The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-15

appoared much depressed; when he had been living
Lept for rent which he owed; he tsld me % hiself
be never made any observations to mo 20 in
dictate that be was likely 70 commit suicide; he
was mainly supported by friend, and he went out
for four months to Belgium TO see the King Of tho
Belgians, who knew him we'll; upon his return saw
him fer few Sundays and learned after yards that
he had boon to Osborne endesvoring to the Qneon
who had scme knowledge Of him CA packet of pa
pers was here produced and opened in the packet
wero several poems and ohor works OF the deee ased
one OF tho books had the cover, $40 Her Majesty
Queen Victoria" and on another, ITO II. N the
King Of the Belgians.') The gentleman who was in
the habit of assisting him, Mr. Winstanley, put An
pers were identified in the hand writing of the do
ceased; know that the deceased had published
several works; have seen the paper with the name
Of Lord John Russell in his possession; do not know
that be had lived in Park street, Grosvenor guuafe
have never before the letter dated from Down
inc stree. produced think that is NIL i have to
state did not see the deceased after Monday last
or Monday. October IL be wrste 70 me letter from
the Junior United Service Club; in me letter no &C
cused the Colonial Office of numbering himself ana
me; this paper contains statement OF his case,
drawn up by another person. (rhe packet OF pa.
pers was addressed to the Coroner, to Mr Charles
Dickens, and bis gallant friends, Colonel M'Donald
and Captsih Grindley | cannot answer whether
he bad any meass of support but from the gentleman
who destroyed himself; on Monday | recon- mended
him to go out to Australia, and to go to West
q
when be left me on Monday | bad no action that he
was going to destroy himself for some time he was
not bimsef; in fact, he was insaue, and had been
ut one of the hospitals, as understood
The CoroRer said il was rig nt that the documents
should be laid before the jury Ons Of them wss
from Lord John Russell, apd dated August 23 1871,
to the Governor OF Trinidad, stating tina. the de
ceased had made charges against the authorities IN
Trinidad, and that an INQUIRY into the charges
should Immediately be instituted; aud saying that
If injustice had been commit ed, toe deceased should
be reinsated in his office The Coroner read to the
jury long statement published by The deceased .
his case, con, aiming correspondence with Lord
John Russell, the Earl of Derby, Sir John Paking-
ton, and number OF other ost,os uisbed men, and
article in Reytoldss Nepspopsr setting forth hi
case.
Mr.. George Goodwin. No "a Alexander squ.re,
Bromptop, architect did not SEQ the deceased,
and never saw bin; l received from tbs sumnoning
officer letter addressed TO me- on Tuesday evening
last (The letter in rho hand writog Of the
deceased) The letter written ~ my house,
and addresses me intimate friend, aud refers
to the crueltes perpetated against him, and the
desertOD OF his wife; be wishes TO be buried by the
side of bis mother in ST. MargareEs Jhnrchy ard he
dispeses of his works. mentions the OF gentle
men who assisted him. states that he bad two boxes
containing Mss, one a, Mr. Mayhali's in the Wafer
loo road; he came TO see me to offer an interior
view of the church at Waterloo be appeared very
faint when he called be got some wine aud half
crown, and be called on the Saturday and hai some
more wine and water; | declined The drawings
which he wished to leaves that il all know Of the
matter.
Alfred Hammond, st Alban's Hotel Charles
street, am waiter; did not know the deceased;
first saw him last week at the hotel; he came into
the retail department; he did not sop long did
not speak to him he had something, bat did not
serve him !; l next saw him Monday evening
about half past ten he came into the coffee room,
and had sixpennyworth of ~raudy and ~ater aud
he asked for pen ard ink ana sat writing for about
an hour and half he ordered sausage, roll and a
glass Of ale after; left the room, and when re-
turned found him on the floors there was no onc
else in the room MT the time there was phial on
the table: sent for assistance Immediately there
was glass the table, which he took from the
sdebosrd it was q small glass there was nothing
in the glass, but it smet as if poison had been in IL;
it was quite empty; he left parcel on the table;
tied up the parcel for him; saw an address on it,
but did not read it; this is the card which was on
the top Of the parcel there writing the
card; picked him up; in less than five minutes
medical man came in he told me that If he should
fall asleep, or anything should happen, send him
next door to tho Junior United Service only Eve
minutes elapsed between my leaving him and find
ing him dead.
Mr. Frederick Totte, Charles street, ST. James's
sluare, surgeon-I did not know the deceased; was
called in to the ST. Adams Hospital, on Monday,
between eleven and twelve O'Clock at night; he was
quite dead; there werc NO marks Of external vio-
lence; sow the glass, which smelt of prussia acid;
the general appearance of the body was healthy;
on opening the body there was strong smell of
prnssic acid
he has father, and wife, and daughter in London,
but do not know where they are; do not know
whether he deserted his wife or she deserted him
Mr. Tollett-Removed the stomach, which con-
tanned about half pint Of fluid, two thirds Of which
weIe subjected to analysis, which lef; no doubt that
poison had been swallowed l analysed the CON-
tents Of the stomach, with tho assistance Of Mr.
Taylor l made three analyses. from all of which
tho presence Of prussc acid was discovered; the
quantity of prussic acid discovered would be enough
to cause the death of 80 persons; did not examine
tho brain; the prussic acid WAS the cause Of desth
The Beadle-There was a letter addressed to
Charles Dickens, ESQ, which has been forwarded to
Broadstairs
The Coroner then summed up the evidence to
tho jury. and left it to Thorn to say whether the
death the result of his own act, and whsther If
he committed the act, he was at tho time in sound
state Of mind.
The jury, after . short consultation, returned
their verdict to the effect that the deceased had
died by his own hand, while in state of temporary
insanity.
English Theatricals.
At the Olympic Theatre. Mrs Water Lazy is play
ing the new drama of Uncle Toms CABIN" to
crowded audiences.
Mrs Crawford is at Warrington, sustaining the
part of " Hamlet" to very full houses
Miss Glynn has been playing a round of favorite
characters at the Theatre Royal. Brighton.
Juen's band have given large concert at Chi.
chester. Selections from ''PetrO oil Grande" wero
much applauded, as also the singing Of Miss Cicely
Mott.
At birmingham, /" Jack Sheppard" is being per-
formed by Mr.. Cowie with great success. The new
farce of Loan No Crown, has been we'll received.
The ruins Of the old thcstre in Cork, Ireland,
which was burnt down en- the 30th pril, 1910, has
been taken by Mr.. Richard Burke, who ia busily at
work constructing it on It's original plan
TIE grand con.ert ct Worcester, under tho
patronage Of tho Queen, for the benefit of the poor
who suffered by the late calamivous inundation,
came off on the 23d Oct Miss Louisa Pyne, Mrs.
Dolly, and other eminent vocaliss performing
A new operetta, The Lbretto, by Mr.. James
BallantyDe, and the music by Mr., Alexander
Mackenzie, has been produced ut Edinburgh, with
considerabl success.
| Mr. Poole, Mrs. Bull, Miss Martin and Mrs Sad
lier, giving series Of evening concerts at Br-
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