The Express. — 1865-10-28 (London, England)

SUICIDE IN BERMONDSEY.  INQUIDIT.—(THIS DAY.) This forenoon Mr. W. Csrtsr, the Surrey enterer. held es inquiry et the King John's Deed Towers. Durneendsey, respeeting the suicide of Yr. Thome Bangs,  aged 29 pan. Bonin W. lfcachsbt said that ke had been barmen to Kr. Billings for the last eighteen months. Mr. Billings _was • liesond vietwiller, sod he had ben the landlord of the Bing John's Head 'riven, Bermredseyertnere, for mend years. On Thursday last, at 4 o'clock, WHIMS was in the bar, when the lomat told Vanilla that when she west up to the deceased's room to call him she found the door looked. Wit. nee that went up to the top front room, sad burst epee the door in the messes of Mrs. Billings. The room was and with smoke, and the donned lay on his beck at the foot of the bed. His heed was ehattered. end the brains and blood were scattered about. A pistol ley war his right side. He woe quite dead. Mrs. Billings be' same very ill when she sew her husband dead, and whams bad to early her down the stain in his arms. A donor end the polios were at ones mat for. The de eased had looked himself into his room, arid the key was found on the inside of the door. Witaese believed that the demand died by his own hands. Demand had risen at 7 o'clock that morning, and he moaned in the her wain o'clock. After dieter be went upstairs to dress, He was much addicted to habits of inteatpersnee. For the month previous to his death De had not been sober for • single day. Witness had heard so report of firearms to the bone that day. rwo or three days before the donned's death he Weenie very excitable. He had never threatened to commit std. aide. He lived on very bad terms with hie wife. Two of the customers bad remonstrated with the deceased about his drinking habits. Oe one occasion the downed struck witness he had fastened no the house • misute before 12 o'clock. He was In the bsbit of drinking pa and milk, sod thee he followed it up with lemonade sod brandy. Witmer, bad not known that the deceased hod lost mosey by betting, and that he was under *Woe to quit the King John's Hea d. The of betting. house Witness was not resorted to by mesons for thee did sot know that the &mimed kept • betting list. Winos had nee the donned bet, bat be was not present whin the demand bet lately._ Witness bad soma him lately bet half eovereigas on herbs. George Bowers, 841[, said that on last Thanday after- I noon he saw a large crowd ooegregated outride the Bing John's Bead. Be entered and west up to the dersosed's bedroom. The roof of the dimmed's skull and his right eye bad been blown completely horn the body. Witco= searched the room, but found no letter. A telegram was found in deceased's pocket respecting betting on a obtain hone. The Coroner's officer producod • pistol, found near k be dammed. A telegram found in deceseed's pocket was then produced. It gave the names of several homes, and it requested the debased " aot to forget Lothhury." It was dated London-bridge, Oct. 9. It wee presumed to be for the use of detoured's oustorners. Mr. P.S. Wood, brother.inJaw of the deceased, raid that be had frequently bad to restrain the deceased from committior acts of violence en the customers and on the human. His wife wee sometimes afraid to romans with him for be was oftea &Mated with the violence of maniac. Be must have destroyed his life in a delirium. Be wee accustomed to my, early in the morning, " I will brace myself together," and then he was accustomed to take draught of gin and milk. Ile had not lost a larp sum of mom at betting jost previous to hie death. The deceased p the pieta the day before his death. The Ooroner having summed up, the jury returned a m Itedia of " Suicide while of almond miad." was slated that during the morning of Thureday the deceased said to a friend, " lam goieg shooting traday." Dario( the inquiry some of the jury expired an opinion that the ecocide was surrounded by cinnuastaitoes of great fberatiort,!bull the Coroner warned them that a verdict of do de or awars. entailed the forfeiture of the property of the deemed. The jam were threrquartere of ea hour dm liberatieg in private before they returned their verdict.