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THE WORKHOUSE INQUIRY

... inmate of the workhouse, thought there was courtship going on between Brown and Murray. Nathan Knowles said that he had been an inmate of the workhouse more than four years. He knew Brown and Murray. He remembered Brown leaving the workhouse. Before she ...

THE WORKHOUSE INQUIRY

... the township of Blackburn. He had been one of the Visitinig Committee of the workhouse for three years or more. As a mem- ber of the Workhouse Committee be visited the Workhouse frequently. oftener than once a week. He had seldom missed going once a week ...

PIG CASE AT THE WORKHOUSE

... IPIG CASE AT THE WORKHOUSE. AlESIGNATION OF THE GOYERNOR. At the meeting of the Board of Guardians, on Saturday last, there was a good attendanoe, in consequence of its being expected that Mr. Farnally the Poor-law inspector for this district, would be ...

THE ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES AT RIBCHESTER WORKHOUSE

... had been appointed on January 5th to visit Bib- ehester Workhouse and make an investigation with regard to the administration of that estab. lishment. The committee first assembled at the Workhouse on the 7th inst. and took the evi- dence of several witnesses ...

THE ALLEGED HOSPITAL SCANDALS AT PRESTON WORKHOUSE

... ALLEGED HOSPITAL SCANDALS AT PRESTON WORKHOUSE. AN INQUIRY AGREED TO. At the meeting of the Preston Board of Guarlians on Tuesday, the Clerk submitted a quantity of correspondence relative to the administration of the Workhouse hospital at Fulwood. A commiunication ...

THE ALLIGATIONS AGAINST A WORKHOUSE MASTER

... ALLLEGATIONS AGAINST A, I WORKROUTSE MASTE;R. { GOVERNMENT INQUIRY. EXTRAORDINARY REVELATIONS. In the Board Room of Ribehester Workhouse on Thttrsday, Mr. Jenner-Fust, jun., an Inspeotor ap- Ipointed by the Local Government Board, assisted by Mr. Moorsom, opened ...

THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST A WORKHOUSE MASTER

... Ribehester Workhouse on the i'4th nlt., when there were present Messrs. J. Bauns (chairman), Bee and Wileock (members of the committee); also Messrs. Lang- tree, B. Strickland, and Hayes, the Clerk, and Dr. Eccles (Medital Officer of the Workhouse). The committee ...

SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST A WORKHOUSE MASTER

... Among the many important ditties &volving upon the master, was that of providiug for thre 1ab1oI,r of tho inniates of the Workhouse, and it wias not only his dutv to prel:se Stoild and wood to be broken or chiol.l~,but to attend to the sales of the produce ...

EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE AT THE BOLTON WORKHOUSE—A WOMAN LAID OUT BEFORE DEATH

... pauper in the workhouse; have known deceased a year and a half, and have been with her in the workhouse the whole of that period. During the frost and heavy fail of snow last winter deceased fell and got hurt; she was then taken into the workhouse toEpital ...

BURY COUNTY COURT

... appointed to whom pos- session of the workhouse was to have been given up. The governor of the workhouse having received instructions not to give up the possession of the workhouse to any party, kept the doors of the workhouse locked for some time, and when ...

STARVING A FAMILY AT PRESTON

... her children so dirty, she had better go to the Workhouse. She vent into the Workhouse, and remained there two weeks. He saw her about six weeks ago, and she gave as her reason for coming out of the Workhouse that they gave her some washing to do. The children ...

THE KEIGHLEY POISONING CASE

... Mitchel's examination was than resumed I have seen Ann Bland two or three times at the workhouse I re- member Mrs. Sagar's illness, and saw Ann Bland at the workhouse en the day of her death. I 'did- net, see her any other time during that week. I remember ...