The Telegram. — 1899-07-11 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

SHOCKING SUICIDE OE A YOUNG MAN.—Sir N. Huwaici held an inquest at Crabb's Commercial Room on Wednesday, on the body of Charles Redfern Piston, aged 24, a turner employed at Whitehead's Torpedo Works, whose death took place about midnight on 'fuesday, under the following dintressing circuiustaucee.—John Honer bun, launch driver at the Torpedo Works with whom Piston lodged, at 27, Spring Gardens, Weyinoush, said deceased was a %ninths man, and had lodged with him about a fortnight. At 2.15 on Saturday, July let, witness nal asleep in bed, when he Was awakened by sounds of knocking in Platen's bedroom. fie went to the room and found Piston standing with his hand over his face, his hand and face being covered with blood. He asked him what was the matter, and he mumbled something in reply which witness could not on lerstand. He I at once called Thomas Bartlett, another lodger, who came in and discovered that Piston had cut Ms throat. Witness then reported the matter to the police. He found no knife, and could not account for his committing the rash act, but when the policeman came he found a small double-bladed pocketknife shut in deceased right hand and covered with blood. He was lifted on to the bed and the hemorrhage was slipped, and he was removed the :awe evening to Weyinou,ti Hospital. Piston was a very quiet man, and witness knew of nothing to worry hitn.—Tornhas Bartlett having corroborated the above evidence, P.C. Ptich stated that about 2.30 a.m, on the let inst. Mr. Honey bun came to him and informed him that a lodger of hid has cut his throat. He at once reported the inaVer to P.S. Morris. and went to call Dr. Pridmore. Morris, who went to the house with Dr. Pei& more, said they round Piston in the back bedroom lying on the floor on Ma loft side with his throat cut, in a large pool of blood on the mat by the side of the bed; and a double-bladed pocket-knife shut in bin right hand covered with blrmil. The doctor examined the wound and tound the windpipe cut throngh. He ordered that he should remain where he was fer a time, aiid saw him again later in the mormitg. DeCeitiwd wan To!moVed to ihe Hopitel in the evening. As deceased could not apealc. witness gave him a pocket-book, end aske I him how he had conic to do t. Fitton then wrote that the cause was pants to the bead. which had had for the last four weeks. There was a card of muted S"ohciiie F.,3 6s 5,1 in money.—Thouias Porton, an moisten% Society of the Weymouth Branch of Ainalgaiii B• had no trouble o'in.f:d".streankianisnetgr, National Enit gineer' le" *eeo et:u' id' DI " neo or Dorchester, °l:ek accounts:et,r,4bur brother tahfl for boat witness was aware of, and he thought "wh onwi ur:,str uyslists company nwcfhlteoi ehi deceased on e,a then appeared t ::St,tlu7aertnneslioenofri if the 30th June, sail spirited and despondent, and wilneSs tried to cheer him up. They went to the Union Arms amid ,jrrtu,il 11 o'clock. fiwf reasoearni eow wti.,leiearitnhateb,r,o.duicat42,oe.d,i:lttiarimm.undte:::atvati n no sadtl:lyte d.timesiti,hl7att,ah. dboUt Ipoiex,r,to: tein,,cdaktr:tn.hkneedirio—oen iiini:OnsitMytt wAiund found a jagged cut itinaut three inches long across the centre id the upper part of the throat, laving open the windpipe. lii. breathing wan bad and he could not swallow food. He gradually isank, and died about midnight on Tueeday.—Tiae jury returned,i aic suicide dwicbatatosthe na effectsu wthoaft Decmpo.mrairsod cmntwi  sum a don male A Mr. Paul e. K. Grants NVeduesday