The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-11-05 00:00:00

DREADFUL SUICIDE THROUGH FEAR OF
GOING TO AN ASYLUM.

Henry Look, Kw., deputy Gamer , held an fowled
on Thursday. at &comb% on the body of George
Nate.. who had committed ...dad. It *wowed
daseimeed ham on two weamicias shown symptoms of
Insanity, and Woe been as inmate*/ the Dorset County
Lanatio Aylum, from which institution he woe lest
dbobarged about 14 months ego. Slow then he hoe
worked on his brothert' farm regularly. For the last
fortnight his wife mad he had been poorly Lad low,
fearing he should be carried off to the asylum again:
On Wednesday morning he bogus work mbot.l tin, end
stotiousd at it, with en interval for breokfett, till
dinner tints Being a long time gone, Solomon Pashas
went to look for him, end he awed, I discovered him
kneeling on a mat with Ms bead on the steoh in taw
titan! room, with his throat out. He wee alive and I
add. 'George. what have you done?" He said, "Cot
my throat." I this observed. Whatever did you do
that for?* He replied, "1 wen afraid they were going
to oarry me bask to the asylum. There eff I did it for.
I knew I should not some out any more if I did go
there." He also maid. "Ley undo.. here end let me
die." I put him on the sofa. I sent for the dootor and
remained until he some. He did not spook for throe
coarsen of an hoar. As he hod loot e good deal of
Wood woomid not understood what he mad. H. out
hie throat with • inner, which wee afterwarde found
lying out the low. Mrs Psalm was trout bowie
at the time. Ho bed been steady lately.
Mr. Peidltsen, salvo°, who was ailed to him sad—
! found a most extennive wound in his throat, ex sd
almost from ear boar. hewed up tlte wounlediZ
gave deemed some brandy, retneMag with him shoe-
wards for wow Mess He died this morning shout
half.peet tem, from the foes of blood caused by its
wound. From my knowledge of the deossepd, and
from what I have heard the witnees sty, i revs no
hesitation In awning to the Geoantion that he was
Meow and net responsible for his setions. Tb. jury,
at wheat Mr. Funtiva Oaks, farmer, was foreman,
returned a stadia of "Baked* from onttiog him throat
while in a Watt of temporary insanity."

Perry Basigoire, -8. 0. J. Parka, foq..
Rev. C. J. Glyn, 11.• Has. lively Ashley, and the Rev.
Jobs alloy Lwow
Mims Palm of Lytaima Minster, was summoned
by Ow Deputy Olist-Cloaisible far being drunk and
riotous at Corte Mallen on the Bth akimbo. P.O.
Demon proved She ammo whish was one of an
naSare. It also transpired that be had bean prslously
'assisted at a similar offense. The Bench now lined
the defendant 20s. sad 9s. owls, or ono month's hard
labour &hula

Maria Osnosal, thorg4 Martin, and Wilier Colt,
three Foam ?snowy ø COl.tLul, Wintbaroe, were
eastatoaed fat wilfully obstructing the foo‘paventent
I. the tows, oil Monday evening. the 28th ultimo. P.O.
Eletaina peeved the offence whieh the defendant' did
sot deity. lit. Hatantood maid this vu Weaning a
great ndataee. The Bench oomirloted the defeadenet
In the pasalty of 10s. rah and the web 4a each. The
money waLectid. .

Ji Mather, a beer housekeeper, of Sturm Laster
, *Wed guilty to • 4ar of drunkenness In
that parist as th. 24th ultimo. Penalty 10r. nod
emelt

Merles Jfesisrmas, of Spettiabary„ was summated
Mr. Themes William Sheltie, of Bradford Fame,
for kern of contraot. on the 27th July
last. Yr. BMW* stated that he agreed with the delod
sat le mirk through the harvest et M. a day, and in
order to mews him put him on at mos at 2s. 6i a day,
being 64. a day more than be was ;Arise hie regular
mos. Mbar working ere days the defendant asked him
IS he was going to allow any hoer la addition to the 4..
aday. Mr. Sheltie .old cob. should not The defend-
ant than left and never retarned. It app.sr.d he met
with another job. Mr. lAMB* had refu.s.d to pay the
defendant for four days work which the defendant had
done before the barren oomniessed, /blob the defiled-
ant had dem recovered in the °minty Ooart. Thom
was DA doubt about the defendsat haring broken his
sostraot. Mr. ShistUe did not sek for any compensa-
tion. The Beach flint thu dedindant 6s. and 9i. out..