The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-06 00:00:00

THE SUICIDE OF CAPTAIN SARTORI&

The inquest on the remains of the late Captain
Julius Alex Sartoris was held on Tuesday, at his red&noe,
Linden Castle, The Grove, &incepts, before J. L. Harty,
Em., county coroner, a respectable jury. It &upwind
from the evidence that the deceased gentleman was about
34 yam al age, and was • powerfully-built and fine-looking
man. His complexion was sandy ;be was • Frenchmen by
birth, bat ill his youth was sent with his brothers to Eng-
land to be educated. He and his heathen adopted England
as their cou•try. and being possessed of large fortunes en-
tered cavalry regiments. Tae deceased had been in the
16th Lancers, but quitted the army when he married,
about eight years ago. He was never on service
out of the United Kingdom—be wee never in action,
nor did he receive any wound in the service.
But about six years ago be fell from his have oa hie head
while hunting a Leicestershire, and in about two months
after he became Mamie from the effects of the tall, and has
continued so up to the time of his painful end. About four
years since he was pronounced imams by • jury sitting
under • commission de lutetium Hi person sod fortune
(which was stated to be all funded and to be considerable)
were placed under the Court of Chancery, and • con-
, mites duly appointed. The deceased efts visited quarterly
by one of the inspectors general of lunatics, and the last
visit was made in May. Captain Sertoris was subject
to acute paroxysms of dementia, which came on suddenly,
and while suffering under these attacks he bad to be
held down. At other times he was calm and gentle,
and last week was so well that be was driven into the
I city. He leaves a widow and three children, girls, to de-
plots his cad and untimely end. Baryon Alexander Leavy
was the first witness examined. He dap°. .a that be had
been resident medical attendant of deceased for nine months.
He MOW observed any attempt 00 MI part 61) commit
suicide. On the contrary, be appeared to very cautious
of danger. On Saturday evening he was very violent, and
on Sunday morning witness observed him lifting windows,
and then a suspicion creased hie mind, but the
conduct of the deceased during the rest of the day
dispelled any suspicion or apprehension. Witness and
some of the men servants were always Dear deceased,
and watched him. On Sunday evening he went no the
balcony 311 top of the tower, and was followed by wit.
nem, the butler, mod the coachman, but deceased was al.
ways so careful of himself that they did not think he would
do anything to injure or destroy himself. While on the hal-
cony he went over to the parapet, put his foot on it, and
meld it would be a jolly jump. After (hie be retired, put as
his coat, and then suddenly became violent, threw off his
clothe., and walked towards the parapet, With.ss sod the
two men followed him. When ha was about two yards from
the parapet he suddenly. and before the slightest effort
could be made to catch him, made • dive or spring over the
parapet, and fell ott the roof of the portico. This was after
fin o'clock in the evening. They took him into the
N and he died in • few hours. Michael
11• Nevin, the butler, corroborated the evidence
of the last witness, and said the directions given
to witness and the other attendants wen that they were
Dever to use violence with the captain, nor to appear to re-
✓ivals him by force whenever they could possibly avoid
doing so, but to watch him closely. They were watching
him on this ocamica, but his plunge over the parapet wee
so rapid that 'nothing could be done. Dr. James Ferrier
Pollock deposed that the cameo( death wee oompremion of
the brain, arising from effusion of blood. Had so doubt
there wall a fracture. From what he heard of Captain
Sartori' he believed the captain was not aware of the con-
sequences of hie acts. The jury said they did not require
any further evidence. They found the following verdict :
't We find that Captain Julius A. Sartori, being • lunatic,
came by hi death on Sunday, the 2nd of August, 1863, by
jumping over the parapet of the tower of his residence at
Linden, Stillorgen."—Avemen's Jowled.

TEX CHURCH-KATI WAIL—The Liberator of this
month contains another loos list of parishes in which
elturch-rate coeteste and seizures have taken place during
the mouth of July. Amongst the perishes winch bare re-
jected the rate is Durham. It is remarkable that the
Liberaticto Society should be most mocereful in cathedral
towns. At Gillingham, in Keot, the churchwardens have
issued a prioted °Mice for a "voluntary ehureb-cats.' Al
Colchester, four parishes are at war an this subject. The
agitation limns tote spreading on all sides, from lierthusa•
beetled to Cornwall, and trout Pembrokeshire to Essex. Is
the law courts the diameters seem to be pearally
fat The Noumea are of the usual kind.
Nal,/ Acr ON ALKALI WORKS.lrelltercllly the
saw act was Wad for the more effective condeseatUri at
muriatio acid ps in alkali works. It is to Wm effect oa
'tee Ist of January. Inspectors are to be appointed by the
I Board of Trade and replatious mods Y,,em the ant
I so ea to condone muriatic acid pc @reeved in alkali week&