The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1887-07-23 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

MURDER AT COVENTRY.  SUICIDE OF THE WOULD-BE MURDERER I Piercing cries of " Murder" and" Help," I mingled with a womah's scream, startled the neighbourhood of Much Parkatreet juet before I midnight on Monday, and conanotion speedily 717i,ree'dsw etrh:thlotroape"nwahnnli"nat freon op, and there wee • rush of nurrying frei.teps in tue direction of No. 55, • small house whence the sounds had proceeded. The police were I already in possession, and all wins quiet within, but it was apparent that a tragedy had been enacted, and the circumstances were aeon ascertained. The home was occupied by Josiah Bradniek, a watch gilder, and his our and faintly ,of two children. Some days prior to Monday Bradnick and his wife had a conversation about a Primrose League fete which was announced to be held at Wmwick. Mrs. Bradnick Mpreseed 7Pit"tir% d.trne—T g:it`gh,c tilt-feend qr ttreda that on Saturday he took horne • ticket , for hie wife to ge. Later, however, he changed I his mind, and WM peremptory in him uotionaudis to his wife to abandon the idea of attending the fe. ; but this she was not disposed to do, and as she persisted in avowing her intention of going, lie, 00 Monday,threatened what he would do if she , went. IL appears that Mrs. Bratinick carried oat her ...ion, and did not return from Warwick until Into on Monday night. Bradnica was sitting up for her, and after her return they stood .Iking at • neighbour's apparently on friendly terms. They went into their house together, and Mrs. Bradnick at once went lobed. Bradnick followed her upstairs, and after taking off his coat and boote began to walk about the room. Mrs. Bradnick asked biro why he did not come to bed, and picking up the poker, he said to her, •• This is the last time you will go out," and at once struck her a heavy blow on the head. While Bradnick continued to beat her she screamed, •' Murder" , cod" Help," and struggled despei Maly to disarm huh. The light or.. upset mid manguishe.l. hut • Bradnick continued to Mrike et random hal • the dark. Fortunarily, the bloc's did not .ke effect, and Mr.. Bradnick at leagth succeeded in eluding her husband, and escaped from Me I houee. Police-constable Wright sons PIM coming up, and he took the womso imu a neighbour... I while Police-coastable Skelcher watched the house to prevent Bridnick's escape Impactor Wyatt wee communicated sod he, too, wm roickly on the scene. Mre. Idradnick was badly cut about the head, but in consequence of the hemorrhage the Inspector could not ascertain the n•ter• of her injoriee he therefore sent for Dr. Wimberley, who attended and d,e.esd the • wonnde. There was a large gash on the freest ef the head and another on the back, and seem' I • her of Bight cuts had area been inflicted. Dr. Wimborley did not deem the injuries sufficiently serious, to neceesibste the removal of the woman • ' to the hoepital, and she is programing favourably. Meanwhile Brednick bad succeeded in effect. inor his ..cape from the boom. While Pol.ce.oonetable Skelcher kept guard at the front door, the man had leaped I rom the back bedroom window. Working his way through one of the courri he came out Mto Much Park-street, and af.r going . short dintance up St. John's-street, be went through another court into the Park, and was lost eight of. Constables were detailed to search the Park, and • the march wee not sbandoned until Tuesday morning. when Bradnick's dead boll was found Is Quinton Pool. There leas a around over hie eye, and another on his cheek, and hie throat bore the evidence of an attempt to cot it. There wee a trail of blood • slong St. Johu'eatreet, end in the home table knives lay about in all directions. —Oa Tom, day night Dr. Diffe the Coroner, held an inquest en the body of Bradnick, which lay in the Vt ork. 'house mortuary. John Bradaick, watchmaker, of I he. 16h., Spowstreer, identified the body as that 'of hie son, who he mid was 36 yearn of age, and • I watch gilder. Hs had left two children, gols, one 112 ymre of age pied one 9. Mr. Martin, the 'Workhouse Maisrir, proved receiving tl-e body. aed I mid there was no toile or razor found upon it. 'lnspector Wyatt said that between twelve and me o'clock he was informed at the Policestation that a Pisan had murdered hie wife in Hoch Park-street. Hs went and found Mrs. Flradnick lin • neighbour's hoes, mitering from injurim I •Prareetly inflicted with • poker, and bleeding very bedly. He einit for Or. Wimbetlfe. He had i no deubt, as the result of his enquiriee, that the I deceased thought he had killed hie wife, and that be committed euicida to prevent his appro..HO.. The deceased evidently intended to kill , her, and but for the fact rim the blorm misead I afrir the light was knocked out he would in all , probability mire succeeded. Geo. Spencer Smith, " • milk-miler. of 63. New-buildings etarid that he I discovered the body in Quinton as he was going milking. He called Mr. Gilbert, and they got the I body out, arid it was conveyed to the Workhouee , by two police officers who came up juet se tbe body wan recovered. The body bad on neither hat, jacket, nor eboes. It weir at the far end of the pool, where the water is .hallow. The spot • where the deceased had plunged in was plainly jedicated, and he bad apparently ecramblrd • further in. They reached the body with an ordi, nary rake. It was fame downwarde in the water, about four yarde from Its Ride. The Coroner, in steaming up, said it wee a very sad cam. He had no doubt that there had been • family disturbance which ended in the deceased being overcome by • paroxyam of pension which he could not control. From the evid-nce it ryas undoubtedly a fact that he thougt he hail murdered him wife, but most fortunately the deadly blow. had been frustrated in the darkness. The dammed made mvay with Memel( to evade juati., and at tbe time he did thie he was no doubt temporarily risme. The Jury concurred in this emormaion, and returned s verdict of suicide while temporarily insane. The affair created a great Palmation