Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1881-07-02 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

WIDE OF "PIE THE ISQUEST.  On Satur luy morning Mr.?. Price. district nor. bold no inquei.t at the Lamb Inn, Old-street, Ashton, on the body of Edward Liealbum, better known as "Pie No I," who oo.nraitto 1 suicide by cutting his throdt on the previone Thursday morn Thomas Walton deposed that he lived in Wellington-Street, and woe an estate agent's clerk. On Wednes lay night he met the de..esee ha StEnifordstreet. He was the worse for drink, and appalently in low spirits, and witness advised him to go home. He acted on the advice and witness and another per.on accompanied him home. Witness opened the door, the key having been left that morning at his office by Mrs Healham. They got off deciased's boots and part of his clothirg, ono put him to bed, and then left, witness locking the loot and taking the key with him. About halfpast ten next morning be went to the house again unlocked the door with the key, and found that it WWI fltStk ned inside. On tukingthrough the witslow he saw that the hook doer was open, and he accordingly gained no entrance by passing through t'le next houae into the back yard. On going into the kitchen he found the deceased lying on lriv back near the fireplace with a large wound in kin throat and the msor pr Aimed on the fixor near Ids left hand. There was a large quantity of blood on the floor and on his cloth.. Witness called in John Hadfield, the next, door neighbour, and went at once to the polies station. Serges.nt Wright turned with him and took poslession of the rimer. He then put his hand on deceased's face and found that it was cold. Ile visited dec,meed every week and knew that ho had bean drinking heavily fur LWO weeka. His COraVetilitioll Ott Wednesday WWI deny with reference to his wife's leaving him. By the jury t He thou:ht does rood was fit to be left alone on Wednesday night. lie bad had the key left with him hefore, and had taken deceased home, and got him to leave off drinking. A Juror A.romour has been going about that.  there was a bill of sale on his goods: Is it so?— Witness We have • bill of sale ~f course. but Mr Platt had no ilea of rolling the man up. Nothing Wtli further hum hie thoughts, although the wife wi4he him to do so. . _  . ..„ The Juror : Had he been threat,neri 7—Witness: He had not boon exactly threatened, but I had spoken to him about it. The only thing tbat preyed on his mind was his wife's leaving him. Elizabeth Ileathem said she was the widow of the deceased He lived at 47, Old-street, and wa., a pie unanufaeturer and vendor. He ad been drinking heavily for the oast three weeks—bad been curious in his ways. During that time he never deemed "gradely" drunk. She left him on Wednesday morning to see if her obscene would care him as it had done before. He did not turn her out. She bade him “goal morning," .d wei:t with her younger daughter to llooley Hill, leaving the key at the office of the last witm se before she set out. She hail no suspicion that anyone but himself had caused his dear. He had hot eaten much lately.— By the jury Ho had been on the spree sir weeks, but he had been more curious in his ways than ever she had known him before. William Coadwick, 41, Old-street, eating-houee keeper, stated that he knew the deceased, and on Thursday morning last had occaaion to go to his house, He di.l not then know that Mre. Healham had left him. lie found the street door locked, and on looking through the window saw the deceased walking about the shop. This would be about eight o'clock He went again half an hour later aLd on looking through the window saw the deceased walking about the kitchen. He looked very mi.erable. By the Jury lle did not think it curious that the door should be lacked, and the deceased in-tide. It bad been so many a time before. Sergeant Wright stated that on Thuraday morning he reeeived information of the oecurrence, and went to the deceased's house. He found him lying on the ground with hie throat out as stated by the witness Walton, and the razor produced covered with blood by his ride. lie had known the deceased for 16 ye,•rs, anti he was of very intemperate habit:. Witness saw him on Tuesday, when tie was under the influence of drink, and looked very wild.  The Jury found that decemed committed ;elude whilst of unsound mind induced by excessive driuking.