Inquests and Fatal Falls Across London Headlines
A crowded London inquest roundup reports multiple accidental deaths. Walter Vial aged 41 dies after a fall at Rupert Street pub stairway. Matilda Rosebank aged 64 dies from brain concussion after a stair fall. Alexander William Stewart aged 22 months dies after a bed fall linked to meningitis. Richard Henry Booth 47 dies from an infection after a wound from a fall. Robert Jules Longman four months dies from severe scalds after boiling water spills during tea. Benjamin Joyce three years old dies in a fire accident at home. Grace Jane Neal four years old dies from paper ignited on clothing. James Beale 29, a reservist, dies after alcohol-related illness and a fall. John Albert Goodenough 52 dies by drowning after business-related distress. Thomas Matthew Mehew 31 killed by a runaway horse and train interaction. The coroner records several accidental deaths with various circumstances across Westminster, Fulham, Poplar, Chelsea, and Marylebone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poplar
Baxter
Alexander William Stewart
Norris Road
Butler-Hogan
Troutbeck
Westminster
Richard Henry Booth
Paulton-street
King’s-road
Chalsea
Vauxhall
St. George’s Hospital
Fulham
Drew
Robert Jules Longman
Broomhouse Road
Parsons
East London
London Hospital
Benjamin Joyce
Ewingstreet
Mile-end
Geom
Grace Jane Neal
Dunatan's Road
Beeng
Jmg
I. Dorian
South Africa
Waldo
John Arbert Goodenough
King’s Place
Baker-street
William Abbott
Frederick Gray
Leopold Smith
P.S
Thames Police
Old Swan Pier
H. J. Spon
Thomas Matthew Mehew
Carman
Wandeworth
Ask-road
Clapham Junction
Gustav Leach
St. George's Hospital
Reanelagh Road
Barnsley Miner Killed By Roof Fall At Barnsley Colliery
In Barnsley main colliery this morning George Shaw aged 28 of 25 Heellis street was killed instantly when a roof fall partly buried him. He served in the late war and leaves two widows and three children unprovided for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnsley
Barnsley Main
George Shaw
Heellis Strest
High Wycombe
William Lawrence
Sparling
William Cooper
George Thomas Whittaker
George Stanford
Alice Whittaker
Divorce actions and family disputes in English court
The court heard motions in two divorce cases involving Dr Neligan and Mrs Neligan and Mrs Amy Mitchell. In the Neligan case the couple married in 1901 and reached a compromise on separation, with a settlement of 14,000 pounds by the wife and 400 pounds yearly, amid claims of cruelty and reconciliation attempts. The motion to set aside the agreement was adjourned for two weeks while both spouses undertook not to harass each other. In the Mitchell case, Mrs Mitchell seeks dissolution on cruelty grounds against Mr Mitchell, a former clergyman, amid alleged violent temper, misconduct with a servant, and a custody dispute. The proceedings feature detailed accusations and testimonies about household tensions and threats.
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Berwick
Border Bridge
Tweedmouth
Henrietta Beaton
Melrose
Blackburn
Meeting of
Guardians
Berry
Crewe
Lawrence Allen
Messrs
Russell
Andress
Chemnats
Justice Bucknill
Amy Mitchell
W. H. Mitchell
Holy Orders
Mitchell
Elberton
Gloucester
Church of Rome
Brooks
Ellen Luker
Luker
J. T. Taylor
Chelsea
All’s Nursery
West Chelsea
Marsham
Mr. Sheil
Sheil
Walsh
Witneas
Buckingham Palace Road
Mgr. Beale
Gaa Light and Coke Company
Nina Elms
Lewis
Mgr
Basil Thompson
Dartmoor
Morgan
Old Bailey
Divorce Case Seeks Custody Amid Army Affair Mention
Mr Justice Barnes considers the petition of H A Bellville for divorce from his wife alleged adultery with Capt. Walter. The couple wed at Whittingham in 1897 after Army cram studies and hunting meetings. A bundle of letters, including one to Philly, surfaced, linking the co respondent and wife. The custody of three children was ordered to stay with Mrs. Mitchell pending further orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Barnes
H. A. Bellville
Market Harborough
Leicestershire
Walter
Whittinghame
Northumberland
Petitioner
Neilson
Philly
Luker
Elberton
Bristol
Conmnsel
Ex-Warder’s Freak Arrest Charge at Westminster Court
At Westminster police court on Friday fresh fraud charges were brought against Edmond William Lewis who faced remand for handcuffing a youth and impersonating a detective officer and a prison warder. Witnesses described seizing and chaining a man in St James's Park, with subsequent letters cited in testimony. A separate Leeds dissolution petition and other court items appear in the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster
Edmond William Lewis
William Walsh
Jackson’s
Chelses
St. James’s Park
Mr. Sheil
Wellington Barracks
Breach of Promise in Battersea Engagement Case
In the King’s Bench Division Miss M and Mary Puddephate of Battersea sued Harry Cox, a greengrocer, for breach of promise after engagements beginning December 1900. A ring was given, a June 16 1901 wedding date set, and the plaintiff quit her ward-maid post at the Cancer Hospital. Due to the illness and hospital stay of the defendant, the wedding was postponed and later canceled. The plaintiff claimed losses of 441 pounds 10 shillings 4 pence. jury awarded 75 pounds with costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battersea
King’s Bench
Mary Puddephate
High Street
Harry Cox
Knowsley Road
Glamorgan Assizes
Sarah Howell
Port Talbot
John Pagh
Pugh
The Magic Foot Draft Cure Claim for Rheumatism
A London advertisement promotes the Magic Foot Drafts as a painless rheumatism treatment via skin absorption. It claims 68 percent of absorbed nitrogen in sweat is uric acid and offers free samples with payment requested only if satisfied. The company asks readers to mail four pence stamps as a reminder and to send no money upfront.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beneft
Magic Foot Draft Company
Pugh’s Place
Golden-square
London
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Isle of the Crown
Rupert - Street
Whitechapel
Schroeder
Marylebone
Matilda Roseb
New Quebec-street
Marylebone Road
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Udo
Punaby
Ver
Doncaster
Dudley
South Staffordshire
Aey Wood
West Ward
Thos, Popple
Charles Jennings
Biggs Main
Portsmouth
Southsea
Scarborough
Abraham Smith
Basham
Rowntree
Smith
Warwick
Justices Channell
Walter George Couzens
Annie Devel
Compton Verney
Warwickshire Chamber of Agriculture
H. F. Lucy
J. W. Lea
Wednesbury
Edmund Hammond
Lea Brook
Midlands
Wigan
John McDonald
Jans Ellen Green
Vin
Nisi
Counsel
Phyllis
Aha
Bellville
Othene Ravi
Petit Jury
Leeds
Spivy
Alfred Dixon
Brass Founders
Dixon
Bishop OF
Georgina Adelaide
Countess of Seafield
Onslow-gardens
Earl of Seafield
Mayne House
Elgin
F. W. H. Rorestier-Walker
A.B. Cano
The
Temple
ME. Mitchell
MES. Mitchel
Clare Marxer
Thursdey
Vere-street
Clare-market
James Bremmer
King’s College Hospital
Guascow and Lawn Rketree “Association of London
Great Eastern Hotel
Liverpools Street
Hozier
Opp
Christmaas
Tha Majerty
Raphael Tues
Sre
Hoan
Raphael Tucn
Crispeo
Encin
Waltres
John Thridgould
Sidney ST
Coa.ergial Road
James Epts & Co., Ltd
Homeopathy Cuunists
Fennings
A. Fennid
Cowes
Uim
Morphia
New North-Road
Fondon
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