Penistone, Stocksbridge and Hoyland Express, etc. — 1919-02-15 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

ECCLESFIELD. BEAGLES.  Presentation to Late Secretary.  A Christmas Day Mystery Salved hur Hizard. 1 . I Mr. J. Kenyon Parker held, an inquest at A large number of - the Carnegie Library, SwintOn, on Wednesmembers and suppur- day on to the death of William Baffles (67) teris of the Beeiestield colliery surface labourer, 37, Chapel street, ' iieagle Hunt met .on Wath road, Swinton, who had been missing. , .'maiirday at -Whitley since Christmas Day, and whose body wat Hall Stables to do recovered from the canal at,Swinton on Tues honour to ,the late day. ste:;!retary, . Mr. Arthur Clara Ann Bartle, .29, Chapel, street, Watt "lizard. Mr. T. H.' read, Swanton, said deceased was her has. 13ngley, Master .orf the band. He left home on Christmas Day in aunt, ~ presided, and the evening: saying he was going to visit his • others present included daughter, Daisy, at Schofield street, Mex. :Airs. 'Bmgley, • Mr. ..E. boro'. He did not go to her house. Some L. W. .Beilhou,s,e, Mr, time ago he was 'attended by Dr. Johnston for and Mrs. J. Morton, blood poisoning, .resulting from an accident . Capt. G. M. Smith and at Manvers Main. ' On Boxin Day she Ware A . Capt Btooke. A let- that his coat and cap. had been found on" the tic front Major S. I canal bank at Swinton. Witness thought Smith was: read, ex-1 deceased committed Suicide during a fit of .de pressing his regret at being unable to a,tend. , De&vrihing, the occasion as a very auspicious! one, Mr. Bingley,explained that they had met i ! nression Canisquent on his injury. Re litt hee.n very low-spirited, but he never threat , for the purpose of- doing honour to the late 1 ened to 'commit suicide. Benjamin Naylor, lock-keeper, of Swinton secretary of the Hunt, Ali. Arthur }lizard 1 said he saw Bartles's body •in the canal nea! Mr. ilizard had acted as -secretary for 04 the midland railway bridge at Swinton. Wit years, and he had carried out the duties most ness had effieiently. d . Before the war, he had expressed deceased's on. Christmas Day Fburi a desire to retire from office, but during that canal bank near the glass works: The body ant teal time he had kept things going, and it i eceased's- avercoat, muffler, . and cap on the was found about fifty yards away. When he was duo to him now to respect his wishe,;. I found the clothes he Peported the circum• As an e_xpression of their appreciation of 3,1/%1 stance to the police and they dragged th }lizard's work, and to make some little re-1 i water but they found nothing. compense for his.services, friends of the Hunt , Police-constable Herbert Williams said he had Subscribed a sum of .212 ss. • Ile Umtile excert fur 'at' recovered the body, which was fully dressed pleasure in asking .Mr. llizard to accept preseti together with their good-will and 1 Pocket.s. The overcoat, cap, and mnifler re400 d , wishes.- He wished Mr. 'lizard good luck overcoat, and cap. Thera were no marks of violence and nothing in the and a long life, and hoped he would continue I • fcrre&to by he last witness had been identito support' the Hunt. fled as belonging to deceased In acknowledging the gift. Mr. Hizard said A verdict of "Suicide while suffering, from he felt very much obliged to all present, and illness ond depression" was returned. he thanked them very heartily. • He felt 631he was placed in a very awkward position, in- ..-asmuch as a present of that kind had not heon expfected. Be thought that • the Committee