The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1848-02-08 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE AT HIGHER TRANMERE.-011 Thursday, a young man named Thomas Dolphin Weaver committed suicide, at Higher Tranmere, Cheshire. Deceased was respectably connected in London. The body was discovered on the forenoon of Thursday, behind the residence of H. B. Walker, Esq., Yoke-of-Egg-lane. In the right hand a pocket-pistol, quite new, was still grasped. In his pockets were found powder, several bullets and percussion caps, half-a-crown, sixpence, a pennypiece, and a letter addressed to Mr. Warry, druggist, Hamilton-street, Birkenhead, with whom the deceased had been on terms of intimacy, and who bad assisted him in various ways. In the letter the deceased expressed his obligations to Mr. Warry for past kindnesses, and added that an additional obligation would be conferred upon him if he would pay two or three small accounts, the money for which would be found in the looking-glass drawer at his lodgings. The deceased visited Mr. Warry on Wednesday evening, and remained at his house till eleven o'clock. He then appeared in excellent spirits. The letter was dated Wednesday, and it is supposed he had written it after reaching home. The body was removed to the Queen's Arms, Lowe .rer Tranmere, to await the inquest. The deceased was staying with Mr. Jackson, Oliverstreet, Birkenhead, and usually crossed to Liverpool at nine in the morning ; but on Thursday morning he said there was no hurry. He left the house soon after, and was not heard of until he was found a corpse. The ball had entered the .right temple; and passed through the brain, so that death must have been instantaneous,. Deceased served his apprenticeship with Mr. Tyrer, shipbroker, of this town. About two years ago he commenced business in the same line, but was not successful. He then entered the service of Messrs. Ashley, Brothers. He suffered severely from fistula, and after he had been about twelve months in the service of the last named employers, he obtained leave of absence, for the purpose of lacing himself under the medical care of his brother, a surgeon, in London. He expected to have been able to resume the duties of his situation in about two or three weeks, but the complaint proved so obstinate that he had to remain two, months in London, and it became necessary that his place in Messrs. Ashley's office should be filled up. He only returned to Liverpool on Monday week, but a situation bad been obtained for him in the office of Mr. Francis, ship-broker, Spekeland-buildings, and he had entered upon his duties only a week. The deceased is described as a young man of excellent character, intelligent, and amiably disposed. He was about thirty years of age. His mother is alive and, with his brother, resides in London. It is stated that he had a bill from an attorney for £lO, and, being unable to meet it, the interest and expenses nearly doubled the amount, and he was  'threatened with an action. He failed in endeavouring to raise the money by loan, and recently became depressed in spirits. It is added that had he lived another day, he would have heard from a friend who would have relieved bim from his pecuniary difficulties. The inquest was held before Mr. Churton, on Saturday.