The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-07-14 00:00:00

GIINVILLE.

SOUNDS BY JuNITITO-1117.0--- V 71112.-011 Wednimday
laid the inhabitants of this village were thrown into •
state of great excitement by a report that an old
woman, named Leah Hiseock, had committed aikido
by jumping into • well. The report proved to be true,
end on the following day an inquest was held at the
Bugle Horn public-house before W. H. Atkinson, Fag.,
coroner, when the kliowing evident), wugiven :—Mary
Jane Hargrave said s I hue. Usetecesaewa, sou urea
In the next house to her. I last saw her alive between
Neves and eight o'clock yesterday (Wednesday) morning.
She was then standing DIM the well is front of the
house. I went through the wicket gate, and said to
her "Will you come in with me • little bit," as she was
often in the habit of doiog. She made no answer.
snowing she was rather reserved in her manner, I took
no notice of it. I went Into my own home, and saw
Jane Lucas (who lived in the same house with the
deceased), coming up the street. About two minutes
afterwards Jane Lwes esteemed out "1 believe Leah is in
the well, as I saw her bonnet entails andthe well open."
I ran for insistence directly, said several people came. I
saw deceased taken out of the well by them, I should
may within ten minutes of my giving the alarm. I
believe she wee quite dead when taken out. She told
me • month ago she was in her erreatieth year.—Jane
Lucas, wife of Richard Lama said: I knew the
deemed. She lived in the same hones with myself and
husband. I last saw her alive about hall•past seven
o'clock yesterday awning. She was then in the house.
I observed her ths alglit before and I thought she
appeared strang•—reeerved. She had a great dread ot
the union workhouse, and thought she should be sent
there if I ever left her. I went down the street for •
few minutes to get some harm, arid when I acme hack
I went to the house and called out "Leta,' but hearing
no answer I west out into the garden to call her, and
thus I saw her bonnet and shortly afterwards observed
the well cover was opsa, and haring something had
happened I screamed aloud, and the last irritates ossne
out of her house, and I went in doors frightened.
Deemed bad an attack of paralysis some time ago.—
James Young mid: I am an engin, driver for J. J.
Farquhanion Esq. I knew the Yesterday
morning, about • quarter to eight, I bond an alarm,
and went with others to dimmed house, and looked
down said saw her in the well. Some grapnels having
been brought I let them down and succeeded in catching
her clothes, and with the &ensnares of Robert Ridout
and others brought her to the aortae*. She was quite
dead, and we bad some difficulty in getting her out of
the well's mouth.—Robert Sidon!, groom to Mr. Dick,
corroborated the last witnesa—The jury returned is
their verdict "That the deceased lost her life by
jumping into a well whilst labouring under temporary
Insanity." We are informed that the well was 20 feet
deep and about half full of water.

WHITCHITRCH CANONIC:OM.
Tad Rey. Sii Wn.o PAL3III, BART.—A, writer
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consulting any genuine Irish Baronetage, it will be
found that Sir William Palmer's baronetoy "no dation,
as has been alleged. He has known the present baronet
over twenty years, at the time when his lather's elder
brother haM the title, and it was well known to devolve
upou the vlier ol Whltoburob Cooooloovhol.