The Sun. — 1825-08-10 (London, England)

CORONERS' INQUESTS.  EFFECTS OF JE.I LOUSY.  An inquest was held on Monday night, and again by adjournment last night, before Mr. limos, Coroner for Westminster, at the Triumphant Chariot, Pembroke-mews, Grosvenor-place, Pimlico, on the body of Samuel 'White, a labouring man, whovesided in Haystack-lane, Paddington' who .cut his throat in a fit of jealousy. Many exaggerated and unfounded reports were in circulation respecting the death of this individual. The following facts were proved in evidence : The deceased was near 50 years of age, and had „lived with his wife 21. years ; he was a drunken, passionate, and jealous husband, and, in his fits of jealousy, he had repeatedly beaten his wife so .dreadfully that she had left him ; but she had gone to live with him again,on his expressing his sorrow for his conduct. A short time ago a brother of the deceased returned from sea, where he bad been for 25 years. Recently the de. ceased had taken it into his head, when he was intoxicated, that his brother and his wife carried on a criminal intercourse, and on Sunday week, about one o'clock in the morning, the deceased struck his wife a violent blow on the head, and the two brothers went into the garden and fought. The deceased received several severe blows with a broomstick, and the neighbourhosd -was alarmed by the cries of " 'murder:" It was stated that the wife put her head out of the window, and exclaimedem Give it him.eit serves him right." This language was addressed by her to the brother. On the following day the brother was charged by the deceased, at •Marylebonnt Office, with an assault, and ..after the case was heard, the .deceased forgave his brother, and the warrant against him was discharged. On Wednesday last the deceased went to his wife, who had left his house, and entreated her to return and live with him. She said that she would not, for he had blasted her character by charging her with being criminal with his brother, and be made an oath he, would kill himself if she did not., On the same Morning the deceased returned home in a dejected state, and shortly after he was found lying on the steps of his door, having his throat cut with a razor, which lay on the ground by his side. Mr. S. C. Griffith, of Connaught-terrace, surg.,ion; stated, he was called-in to attend the deceased on Wednesday morning, and found him lying on the sill of the door where he resided, in Haystack-lane, Edgware-road ; a person was kneeling down holding his hand to the Wound. There was a vessel bleeding, which.he secured, and applied a bandage, and then had the deceasert,conveyed to the Hospital. He was insensible all the time. A razor was lying on the ground bloody. Mr. Henry Pitman, house-surgeon of St. George's• Hospital, sworn, stated that the deceased was brought Into the Hospital on Wednesday last, with a wound in the throat between two and three inches in length, and several bruises on the body ; he regularly attended him till one o'clock on Monday morning, when he died,; the cause of his death was the inflammation in the throat, which extended to the lungs • he could sneak in .a low tone of voice, and said he had been beaten by his brother; the bruises were on the chest, head, loins, arms, and other parts ; the blows did not appear to be inflicted with a sharp instrument, but might be done with the fist. In addition to the above evidence, several persons came for_ ward, who stated, that the deceased had repeatedly charged different persons, who had defended his wife, from his violence, with being criminal with her. The wife, a very decent woman, • was examined, and she satisfied the Jury that the reports against her reputation were unfounded. Mr. ritman was re-examined, and deposed, that the blows did not cause the death of the deceased, ,but the wound in the throat. The Jury returned a verdict, ." That the deceased died from a wound which he inflicted in his throat, when in a state of insanity." The brother, whohas been for several days in custody, will therefore be liberated. •