Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1890-12-20 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

TUE INQUEBT.  On Thursday afternoon, Mr. J. E. Hill (deputy coroner) held an inquiry into the circumstances at!ending the death, at the Star Inn, Bridge End. The following comprised the jury :—Messrs. J. Bottomley (foreman), Sam Frauoe, Sam Turner. John Win. Hodgson, John Sykes,. Fergus Poole, John Morton, Geo. Aspinall, John Wool, George Clarke. Nathan Hamelin, end John Thornton. luspeotor Puuton and Sergeant Fearnley were also presont. The jury viewed the body, and after being sworn, the wirnesa examined wag JOHN CROWTHER, ootton spinner, Bryan•street, Rastrick, who said he was the father of deceased, who was 45 years of age last May, and was employed as a maker-up aul warehouseman. Witness last eaw Lim alive at 10-15 the previous Tuesday evening, His other son, who had been to the market, °ailed at his (witness's) house, and the thve chatted together for some time, deoeased asking his brother what hailed got ready for tiled?), following. When his son left to go home, witness and deceased prepared for going to bed. Witness went upstairs dm', awl after L'3,ViB bed tome' out the gas, he followed and went to bed, die was very cheerful. and there was nothing took place to bring about a suspicion that he would commit suicide. Deceased generally got up about 545 in the morning to go to his work, out he never heard him get on Wedneslay morning. Witness awoke at 7 50, and on going downstairs saw a number of people in the street, He saw a milkman go into the passage adjoining his house. and one out again. He teen went out to see what was the matter, and the milkman said there was a dead man in the passage. and asked witness if he knew him, and on going to look he replied that he did not, Deceased's face was smeare I witu b:ood, and unrecognisable. He then went into his house to prepare breakfast, an I the milkman came to the door, and said "They say it is your son," to which he replied, 'lt cannot be, as my son has gone to his work." He examined the clothes that deceased had on, and found to his 'surprise that it was his sun. He had always been a quiet man, but had suffered from nervousness, He weut to Um Isle of lieu during last summer for the benefit of his health. but he was much worse on returning. He, however, had been very well up to about a fortnight ago, when he caught a col 1, and he had seemed in a rather low state of mind since, but witness had not the slightest idea that he would ever commit suicide.  EDWARD ROBINSON, wiredrawer Thomas-street, Rastrica, said from information received from a neighbour named lire. Briggs, he went into the passage adjoining Mr. Crowther's house about 745, and found deceased with his throat out, and quite dead, de was laid on his (hest, with his face downw irds. A razor was found underneath him. Witness knew him when alive, but cotA not recoguiss him when be fout:i him, tie could not speak as to the manner of Cromtber,  HANNAH Caownteat, widow of Wm, Crowther, Brignowia Fields, depode.l to laying out the body of dccessed, whose throat v..as badly out. He had no other wart of violence upoa him.  Th,3ury returned the -following terdlot nit deangio oossiattto mato k ttlag hit Mint nti ilit tuipatully lqiute;'