Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1864-05-04 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

SUICIDE THROUGH LOVE.-"A GREAT SCOUNDREL."  An inquest was held on,Monday afternoon, at Bolton, before Mr John Taylor, into the cause of death of Han. nah Huhn& aged 25, a domestic servant in the employ of Mr Hebden, cotton spinner, The bullies, Cherley, Old-road, Bolton. It appeared that a young man, named Metcalfe, residing at Stanley-street, Cheatham, Manchester, had been paying his addressee to deceased, for the last eight months as a single man, although it is not yet twelve months since he was married. His wife was in the court during the investigation, with an infant in her arms. Metcalfe was also in attendance. A large package of letters was handed to the coroner and juti, which hod been found in the box of deceased, dated trom Manchester, commencing " My dear Hannah," coucoeti in the most affectionate terms, and signed "Your lover, Will." The letters extended over a period from the beginning of November last to the 19th of the present month. In some of the letters he said that he " loyel her fondly;" that they had "spent many happy evenings toget:ier ;" and expressed anxi,ty that she " would return to Manchester, so that he might see her oftener." In others he described her as his "dear angel," and in several made allusions to " the day when we shall be one, and shall be happy together." A letter was also found in the handwriting of deceased on the ti or of her bedroom, enclosed in an envelope, addressed "Mr W. Metcalfe, L. and N. W. Railway Cnmpanny. Liverttoolroad, Manchester," the handwriting on tne address being that of the person to whom it was addressed. The contents were as follow :  " Dear Will,—You are the cause of this bitter cup. Think of my words, what I told you many tunes, tit Ino more can be happy again. Good bye, dear William Metcalfe. Kiss."  From the evidence of Mr Hebden it appeared that Metcalfe hail been allowed to visit deceased as her "follower," having been represented by her to be a very respectable man. He came over from Manchestu• to see her always on the Saturday night. He was there on Saturday night last, leaving ab:ut half-past nine o'clock, and the deceased went to bed about ten o'clock. She am, ared in her usual health, and up to that time witness bad never heard anything of her being unwell. During the night no part of the household was distut bed by her. She had only been in witness's service since the 29th of last January. He received a good character with her from her former situation. On Sunday morning, between seven and, eight, Miss Ilebden went hi the bedroom of the deceased, knocked, and called, but receiving no answer, went in. The deceased appeared to be asleep, but was afterwards discovered hi be dead. Mr R. F. Snap,. surgeon, was sent for, and finding she was dead, examined her externally, and came to the eonelueion th,t she had been dead some hours, and that eh, had taken some narcotic. A pint jug was found under the bed, containing a strong decoction of aconite, commonly known us monkshood. This is a most deadly poison, and is grown in the garden of Mr Haden. After a pest modem examination, Mr Snipe came to the conclusion that a draught of the mixture had caused death.  William Melealfo was than sworn. He admitted tl e facts already ended, and said he hal been acquainted with the deceased ab iut eight months. On Satutday night she appeared in good health. He hail no quarrel with her, gave her no medicine, and knew nothing of that f und in the jug. She had known a little more than a month that he was a married man. She found it out herself. He had reason to believe she was pregnant. When he left her she did not appear in low spirits; she did so about an hour previous. She alleged as her reason that her father was coming over from Staff trdshire, and was bringing a young man with him, who, she was afraid, would bother her, and if he did come she would leave her place. The jury, after consulting, found, " That deceits id destroyed herself by drinking an infusion of aconite whilst in a state of unsound mind." At the retried of the jury, Metcalfe was called in and admonished by the coroner, who said the deceased had lost her life through his misconduct lie had deceived her, and, though he wits acquitted by the jury cif any criminal act, he was not discharged from the moral offence, lie might carry away the reflection that he was a great scoundrel. Nletealle admitted the truth of the coroner's retuarks —Mane/miler Examiner.  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