The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-02 00:00:00

SUICIDE BY HANGING Al' BLACKHEATH.

On Monday afte:noon Mr. Edwin Hooper (South
Staff irdshire Coroner), htld an inquest at the Oak
Inn, High Street, Blackheath, respecting the death
of John Andrews (57), wrought-nail maker, Hur t
Gree3, who had committed suiide. Joseph
Andrews, a son of the deceased, said his father left
home on the 23rd alt . and witness heard n thing
of him an il Riday, when he was informed that he
nad committed suicide. The deceased nad been
kinking, for about three weeks, and at times had
wen very strange in his manner.—Lucy Adams, a
Alger of the deceas ,d, said her brother came drunk
o er house, in Halesowea Street, on Friday morn.
try.; and askod her to allow him to lie down. In
he evening she left him asleep on the couch, and
upon returning, shortly aft ,r eight o'clock, she
f.nmt him hanging by a handkerchief from a rail
on thci stairs. He hrd be-n very strange in his
,eaotter since he had buried his wife, and at times
ippeated to he in great trouble. The ityy re-
tar ed a verdt t of "Suicide during temporary
insanity."

rnE SAD DEA 111 OF A CRA.DLEY HEATH
TRADESMAN.

Mr. Edwin Hooper (South Staffordshire Coon
reatimed his inquiry on Wednesday at the Corn-
greay.es Hotel, Corngreaves, Cralley death, Rowley
Reg.'s, respecting the dec tia of James Newton (75).
a. r, tired tradesman, residing in Grainger's Lane.
who had died from the effects of injuries received
at Rub-ry, in the parish of King a Norton. The
evi I, nce showed that on the 4th inst. the deceased,
who hail been unwell for several months, arranged
to are a drive to Rubery with his grandson On
Arriving in a lane leading to the New Inn Rubery.
te decessel authorised his grandson to slacken the
bridle and to remove the bit from the horse's mouth
!o let the animal have some ara-s. Toe grandson
complied with the deceased's wishes, and tle horse
itntuediat ely afterwards bolted. The trip was upset,
in the deceaged was dragged a eonviderable
di s ance along the road. When tound he was un-
o cious, and his head was badly injured. H • was
removed to the Nr- w Inn, wh re his inj ,ries were
at tended to 1 y a medical gentleman from the RuhstT
dill A. 91 lnm, ani subsequently he was taken to t s
e iletice at Cradley Heath. He never regaen d
nsei Jusness, d died on the 7th ult.—The Coroner
at the jury would remember that %nen the inqu at
gIA opened he was u.nable to complete the inquiry
n onsequence of the peloe having foiled to provide
tie necessary evidenek, there being as a matter of
tact no evidence to show how the accident really
.I..curred, and as the time of the Coroner and jury
la b !en w.o el trough what appeared to be the
ue.lect f a police, he threatened to report th.
dli ;era in charge of the i ;quiry to the Chief Con
tth. !,uhmitting a rtpor.; he decided t,,
r ;ti expla ation of the police, and he bid as.te:
ta:qed that Police-sergeant Hayward was under tit...!
prt ssit_n the.- the grandson would be it a positi, n
to 4ive the necessary evidence, but at the openit g
i.e inquest the jury woul i remember that th
n.lson was unahle !o say how toe def.teas
e „dyed his i jules. P.,lieetnen, like oth r p •ople,
• m.n.tal and all were ha le to mak.. mistak s.
LI considered. that the explawition given was satis
fal cry, turd lie t us ed t .at the jury would
ai ilAr vi wof the wetter The For man of
Joe said hie colleagues eon idered the explanation.
s isfactery.— rhe Coroner sai du ing the twenty
i; t yea's be had been coroner he had only once
.le mid it to be his duty to report a police officer.
in he was very glad indeed that it was not neees
o• y for him to report the officer who was i ha go
ihat inquiry.—The jury afterwards returned a
v,edict of `• Accidental death."
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