Burked as in Burke and Hare I assume Sent from my iPhone > On 7 Apr 2014, at 19:46, "Petra Mitchinson" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Saturday 22 Feb 1845 (p. 2, col. 8 - p. 3, col. 1) > > > Bridget KIRKBRIDE, of Maryport, was committed, on the 19th inst., by J. P. SENHOUSE, Esq., to take her trial at the ensuing Assizes, > on the charge of concealment of the birth her infant.-[Particulars of the inquest appeared in our paper of this day fortnight.] > > > On Friday morning last, Mr. Joseph FEARON, of Aspatria, grocer, was discovered hanging in an orchard adjoining his house, quite > dead. The deceased left his house about half-past six o'clock in the morning, and was found shortly afterwards. > > > DEATH OF GENERAL SHARPE.-This gallant and venerable officer died at Leamington Spa on the 1th [sic] inst., at an advanced age. The > deceased had seen a great deal of service. His commission as General was dated January, 1837. [General SHARPE represented the > Dumfries District of burghs in the first Reform Parliament]. > > > THE REPUTED "BURKERS" AT SUNDERLAND.-A FALSE ALARM.-The body of John ELLIOTT, and old man belonging to Sunderland, who has been > missing for many weeks, was found in the river Wear, on Saturday morning last, near the Coal-drops of the Durham and Sunderland > Railway Company. The sudden and unaccountable disappearance of this old man gave rise to a multitude of conjectures as to his fate. > The most prevailing was that he had been burked, and sent to Edinburgh for dissection. This was soon multiplied into several cases > of burking, and the whole town was alarmed into belief that a regular gang of burkers was located in Sunderland, and that it was > unsafe to stir abroad after night-fall. Three poor Irishmen, who, because they were poor and could not afford to hire separate > apartments, lodged together in one room, which they had not the means of furnishing, were pitched upon as the guilty parties; and as > ELLIOTT happened to live near where they lodged, it was confidently believed that they had seized the old man and had put him to > death; and they were so persecuted by the police and the populace that they were compelled to quit the place. Now all this hubbub > has ended in the discovery of the simple fact, that Elliott had gone down to the quay-side, had fallen into the river, and was > drowned. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

You assume correctly! -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jane Houghton Sent: 07 April 2014 20:00 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ENG-WESTMORLAND] Carlisle Journal, 22 Feb 1845 - Committal / Suicide / Death / Disappearance Burked as in Burke and Hare I assume Sent from my iPhone > On 7 Apr 2014, at 19:46, "Petra Mitchinson" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Saturday 22 Feb 1845 (p. 2, col. 8 - p. 3, col. 1) > > > THE REPUTED "BURKERS" AT SUNDERLAND.-A FALSE ALARM.-The body of John ELLIOTT, and old man belonging to Sunderland, who has been > missing for many weeks, was found in the river Wear, on Saturday morning last, near the Coal-drops of the Durham and Sunderland > Railway Company. The sudden and unaccountable disappearance of this old man gave rise to a multitude of conjectures as to his fate. > The most prevailing was that he had been burked, and sent to Edinburgh for dissection. This was soon multiplied into several cases > of burking, and the whole town was alarmed into belief that a regular gang of burkers was located in Sunderland, and that it was > unsafe to stir abroad after night-fall. Three poor Irishmen, who, because they were poor and could not afford to hire separate > apartments, lodged together in one room, which they had not the means of furnishing, were pitched upon as the guilty parties; and as > ELLIOTT happened to live near where they lodged, it was confidently believed that they had seized the old man and had put him to > death; and they were so persecuted by the police and the populace that they were compelled to quit the place. Now all this hubbub > has ended in the discovery of the simple fact, that Elliott had gone down to the quay-side, had fallen into the river, and was > drowned.