The Telegram. — 1894-10-16 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

CASE. Dr. Wynn Westcott held an enquiry on Taft, day, at the Stoke Newington Assembly ftwii, concerning the death of Louis Koekoek, agadehii; five years, a diamond cutter, late of Readaeara Road, Stoke Newington. The widow said that her husband had beeaavay from her tor three nights, and she thought helm in business troubles. On Thursday morning, siva half past eight, he returned home while vaausi was oat. She returned at ten o'clock, and tle4 ceased, without saying where he had hem, tem upstairs to dress. Shortly afterwards a 041111.411 heard, and the deceased jumped ciewnsteies said he had poisoned himself with vitriol. Benjamin Berries, of Nottingham Place, mercial Road, E., a diamond merchant, stay/glom the deceased worked for witness. He had km goods belonging to witness. On Wednesday, vit. ness called at deceased's house, bat found be bed been away from borne several days. On Timm*, morning, witness was at the house when the de. ceased returned home, and witness said, "Imam to see you." The deceased replied, " Yon 111 have your goods this afternoon or the The witness replied that that would soli dam hum The deceased then said that he left thew* Hess on the Saturday at Hatton Garden with sons diamonds and a ring, and met a man who took his, to a public-house in Wardour Street, ea* that he could sell some diamonds there. Later m they went to a gambling-house in St. James Street, and there the deceased said that he lastall his money at baccarat. He then borrowed CASca witness's goods, lost that, and then gave 80M1 pawn-tickets and borrowed more money on boom diamonds and another ring, making in all 290, ell of winch he lost. He then walked about for see days and nights. Dr. Macdonald stated that the deceased Ind taken enough poison to kill eight inen. A letter was left behind by the deceased, is which he said :—Dear Julia,—ln order 63 tmee myself of my troubles there is nothing left to me but suicide, and I am fully determined to marls ' out. . . Unfortunately, I fell into the hands of sharpers and blackguards, who last Saturday night ruined me completely, and took all I possessed down to the last two sovereigns] had lowed for the last stake. I was desperate, and felt ashamed to face the world. I resolved to die, and as deter. mined to die, notwithatanding the love I bear to you and my children. The scoundrels who took my all meet in St. James's Street. The piaci* lent me £5O on whatever I had with we, end forced me to sum a document last Sunclay weal& empowering him to pawn io for me. I am cp. distracted. How I long to see you and ay children once more before I die, but I am too ashamed and too heart-broken even for that I should never have taken this desperate depIII could sec but the dighte4t way out Of rig difficulties. I have tasted no food not had 0137 rest or sleep for three days and nyghte. . . . Try and be comforted and live on what your friends will spare you. I am dmtracted, and yet I don't know whether Thadbettot take a cab and poison myself inside and try ke reach you alive so that I can see you °glee roore,.oe , that you may know where I am, move raw spy darling, forgive me, and try to forget me. the child you are carrying now live to grow lint avenge me against me against those who ham forewruirgoiiiiivgidebtithniceinr.4 wodfo.wttchnehfaoel.edr rof tic:ehiirldliaarlinaz.audg, daa=rlnlll,, adieu, adieu; keep courage, and be comlorted.—: Your repenting husband (W.S.), Louis laoszoglf." conto ITheoibui,,tj,,tuedbryy gasreuiniteintdr)lnl:clgu.ar”invaengrdd ladnt temporary'f,hatwinsaanythe; furtherdeccawall, dsz that the attention of the police should beat ono? called to the alleged gambling-house in St. James Street, Haymarket."