Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1888-07-28 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

SHOCKING SUICIDE OF A TRADESMAN.  Great excitement prevailed in the town on Saturday afternoon, when it became known that Mr. Charles Lyon, watchmaker and Jeweller, Highstreet, bad oommitted attioide. Denemed wail 72 : years of age, and was one of the oldest inhabitants in the town. An inquest was held at the Black Lion Hotel, before Mr. Trigg, deputy coroner, on Monday morning. The Anis Witaras called woe Louisa Deighton, who stated that she had been servant in deceased's employ nearly three yeate. Deceased's wife and witness were in the house with him. They had no reason to think that he would do himself any harm. He had been going about ii usual on Saturday, and animated 1:001:11 Menlo' than usual. In reply to the Coroner as to whether he had been low spirited lately, witnus said that sin fug. IPS notioad ,that ,he was. She had 1seen him alive at five minutes past eleven. L was then in the cloak shop working at the bench. The door wee open u she went poet to the garden, bat it was shot when she same back. About 20 minutes attar Mrs. Lyon aaked her if she had secs e deceased. She replied that tip wag in tbe clock shop. On going there, the door was found to be bolted inside. Mr. Clarks's men buret it open, and deceated was then found hanging by a reril lithe rend to a beam. His feet were if the ground, and he had evidently gone up eaten ladder, which waa,puthed Ia One aide. Qweationed Ita to what deceased bad been doing previous to going into the cloak shop, witness said that about quarter to eleven he brought some potatoes in that he had beep teeing op, and ohowod them to Mrs. Lyon.  40,4  I ..6/  She said they had better have some more taken op. Maimed said that he would go for them. He seemed very hot with the exertion of digging them, and his wife said " No, don't go now, Mierlea, you are so hot." Deceased replied that he bad batter go--it might be the beat time, or it might be the tut time. Witness' could not asy which. Mr. and IMrs. Clarke, deceased'e wife &Deb'. Clarke's man (Fowler) were all present when Its was eat down. The pulse just did beat after. It would be from 20 minutes to half-an-hour after seeing hien at work that the body was found. Alfred Clarke, ironmonger, stated that about 11-41 cm: on Saturday be wee. called by his' wife to deoessed'a clock shop, and there found him hanging by the neck. Witnees and deceased's wife got hold of the body ,and held it up till his man..ran for a knife and cut him down. The rope his new clock rope. Both ends had been tied to the beam, and a mining knot made of the doubled. part. Witness belieeed he was not dead when they cut him down. Medical aid was cant for as esaon as they found hint, before they cat the body down. Witnese saw deceased dilly, living' heat door, and he had no reason to believe that he would do himcell any harm. C. E. Dewing, chemiat, whose place of business ie just on the opposite side of the street, said that he twee called stoma • little before twelve on Sisteroity. Deoeseed had just been cut down. The body war warm, but he was almoet dead. Witness felt the pulie beat, but it ceased almost immediately. All was done that poesibly amid be done to endeavour to restore animation. Dr. Andrew Allison said that about noon on Satordey he was tailed to are the deceased. Be found the body Mil on the clock:room Boor. The face was livid, the pupils of the eyes dilated and the pulse to a state of rest. The mark of a cord surrounded the neck, clearly indicating death from strangulation. The body was warm, and the usual efforts were resorted to to restore suspended animatioe, but without effect. In his opinion death took place from anioidal hanging contemplated some time peat. He (witness) had warned some members of the family recently. Being interrogated by the Coroner respeoting to whom he had made each s statement, the vritnesa said be had given notice to two of his wallies—two young ledies—that in oonsequenoe of general ill health the deceased might be doing himself some harm. Some years ago the deceased attempted suicide by drinking • oorrosive poison used in his Ueda. In reply to a question put by the Coroner, witnese said that in his opinion deceased was not in hie right mind. He saw him on Saturday morning only half-an.. hoar before he committed the twat, and he looked in • peculiar, excited eat*. He stood and looked at witness" es though he was going to speak, but did not do no. Having a tendency to apoplexy, the action of atoopiug—taking up the potatoes— migLt have ruptured a email vessel on the brain.— The jury retuned a verdict that deceased hung himself whilat in a state of temporary meutisl derangement. At the close of the inquiry the Coroner called the attentiou of the jury and the press to the exceptionally excellent and comprehensive wiitten informs. , tion supplied hint by the allier in charge of the cue (Sergi. Robertson), and expressed the wish that others would follow the example.  hie t