The Warwickshire Herald. — 1885-12-31 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

SUICIDE AT TYBURN.  The Christ mas Carnival has not lam passedover in this distriet without all oceurrenee of a tragic and painful nature. Early on Saturday morning a WOlllatl 11:1111,11 Brit Iget . Waldron, l'eSiding at. Tantworth lload, Tyburn, swallowe,l the iamb-104 of a loot tie lioinicia; C 01111105141 largely of chloroform, from the effects lif which she died about ti o'clock in the evening of the same day. The quest was lit-hl at the Farmer's Boy Inn, Tyburn, on Monday afterntsm before Mr. Daniel Roltert. Wynter, eoroner for the central district of WarWieksliire. Mr. Josepli Wray .was foreman of the jury. l'at tit 4; Waldron, husband of the deceased, said he had been ill for about two years. Ile re-. cognised the bottle produced, which contained something that he uset I for rubbing outside. Ile had Nut it from the doetor, and it was then nearly foil; it stood on the table. He and his NV ifv had had some W 0111,4. She had motley, about in the bank, and took the bank book to a nei,rhbour, n Ito told her to thaw it out or else she might be itri)seentt'll by the pariSh authorities for baying teecived relief. This seemed to prey upon her mind. They quarrelled about a ft trtnight ago: when be titre:demi! to shut up the house and go into the workhouse. Suhsequently she applied for relief, when enquiries were made about him (the. husband), anti this seemed to frighten her. He tried to console her. telling her that after paying what' he owud there would still be money left, and she .Cotild go and stay with her friends, while he would remain at home. About four o'clock she got up, but when he told her she had got up too early she went into bed again, but did not remain there above five minutes. Witness tried to pull her back, but she shook him oil', and seizing the bottle of liniment went down stairs. He followed, and as he approached she put the bottle to her month and drank the contents. He then dressed himself and went for the " clergy." Asked why he did not f. 40 for a doctor he replied that he thought it best to go to the priest first, and that he did not know what were the contents of the bottle. %Viten he got home there was another priest in the house, who told him that the bottle contained poison, and he then went to the doctor. In crossexamination he admitted that he had twice turned his wife out of doors, but denied that he had ever ill-used her. Ile had never struck her with a coal hammer. Witness added that while on the landing he heard the doctor ask deceased if he (the husband) had persuaded her to take the contents of the bottle, and she said yes. Witness said to the doctor, "Don't put the words in the woman's month ; leave it to her until she is better, and she will speak the truth. Mr. Edward Spooner Machin, surgeon, of Erdington, stated that he had supplied the husband with a liniment containing chloroform for outward application. Immediately he received the message he went to the house, and found the woman in a state of coma. He gave her an emetic and mustard poultices, and did all he could to bring her round. On a second visit he found her capable of being roused at times, and giving her another emetic, had her dressed and brought downstairs, and ordered attendants to keep her walking about. About six o'clock on Saturday he was informed she was dead. He had no doubt she died from the narcotic effects of the chloroform.—The Coroner briefly summed up, and the jury returned a verdict of "Suicide while temporarily insane."