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Burnley Express 3rd July 1897
CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER AGAINST A BURNLEY MAN.
WANTED TO LIVE UNTIL MORNING. A SENSATIONAL INCIDENT. THE ACCUSED BEFORE THE MAGISTRTES.
A sensational affair in which the parties concerned were man and his wife occurred on Wednesday night in the Wet end of Burnley, when a weaver named Samuel Catlow is alleged to have attempted to take the life of his wife. The victim, Sophia Catlow, summoned her husband some time ago on account of his having assaulted her. Catlow was then fined 20s. and costs, and a separation order, with 8s. a week for the maintenance of his wife, was made against him. Since that time Mrs. Catlow has lived with her sister at 24, Allerton-street Whittlefield, whilst the prisoner on the other hand has resided with his mother in Back Lane.
It is stated that on Thursday, just before midnight, Catlow went to the house where his wife was staying, broke one of the kitchen windows, and obtained an entrance into the house. The inmates-prisoner's wife and her sister - heard a noise, and being somewhat alarmed they both got out of bed. Edith Rose Aunger, sister of Mrs. Catlow, shouted out, "Hallo, hallo", but no one replied. In the meantime prisoner had ascended the stairs, and on going there both sisters were met by him. Prisoner then brandished a razor in the air. When Mrs. Catlow saw the implement she said, "Oh, Sam, do not kill me tonight. Let me live till morning." She endeavoured to ward off the blow, and in doing so had her hand severely cut. Notwithstanding her excitement Mrs. Catlow had the presence of mind to realise her dangerous position, and succeeded in getting out of her husband's clutches, and rushed into the neighbouring house. An alarm was then raised, and a medical man was summoned to attend to Mrs. Catlow's injury.
Catlow afterwards went to the police station, and gave himself up.

PRISONER BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES,
On Thursday morning, at the Burnley Borough Police ourt, before R.J. Hurtley, J. Hargreaves and J. Berry, Esqrs., the prisoner appeared in the dock to answer a charge of wounding his wife, Sophia Catlow, 24 Allerton-street, with intent to murder her.
The Chief Constable (Mr. Harrop) in opening the case said the wife of the prisoner was unable to attend court, and he would ask for the case to be adjourned. He would, however, call one witness.
Edith Rose Eunger stated that the prisoner's wife was her sister, and lived with her. Both went to bed about 11-30 the previous night, at which time the windows and doors were securely fastened. Shortly afterwards they heard a creaking of the windows and both got out of bed. Witness called out, "Hallo, hallo", but there was no answer. They went to the stairs-top, where her sister was seized by prisoner, who held a razor in his hand. Prisoner's wife said, "Oh, Sam, do not kill me to-night, let me live till to-morrow." Prisoner replied, "I will finish you," and got hold of her and attempted to cut her throat. Witness made an attempt to stop the prisoner from committing the deed, and one of her fingers was cut in consequence.
The case was adjourned for a week.


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The Burnley Gazette, Saturday January 16, 1869 (Local News)
FATAL ACCIDENT. - A carpenter named Henry Simpson, who resided at Gannow-lane lost his life on Thursday, by an accident at Bankhall Colliery. The deceased was engaged in fixing wooden air pipes in the shafting, and got on all right until he was within about 13 yards off the bottom, when he missed his footing and fell. He was 46 years of age, and leaves a wife and ten children.

East Lancashire Advertiser, Saturday January 23, 1869
On the 14th inst. aged 47, Henry Simpson, by falling down a pit.


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The Times, Tuesday, Feb 02, 1819; pg. 3; Issue 10586; col E
MANCHESTER, Jan. 30.-The weavers and spinners charged with a combination to raise their wages (taken up during the late turn-outs), and who traversed the indictments against them from the last to the present Sessions, have all been found Guilty, and the majority of them sentences to two years imprisonment in Lancaster Castle; the others to one year in the same prison. Among the former are Kay and Pilkington, who were taken into custody during the disturbances at Burnley. Crooks and Gorton, two of those concerned in the attack on Gray’s factory, were sentenced to three years imprisonment each.


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The Times, Monday, Sep 06, 1819; pg. 2; Issue 10717; col E
Lancashire Assizes. Lancaster, Thursday, Sept. 2.
John Adamson, aged 25, committed by John Hargreaves, James Hargreaves, and Lawrence Halsted, Esqrs. 3rd August, 1819, charged with having assumed the character of a delegate or representative, at a public meeting unlawfully convened, and held near Burnley, and with having in the character aforesaid, at the said meeting, used certain expressions, with intent to excite contempt and disrespect to the laws and constitution of the realm, and with having in his possession, with intent to publish, certain seditious and libelous papers and writings, tending to vilify the constitution in church and state.


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The Times, Tuesday, Dec 07, 1819; pg. 4; Issue 10795; col C
High Treason. Preston, Dec. 4.
On Thursday last, Henry Walkden, wheelwright, Thomas Austin, shoemaker, George Dewhurst, reed-maker, William Fletcher, tailor, and John Adamson, tailor, were brought to the House of Correction in this town, in three post-chaises, escorted by a party of the 7th Dragoon Guards, under Cornet Stephenny. They were apprehended on Wednesday night, or early on Thursday morning, and brought before the Rev. T.D. Whitaker, LL.D., and Joseph Feilden, Esq., at Blackburn. Walkden and Austin stand charged with having “imagined, devised, or intended to levy war against his Majesty, within this realm, and with having, in order to executing of such devices or intentions, diverse pikes and other offensive weapons and arms, and diverse traitorous and seditious books, papers, letters, and writings, concealed in their dwelling-houses, out-houses and premises thereunto belonging, within Blackburn.” The other three prisoners, Dewhurst, Fletcher, and Adamson, are charged with having, “on the 15th of November last, at Abergham Eaves, [Habergham Eaves] near Burnley, traitorously conspired and combined together, with other wicked and traitorous persons, to the number of 10,000 and upwards, and in pursuance of the said traitorous conspiracy, at the time and place aforesaid, with having armed themselves with diverse pikes, pistols, clubs, staves, and other offensive weapons, and with having thereby then and there levied war against the King, in order, by force and constraint, to compel his said Majesty to change his measures and councils, and to intimidate and overawe the Houses of Parliament.” Upon these charges the prisoners are at present remanded for a further hearing, which is expected to take place this day.
Saturday, 11 o’clock.
We just learn that Dewhurst, Fletcher, and Adamson, were fully committed last night on the charge above stated, which amounts to an accusation of high-treason; we also learn, that Mr. Knight of Manchester has also been committed under the same charge. Walkden and Austin are to be re-conveyed to Blackburn this afternoon, where they will be allowed to give bail to answer for a misdemeanour.
-Preston Chronicle.
Lancaster, Dec. 3, 10 o’clock p.m.
We stop the press to announce, that Mr. Nadin, the active Deputy Constable of Manchester, has just brought Knight to our Castle, charged, as we are informed, with high-treason.
Yesterday, six persons were committed to Preston House of Correction for manufacturing pikes. They were brought in 3 chaises from Burnley and neighbourhood, under an escort of dragoons.
-Lancaster Gazette.
(EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER.)
“Manchester, Dec. 4.
“Knight and Walker were yesterday examined before Colonel Hargreaves, but the examination being private, I am unable to state what took place. Walker was discharged for want of proof of identity, as I am informed. Knight was committed to Lancaster-castle for high treason, arising out of the late meeting of Radicals at Burnley.”
(EXTRACT OF ANOTHER PRIVATE LETTER.)
“The witnesses who were examined are named William Wilson and Richard Fletcher, who concurred in stating, that they were at the meeting, that Knight acted as chairman, and that many of the people were armed with pikes, pistols, and sticks, that the sticks were prepared with holes to receive the pikes, and that several of the people fixed their pikes. That at one time there was a false alarm of soldiers advancing, and several were running away, but their companions stopped them, saying, “We are able to stand them.” That the resolution expressed, that if Government proposed passing a suspension of the Habeas Corpus act, there should be a general meeting throughout the country to oppose it. One of these witnesses also said, that Knight in his speech recommended the people to a general rising if Government suspended the Habeas Corpus act, or adopted any harsh measure, and said that Government ought to be destroyed, and a new one modelled, and also spoke much against the Corn-bill and corruption of the House of Commons.”
(EXTRACT OF ANOTHER PRIVATE LETTER.)
“Manchester, Dec. 4.
“On Monday last a man of rough appearance went into an apothecary’s shop, in Piccadilly, to purchase a trifling article. The young man who served him said, “Well, you are going to meet Cobbett? The stranger said “Aye.” “Why,” said the young man, “you may depend upon it, if there be any disturbance or riot, the soldiers will be very severe.” “Never mind that,” said the man, “they’ll not Peterloo us again this time.” On saying which he drew from his breast a dagger twelve or fourteen inches long, and apparently very sharp; having exhibited this, he replaced it, and pulled out of his coat pockets a brace of pistols, a large one and small one, and showing them, said, “What do you think of these?” After which he quitted the shop, leaving the young man in great astonishment and alarm. About 10 o’clock the same evening, as the constables of No. 7 District, were patrolling the streets, a pistol was discharged at them in London-road; three men were observed to run from that part of the street from whence the flash of the pistol was seen; and one man, who is supposed to be the individual who actually fired, was closely pursued. One gentleman had got within two yards of him, but in making a grasp he unfortunately fell, and the villain escaped.
“Reports of guns or pistols are heard every evening, in all directions in the town, to the great terror of the inhabitants.”
CARLISLE, Dec. 3.
The Magistrates of this city in conjunction with the military force garrisoned here, have for some time past been particularly active in watching over the tranquillity of the place and neighbourhood. For several nights past a party of the 6th Carbineers have patrolled the neighbourhood in different directions, with the object of dispersing or securing persons found assembling for military training; but hitherto no persons so employed have been apprehended, though we are told by one of the Carbineers that he lately saw 5 men exercising with pikes near the south end of the city. Additional precautions have been also taken to secure the troops and horses from surprise; in addition to which, the few spare arms belonging to them were this week removed from the store-room, behind the West walls, in the Castle, which is as safely kept as if the place were in a state of siege.
It is probable, and indeed a well-known fact, that a considerable number of pikes have been introduced into this neighbourhood, from Lancashire, and have been distributed among such deluded men as are willing to use them where occasion offers. A great many young trees have been lately cut down and carried away from several of the neighbouring plantations, for what purpose we leave the reader to guess. Nocturnal training is also going on with increased activity.
Though some persons have affected to doubt the real intentions of those misguided persons called Radicals, the occurrences of last week must set that question at rest. Large bodies of men, armed with pikes, going through the military evolutions, and marching through the town in regular order at the dead hour of night, can only be looked upon as a preparation for actual warfare. In such circumstances, it behoves the magistracy to take some steps to meet the impending danger.
GLASGOW, Dec. 2.
Last night, between 10 and 11 o’clock, it being clear moon-light, a squad of Radical Reformers, between 40 and 50, were observed at drill on the Calton-green. – Glasgow Courier.
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The Times, Thursday, Dec 23, 1819; pg. 4; Issue 10809; col A
MANCHESTER, Dec. 21. – Yesterday (Monday) Nathan Broadhurst was sent off to Lancaster, on a charge of high treason, committed at Burnley on the 15th November, under the name of Walker, in company with John Knight. It will be in the recollection of our readers, that a person of the name Walker was taken up at the same time with Knight, and was discharged for want of being properly identified. This mistake, it now appears, arose in consequence of the name Broadhurst had assumed.

The Times, Friday, Dec 24, 1819; pg. 4; Issue 10810; col A
On Monday Nathan Broadhurst was sent off to Lancaster, on a charge of high treason, committed at Burnley.


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The Times, Wednesday, Jan 12, 1910; pg. 4; Issue 39167; col D
THE BURNLEY CHILD MURDER. – Joseph Wren, formerly a stoker in the Navy, was committed for trial at Burnley yesterday, charged with wilful murder of a boy aged three and a half. Wren confessed to having carried the boy, who was a stranger to him, to a lonely place and to having strangled and cut his throat. In a statement which he signed he said that he was so depressed that he did not know what he was doing. He intended to make away with his own child. He added, “I knew it was impossible to get work and marry. I know what the end will be and am fully prepared to meet it”

The Times, Monday, Feb 21, 1910; pg. 3; Issue 39201; col B
REFUSAL OF REPRIEVE.-The Home Secretary has intimated to the High Sheriff of Lancashire that he sees no reason to interfere with the death sentence passed at Manchester Assizes on February 14 on Joseph Wren, 23, for the murder of a little boy at Burnley on the afternoon of December 27. The execution will take place at Strangeways Gaol, Manchester, to-morrow.

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The Times, Saturday, May 29, 1920; pg. 11; Issue 42423; col B
BURNLEY CHILD MURDER CHARGE.
A verdict of “Wilful Murder” was returned at Burnley yesterday against WILLIAM TUNSTALL, 26, an ex-soldier, at an inquest on the body of his daughter, aged two months, who was found with her throat cut. The accused man is himself under treatment for a wound in the throat, the result, it is alleged, of an attempt at suicide. He was remanded yesterday at the local police-court.


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The Times, Tuesday, Dec 28, 1915; pg. 5
COLLIER CHARGED WITH MURDER.
A verdict of wilful murder was returned against Reginald Haslam (25), collier, at an inquest at Burnley yesterday, on the body of ISABELLA CONWAY (33), married.
Haslam was committed on a Coroner’s warrant to the next Manchester Assizes. On Friday he gave himself up, and later said he had strangled Conway in a fit of temper.

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The Times, Tuesday, Dec 13, 1831; pg. 4
Tuesday evening an outrage of the most serious description was committed at Burnley, by a party of the 30th regiment, now in the barracks near that town. For some time past a degree of ill blood has existed between the soldiers and a body of mechanics employed near the barracks. Monday evening this animosity was greatly increased by the following occurrence:-Two persons passing along the road on horseback were attacked by several soldiers, and dragged from their horses. One mechanic named Beesley, took part with the horsemen, when he was attacked by one of the soldiers, who pursued him with his bayonet into a neighbouring public-house. Beesley there seized a poker and knocked down the soldier, who now lies in a precarious state from the effects of the blow. The following evening between 20 and 30 soldiers, some armed with bayonets and some with bludgeon, rushed into the town and scoured the principal streets and market-place, attacking most ferociously, without provocation, almost every person they met. During two hours the town was literally at their mercy; the shops were all closed, business was quite at a stand, and serious apprehensions were entertained for the safety of those absent from home. The civil power was wholly inadequate to restore peace or apprehend any of the rioters, who returned to their quarters without detection. Those who met with them were glad to escape with life; and many received injuries of a very serious nature. Mr. W. Coultate, the son of a surgeon in Burnley, whilst visiting his father’s patients, was beaten on the head with bludgeons, and left for dead, and is so much injured that it is doubtful whether he will survive. Mr. T. Ward, schoolmaster, and several other inhabitants, were similarly attacked and left senseless. The magistrates are engaged in endeavouring to bring the criminals to justice; but it is thought the perpetrators will escape, for want of evidence of identity. A report of the whole has been transmitted to head-quarters, and since Tuesday none of the military have appeared; for if seen in the town after this outrage, a fearful collision between them and some of the inhabitants may be expected. – Manchester Guardian.

The Times, Friday, Dec 23, 1831; pg. 2
BURNLEY – We learn that a Court-martial will be held this week at the barracks, when such of the soldiers of the 33d Regiment as were concerned in the late outrage upon the inhabitants of Burnley will be tried. – Blackburn Gazette


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The Times, Monday, Jan 04, 1858; pg. 10
SERIOUS RIOT BY THE MILITIA AT BURNLEY, LANCASHIRE. – On New Year’s-eve a number of men belonging to the 100th (Dublin) Militia, now stationed at the Burnley Barracks, created a disturbance in the town. We understand that it had been bounty day, and the men had spent a good deal of time in the beerhouses. They turned into the streets in a state of intoxication, and became very violent, striking with their belts all who came within their reach. A picket, with the assistance of the police, got a number of them to the barracks. A short time afterwards a strong picket left the barracks, and dividing, visited several parts of the town. The most serious part of the disturbance then commenced, the conduct of the picket being far worse than that of the men who had been taken to the barracks. A window in front of the Thorn Inn was completely smashed. Several panes in the windows of the market and smoking-rooms of the Bull Inn were broken. The windows face into Market Street, and not being closed by shutters the militia made to the light, and dashed their bayonets through the glass. This was the case in many parts of the town. One gentleman who was in the smoking room of the Bull Inn very narrowly escaped a thrust with a bayonet dashed through a pane. In Yorkshire Street a young man named Nutter Barrett, who was returning home with his father about half-past 10 o’clock, was stabbed in the shoulder and hip. Another young man, a collier, was wounded in several places in the head, and between the thigh and body. During the riot in Yorkshire-street, Mr. John Berry, butcher, whose shop stands facing the entrance of the street, had the glass in his front windows entirely demolished. The militia were in chase of a man who took refuge in Mr. Berry’s shop. After attacking the door with their bayonets they smashed the window. A man who goes by the name of “Toathree,” was stabbed at the entrance of New Market-street. This morning there was a considerable quantity of blood on the pavement where it happened. Many persons were chased and struck with the bayonet in other parts of the town. During the disturbance many persons took refuge in houses near; they were followed by the militia, and when the doors were closed on them they dashed their bayonets at the doors, which bear the marks of their fury. One man was struck in the hand and head in Westgate and thrown down; after escaping from them he was pursued, and not being able to come up with him they threw their bayonets at him. He managed to get hold of one of the bayonets. The picket returned to the barracks between 11 and 12 o’clock, but we understand that a considerable force came back into the town about half past 1 o’clock next morning. The town is in a very excited state. The magistrates met at the Court house at 11 o’clock on Saturday morning to deliberate on the measures to be taken under the circumstances. Captain Macdonald of the 100th attended. The reporter was not admitted. The deliberation lasted a considerable time.


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The Times, Friday, Jan 08, 1858; pg. 7
THE DUBLIN MILITIA.-The three divisions of this regiment stationed at Bradford, Burnley, and Ashton under Lyne, have been removed, by orders from the Horse Guards, to Aldershott. It will be remembered that these men have created disturbances in all the three towns where they have been quartered- at Bradford and Burnley using their bayonets freely. At Ashton they had only their belts to use in the attack upon the inhabitants, and had the worst of the encounter, many of them being severely handled of whom twelve were taken before the magistrates and committed for trial. When the news became public that orders had been received from the Horse Guards to remove the regiment to Aldershott, it was understood that the three divisions of it were to be first concentrated at Ashton, and the soldiers stationed at the latter place expressed their determination when joined by their comrades from Burnley and Bradford to take a full revenge upon the inhabitants. In consequence of this design becoming known to the authorities, the Mayor of Ashton took steps on Wednesday to avert the possibility of such a collision by communicating with the officers of the regiment, and with Lieutenant – General Sir Harry Smith, commandant of the district. The result was that Sir Harry Smith took the precaution of sending a troop of Dragoons to Manchester to overawe any attempt of the kind threatened, but the necessity of their presence had meanwhile been removed by the Ashton detachment of Militia being marched from their barracks to the railway station at Stalybridge instead of that at Ashton, where a train was in waiting for them. By this manoeuvre the soldiers were kept clear of the town (the barracks being situated on the Stalybridge side of Ashton) and any attempt at disturbance avoided. The portions of the regiment at Bradford and Burnley were also sent forward without stopping at Ashton.


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The Times, Saturday, Nov 19, 1859; pg. 12
BURNLEY.
Proceedings for the establishment of a rifle corps in this town have recently been taken by a committee, with Sir James Kay-Shuttleworth at its head. The result is the formation of one company and the prospect of a second being speedily raised. Mr. John Dugdale, jun., has been selected as captain, and Mr. Henry Moore as Lieutenant of the first company. The officers of the second company are yet unnamed. The uniform fixed upon consists of a silver gray tunic and trousers, with Lincoln green facings, relieved with red. The donations in aid of the formation of the corps amount already to 500/., and the annual subscriptions to about 100/. Lieutenant-Colonel Towneley has given the use of the Militia-barracks for drill. With the view of increasing the strength of the corps, the neighbouring towns and villages will be requested to form sub-divisions, and there appears every prospect of a most efficient corps being raised.


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The Times, Tuesday, Aug 24, 1852; pg. 4
THE BOILER EXPLOSION AT BURNLEY. – BURNLEY, Saturday Evening. – The fears entertained for the recovery of four of the persons most seriously injured by this terrible disaster have, we regret to state, been fearfully realized, death having terminated their sufferings. George Whitaker, 17, mechanic, died at ten minutes after 11 last night; William Winterbottom, 29, warper, at a quarter before 1 this morning; Joseph Townson, 51, warper, at a quarter before 5 this morning; and John Thornton, 39, weaver, at a quarter before 6. The names of the other persons injured are as follows:-Richard Jackson, weaver; Robert Heys, weaver; George Whitaker, warper; Robert Jackson, weaver; Samuel Bracewell, smith; Peter Robinson, overlooker; and William Watson, overlooker. Several of these persons are so severely scalded as to remain in the greatest agony, and are by no means out of danger. Little more can be said as to the causes of this sad accident than was stated yesterday. An inquiry will be opened at the Court house on Monday, when doubtless a full investigation will take place, pending which we must defer any remarks we may make on the subject.


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