The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-15 00:00:00

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months' quiet, easy duty in a most healthful neighbolirhood
close to the sea, and away from the abominations of -lard
towns. The change would be a benefit rather than an injury
to the Line, for it would give one more popular station to a
Line battalion ; and, as we shall have four more line batta-
lions in future on our home establishment, in consequence
of the evacuation of the lonian Islands, this is a considera-
tion that should not be lost sight of. We hope that the
question will have the early attention or the authorities, so
that due provision may be made by the time the two batta-
lions from Canada return home.

Determined—Suicideat Gordon's Brewery,
Caledonian-Road,

On Monday night Dr. Hardwicke, the deputy
coroner, and a respectable jury met at the Cale-
donian Arms publiehouse, Caledonian-road, to in-
quire into the circumstances touching the death of
George Strut', eged 18, who committal suicide et
Gordon's Brewery, CAleflonian-road, by shooting
himself, on SAturday last.

The C3rnner having briefly opened the proceed-
ings, called

Hem," S' rot`, who saifi—l side at IVJ 20, cl iy-
ron -street, C 1. donian-road. I tun a lab Hirer. Tbe
deceased was my brother, and was a einglo
He was 18 years of age, and assi:t.,A in the bottling
department of Gordon'a Brewery, Caleduniau-road.
I saw him last alive at about a quarter to two last
Saturday. Ho was then in his bedroom at home,
writing a letter. He resided with me at the above
address. He was in his usual state of mind, and I
saw nothing strange in his manner. He left me to
go to his work. Between two and three that after-
noon I heard that my brother had met with an
accident. I went to the brewery and found him
dead. I was told that my brother had shot himself,
but I know nothing of it. The body the jury have
seen is the body of my brother. I was not aware
that my brother had a pistol in his possession. He
received a letter on Saturday, at about one o'clock.
The letter addressed to Eiizabeth Osborne is in his
handwriting.

By the Coroner—My brother was a man of steady
habits. lam positive of that, and I Lever once saw
him the worse for liquor.
Inspector Terry, N division, said—On Saturday
afternoon I was sent for from the station to see the,
deceased at the brewery. I sent for a surgeon at
once. It was about 25 minutes past two. I took a
pistol cut of the left hand of the deceased. On him
I found one letter, of which the following is a
copy :

"Dear Elizabeth Osborne—l have done this through
your treatment of me. You was going on like a com-
moner the last time I was out with you. I do this through
Elizabeth Osborne, 2, Smith terrace, Hornsey-road."

At the lodgings of the deceased I found the follow-
ing letter :

" May 26, 1864.

" To Mr George frttrutt,—l write to inform you that I
don't intend to have further correspondence with you from
this day.

ELIZBAETIL OSBORNE."
In 9 drawer in the deceased's room I also found a
letter as follows :

" May 29, 1864.

" Dear George,—l am very sorry to tell you that I shall
not he out to-night, but if you like I shall be out on Wed-
nesday evening, and if you like to go to the concert room I
shall see you at seven o'clock.
" From your affectionate lover,-
" ELIZABETH OSBORNE."

The Inspector continued—l also found at the
brewery some common shot, some powder, and one
cap, and I ascertained that these were purchased at
15, Arthur-terrace, Caledonian-road. The pistol
was purchased at Mr. Hawkins's on the day of
his decease. The pistol, shot, and powder was pur-
chased within one hour of the deceased committing
the rash act.

Mr. Henry Billinghurst, M.D., Church-row, Is•
lingtou, showed the cause of death was the wound
caused by the pistol-shot,
Joseph Sarson—l am bottler at Gordon's. Brewery.
The deceased worked with me in the bottling de-
partment. I found the deceased at twenty minutes
past two. On going through the cellars I found
him on the floor dead. He was quite dead, and the
whole of his face was smashed in. 1 told one of the
clerks, and then I went to the police-station, I did
not hear the pistol shot. I was not in tilt., brewery.
'r
he enceasta Was a very steady, quiet man. 11e
never spoke withmt he was spoken to. Wen I
left to go home at one o'clock t. 1.0 deceased was in
his usual health and spirits, and did not seem at all
desponding.

Eiiz Ibeth 0-borne said the deceased wls a very
violent terapfrcd young man. She hud written ti

lettcr to him oa Fri lsy night dtelining to eorres..
pond with him any more. In the : letter she told
him that she did not want to see him onmire, and
that she did not wish him to write to her. She last
saw him alive on Wednesday. His temper was so
violent that she began to be afraid of him. He had
threatened her life, end once attempted it when he
was in a passion. On one occasion he said she had
another suitor, and he then took off his cap, threw
it on the ground, and trampled on it. There was
no occasion for his being jealous of her. She told
him in her letter thst his language to her was dis-
graceful, and if he had any respect for her he would
not have said it in her presence. She had walked
out with him for about six months. She always
considered bim a steady young man, and he never
took any drink, with the exception of one glass of
ale, when he was out with her. _ _

A gentleman from the brewery said he believed
the deceased was a steady man, and was rather of
a sullen disposition. There was a boy in attendance
who saw the deceased with the pistol in his hand
a short time before he killed himself, and he then
said, in answer to the questions, that he had pur-
chased the pistol for the purpose of killing birds.
The Jury returned a verdict to the effect that the
deceased destroyed himself when in a state of tem-
porary insanity.

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