The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-21 00:00:00

THE SUICIDE IN THE BLACKHEATH
TUNNEL

On Saturday afternoon Mr. C. J. Carttar, coroner
for West Kent, hiM an inquiry at the Freemasons' Tavern,
Woolwich, into the circuntstatices attending the death of
Mr. Henry U. Missing, • draper, carrying on haulm= at
Blackheath for upwards of twenty years, who committed
suicide on the previous Wednesday afternoon by shooting
himself with • pistol, in a third-class carriage on the North
Kent Railway, whist pining through the Blackheath
tassel.

Mr. F. Wade, of 208, Old-street, Bt. Luke's, and other
panniers who were travelling in the same de.
weed that shortly sfter the train entered the tunnel, carriage,
after
leaving the Blackheath station, they heard the report of
• pistol, and on the train emerging from the tunnel they
law the deceased reclining on the seat, with his head
dreadfully mutilated, and a portion of his skull wss found
in the carriage. Be wee conveyed to Woolwich Dockyard
Station, where he was attended by *evenl medical gentle-
men, but shortly afterwards expired.
Mr. Johnson Brook, an insurance clerk in the City, and
residing at Blackheath, deposed he had been on intimate
terms with the deceased fur many years, and accompanied
him to London on the morning of Wednesday last. De-
ceased appeared much depreseed in spirits on account of
business transactions. _ _

Mr. Henry Tulkien, pianoforte maker, of Bing William-
street, Londou-bridge, said be was brotherdn-law to the
deceased, who came to London on Wednesday morning
with the view of opening an account with • wholesale firm,
who declined to transact business ; and, as the deceased
was provided with good security, this denial appeared to
prey upon his spirits. The deceased had been in business
at Blackheath more than 20 years, but recently the shop bad
been closed, and the deceased expected to re-open with •
partner, who, however, declined at the eleventh boor.
Mr. John Benjamin, music-seller of Birmingham, stated
he WWI brother-in-law to the deceased, who had for many
years sold on commission for Messrs. Hailing, Pearce, and
of Oxford-street. About three weeks dale witness
received • letter from the deceased, stating the Arm mind
had withdrawn their stock, but that he hoped to wade
through all difficulties, as several friends had quailed to
raise him 501. each, to commence business. On receiving
this letter witness immediately forwarded the desessed a
cheque for 501., and wrote • very mammies( !gip _
A letter, stamped and sealed for eddeeceed to the
, last witness, and which was found on the puma al the
deceased, was then opened, and contained a cheque for 501.,
with the observations " I send you this for your use.
When I am gone I should like Bose and the children to live
near you in some cheap house. Good bye, until we meet in
• better world."
_

From Z 47 evidemos it ep that Ileum Italia&
Pearce, and Stone had to lend the dammed 4001. to
forward him in bushier ; and a letter which wee found upon
the doomed stated that some little delay had occurred
relative to the loan d 4001., but that it would be forth-
coming within a fortnight. A sealed letter addressed to
Mine re. Hailing arid Oa, and found in the &owed%
pocket-book, was read. The devilment was dated April 16,
mid mead by doomed, who wrote, "God bless you for
your ecible conduct to me; but sty kris watt.' s° thatl
'Mill be in an asylums or with Tay Usl to-morrow."
The jury returned • nudist of " Tomparary inmeally."

Tag LATZ AOCIDIJIT IN Hot. 0131.—1 n addition
to the death of the man Retsity, who received compound
comminuted fracture of the shod ds and lower Jew, which
took place at the Bing', 001111111b■Plial. Ind spot
las our t impression, soother el the eaterere,
whose legs were amputated, hes ales expired In the mass
hospital. The other two sawn, Mows and Derley, are
going on favourably, but are by so wines, espeolay Mar.
pa, free from danger. lefermetka d the dear bee been
given to Kr. Bedford, the mow tee Weelesieetee. who boa
',Fated Nadel neat tee the Ingnist.