Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram and Dorset, Somerset, and Devon Advertiser. — 1883-06-01 (Bridport, Dorset, England)

SIIICID2.—On Tuesday a most melancholy case of suicide by hanging was perpetrated by a native of Swanage, Isaac Collins, and brother to John Collins, who committed suicide by hanging on the same date (May 29th) a twelvemonth ago, the date also of the Corfe Cestle murder. He was seen by some children, who went to play in a stable at the quarry, hanging, and they gave an alarm, and some quarrymen who were close at hand quickly cat him down, but life was found to be extinct.—The inquest was held upon the body of Isaac Collins by the coroner of Wareham and Isle of Purbeck on Wednesday afternoon, the jury being Messrs. Hillier, J. Moss, Tatchell, Millward, Idaesum, J. Parsons, R. Hardy, J. Dorey. L. Bower, J. Burt, J. Beavis, and Sergeant }Tooke, Mr. Hillier being chosen foreman.—The first witness called wee John Tomea, a qnarryman, who said : I knew Isaac Collins,and last saw him alive on Tuesday morning, just before seven o'clock. He came through the quarry where I was at work. fie said to me " Hello& ! is that you ? " I said "Yes, are you going to work?" He said "So far as Ido know," He made some remarks about the weather and passed on. I have known him :all his life, but never saw anything peculiar about him.—James Brown, of Herston, last saw the deceased alive about ball-pest ten on the morning in question, going into a disused quarry, about 100 yards from his own, but was not nearenough t) etwile to him.—.A. little girl of nine years of age, hit not knowing the nature of a oath, was not sworn, said she with another little girl was going to play in an old stable by the quarries, went and pushed open the door and saw a b mly hanging, but did not know it. She then ran and gave an alarm.—Walter Brown, quarryman, of S wanage, sail : I was the first after the children that went in. About quarter-past 12 me sister came and told me there .ves a an hang lag the stable. I was working about 20 yards from the place I went in the stable and saw the deceased hanging to a rafter. I took out my knife and caught hold of him by the arm, cut the cord, and laid Lim down on the gmnnd. To reach the rafter he hai olaced a pile of stone about two feet under his feet. and when pushed away would be about seven inches from the ground. His mouth was very dark, and his eyes closed. I last HAW him alive in Tillywhin' quarry on Saturday night; he was then reading a paper. We came round by Turleet m Bay together. He said nothing to lead me to think he was not right in his mind. I have known him this 20 years, and also his tether. If any one had asked me I should have said he was not insane.—Elizabeth Susan Collins, daughter of deceased, said : I last saw my father alive on Monday evening when he came home from his work at half past seven. He had his tea and eat down for a little while, and then went ti bed. I did not see him alive again: did ' not hear him leave the houm in the morning. When I got up he WM gone; he has been very low quite lately, hut was not generally so. Have heard him remark about his brother; he mentioned it to me. and aakel, "Do you remember what happened on WhitMonday last year?" -He had bean more quiet and reserved than missal for the last fortnight. I think he had always had his brother on his mind. He was often in drink, but very quiet—Mr. H. W. Burt, stone-merchant, of Swanage, said: I have known the deceased and all the family for the laEt 40 yearn; his state of mind, in my opinion, had a tendency to ineenity. His father was not, but his aunt hung herself, and her son, also a cousin and a niece, had been to the asylum. His brother attempted suicide by banging, but was cut down. Isaac of late had been very desponding, and he (Mr. Burt) thought the man had had family troubles, &c.—After a short consultat'on, the jury found a vor,liet of "Temporary Insanity."