The Sun. — 1857-07-08 (London, England)

EXCULPATORY EVIDENCE.  The Dean of Faculty said that reference would nccessaiily be made to affairs of a delicate nature in which the deceased had been engaged at an earlier period of his life, and he was anxious to avoid names being mentioned unneczasarry ; and ho had no doubt his learned friend on the other side would assist him in doing so. Robert Baker, grocer, St. Heliers, Jersey—l lived at Edinburgh in 1851-2, and acted as waiter in the Rainbow Tavern. When there I was acquainted with L'Angelier. He lived in the Rainbow between six and nine months, so tar as I can recollect. He lived there until the time he went to Dundee. We slept together. The tavern was then kept by Mr. G. Baker an uncle of mine. L'Angelier wtis then in a very destitute state, living in fact on my uncle's bounty. He was waiting till he could hear of a situation. I took him far a quiet sort of a  person, but be was very easily excited. He was at times subject to low spirits. Latterly he told me, on more than one occasion, he was tired of his existence, and he sometimes spoke of suicide. On one occasion ho get .up in the night, and opened the window. I got up and asked him what he was doing, and he said, if I had not disturbed him he would have thrown himself out. The windows are about six stories from the ground. He was very oftPn in the habit of getting up during the night, walking about the room, and weeping. I was aware he had met with disappointment in a love matte-, but he did not mention it to me. It was my uncle who told me of it. I have heard him talk  al;out it to others. It was same lady in• Fife. He was distressed he had no situation, and that be could not keep his engagement with her. We were in the habit of taking morning walks together. We occasionally walked to Leith-pier. He one morning said be had a good mind tothrow himself over, as be was quite tired of his existence. I have heard him read of newspaper cases of suicide, and he would say this person had done what he should do if he had the same. courage.  Cross-exarnined by the Lord Advocate—L'Angelier was a Jersey man, and I had met him there some time about 1846.  Ile-examined and shown No. 1, first inventory for prisoner—That is a letter from him to me, written in Dundee. (In that letter he says, after saying he had just landed in DendeP, and bad got a situation in which he was working for board and only, and with almost no salary :—" I lodging never was so unhappy in my life. I wish I had courage to blow my brains out:") William Pringle Laird, nurseryman, of Dundee him when in the service of Dickson and Co. n _I vas acquainted with the late Emile L'Angelier. I k I took him into my own employmentemployment Edinburgh, in 1843. Hansel Monday of 1852 (26th Jan.) He remained till the end of August or tha Ist Sept. He was a 'kiribdis and obliging, but excitablechangeablean in temperament—sometimes very melancholy, and- sometimes very blythsome. He was very dull and unwell when he first very sober andy oung m cameto me. He did not tell me the cause at fitst, but he shortly afterwards told me of a cross in love he had got. He told me it was reported the lady was to be married to another, but that he scarcely believed it, as he did not think she could take ano her, because (as I understood .him to .say) she was pledged to bim. He told me Nth° she was. I believe she was in the m'cldle station of life. After this I saw the lady's marriage in the newspapers.