy and robust, healthy girl, then the boy would have the stays. Oh, dear no. Such things, the lecturer showed, were only worn because women were staves of fashion. If the Princess of Wales came out tomorrow with a gold ring in her nose, there would at once be a run upon the jewellers. Men were such imitative animals, and some of the women also, for that matter, lie concluded with some useful hints upon the treatment of croup, catarrh. and bronchitis. The lecturer's illimitable fund of dry humour, his wealth of illustrative anecdote, and his ingenious method of picturing the silly, stupid people as belonging to such places as Leeds, Manchester, and Carlisle, kept the audience well pleased with themselves and everybody else throughout the delivery of the lecture, and if they do not profit by some of the remarks it will be their own fault. 

Article type: NotIncident
The Press. — 1853-07-02 (London, England)

3ttibtnts anti Mutts.  A DINTRESSING Sri(ut was committed yesterday week, at Worcester, by the Rev. H. J. Stevenson, ♦icar of Hallow, and examining chaplain to the bishop of the diocese. The rev. gentleman had been suffering from nervous excitement for some time previously. A SAmon was t►carly cut to pieces on the SouthWeste•rn Railway on Monday. He had trespassed un the line in a tit of A  FtuE occurred in 600dinan'ofields on Tue►lduy. It. broke out at an oilnsan's at five in the morning, and, when diwowerf4 by the police, the damea were raging furiously, and aisteen  asleep on the premises unconscious of their r.sorw Eleven escaped with much difficulty through die ay ; the other five retired to an upper room, mai were happily rescued at the last extremity by the arrival of a fire-escape. Duals(' A SEVERE GALE, blowing at Portsmouth on Monday, a heavy block fell from a yard while the Ansphion was striking topmasts, and struck Captain Patey so as to fracture the skull. He has somewhat recovered since, but is still in a dangerous state.— Lieutenant Lambert and Surgeon Muirhead, of the Edinburgh, were drowned about the same time by the upsetting of a boat. THE FALLING IN OF A TONNE!. in Ilolywell-street buried two workmen, one of whom was suffocated. At the inquest the jury appended to their verdict an injunction " that greater caution be taken on the part of the surveyors of the contractors to see that the lives of the men employed be more carefully attended to for the future." A CONFLAGRATION of melancholy consequences broke out on Saturday evening at a warehouse for indiarubber fabrics in Hatton-garden. The fire travelled so rapidly over the inflammable contents of the place that it cut off the escape of a woman aimed Carter, who was burnt to death. Another body was discovered among the ruins next day. A woman living in the upper story threw herself out of window, and was hopelessly injured by the fall. A CHARM: or CRUELTY has been laid against the governor of Birmingham gaol. Several prisoners have lately committed suicide in consequence, it is alleged, of his severities. A report on the subject is now under the consideration of the Home Secretary. YELLOW FEVER broke out on board the merchant. ship Annie Fisher on her voyage home from Bahia. All the crew, fourteen in number, were attacked, and the second matt; and a seaman died. The rest had recovered before the vessel arrived at Plymouth. A SINOGLAR DEATH occurred in a bath at Moltwich on Monday. A gentleman named Loyner being, it is supposed, seized with faintness while the hotwater tap was open, the 'scalding fluid continued to pour in until it killed him.  1 ;~ 

Article type: NotIncident
The Northern Guardian. — 1895-12-28 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

SAD SUICIDE OF A GIRL.  At South Shields, yesterday, Coroner Graham held an inquest on the .body of Alice Stokes Thompson (18), whose body had been found on the sands early yesterday morning.—Dorothy Thompson identified the body as that of her daughter, who was a domestic servant. On Thursday she came to witness's house, and appeared to be very much depressed. Witness went to tell the people with whom she was in service that her daughter would not return that night as she was ill, and when witness got back home her daughter was not there, and she had not been seen by witness since—Alice Burn, a friend of deceased's, said on Thursday afternoon deceased came to her house. She commenced to cry, and said she could not bear it. Witness sail: "Tell me all about it," and deceased stated "About two months ago, led me to my ruin, and I found that I was going to bring trouble upon my mother. I told him of my condition, and in reply he told me to go to an improper place." Deceased said her mother did not know about it, and witness said she felt it her duty to send for her, and did so. Deceased's mother came, and witness told her, the deceased at the time being on her knees at the fireside crying. Shortly afterwards she asked for some note paper, and Mrs Thompson and witness went to where the girl was employed. When they returned a quarter of an hour later deceased had gone out. The letter was found on the drawer-tops, but not until after the body was recovered.—Abraham Abrahams, coastguardsman, deposed to finding the body on the North sands.—The Coroner read out in court the letter written by the deceased, which contained statements of a very painful nature. The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide whilst in I an unsound state of mind." 

Article type: Incident
The Northern Guardian. — 1895-07-23 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

SAD DEATH OF A HOSPITAL MATRON.  The death occurred Buddenl3 yesterday at the Newcastle Infirmary of Miss Agnes Ross, 46 years of age, matron of the institution. Miss Ross had been matron at the Royal Infirmary for four years, previous to which she was for many years head nurse. She was a native of Drummore, Scotland,l and had been for about 12 years connected with the institution. Her strict attention to her various duties and her ability had won for her the good opinions of all among whom she laboured, and her death therefore came as a great shock to them. Miss Ross bad gone through every grade of service in the institution. It is supposed that death is due to poisoning, but nothing has yet been gleaned as to the motive which led deceased to take her life in such a sensational manner. To all appearances she seemed to enjoy robust health, and was quite bright and cheerful before she committed suicide. Her death has thrown quite a gloom over the institution, and is deeply mourned by the medical and nursing staff, with whom she was very popular and beloved.  A STARTLING GAS-BURNER. When .grr was first introduced it was thong]  wonderfurthat a flame -could be kept alight without a wick, but the latest inventiou in Ras-burners quite eclipses this, as it not only burns the gas, but actually makes the gas light itself. This wonderful invention, patented by Mr J. F. Duke, of 3, Union Square, London, S.E., is pronounced to be one of the most marvellous subjugations of seience to domestic economy. It consists of just an ordinary gas-burner with a small tube at the side. This burner is simply screwed into the bracket or other fitting, the gas turned on, and 101 in from 6 to 10 seconds (for the air in the pine to pass out), the gas light. itself. The editor of the Journal of oa3-lighting of June 21-.. th says:—" So beautifully simpie and effective an appliance argues a long and arduous process of development. . . The possible range of utility of Mr Duke's itvention is immense." 

Article type: Incident
The Northern Guardian. — 1898-03-18 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

"DRIVEN MAD BY TOOTHACHE."  Shortly after ten o'clock this morning the West Hartlepool Police received information that a young man namcd Robert H. Davidson ' had committed suicide in the rear of the premises opened a fortnight ago by Messrs Atkinson and Co., in Collingwood Road. On inquiry being made the information turned out to be ouly too true. It appcare that Davidson, who was a bright young fellow of M years of age, was employed by Messrs Atkinson as a gioeus's assistant, he residing, with his mother in Studley Road. A few days ago he complained of toothiv lie, and said it was driving Lim mad. He went to his work as usual this morning, and about ten o'clock a man calling with some fruit entered the shop and knocked on the counter for Davidson. He got no answer, and after waiting a few minutes-he went into a back room and was horrified to find there the poor fellow in a pool of blood. His throat was shoclingly mutilated, his head 'being almost seeded from his body. The police were at once informed, and Sergeant Leadbitter was soon on the premises. &a examination was made, and a bacon knife was (found by Davidson's side, on the floor, covared with blood. A sheet of paper, evidently used for wrapping butter in, was also found, on which was written the following:— "I can't stand life longer. I am mad with toothache. Have ben up all niglit.—Yours, Ti. H. DAVIDSON. God forgive me all. I pray everyone to speak of me as they found me." The note had evidently bcen hastily scribbled for the paper Lad in several places been pricked by the pencil point. The affair was kept as quiet as possible, but on the information leaking out, needless to say, great consternation was caused in the neighbourhood, for Davidson was well-known and highly respected. 

Article type: Incident
The Northern Guardian. — 1896-05-27 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

THE QUEENS JOURNEY. TO-DAY'S SHIPPING.  Her Majesty reached Perth at 9.30, this morning, breakfasted, and continued her journey.  THE DISTINGUIS-HED PATIENTS. -Sir John Millais passed a peaceful night, and his general condition has improved. Sir Russell Reynolds is decidedly weaker, to-day.  THE CONVICT DYER. -AGAIN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.  Mrs Dyer made another unsuccessful attempt in Newgate, yesterday, to strangle herself with her handkerchief.  THEATRE BURNED DOWN.  The Victoria Thestre, Newport (Mon., W 9•13 last night destroyed by fire. A block of shops adjacent was also destroyed. The damage is estimated at £20,000. ANOTHER THEATRE ON FIRE.  A fire broke out in the property-room at the Metropole Theatre, Camberwell, early this morning, but was confined to that quarter Tonight's performance will not be interrupted.  " GUARDIAN " SPECIAL REPORTS. MACLEAN. DOUGHIT, AND 00.'h 6TEAMARB. Aberfeldy, Berry, passed Dover, 26th Horace, Clarke' left Howden Dock, 26th James Malam, Williams, arrived at Svalvaer, 26th R. ROPNRR AND CO.'S STEAMERS. Roxby, Shield, arrived at Bremerhaven, 26th Hurworth, Pearson, arrived at Barry D‘ek, 26th lie*leden, Petterkson, left Holmsund for Bordeaux, 26th  LIVINGSTON, CONNER. ma) CO.'S STEAMERS. Glenisle, Mprrin. arrived at Ghent, 26th .1. WOOD AND CO.'S STEAMERS. Sunlight, Welch, arrived at the Tyne, 25th .1. COVERDALE AND SON'S STEAMERS. Moggie, Harrison, left Rotterdam for Blyth, 25th Jeanie, Payne, arrived at Mass from Nieolaieff, 26th Muriel, Vasey, arrived at Antwerp fr9rn Sulina, 27th MAMBLKTON STEAM SHIPPING CO.'S STEAMERS Hambleton arrived at the Tyne from Hamburg, 2.5 th J. MERRY WEATHER AND CO.'S STEAMER', Ilathersage, Weitz, arrived at Wederlaks form Swinemunde, 23rd Wellbury, Dennis, lef t Catania for Constantinople, 26th FURNESS. WITEEY. AND CO.'S. LTD.. STEAMERS. Zebra, Harrison, left W e.t Hartlepool for London, 26th MURRELL AND YEOMAN'S STEAMERS. Thurston, Wood, arrived at Middlesbrough from Rotterdam, 27th Chatburn, Douglass, arrived at Hamburg from Braila, 27th  R. HARDY AND CO.ll STICAMRRS. Maitlande, Noal, arrived at Goole, 23rd Highlands, Venus, arrived at Warnernunde, 25th Fernlands, Smith, arrived at Braila, 25th Greylands, Symonds, left Mqntreal for London, 23rd Glen "  CROSBY. NAGEL AND 00.'8 Dochart, Garrick, arrived at Sederbarrin, 25th Monarch, Svendscn, arrived at West Hartlepool, 25th Edinburgh, Wandlees, arrived at Skutskar, 27th G. B. HARLAND AND CO.'S SIRAMERH. Duchess, Ingram, left West Hartlepool for Archangel.  Da27nth utles's, N; B 'Ling, left West Hartlepool for Archangel, 27th Glendale, D Morgan, arrived at Hel.ingfors, 27th Addington, G Harland, on passage from West Hartlepool to Archangel Flardanger, J Willis, arrived at Pirmus, 27th Hildawell, W H Willis, on passage from Odessa to Hamburg Romsdalen, T W Willis, at Campbeltown SIR WM. GRAY AND CO.'S STEAMERS. Circassia, Minton, arrived at Tyne Dock, 26th I Pierremont, Davis, arrived at Middlesbrough. 26th 

Article type: Incident
The Northern Guardian. — 1896-04-20 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

THE TERRIBLE TRAGEDY AT  WATERFORD.  As we briefly announced on Saturday, a terrible tragedy occurred at Waterford in the morning. An. employee in Matterson's bacon factory, named Richard Reddy, plunged a large knife into the breast of Mr Larkin, the foreman, and killed him. He then stabbed a salter named Patrick Hahessy, and afterwards committed suicide by stabbing him-. self in the heart. Hahessy was removed to the hospital, and is in a critical condition. The sight which presented itself in the factory was terrible. Three bodies bathed in blood lay a short distance from each other on the floor, and the other workmen, in their terror, scarcely knew what to do, but a doctor was speedily summoned, and Lii6 police were apprised of what had occurred. When Dr. Cutlar arrived he pronounced Larkin dead, and said that Reddy's condition was hopeless, and within 15 minutes Reddy ceased to breathe. Before Reddy died, Sergeant Love asked if a minister of religion had been sent for, and Reddy, on hearing this, raised himself slightly, and said in a feeble tone, "I don't want any priest, I'm an Atheist, and I'm dying nicely." No motive is assigned for Reddy'e horrible frenzy. Mr Larkin was a respectable citizen, with a large family. He waa a great friend of the worivers, an had never had any dispute with Reddy, who was regarded as a quiet, sober, and inoffensive man. It is supposed that Reddy was suffering from temporary insanity when he committed these extraordinary crimes, and this theory ii supported by the fact that nis father died a few years ago in an asylum. THE INQUEST.  The inquest on the bodies of the murderer and his victim was held on Saturday evening.—John Bowers deposed that Larkin, who was foreman at the factory, was inspecting some pigs, when Reddy, without a word, rushed out of the lard house, and plunged the knife into his heart. The assailant then pursued a man named Murphy, but slipped, and Murphy escaped. Witness went on to say that Reddy next made for him, but he got out of the cellar. Both of the deceased were always on good . terms.—Joseph Flynn, who, Co hearing screams, went to Larkin's assistance, stated that Reddy rushed at him with the knife, but he got out of the way and ran into the headhouse, the door of which was then locked. Hahessy being unable to get in, was stabbed in the back by Reddy.— Anastatia Reddy said her brother was of a r.served and silent disposition.—The jury found that Reddy killed Larkin and then committed suicide whilst suffering from temporary insanity. 

Article type: Incident