The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-16 00:00:00

PAINFUL SUICIDE OP A MERCHANT.

An inquiry was held by Mr. Richert* ** 1
coroner, at the Royal Cricketers' Tavern, Old Fond,be
evening, relative to the suicide of Mr. Fenian Fdi;
36 years, a German merchant.
Madame Eugenie Felix, whose evidence was istapdeg
to the court, said—l am the widow of the dosed.
We lived at No. 40, Sewardstone-road bat Is
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his travellers had caused him losses—one had regalia
I,ooofr. and goods, and could not be found. Mylisstendlad
purchased the house in which we lived, but he weed as
tell me what sum he had given for it. OnWedneday ede
ing last he came home at 7 o'clock, and had a sapped
bread and cheese. He was much depressed on atowasst a
packet of goods having been returned. He had eastims
said that be was tired of his life, but he mede no throat is
commit suicide on that night, or indeed at any tide. Vs
went to bed in different rooms as was =al so that be
might not be disturbed by the children,of whom theme
four. I heard nothing until Thursday morning at case,
when I was frightened by the explosion of a pistol is to
next room where my husband slept. I thought is bed
shot himself, but I was not sure that there wen see*
bets in the house, and I was afraid to stir. No ono bat id
children were in the house, and no pervert was rah
street, and I could not speak English to make any= vs
demand me, and I did not know what to do. Iprayd le
two hours until I heard people in the attest. 11*
I went into the next room and there 1 sarr
my husband ahot. He was undressed is bad,
his right hand be ng outside the bale*
alongside a double-bat relied pistol, and blood over tbsteL
Upon seeing this I began to scream, and so did the ailed;
when I told them that their father was shot. Bat 1
dhd
not know how to make any English person in tbsaegh-
bourhood understand what had happened ; and I went le
some friends in the City, and in two hours they totandi
with me, and Dr. Meldola was called in.
Mr. J. Pereira, Gescoyne-road, South Rode*
said that be knew the deceased, and was aware till
he had lost much by d4nhonest travellers. Ho had
arranged to enter into partnership with a gentlense,
ui
to pay down 500/. on Wednesday, but he had only 25g. is
money when the time came. He bought his hoses ken
witness, and paid for it. He never said that he was die
satisfied with the bargain. He was a very honourable di
high-principled man. His losses seemed to prey P4lll
on his mind.
Mr. Eifiander said that he knew the deeded, As
appeared to be much depressed latterly at 111 ill-hrtasa
He said that be could do nothing, for everything he pat Id
hand to turned out badly. He was until lately is pada,
cumetanoes. He paid tioo/. for his hove onl7a foe
months ago.
Mr. But rows, coroner's officer, said that be food *
double-barrelled rifted pistol produced, but there wes
neither ramrod, powder, nor bullets about the duo. ON
of the barrels only had been discharged.
Mr. Raphael Meldolts, M.H.C.S., said that he food*
' deceased quite dead, with a pistol-shot wound in thsegb
temple. Death must have been instantsnemd hos
the position of the body, he was of opinion that for del
must have been fired by himself.
The Coroner having summed up,
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SINGULAR CHARGE
OF AGAINST A SUMO-
OLIC.
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A singular charge was heard before Lord
Russell and two other magistrates sitting in ratty 1101.
at Woburn on Friday. The complainant was the
William Cuff, baptist minister of Ilidgmonnt,
charged the defendant with having in his `Tessiel od °
superintendent of police forbidden him from going
piece of laud called Tuddingten-green and Freda
therein. It appeared that the piece of land in misitima
in the centre of Toddington, and the inhabitants claim da
right to use it for the purpose of public meetings. lit
Cuff had issued hand bills, stating his intestine to Pm
these. Boon afterwards the defendant called IV, DI
coming to his house in a cart in which were tiro proles r.
handcuffed, and informed him that 'foddingtoirrorli
thepropertyof Major Cooper, and he forbade him
on the green, and on Mr. Cuff saying he intendedird4
there he replied, " Then I shall take you for./
ping the thoroughfare." On the day ties/ &PP
however, Mr. Cutf, accompanied by Mi. 1,..
Walker, another minister, went to the qot, wbeeer,',
met by Police-sergeant Ogden, who forbade him plai,
but he did preach, nevertheless. The chairman ...a.
defendant had been with them as superintendents
many years, but for that fact the magistrates Wei:i
felt it their duty to represent his case as tee
dismissal. But they did not do that—WT., a
it was an error of judgment on his PrAt
should take no further steps in the "1,
beyond their expressing their magistratesion,,
It was the unanimous opinion of the rr7l
bad exceeded his duty, anal they were much rintaimips
the circumstance after his long experience ; "1 0
time they were led to tnink that the expression
opinion would be sufficient to prevent a repel f$
act which formed the subject of the chair
only add, the parties were still open to w
nessialeoh
fendsnt before the grand jury at the quarter a.
Mr. Willis who appeared for the complainaa 21;
said after the expression of opinion blithe 700.
interest,
subject b.njecl seems clients were perfectly satisfied, and would IeSSM
rest. great deal 4101.1 i.
th thsuhbjaecvet excited ciiintedicrys

local jotirnals.
There are now thirteen steam-packet acimP.lllH.A.i.
running steamers between Europa and the United
4174
These steamers make about 420 round triP
aboi
year, and the gross annual revenue they itela__l' b•
four millions sterling. The Italian even"......
just subsidised a Sine of steamers to run betelsa,.
York and the Mediterranean ports, toucbisi st Jl7O,
the Azores, Cadiz, and Marseilles, and it is ellolwo
a bill will be passed by the United States WM°
session, authorising the subsidisation of Ameriela y
steamers to and from Europe at the rate of two acals°
HumPalig°' 1.1

A new Aura st Ovingtnn, in
jut been consecrated by the Bishop of Wi%hada.