The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-11 00:00:00

LTIVOPE NCE

suICIDS OT VISCOUNT FuRTII

Considerable sensation (says the Irt,b ib
Pates) was caused in Gloucester un Wedutsday by al, stete-
mtut becoming current that Vnioount Furth. eldest sun of
the &aid Perth, had committed *inside. As the coroner was
absent from Gloucester nu inquest has yet been hekt, and
the following statements, therefore, have not been verified
upon oath, but they have been gleanud from inquiries
made by Mr. Griffin, superintendent of the Gloucester
police.

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In July of this year a geutleman and lady, both of
handsome and aristocratic appearance, eugaged apart-
menta at the Spa Hotel. Gloucester. the gentleman giving
the name of Captain Malcolm Druninumd, and stating
that the lady was his wife. It ii stated, however, that it
has subsequently transpired that the geutlermiu was %levant
Furth, that be was separated front Ins wife, and
that the lady was a Mrs. Lloyd, who had separated from
her husband, and who was the daughter and heiress of •
gentleman of position in Herefordshire. They appear to
have lived quietly, and to have frequeutly driven out in a
'roydon, the lady always holding the rilmous, anti attract-
ing much attention by her appearauce. 'three weeks ago
to—day she was delivered of a daughter, but einee that time
she her beau continually ill, and Captain Drummond has
COOlitallt in his attendance upon her. Notwithstanding
the care of her medical attendant she gradually grew
worse, and about four o'clock cm Tuesday morning
she expired. Captain Drummond appeared completely
prostrated_ by grief, but drat& a good deal of
much as prostrated_ by
it is said, at one draught. He con-
tinued in a distracted condition until two o'clock. when be
commenced packing up some of his lithe', red said be
would take the natant and nurse, and leave. While so en-
gaged he was seen to pick up sumethin; which Mrs. Hol-
laud, the landlady of the hotel, thought at first wee a roll
of tobacco, but which it wee epeedily observed rex a
bottle of laudanum, which bad been obtained foe the de.
ceased lady, but had only been once used. lie west into
soother room, and closed the door, but Km. Holland aad •
Miss Hale, • dressmaker employed by Mrs. Driumuond,
followed hum, pushed spec the dour, rad saw
he was drinking from the bottle. Mrs. Holland
exclaimed, "My God ! be is drinking the laud-
auum !" and snatched the bottle out of his hand,
but nut before, it is supposed, be had drunk as mum of
the poison. The dammed said, "!t is truly a little drop of
port wine." He then begau walking up and dawn his
room, but afterwards complained that hie Imp felt " queer,"
whereupon he sat down, when Mr. Weaves, the surgeon
who hail attended Mrs. Drummond, or Lloyd, in her con-
finement, was sent for. Captain Drummond told. Mr.
Greaves that he hail taken a very little of the Laudanum,
and that the quantity imaging from the bottle had fallen
upon his clothes ; but be suddenly caught, up a carving
knife, and was about to inflict a wuund on his throat,. when
Mr. Greaves knocked,the knife out of his hand. Subsequently
• stomach pump was applied, hut he fell into • state of
torpor, from which be could not he roused, and died at
eight o'clock the same night.
THE INQUEST.
(non OUR coamartninsurr.)
GLOUCESTER, Taus/war.
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The inquest wu commenced this afternoon. Mr.
James Coyte, of 21, Lincoln's-iuu-fielda, solicitor, identi-
fied the deceased as Lord Furth, ettuunouly called Vis-
count Forth. Believed he was 27 years of age. Sam him
alive about two mouths since in London. The deceased is
the only child of the Earl of Perth.
Mrs. Holland, landlady of the Spa Hotel, deposed that the
deceased first came to the hotel a fortuight before the
inuninev assizes, as Captain oruminood, with • lady he
called his wife. They remained fur a fortnight. During
the arises they went to an adjoining house, and then re-
turned to the hotel. Mrs. brumnsouil dud un Tuesday
morning, having been confined three weeks previously, with
a child which is now living. The deceased had hot peen in
bed for three weeks, and ou Tuesday morning witness went
into his room, and Mr. Graites, surgeon, took a knife from
the deceased. The deceased afterwards began to pack his
clothes, and appeared almost out of his mind. he said he
had left something in the other room, auu he mum fetch it ;
he then went into the bedroom where the deoeasect lady lay,
took somethirg out of a drawer, and put it up to his
mouth. Her servant, who was nigh, said, "Good God* he
has got the laudanum." Witness went up to him and took
it from him. He said it was only port wine. The bottle
with the remainder of the laudanutu in it was produced ; it
bore a label " Laudanum— ;Adam", and had been purchased
for the hely from a load chemist.) Witness sent for Mr.
Greaves, surgeon. The deceased said he was sure it was
port wine he bad taken. This was between two and three
in the afternoon, and lie died about night o'clock the same
evening. The deceased had drank a great deal since be had
been iu the hotel, principally brandy, but witness never ISM
Lim intoxicated. He was dreadfully dual mead at the lady's
death, and said he should go to London, and take the child
with him, and conitneuced packing bit things. hiring ber
illness she called him so often that he reasiuued in her room
every night with the nurse. When witness was watching
him and following him about, Le said there was no
ocaision for her to watch lure, as he never
intended to make away with himself. He told
witness the lady's father would pay the bill. After
deceased had taken the laudanum ho begged witness not to
leave him. During the whole of the lady's dimes he was
much agitated and distreaml. They appeared much attached
to each other. Df. Evans awl Mr. Greaves were in attend.
sore on her.

Susan Hale, a dressmaker, deposed that she was sent for
by the deceased lady a fortuight before her coutitetment and
she had had the care of the tritium since. Witness confirmed
the evidence of the previous witness as to the circumstances
under which the deceased had taken the poison, adding that,
the deceased, on entering the room, said lie was going tome
the dead body of the lady, and that on getting into the room
he locked the door, and on witness and Hrs. Holland trying
to get in he unlocked the dour and then they saw him
drinking the laudanum. He had drunk about three parte
of a pint of Wendy that morning at a draught soon
after the lady died. and cried and raved about the room.
Half an hour before she died she begged him nut to my far
her. As soon as she had died the deceased told witness she
must go with him to London with the infant. Before taking
the laudanum, be had caked witness for it, but she did not
know whore it was.

Jane l'hiHipps, the nuns who had attended the deceased
lady, stated that she never cuusideied her in any danger.
The deceased gentleman remained iu the room night and
day, at the lady's request. Witness left the deceased lady
on Sunday morning last, believing she would go un well.
The deceased gentleman drank a good died- Never noticed
anything extniordioary in his manner. They a
much attached to each other. The bottle producedt=t
saw before. Laudanum had been used for the deceased
lady, but it was taken from a smaller bottle. Witness was
obliged to leave to &timid on another lady.
ileGreaves, surgeon, stated that lie attended the deceased
lady from the aid of July, and also the deceased gentleman.
Witless' had baud the latter was Lord Forth. On Tandy
morning wittier was requested to attend the deceased lady,
and on his way to the hotel he met the deceased in a most
excited state. He said, " Greaves, my dear fellow, I be-
lieve she is dead ;" and he cried most bitteily on the way.
On arriving at the hotel, witness found she had just died.
He threw himself upon her and mobbed bitterly, and after
kneeling at her bedside and crying for some time he rushed
to a table on which was a bottle of brandy and drank nearly
half e pint, witness taking it from tam. Witness &mumps-
flied him down stairs, hebeiugstillexceedinglyexrited,arising
from grief and excess of stimulant. lie was perfectly
insane fora time. On entering the drawing-mum he seized •
large knife on the chimney-piece and attempted to make a
gash across his threat. Witness seized Lis hand, and
took the knife from him. He then sat down, and ho said,
" What have I dine r Witness told bin, Slott lie had done
a very cowardly act ; he said he did net intend to do it.
Witness told him that it was useless fur him to preserve his
as it was kouou he was Lord Furth Reasoned
with him for some time, and on leaving gave directions for
him not to be left alone. _

[The inquiry wee proceeding when our parcel wee de-
spatched.] •

THE DWELLINGS OF THE NORFOLK Pooh,—On
Tuesday, at the Norwich Guildhall, Yr. Corey, a house
agent, appeared to a summons preferred by Mr. Clarks, the
district sanitary inspector, complaining of the state of some
cottage property at Eaton, a neighbouring village. The
inspector stated that for some time typhus fever had ex.
fated at Eatoo, and that there were now 2$ cams iu the
pariah. He had felt it hie duty to make inquiries with •
view of ascertaining the cause, sod, among other things, he
had found that the drainage was very defective, and the
bowies io the parish were overcrowded with bulimia being
to an extent that was almost incredilde. Two cases might
be taken as a sample of the accommodation which a large
number of the cottages in Eaton contained. The first of
these cottages contained a low room and an upstairs room,
and the latter was occupied as a sleeping apartment by the
father and mother, a daughter 25 years of age, • sun of 17,
• daughter of 14, a daughter of 13, a boy of 10, • girl of 9,
and a boy of 7 years—in all nine persons sleeping in one
room. The ventilation was most defective, the only means
of obtaining fresh air being a small window of 2 feet
5 inches by 1 tort 3 inches. He found the atmosphere, on
going upstairs, almost sickening. The next 0.. e was also
that of a °Mage with two rooms. The aleapiniproom was
18 feet long by 10 feet 6 inches wide. Thu persons who
slept in it were the fattier and mother, a son of 28,
• daughter of 25, • sou of 23, a eon of 21, • son of 19, •
son of 17, soda sou of 16 years—in all nine 1a The
daughter slept in • cupboard in the room, b feet long by
3 feet wide. After some diacussiori Hr. Coasey agreed to
meet the inspector's requirements, and to pay the oasts of
the stunintna. On this utelerstandihg • conviction was not
pressed.
LAVAS FLOCK or CHAMOIB.—IO the Alps of the
Grisons Rocks of chamois have of late years become scarce ;
but a apartaman • few days lack toll in with one 40 ui
number, and killed two.