Coroner's Inquest.
The Times, 1824-01-22T00:00:00

On Tuesday nighit an inquiisition w~as tak-enin the Coipmilttee-mriim of Mliddlesex Hospital, before Tli6wa Stiirling, Esq., Coroner for the western division of MViddlesex, on the b6idy of James Sintth, aged 38, late a-patrol-belonging to the perish- of-Sti. Paucas, *lio! came by his death under the folowlng cirtgmstances Mr. John Corbett. secretary to the 'Vatd-ehCdmMitte, being rSworn,it appeaTed fr6pi his evidence that tbi ecemid i n his lfe-time' filled the office of pafrolin the' pariAs, butUft6i1'ffl became so nervous. and debilitated, at he v*as)rnderd iri'apAleQf doifn his dut and various complaints having been. ma40,-ofini- tothe-Comfins-. sinners, they called tl eeg'toinv 'thematter, and- ulti.' mately cayne to a-conclusion that he.waz ;WhlWTinfifobr.that situa. tion; but in consideration of the eceased?fii'yi ?nd ood chatab.' ter, he was stkffered to hold a subori' aituas,n4- the dutie5sDf which werenot so important, and the-fii*lous deductioG of.3s,.fd.-: was taken from his usual salary. Tlie -dtased became Vxtretney dejected and injuredi in his mintl; dnd 'vwfiinever. ~ozitmittee -wag~ caied, heconjectutied that it was to,iiquid 'itihnductt and ras frequently heard to sav thatehe was sufetd ofWa#theburklatiesjin' the parishb and sttiing fire to hodogeg . In thb deplhrable,con, dition he reminaed until Monday i ng eek, .*when' '.his' wife head the' report of a pistol proaeedsnglrom the be'r - of the deceased; and size called threc timI butreceivednio r Shortlyafterwardsshebheard the =W. sIlydear, cotnhup; bIa,eshos m of!"' ._SheIanstiifnReinFmkan nlarm; and, on,enterirggt&wroo6t the-heceaWwi isfasdfoWdl-yfipon the bed,w icihs covered-with blooai A- 'istolwaslvingbi hi.s sidejwiih which heliad;shothimself thkugh the throatf, the contents havinggene'thbough the head,- aidbeateiaway the'ase of the skull, and thbloRd was flowing paftfuelv-flobitheVwound. Dr Roes attended1 and by his directionsSmiSlti9 carried-ttheahbovei- hospital. 'This 'witiiess said that a repo tapp'ead. i'itthe-ne vspa;. pets.' mamting a degree of unwarrantable odtim- On tIN (Nimmission. ers, forhaving discharged the man, whodsrAs n.dischirgedi 'but was allowed a salary, the reduction of'w hikbadI-evidently aReotfd his mind. He trusted this error would bd-cdrrce.-. .- George Cullant corroborated the above,'-&Atd added,. that hq had'' seen the deceased.crv like a qhibd, especiAlyr whenever'a conllrnittee of the parish wasecalled and-thinks he waBderanged. Jolm Bury-deposcd, that in aboult ten nminutes after the deceased hiatl shot-himself, he went to himn and aked" What bave you been about. Smith ?" He answeredX "Wit atireyoh?' Oh. dea, whatt Several other witnesse. were examined,.anil ptoved thatiihe pistol- with which he comnmitted the act, was one of a pair syhich had been hiidden bihis wife, who ',was .aware sf the deceased's affliqtion iof mind, but he ascertained bv some means where. they w-.ere hidderi, and loaded one of them- with bird sNia He w&s;heard to say that' he wras sorry ho-had not done' it effiectually, end that his mind was deeply afketted.* :' -The Jury felt satisfied that there was no. blame-whlatever at- ttieed to the parish, anxd thev retun:ed a verdict_-" That tle -de- eased, shot himself, being at tie time- in a stateof temporary mental' derangement." - -. . CQRO.nE1'S IATQU.RST.