The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1818-10-28 (London, England)

MELANCHOLY CASE OF SUICIDE. As Isignivition was taken everting before Hume I.awas, Heq. teethe Turf Tap. Were, Grammies+. Ogee upon the body of Mr. James Gay, whose death was rode:red Ay his cutting his threat In Hyde Park. Jame* Phillip.. of Palegram-plam, Afraid, taller, Walled, that he mu walking is Hyde Park, is lb* anemone St Thanclaylme, betimes three sad Am? teeinek, Wed-um the deceased standing behind s tree, 8881' the shrubbery on the Padding'''. aide. The deceased seemed to be tying ea his reck.konclekf, sad "Maus milked up toward, him to be satisfied of what he was doing. As witness came sear the demerit, he endeavuered to emceed Mower by getting behind the tree. Witarss again looked at the detweeed, sod saw his heads op to his meet ; i• • leweeeel site be took ose haled Aiwa' sad witoess saw a deep waned in Ilia throat, sad lb. We id coshed out in a stream. The deceased *rasped at !Wear* of the tree, end forced a piece wilt into she Iseisioe. Winsome then: went up to the deceased, who fell noon she ground, and trembled editt!ly. Wittier called for assistance, and then for eterg,eal aid. Wassail went to several surgeons, hot they refused to come. Coroner-0 What was Ilse tergeeres same who refutd to attend when desired!" Witness.-" I cannot say the name, It Is the first shop On the IA heed side in Oxford-street from Tyhum-gate." Gaoler-ro Probably the persons yen saw did nut belong to the drop, or were sot reediest ale r Wavers-Oat of the ;mantissa was motel oT •.0 p some ineiticiars, the ether was writing in a bo..k The gentlemen said that aii the reddest happened is the Park, the person same be mime so Al. theasges.3/41maitel. Several ether sirrues refused to twat, it Int irmilleman reclaim! in Perk. Mae CaIPIN soil bowie( eteasiord She wooed, oedema the deo/seed brie taboo to the beepital. where be died uu lionday. The resat redwood (towered with Mood) was found on the sneak one the /place O&M the demised cut his throat. The accessed was unable to spook after he toenailted the art. Mr. George Jokes, 12, Curriogtee street, Illieppaors.. 'whet, *toted. that the deceseed bad lived st fete home betereen use sod two yew ; he was • few yeses age posseesed 4.f very eonetiterable property ; be was the prepriesor of a large haberdashery anima is Ike city of Loneliest. arid was a , freemen of the Haberdashers Company. He wafortenately ; H&J is bushiest', sod became insolvest. About twelve Maths ago the deceased'. wife died, sad aim, that period he bad wrier seal happy is his mind, or bad eadieleal to supply his memory wants sad those of Lis eitildres. The deceased owed him7l. sad 'short time ago be told him that he would forgive bin the mat doe to him it he would 'pewter* himself souther lodgiag. The replies of the detested within the tad few weeks to questions put to him were totally ir. Mersa& hi the subject, sad les was 'misled that Me bowlike had deranged Iris lonelier'. Hr (whom) bed fakeers a Mead into the deceased's room, and they bad easselued seem of 1114 papers. His letters foe a member of years were aditeptel "James Gay, ftaq." sad by them It appeared that hie ton. anduits were of the greatest respeelabllity. Mrs. Jollities and another female suited, that the &t-eemed bad sot lately food for his children (too Ririe, one six sod the ether emu years of age), and he bream* ism lanchuly. His mind wan deranged, to their etiael;ce, sad his muskies had pardesed Ibst dierasserseat. Paid that the deems,' isisferloses had bees so greet,rtrbetel were ll of opiates they were salient to bane Pity in Ike struagest skid. Ter‘et—Lunges.  MIDDLESEX ScSBla VS. tun co ra =