The Northern Guardian. — 1899-01-21 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

SENSATIONAL SUICIDE OF A LADY ARTIST. I ALLEGATIONS AGAINST A DOCTOR AND HIS DEFENCE.  The inquest on the body of Miss Catherine Iler.ne, artist. who shot herself under sensational snail, stances on Thursday at the envanee to the rxiirtenre of Dr. Craig. in Magian Street. flan.ev. eno, held at Hanley. yesterday. by Mr W. Rumba'eh. eoreni r. yise.sed. was identiliid as the tlauitlas, of Me P,er Devine, artiit, of I-Magi:van, and W. about ab Years of age. The evidenee showed that the at had been carefully thought oat, as the ftli..sinng letter sws delivered by' post at deeearsed s Looden ri adenee yesterday morning. It wa. in Mite finvines band. writing. and enclased in a blacksedged eavelope, which was endorsed. "Only Co be opened by the tenon in authority or a friend. I should Irk- )1r Abeekett, of the War 0111, 'friend of deceased, not.fitd of my tie:Leh." 'Oh.. was enclosed in a large envelope wiib . pareel. The leiter ran :  the gentleman to atom .'Otwt,tg pack. addressed—Dr Croup of tiluilint, moke au-arrut-ns oirecuy reiponsitar tor uss act. .ie .s aware and bui ! never at any time attempird Ca atone (or U. unhappiness and injury he tun rand. Unainnts las! faun. Cut told me 1 must Lear it.—Cathreme Urine,' His letter this marning is in safe frusta:, aid he seems perfectly rragned that 1 mat di,: Dr. Craig, L.H.C.P.a., gay., etmenea. Ile fad he not in his studio what ha maid informal loat that swaine had been shot in the dameniary yart. nod at once proceeded to lautalie-naa. sud fona deneaaerl shot it the temple. He lammed a lonsely named revolver from her hand. (he mama at ten *clock. Lir Clam said hs firs, met the ad, twentyfia yearn ago, when ha sister painted a mia (tare • • • s a. s .  . . of his affe in Edinburgh. She tut,' dedred him to roarr hor. but he resolufely deetmed. and in corder no. nee Lad been eontarloasfy persecuted by the lady. W,ttles would hare been agreelble to the m trriage god: twenty yearo ay. before deed voet t New Z. aland. but he had told her twenty :Year. altered eirrometanres, and that he fice had no idea fd marry. fog  ant body. Th. 7 bad mrresponded sul dimmed ....ted.him and has daughter. when she further urged him to marry. Ho deelmed. and •h.-. left the home and wrote that atm would not vita the house again. Site never did. but wrote again urging an tnterview, and afterwards he received volont viturenstive tere letiron. her. She telegeSPlud for replieS ?ltd premed sorrow for offending hint. SS hof bold him if he did not merry her he ihould marry nobody elm. , That soil a promise witness out he i.ould male rye hen for he had no inteutten of marrying her or anvbody else. After a scene deceased ',ma threaten to destroy herself. She recently actonl itte7nrsh,sh to visit his home. but he had to deeline. White., in the most Trthalie manner. vaS I stand before you SI and delae mono solemnly. I did not know that the walnut wits in the neighbourlrcei until I was fetched to her. Ton hare known no, for thirty ream do you think I should have stood toO nr.d se^ a w men de my herself? I thought a god deg of the woman. Do tot thuk I should have stead tiv and or. her lin It? I ed to dissuade her from nisne threats she mad,.  1 Th. Coroner aroented D. (7rnin'a eridoner . Tot, wiwreupon Dr. Craig raid hwan !ow, to .y aboot dead woman, but war n mo.t  A (Awhd, f un:ou nd Mind' Iv.