The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-24 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

DREADFUL SUICIDE.
Yesterday, at noon, an Inquest was held at the
sign of the Albany Arms, in the Albany-road, Camberwell,
before C. J. JEMMETT, Esq. on the body of Captain Dennis
Butler, aged 89, who put a period to his existence on Monday
last, by shooting himself through the head. The Jury, after
being sworn, proceeded to the house of the deceased, No., 4, in
the Albany-crescent, and viewed the body, which had been
moved from the posture in which it was discovered after the
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tity of blood from the mouth. Captain Butler, It apPenred,
had retired many years from the service, was living in the
bosom of his family, anti was greatly respected by all who
were acquainted with him.
Richard Nottingham, Esq. the first witness examined, de-
posed, that he had for many years been acquainted with the de-
ceased and his family. On Monday evening last, about half-
past seven o'clock, he called at the deceased's house for the
purpose of taking tea with the family: On approaching the
iron railings in front of the house, be was surprised upon seeing
the Captain standing there.- Witness expressed his surprise, ,
saying," Captain Roder, you should not be here exposing
yon self to the night air ; had you not better walk into the
house?" To this the deceased replied, that he was exceed-
ingly unwell, and that lie wished "to' remain there for a little
time. Witness here said, that on this occasion he perceived
something very extraordinary in the manner of the deceased,
who subsequently appeared not to know him, and when Wit-
ness mentioned his name, the deceased said, in a hurried tone,
" Oh, ay, its you--go in and take tea, and I shall follow you
immediately.' Witness ,went into the house, and saw Capt.
Butler's daughter, to wham he mentioned his fears respecting
the state of mind in which her father appeared. At this mo-
ment the deceased entered the parlour, but soon withdrew,
saying, that he wanted tag° up stairs to his bed-room. In
less than a minute after his departure, wjtness, while sitting. in
the parlour, heard the report of a piste', upon which he in-
stantly ran up stairs to the front bed-room, and saw Captain
Butler lying stretched on his back on the bed, and a pistol,
which had the appearance of having been recently discharged,'
lying at his side. Blood was issuing fromhis nose and mouth
in great quantities. Thedeceased, lie added, appeared to be
quite dead. The witness then proceeded to state the dreadful
affliction in which the deceased's family were thrown into in
consequenco of the shocking event.
Wells, the Albany-road patrol, deposed, that on Monday
night, about half-past six o'clock, as lie was going his rounds,
in passing Mr. Norton's house, which is next to that of Captain
Butler, he observed the deceased come out of that gentleman's
house. He followed witness, and said,," Is that you, ll'ells?"
Witness replied in the affirmative. • The Captain then said,
" Wells, have you got a pinch or two of. gunpowder about
you ?" Witness told him that he had not get any then about
him, but that he had plenty at home. The deceased desired
him to fetch a little. Witness then proceeded on, and in about
ten minutes afterwards the deceased came to .him and sr",
" Wells, why you have forgot me; let me have two or dire
pinches of powder, it's only to clean my spy-glass with. —;1
`Witness went home then, and took about a thimble full of
powder out of his flask, andi returned with it to the deceased,
whom he found waiting for him at the railing in front of the
house. The deceased, upon taking the powder, thanked hini,
and bid him a good night.
One of'the Jury here observed, that the deceased in all pro-
bability was waiting for the return of the patrol with the powder
when the first witness came up to the door.
The patrol stated, that he was convinced Olathe did not giro
the deceased as much tiowder as would take away life.
Mr. Nottingham said that Captain Butler always Kel'l"
loaded pistol in his room, in case elan attack upon the house
it was probable that the powder he had borrowed was for the
purpose of priming this pistol.
Mr. Daley, a surgeon, deposed, that he bad known the .de-
ceased for many years, and attended him latterly, The decease'
Amosid, was for the last four or five years labouring under
painful disease (strangury), the ageny from which he bad
no doubt produced an occasional aberration of mind in the de-
ceased. lie was firmly of opinion that it was during one d
those paroxysms that the unfortunate gentleman had destroyed
himself. The doctor then proceeded to describe the nature of
die wound which deprived the deceased of life ; after which the
jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict—" That the di.'"
ceased destroyed himself whilst labouring under a lit of tempo-
racy derangement."

Another Inquest was held at the sign of the Ship and Sun
public-house, Walworth, on the body of Jesse Stoneham, a
spectable eheesemonger, residing at No. 1, Ileckford-rows
worth, who dropped down dead a few days ago, while In the
act of 'sighing his hands.
A female servantdeposcd, that on Tuesday last the deceased
mcoenaclaali complained
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down into the kitchen ; still complained of pain, and called for..
water to wash his hands. Witness, after having set a basin 01
water before him, went up stairs, and on her return into the.
kitchen, after having been absent but a few minutes, she found
the deceased lying with his head upon the dreiser, and the
sleeves of his coat tucked up as if he had been washing his
hands. She discovered that he was then dead.
A surgeon who examined the body of the deceased, deposed
that he died of apoplexy. A verdict to that effect was returned.
deceased came

LOCK-Ell JAW.—The American. Newport Mer
curl furnishes the following article, for the bent'
fit of mankind s—Several years ago, during a con-
versation in Newport, upon that dreadful maladf
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Eustacia, he heard an eminent physician remark,
that he had had many cases of the locked jaw,
and never lost a patient. On inquiry of him 05
to the particular mode of treatment, 'to which he
had 'been so 'successful, the physician replied,
that he directed an application of warm lye, mime
of ashes as strong as possible ; if the foot or handwas wounded, the same was dipped rePeattei!l/
into the lye ; 3:-
and if a part of the body, wshc.
Could not be immersed in it then in that case tne
part affected to be bathed with the flanneli
wrung out from the warm 'Ye' In July last,
Capt. Charles Gordon, of Newport, unfortunatell:
jumped upon a scraggy pointed spike, which
perforated his boot and foot, and he was tt""t,
home in the most excruciating torture—the °
tending Physician could afford him. no relief.;
Providentially a lady, who heard the above co._
versation, recommenced the warm•lye bath, ir
;
which his foot was placed within lb. talon.
the anguish was taken out ; he went to bed
slept quietly. The application of lye wa,",0.,
for ten succeeding days; no pain, no. uneasy
cation returned, but what is incidental to com
mon sore, and on the eleventh day 'Capt. north°
walked abroad.
at the
MANSLAUCORTER.—AO Inquest was held
wife to William Gooderam, bricklayer of
Vine Inn, Hellingtion, on the body of Elizabeth 000,16_1,0,
died in consequence of a blow received from her husbar
in a mate of intoxication.—Verdict of 3.lanalaughter' ag,"
the husband of the deceased.
the above Colvlll_7,ol,

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famOinlyt,hienlktehwinostml. aftonerdlfreeewt,honuorsbeilritnespTaiotwtoodhe rn:t,,":4lll4l.°.forreti
cently of the Victualling Office in which: more,ischarge 0'
years of his life had been devoted to the exemplar,' "
his official dudes. law °V of
On the 22d inst., at Acre-lane, Brixton, Elisabeth,
the late Dr. Hammond, of Bideford, Devon. acia 500 °f
On IVednesday, the 22d inst., Toulmln,
S. W. Cattley, Esq. of Upper Tooting, aged "
On Monday, at her house, Bruce-grove, Tottcuha
Alinnitt,' in the oth.year of her age- 5 CharPttet
On the 21st inst., in Bloomsbury-square, ago,- - ,Aerno° '
Caroline, youngest daughter of the late John Henry 1.5
Esq.

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