Prostitute
Doctor in attendance – Doctor Robinson.
Died 4th October 1890 about 5pm
Statement by Joseph Eland
Sir I am a police constable of the Doncaster Borough Police.
At 3 am on Thursday the 11th September I was on duty in Frenchgate, from information I received I went to a house in Church Lane occupied by a man called Mclaughlin there found Annie Edwards sitting on a chair & bleeding from a wound in the head about 4 inches long which she said was caused by, kick from a man called Sandy. She said she was lying on the floor when he came in and kicked her, I then went up the stairs and found the prisoner underneath a bed. I then apprehended him and locked him up. He made no reply. On Sunday the 5th of October I charged him with causing the death of Annie Edwards by kicking her on the head on the 11th September. He replied I have no more right to be charged with it than the other fellow. I said who is that, he replied Belfast Ned we were both kicking and fighting together.
A William Harrison was charged with Manslaughter and the case was heard at the Town Hall Leeds.
[This was later changed to murder]

Occupation: Labourer.
No medical man in attendance. Suicide while temporary insane.
Died 29 May 1892
Summoning Officer Reginald B Cobb.
The Deceased had the influenza and was not well lately. Yesterday morning he received a letter asking him and his wife to spend the Whitsuntide holiday with some friends at Lincoln, he asked his wife if she wanted to go and upon her implying yes, he said you are always wanting to be prancing about, and he seemed upset, a short time before 1 o’clock his wife went upstairs, and coming down in about ten minutes could not find the deceased in the house, knowing that he had been taking some pills she went to the closet in the yard and found her husband hanging by a rope from the top, she ran and got a knife and cut him down and pulled him into the yard, Dr Hills who was  assing was called in but his life was extinct.
Amelia Blackburn wife of the deceased said upon oath.
I reside at 140 Cleveland Street Doncaster, and I am the widow of Parnell Blackburn. He was about 69 years of age and was a labourer at the Great Northern Railway works Doncaster. He got up yesterday morning and dressed and came downstairs, he seemed rather poorly. He said his head was bad, we
stayed in the house all morning, we did not have any lunch. I asked him what was the matter and he said he had something on his mind. I left him for a short while and went upstairs. When I got back downstairs I found he was neither in the room or the kitchen. I went into the yard to the closet, and found him hanging there from the rafters.
This is a shortened version of the wife’s testimony.

Occupation Farm Worker
Died 15th August 1892
Summoning Officer Reginald B Cobb
The deceased who resided at Braithwell, was tenting on Monday the 8th of August and was getting over a hedge, when the gun went off shooting him in the arm, he went home and the doctor was sent for, he gradually grew worse and was ordered by the Doctor to be removed to the infirmary for the arm to be taken off; the operation was performed, but the deceased died at 5.30 am this morning 15th August 1892.
Henry Arthur Leonard said as follows.
I am a surgeon in Doncaster, and a surgeon of the infirmary, Yesterday evening I saw the deceased Herbert Dent at the infirmary, He was very ill, the wound was gangrenous and the arm was mortifying. The deceased died this morning at 5.30am from mortification.

Died 10th March 1896
Report by A. Reeve, for Summoning Officer.
He was found about 12 noon in the closet in Nags head yard Doncaster, 75 years of age formerly a shoemaker, but has not worked for some years.
For about a month past Dr Selby had attended him for dropsy etc.
The deceased who was very infirm resided with a son and daughter at 10 Nags Head Yard, He was unable to work and was in receipt of parish relief. About 11.50 am on 10th March his daughter left him in the house whilst she went to the Guildhall for some soup, on returning a few minutes after 12 noon he was not in the house, a few moments later she looked for him, and found him lying in the closet with a quantity of blood on the floor, she called for assistance and some neighbours came, the police also came, removed the body in the ambulance to the mortuary, he had made a gash in his throat with a large carving knife which was found on the floor of the closet.

Profession: Medical Doctor.
Died 16 April 1896
Report by Summoning Officer Joseph Clayton.
The deceased had been in a rather depressed state of health for some time, he was seen by Dr Clark about 10PM on the night of the 15th Inst. when he appeared rather better, Dr Clark going into his surgery he found the deceased lying dead on the floor about 9 am 16th April 1896.
Report by Dr Clark.
Dr Tacey has for some years been suffering from a very serious illness. It interfered very much with his sleep and on occasions I have felt considerable concern. I was the first person to find him this morning dead about 8.30 am. He appeared to have been dead about three hours, in my opinion I think he must have died of poisoning by prussic acid, I found a bottle had been tampered with, and there was a smell of prussic acid in the mouth, I have every reason to suppose it was self inflicted.

Occupation: Platelayer Great Central Railway Company.
Medical man in attendance Doctor Vines.
Date of death 30 September 1897, at 12.30pm
Summoning Officer Joseph Clayton.
The deceased who had been working on the line at Hexthorpe in the company with several others, were getting their breakfast by the side of the line sitting around a fire about 8.20am, when a man named Edward Port a bricklayer in the employ of the G.C. Ry. Co, who was coming by train from Sheffield bringing some fire bricks with him on getting near to where the deceased was sitting he threw the bricks out of the carriage window one of which struck the deceased on the back of the head and knocked him into the fire rendering him unconscious, he was conveyed to the infirmary as soon as possible, he never regained consciousness, and died about 12.30pm.

Estranged wife of John Thomas Brook, of Hull.
Died 15 October 1898.
Summoning Officer H Reeve.
Deceased for about 4 months has lived with a man named Ben Rowbottom at Nutwell. Since Wednesday 12th she has been staying with a woman named Hewitt, a prostitute in Priest’s Yard Frenchgate. On Saturday 15th inst. she and Hewitt were drinking with Rowbottom at two or three public houses in Frenchgate, till about 6 pm. About 7 pm she was seen struggling in the River Don near Hanley’s Mill, Fishergate and shouting for help, but sank before assistance could be given. The body was afterwards recovered by means of grappling irons. Her hat was found at the bottom of Morley’s Yard near Hanley’s Mill. Rowbottom when seen admitted being in the yard with her, but did not make any attempt to rescue her from the river. Several other witnesses’ reports are included.
Statement of John Thomas Brooks I am putteyman I reside at 5 Witham’s Place, Upper Union St, Hull. The deceased was my wife, her name was Eliza Ann Brooks 23 years of age. We have been married for about 3 years. She lived with me up to a week before Christmas (She has left me 3 times previously but returned) she called at my home last Wednesday I refused to admit her as she was drunk. My father who lives near spoke to her about using bad language, he also struck her. I never saw her again.

Daughter of Frederick Edwards
Died 11 October 1899 at Doncaster Infirmary – Summoning Officer Robert Bugg.
It appears that about 2.40 pm Mary Ann Edwards the mother, put the deceased to bed, she did not leave anyone in the house while she went to the post office to get a infirmary order for one of her children which has got the Whooping cough, Mrs Edwards was away from the home about ten minutes, on her return Mrs Edwards found her little boy aged 2 years 9 months in the house and the deceased and bed on fire, Mrs Edwards ran into the yard with the deceased all in flames, and Eugena Hopkins put the flames out with her skirts and the deceased was at once taken to the infirmary, and was attended by Doctor Wiley, and died about 5.45 pm today.

Son of Henry Littlewood Glover.
Died 16 August 1905 at 11.30 am
Summoning Officer Robert Bugg.
Sir I beg to report for your information on Saturday night 12th August about 10 pm Mrs Glover wife of Henry Glover says I put a cup of hot cocoa on the table near to the side. My child was running toward me when he got against the table he put up his arms his left hand knocked the cup of cocoa over and it went upon the child scalding it very badly Mr and Mrs Glover got a blanket put the child in it and took it to the infirmary Dr Sinclair attended to its injuries, Dr Wilson has attended to the child since Sunday the 13th August up to his death, the child is not insured and died 16th August 1905.

Widow of George Day
Died at Infirmary 13 August 1907 at 1.20am
Summoning Officer Robert Bugg.
The deceased has been living with her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Driver at 295 St Sepulchre gate for the last five years. She has been strange in her mind for the last 12 months, and has been attended by Doctor Selby for a considerable time. On Tuesday morning 13th Inst about 9 am her daughter took a cup of tea to her, she was in bed, when her daughter noticed some blood on her forehead, she went downstairs and told her husband, he went to fetch Mary Ann Ward of 303 St Sepulchre Gate, she came at once and attended to the deceased, she asked her what was the matter, on examining her she found a large wound in her abdomen and a small cut across her throat, Doctor Selby was at once sent for, he came and attended to her and ordered her removal to the infirmary, after she had been removed to hospital, Mary Ann Ward found a razor between the bed and mattress.

Wife of John Lewis Window
Doctor in attendance Doctor Bray.
Died 8.35am age 36.
Summoning Officer Robert Bugg.
It appears the deceased has been under medical treatment for the last six years for eczema, she has been attended by Doctor Clarke and Doctor Goode also at the infirmary. She told her husband a short time ago she could not live much longer in that condition. John Lewis Window says my wife has been ill for six years suffering from eczema, she has been attended by several medical men since we came to Doncaster. I got up this morning about 5.45am to go to work leaving my wife in bed, she was asleep, I returned home to breakfast about 8.35am, when I opened the kitchen door I could smell gas and the blinds were down, I went into the living kitchen, and I saw my wife sitting in an armchair with a bed duvet over her head, with a piece of India rubber tubing in her mouth and a piece of tape tied to it round her head, there was tubing fixed to the gas bracket and the gas turned on full. I at once cut the tape and took the tubing out of her mouth, and called the next door neighbour Mrs Mell to come and assist me. I went for Doctor Gray. He pronounced life extinct 16th December 1908.
(shortened version) There are also Statements by other witnesses.

Occupation: Farm Lab.
Died April 26 1910 at 10.10 am New Bridge Frenchgate.
Summoning Officer Robert Bugg’
It appears the deceased was employed by Mr Jubb farmer at Cadeby as Farm Lab, for the past 22 years deceased living with his wife next door to the farm premises, leaving his home in good health to go to his usual work about 6 am. About 9 am Ernest Jubb assisted deceased in loading his cart with six sheep
to take to Doncaster market, deceased left in good health. When coming over the new bridge near the Brown Cow, deceased who was standing on the front of the cart left side, the horse shied at the Tower waggon which was being used to put the overhead wire on the new bridge, the horse passing the tower wagon and ran away about 40 yards from where the tower wagon was, when deceased fell off the cart from where he was standing driving the horse on to the ground face downwards and the left wheel going over the deceased’s back, deceased was at once removed to the Infirmary on the police ambulance and seen by Dr John Ware, who is acting for Dr Willey, and pronounced life extinct.
[Reports from other witnesses.]

Chauffeur for Logan & Hemmingway Contractors
Died 21 July 1911
Summoning Officer Tom Dixon.
Sir the above named lived at 4 Jarrat Street. On Sunday 23 July the deceased was alone in the back bedroom, he had a gallon can containing some petrol. He was cleaning his motor coat with the petrol. By some means it exploded and did great damage to the bedroom and seriously burnt the deceased about the head and neck and hands and set his clothing on fire. He went downstairs into the backyard and rubbed himself in some dry, and tried to put the fire out. Mrs Elizabeth Hare 61 Carr House Road saw deceased on fire in his back yard. She went to his assistance and took his waistcoat off, she then got a blanket and put round him extinguishing the fire. He was then taken into 6 Jarratt Street. Dr Langley and Glover was sent for and he was conveyed to the infirmary.