The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-12-17 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

THREE BOTTLES OF WHISKEY  A-DAY.  On Saturday, at South Mousey, Mr. Schroder. deputy coroner, held an inquest on the body of Herbert Edward Webster, aged 44, a commercial traveller, lately residing at South liornsey.—Miss Elizabeth Wilmer stated that she had been in the service of the deceased for nine years. The widow of deceased had been an hivalid confined to her bed fur four years. The deceased had been out id' business for come time, but had private ineans.—The coroner: Did lie drink P—Witness : Yes, very much. —The s inner: Was he ever the worse for drink?—. Witne,s: Nearly always. 1 might say he was from morn till night.—The coroner: What did be mostly drink ?—Witness: Anything in the way of spirits.— The coroner: And how much would he have?— Witness: Well,he would have a bottle of whiskey at B o'clock in the morninc, another at 2 in the afternoon, and another a: 10 at night. (Sensation. )—The coroner : You do not mean to say three bottles a day ? —Witness: Yes.—Tne coroner: Anil did this frequently occur ?—Witness: Oh, yes; it has occurred every day front last Friday week until hits death, en Wednesday.—The coroner: And who suppli,d him with this immense quantity of liquor P—Witness He would fetch it himself unless anyone would order it foe him. -The coroner: What is the nature of the wife's illness P—Witness: She gave way to drink as well.—The coroner: Then, of course, she had no control over her husband ?—Witness: None whatever. Continuing, witness said that since . the deceased had been taking the three bottles ja day he had been falling about the place terribly. When they heard the bell ring they frequently took no notice, as they thought lie wanted drink, and witness would not give it to him. On Wednesday evening witness heard the bell ring, but took no notice, but later on, on going into his room, she found the deceased lying full length on the floor, with his head resting On an ottoman, in an insensible condition. He died shortly after a doctor arrived.—A juror: It is a shocking story.— Dr. Frederick Morse deposed that he had attended the deceased on and MT for some considerable time. He knew that the deceased drank • large quantity of anything in the way of spirits, but had never known him to have delirium tremens. Since death witness ' had made • post-mortem examination, and found !that death was due to syncope from heart disease, accelerated by continual excessive drinking. All the organs of the body were diseased with drink. IThe Jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony.  A determined case of suicide is reported from .'artmk. A in:n.6ol woman, rained Jessie Currie, I A traveller for the Devonport New Passage Brewery wallowed a qttontity of laudanum and chloroform ' Company, named Roberts, was picked up dead on Ind died in a few minutes. Ro reason is assigned 1 the main road between Kingwood and kiillbrook. "ce the rash act. - 'The release of the six men entombed In the Human remains, consisting of is and foot and Abemant Mine, Aberdare, Is ;sow regarded as hope. another foot which had been settre t from the tLog,less. The diver, who went down on Friday. has were found at Seek= Harbour, a urday, on the found it impracticable to carry out the proposed beach. The gruesome discovery caused a sensation search for the poor fellows. in the town. At Shefeeld, John Walter Mastyne was charged with utterlng • forged cheque. Prismer has been ENGLAND'S GLORY WAX VESTA&—Owi for ISOM months agent for Messrs. Wirer and Co., II UNI HER BICYCLE gime away every mouth yeast merchants, Glasgow. He recently cashed a to the Person sending le the trio" "table 14 cheque for £l6, purporting to be drown by bie arm empty England's Glory Wes Vesta Boise. Full Inquiry as to the genuineness of the cheque pm-denims from pUr Toborionniat or direct from & resulted in the pris mer's anest. Prisoner, who .1 %I reland and Som. Glossosettwi Ils• theerld alleged the cheque was drawn by a firm of dialler Model Competition in January, 11197. Bicycles as name to the prosecutors', was rtmanded. view *4 85 Broad Street, Birmingham