The Telegram. — 1894-06-12 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

SUICIDE AT DORCHESTER.  LYING ACROSS RAILWAY METALS. THE INQUEST. PROPOSED PUBLIO MORTUARY.  At 2.30 on Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Gr. P. Symes, deputy-coroner, held an inqueat at the Junction Rotel, on the body of James Robinson, aged 48, who was killed on the line at Dorchester on Monday morning. Mr. &insulin Mattin was chosen foreninnsf the Jury.  labourer, Easton, Portland, identified the body as that M Jams Robertson. Decoased was a stone mason, had worked for Mr. Hill, and had lodged with witness, lie hail a wife and family living at Port.sniouth, but he said very little about them. Witness last saw him alive about six weeks ago, when he left witness's house to go somewhere else to lodge. About a fortnight ago deceased visited witness's house. He noticed nothing particular in his demeanour, and he did not think he hail got into any trouide. lie always bad plenty of money. the jury : Deceased had had constant work. He used to drink a little, but he had never seen him the worse for Inver. Mrs. lioneybun said that three weeks ago deceased went to Portsmouth to see his wife. Har address was " No. 1, Princes Street, Landport, Portsmouth." Be was at Portsmouth on Saturday last.  The deputy-coroner said the thanks of the county were due to Mr. lioneybirn and his wife fur the :rouble they had taken in coming to Dorchester to give evidence. . .  Mrs. Honeybun corroborated her husband's evidence. She had never noticed anything wrung with deceased.  Alfred au, fireman in the employ of the L. & S. W.R. Co., residing at 36, Radnor Terrace, South Lambeth }toad, London, sat,' that on the previous day he was coming down with the goods train due at Dorchester at 5.35 a.m. The train was proceeding at a fast rate, and when nearing Dorchester station he saw a man coins from behind a hut and stand by the side uf the line. He was about 60 yards away when witness first saw him. He then laid himself across the mettle. Witness blew the whistle and stopped the train as soon as possible. Thu guari went leek to the spot. Witness felt the enzine pass over the body. George Gosling, of Southampton, guard in charge of the train, deposed that as the train was nearing Dorchester Station be heard the whistle blow. Witness applied the brake witi the train was pulled up. He went back to the spot and found the man was dead. He went to the station and reported the case to Invector Read.—By a juror The whole of the train passed over the Leipeethe Read, of the Smith Western Station, Dorchester, said that en receiving the report from the fireman and guard of the goods train that they hal rim over a man he proceeded to the Out, aid brought the body on a stretcher to Dorchester station. The novcs head was cut in two anii both legs were severed from the body. __ _ _  John Legg, cattier, in tha employ of Mr. Jones, ta id he saw deteamed at 3.45 a.tn. on M.inday. j4t. va. walking tc warda Max thaw, Witnete thought the deceneed wee in a " stud and appeared to be rather low. Wituesa met deeetteed on Sunday on the mina road, and lie said ponirthang aixalt a a train but what it wite witneat conict not tell.  P.C, Synica having given evidence, Sops. lh.‘anish handed in a letter from PolieeSergeant Ricketts, of Portland, stating. that he had made enquirie* *hoot the we and there could he no doubt that the man killed at Dorclleater wae Jas. Robertson, A stone Mason and a peneionor. Deepmed had been drinking heavily. A telegram wan also read from the Mkt 01441110)1e of Port.umuth stating that the widow was iii very poor CitVIIIII,OAACQS aml conld net possibly attend. The deputy'-eoroner raid he thought Sept. Devenish and the police had taken a great deal of twine, and they Were .10401 ring of th. thanks of the c,unty, Proceeding, he said that there was no evidence whatever to show that the deeessA was out of his mind, and the mere fact that the man had committed euiehle war no evidence of tip:amity, The jury, however' retorned a verdict that the deceased committed suicide whilst of intotind mind. _ . .  ...... Mr. Grorg• f: trland (a jarr) said ha tlioaght Oat a recommendation should lye sent ta, the Town Council asking them to provide a public !luminary for the town. - . . .  The deptity.coroner : I thayoughly agree with you, M. arnveq (a kirnt) I think the re.tee ere high entalgh alteady. The doputs-eoroner maid that !lethal). whom the Pariah Councils were Imued they would provide a mutt:lo47. Mr. 11. J. Smith (mutter of the S.W. Station) and Mr. H"ittleA (.4 the S.W. Pc.lice IMpartmentk Southampton) were pmsent at the enquiry.  DELIeli