Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1886-06-19 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

SUICIDE .BY. DROWNING,  On Sunday morning last, .umber uicile 00c0u.,1 at IA num. The unfortunate man is this rays when smite is William Booth, Dome ler/ weeks since attempted his life by flanging, bin the attempt failed, on Sunday morning, however, he took his life by drowning himself. He bad on many occasions wished th.t he was dead, and his mind lad evidently become unhinged turn ugh exces-ive drinking. On Puerility afternoon the inquest was held before Mr. F. Price at the Old Soldier Ins, The first wilueits called was  Ellen Blab who Pail, the dew or, Willis n Both, was my husband, I live itp Howard Lane, Haught,.u. He was 60 years old soil was a carter. He hail followed his occupation up to Thursday night last, when lie left off &mom he was ill and he had been so for two or three days before. The chief °tome of hie illness was drink and be Mal been r eking to excess for the last few mouths. 11, had keen under medical treatment and the doctor had told him that he was killing himself with drink. It had affected hie miud and made him strange for the last few mouths, and on Thursday night be •ished himself dead which he has often done More, Be haa been subject to a cough for a long time, ;02d it was very bad on Saturday night no much BO that lie never closed tdit eyes, I gave him BOMB medicine for it. On Sunday morning lie got up at about half past eight, and came to about 9, when he went out again, tott did out say where he was going. I asked him where be was going, and he said "Not far." I nil him that the breakfast would lie ready soon, but be did not answer. I did not see him again alive. He was brought home dead about 11 o'clock. Ile attempted to commit suicide in the house some six weeks ago, but the scarf he used, broke. Edward Bee, h raid,! live at Audenahaw and sin a blacksmith. Egerton-stret tie at the corner of my house. I was to Egerton Street about 9 o'clock on the morning of Sunday last, I knew the deceased William Booth, and he came up to me from this direction and we stopped together and spoke. I asked him how he was, and he said .'Not so well", nothing else wart said, and I went across the road, and he ut nt across the fields in the direction of the pit, where I was informed he waa found. At about 11 o'clock, we heard he had bees found and went to the pit to see, Ile had been get out by the time I got there. I knew him perfectly well, and he did not seem wo,se thou tomato He looked right enough. 1 did not think he was going t 00,,,,, mit suicide. I don't know how he got into the pit.-111r. Smith : I suppose lie has been a heavy drinker?—Yes, very.—A juryinau : When he could get it. Mr. Robert Bellringer said I live at 171, Ashton Road, and at,, a lettes press printer. At about ball past ten o'clock, I heard someone say that somebody was in Taylor Pit, and I sad several others hurried off to see about it, and belpid to get him out. Several men held my arni while I dragged him out. There was 3 or 4 tett of water iu the pit, life was quite dead, but the body was warm. There was no mark of injury upon him. He had been addicted to dri k. He would have bad to get over some mils to get to the pit. The Coroner said there were three questions involved, did the &crowd come by his death by suffocation—the jury expressed themselves sath.6ed upon this point—the next question woe did lie commit suicide, or would they return a verdict of "Found Droweert."—Oue of toe jury here thought t here woo zio dulibt about that , us he had seen him found drowsed, bat the Comm r pointed out, that the words wore not intended to convey the literal meaning—or would they retutu a verdict of “Suicide whilst iu a state oft, 'poorer) insanity" 10 might on by excessive drinking—All the jury with one ox• minion concurred a this, the dissentient alleging that deceased was efflicted *ith kouelti —The Coroner : He has been taking drink to excess, because the doctor had add lie was kill . . .  tug hi'mself with drink. Nothing could ho piuseid about his in habits, The queetious for thou) to consider wore: Did he Oie by drowning ?—Did he commit suicide ? or would they soy there was not sufficient evi deuce to show how he got into the water. On Saturday night he said he wished be were dead; then six week• ego lie attempted to commit outtide by hanging. The question was what was the state of his mind when he committed the set I—Several jurymen thought it was owing to temporary insanity, brought on by drinking to tatees.—Mr. Smith : Ju fact ell the evidence point that way.—The gout lemon in opposition : lie has had a bad leg for manyiyearm—Another juryman : Yes, but it si as drink that brought it on—Twelve gentlemen having eigailied their ' approval of the verdict, it was returned, viz., that deceased committed suicide whilst in a state of temporary insanity, brought on by riC.Ult.  SP Onions . EA.—‘en account of the adulterating material added to tea, the Inspector General of Maritime Customs, has warned the atitbo sties bat the lea business of China is Fte'y to be eltirely reined. Gualanteed Pure Ton, strong and de. Heine., is sold by Boruhran & Co., list of Agents, Ch,....iste. Confectioners, tea., in this locality