The Telegram. — 1894-01-30 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

SAD SUICIDE AT SIIIIEWTON.  Some sensation was caused in Shrewton and the villages adjoining when it became known on Monday that Geoige Smith, a madman, aged 45 years and residing in the parish, had committed suicide by cutting his throat. The county coroner (Mr. It. A. Wilson) held an enquiry into the matter at the dwellinghouse of James Bundy, on Wednesday afternoun.—Mary Smith, who had identified the body as that of her husband, stated that the latter had lately been working on the road, but had not done any work since Wednesday of the previous week, as he was suffering from a mid. He came downstairs about three o'clock on Monday afternoon, and having talked with witness for about half. an-hour returned to his bedroom, as she thougnt to rest again. Witness went upstairs about four o'clock to see how he was getting on, and found him lying on his face on the floor; there was blood on the floor. Witness at once went for assistance. She had not noticed anything strange in his manner and knew of no motive which would prompt him to take his life. George Williams, of Shrewton, baker, stated that he was called upon to go to the Church House by Mrs. Bundy, who said ileteased had cut his throat. Witness went into the room, and there saw Smith, who had evidently cut his throat with a razor, which lay near at hand. There was blood about, and the man appeared to be quite dead. Witness had known deceased for sonic time, and had noticed that he was occasionally very peculiar in his manner.—The Rev. It. Grosvenor-Bartlett (curate of Maddington and Shrewton) Raid be lived in the Church House, and that Mrs. Sniith (the deceased's wife) was his housekeeper. He knew of no reason why deceased should commit suicide. The man, whom he met nearly every day, was quiet and sometimes abrupt in his manners, and had, he believed, suffered from inliueliza.—Mr. Charles Eddowes, surgeon, deposed that he had known the deceased for some years,'and had from time to time attended him professionally. He had been recently suffering from an attack of influenza, and had been very weak and depressed. Witness saw the body on Monday afternoon, and discovered a cut four inches in length in the throat, which completely severed the windpipe and several large vessels. Heath must have been almost instantaneous. The depression deceased suffered from was owing to the influenza, It was so great that he probably was not responsible for his actions.—The july returned a verdict to the effect that deceased committed suicide whilst of unsound mind.  Mrs. T.: "What are you making those grimaces in the glass for, my dear ?" Mr. T.. "I'm trying to practise a look of astonishment. Some of . my friends are going to make me a present to-Light, and I am to know nothing about it." Dr. Thirdly: "When you go to bed, do you say the beautiful hymn about 'lf I should die before I wake ' ? " Little Hypatia (of Boston) : "06, no; its verbal inaccuracies grate upon me ! If I should die during sleep, how could I wake?"  Old Bramble : " Want to marry my daughter, do you ! Let me say, sir, that you are not exactly the sort of man I would like for a son-in-law " Young geotleman : " Well, you are not the sort of a man I should like for a father-in-law ; but then, you know, we needn't be chummy unless we want to." A natural preference.—Fashionable doctor: "My dear youug lady, you are driuking unfiltered water, which swarms with animal organisms. You should have it ..boiled—that will kill them." Fair American : " Well doctor, I guess I'd sooner be an aquarium than a cemetery, anyhow."  _ For practical purposes.—He (wedded for revenue only) : "Cross again ! And this only the second week of our alleged honeymoon !'' She "It has all been a dreadful mistake. Why did you seek my hand, when my heart could not be yowls ?" He (calmly) : " Because it was your hand that I womted. You can't sign cheques with your heart." A Frenchman's gallantry to ladies is alwa3a equal to an emergency. At a party a gentlenii,u of that race stepped heavily upon the toe of a lady, who looked no with an angry frown. "Pardon. madame,- be said, bowing low, 'but I have forgot to bring my microscope." "Your microscope r "But yes; for tor, the little fret of madame."  _ Teacher: " If you face the north,directly behind you will be the south, on your rißbt hand will be east, and on your left hand west. B,;ilg a lack of attention on the psrt of Bobby, :..nd wishing catch him "What's on your left hand, Bobby Bobby (in deep cunfusiiiit) " Ple: se, rt.-a-m—ce— t's s.,n e I:.r, ali It won't ,I,llle cif.'