The Sun.
London, England, 1824-09-14 00:00:00

SUICIDES.

Yesterday a Coroner's Inquest was held before
C. JIM NETT, Esq., at the Spread Eagle, Kennington-lane, on
view of the body of Mrs. Elizabeth Leggatt, aged 30, a most
respectable lady, who cut her throat on the 3d instant, and of
winch wound she died on Friday last, at her house, Guildford.
terrace Kennington-cross. Mrs. Mary Leggatt stated, that
she had attended her daughter-in-law for the last seven week.,
who was in a very low desponding way, occasioned from a ner.
vows complaint; witness about noon on Friday se'nnight
went down stairs to get deceased some broth, and on her re.
turn she was sitting up in the bed, holding something to her
throat, and a quantity of blood was upon the clothes. Witt cat
being dreadfully frightened, left the room, called for :1 tistanec.,
and soon returned again with Mrs. Clayton, when it was dis.
covured that the deceased had cut her throat with a razor,
which was bloody on the mantle shelf. Medical aid was
niediately sent for, when Dr. Young promptly arrived and
sewed up the wound. The deceased lingered, after committ ng
the rash act for a week. She had been for two years past its
a very low desponding way, and during the greater.part of that
time was incapable of attending to her family. James Forbes
Young, M.D., of Paradise-street, Lambeth, was sent for on
Friday, the 3d instant to Mond the deceased, and found her
sitting up in the bed. A considerable quantity of blood was on
the floor, bed, and bed-clothes. The deceased was holding
a cloth to her throat, on removing which he discovered an
incision in the throat extending backwards, with the windpipe
completely divided ; the extent was two inches in length, amt
one in depth ; he instantly collected the parts together, sewed
it up, and dressed the wound. Witness had known the de-
ceased lady about ten years; had attended her from February
last; she was then very low-splrited, and in April, after lite
confinement, there was every symptom of insanity daily in-
creasing on her. Witness has no doubt her death was occasioned
by inflammation on the windpipe, caused by the incision. No
further evidence being adduced, the Jury unanimously return-
ed the following verdict:.-_." That the unfortunate deceased
lady came to her death by cutting her throat while labouring
under a state of insanity." The deceased has left a husband
and five children to lament her loss, the youngest of which is
only five months old.

A respectably dressed middle aged man was
yesterday morning found with his throat cut in the area of one
of the houses in the Temple, near to the water side. In his
pockets were found 15s. and some halfpence, together with some
papers which lead to a discovery of his name and residence. It
appears his name is Henry Itutcnbury, that he was a master.
builder and capenter in Clerkenwell, and
,is reported to ha; e
sustained a large pecuniary loss from some extensive huildii g
speculations in the neighbourhood of Spa-fie:ds.; to m d
other causes he became embarrassed, was arrested, and thr
weeks ago was disehartred from Initecross-vtreet under the
Insolvent act. Theiv! vic tut s are suppt sed to ha, e preyed
upon his mind, and led to the rash act by which he has sacri.
ficed his own life, and left a widow and numerous family wholly
unprovided for.

DEATH FROM HYDHOPHOETA;—AbOIIt e t
weeks ago, a you g mar, n tmed James Drone, aged 27, in
the service of .0 r Will, the limier, of Blackman-street, Sot t
wank, Widi bitten in the wrest by a dog, sit his master's tesi.
dence, at Brixtor. Immediately after the accident, the you, g
man ran off to a doctor in the neigtibourhood, who cut out thh
lacerated parrs, and dressed the wound, which healed in a ve.7
short time. On Saturday last he complained of pains in 0 a
limbs, with soreness in the muscles of' the throat, and on Su; -
day he became muc I worse, and in the morning of that day,
when a glass of wine was offered to him, on conveying it to
his mouth, he was seized with a strong ezinvalsiva hs, rd r:
fused .o swallow any liquid. The unfirtumite man was ctn,e
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