The Express. — 1852-10-15 (London, England)

THE SUICIDE AT ST. ALBANS HOTEL. Yesterday, an invest was held by Mr. Lanham, at the St. James's It orkhouse, Peland-street, to inquire into the cause of the death of Henry Joseph Bradfield, who contained suicide on Monday, in the coffee .room of the St. Albans Hotel, Charles-street, St. James's. Tbe jars having been score, and having viewed the body, t owing witnesses were celled : Willie's Wadley, of Peckham, said—l have been in the army, and was • magistrate in the West Indies. I knew the deceased Henry Joseph Bradfield. I don't know where he has been living of late. He bad, some time ago, a lodging in the Waterloo-road. He had hem eds. aced as • medical man—he told me so, and was a surgeon with Lord Cochrane, in Greece. After that be cos in the Belgian service, in the Hussars, but I knew nothing of him till 183.1, when he went out with me to Trinidad ; we went in ~the same ship, and I have known him since. I left him at the tints Vie magistrates were dismissed at • moment's warning, in Trinidad. He was out a magistrate then, but he was a magistrate up to that time. I don't know on what ground he was dismissed. We were all dismissed by the governor, Sir Omega Hill, at a moment's notice. I did not wee or bear of him for some years afterwards. I understood be went to Babadoes afterwards as Colonial S. cretary. I saw him afterwards in Loudon. He was not pursuing any profession, bat I alidastood he wasted to be restored as • magistrate in the colonies. He then had an appointment in St. Dominica undir Governor Colonel APDonald. I saw nothing of him then till this time terries months. He called on me at my house. Ile was then doing nothing, and I I understood he had been very ill, and was t-ying to do the best be could. He was then iu distressed  iireurnstances, and living om his meads His wits and child followed him to Trinidad. 1 uw him frequently within the last twelve mouths. He generally came to me es • Sunday, more than once • month on the average. I sew him last as Monday morning last, about half-past one. Nothing particular took place on that occasion, bet he was very much depressed in consequence of the injustice dose to him by the Colonial-office, and he always laboseed under that impression. He dined and slept at my home on Sends;, and appeared much depressed. His effects in the Waterloo-road were kept fur rent which he owed, as he told me himself. H. @tuitions to me to indicate that he was likely to commit smirch,. He was mainly supported hy a friend, and he went out far fur mouths to Belgium to see the King of the Belgians, who knew hiss well. Upon his return I saw him for • few Sundays, and 1 learnt afterwards that he had been to Osborne, eadeavouriog to see the Queen, who had some knowledge of him. (A packet of papers was here produced and erased. In the packet were several penes and other works of the deceased. One of toe books had on the cover, rTo her Majtaty Queen Victoria," sad os another, " To H. H. the King of the Bel funs.") The gesdemas who was in the habit of sedating him, Mr. Wises/ahoy, put en end to his life es the Friday previous. (ierovid papers were here identified as in the handwriting of the deemeed.) I know that the deceased had published euseal weeks. I have seen the paper with the nano of Lod John Russell in his pomading. I de set know that be bed lived to Park-street, Grasuserequart. I have sew before seen the letter dated from Downiegureet proAWOL I did sot see the deceased after Moseley last. Oa Miatley, October 11, he wrote to me • letter hoes the Seder United Service Club. la the letter he messed the Cidesialvfilee of murdering himself and me. This paper assedas • statement of his ease, draws up by another goesee. (The packet of papers was addressed to the mouse to Mr. Charles Dictum, and his gallant friends Oeleweill.Derid sad Captain Grindley.) I cannot answer whatbee be had asy nesse of support but from the geedeses who deweered himself. Os Monday I reeemeneled bin to go tat to Australia, wad to go to Wetted/ear with the view sof obtaialsg a pow. When he hilt sae es Newby I bed we Reties thee be wee going to embed himeeif. Fee sem eImINS in bet, he wee hweae, and bed lees ev eam oflea the bawled, as I =doweled. I hays asides of W ere. H. has a father, sad a wife and daughter Is Loadoes, but is what part 1 knew net. Ido not brew whether he deserted kis wife or she deserted him. . .  TM Clessaer old it me 'VA that the domande shed& be 104 Were the joy. Oro of them was from Lord Jabs Dm" end dated 28th Avast, '4l, to the gessoes si 'NOMA etutiag that the feared had soh shore sueleut Me authorities is