The Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester Telegram. — 1886-04-16 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

SUICIDE OF LORD SILAFTRSBURY.  The Earl of Shaftesbury coinmeted monde on L.ll. don on Monday afterneto by shooting lumen with a revolver while riding in a cad on Baentostreet. He engaged aab in the upper part of lawontostreet nhoortly offer four o'clock, and directed the cabman to drive down the street. The driver did no, and reaching tat lower end of the stnet was told by the Earl too ro torn. Thin the man dlI mot when the opper end of the 'erect was reacitel, his lordship of ain directed the cab to torn rOllllll. Thin wan donne averal timen, and when tit. cab cies near Oxfordstreet, about half p•nt foor o'clock, the driver beard a abet, it, jumped down. arid the FAH who wan unknown to him, sail, "Ith, ell right, cabman, drive . l" The man replieL " Yee I know it's all right: but what in thotor ptinting to • blithe hole in the tette part of the nth near the glass pmel, con the I eft side, and otololonc. " but I vsoloe mf i.trt. loomh to drive on." Ile was, however, about to mount the Ea again int.,e se.,nd report was heard, and tips tome the miforttotoate man shot himself in the left temple At thin moment • polinee.n, who bad heard the first report. came up, and told the cal, man to drive to the Middleas Hanes'. A cam' gathered mind the vehicle, but the Earl wee not recognised until the hompital was reached, • teen afterwards. There the poolmeman and the driver of the cod, carted the Earl, who was ntill alive, itate the in teatients' ward, and summoned the assist. ounce of the house surgeon, 1/r. Bartlett, but Lord loaf esloory vets joint breathing he last, end was beyond all surgical ad, the bullet haviog penetrated the brain. An intimation of the occurrence had been ant to the friends of the Earl, and an short tilrld the Countess of Shaftesbury arrived foollvecl hy his lontnhipho butler. TM. weapon used waa a sizt chambered revolver. The amino') of the first shot indicated that it hid been fired accideotally, but the situati. el the fatal 'mond showed OM it ens fired with a very deliberate min. Th., body wat rcatoved to the mortuary oof the hapial. Aaording tto the statement of the calorie., the detessed engaged tie vehicle about half -pot three o'clock at a see ovally opposite Yotrk Hoene Storm in Waterloo-place, Iniccaollnyocircus. No was with hen. Ile appeared calm and .11 d, and earned an umbrella. Ile itetrocted tint,.,,., to drive Begeotontreet. Having proceeded m.fat a the [Angles. Rot el, the drem hooked round in order to ascertain where to pull up. Lord Sholtahury beckoned with in,. hand for the 111311 LO proceed. Who. Went .terrace had been reached it lordship told the matt too drive back again. nlin voturnong to Itegent•treet. the deceased Ittic...l tho• Inter how fault the fsre etch way would he, and the bear repliel, "1 oio not kmow, dr." The obocamot then nod, "Mtv one nhillintt mleh way." and the cabman itegsin The dreamed remained in the c It, soil wandroven ao York Linea:Hera The cal,. area here descended, awl soaked his lordship whether he moonlit bko t• ride anywhere elm, In reply tin. den cent aprested a desire to ernes the Park, but immehately alaring bin intentoco Ile added, "Never d goo op Regent...et and Pit nap you." The tan drove to Illfoolontrat, where in loeked noon!. loot the niece:Stall olid not take ;etym., He I eaned back ic the Citlt en f renteol lon I, he on the front neat, with hin umbrella between hin legs and his hittioln groaning the utnlorella. When they were nearly opposite the Pelytechnic Institution a roe. fired ittaide the cab, The driver, Mg down, ad, "Governor, what are yeti up tor The oteceowl reeled, l• All richt, coldly, its gone off to mid tke." The mom thought other wine and cud, " tiond reenake on your part, governor, If you happened to oth,nt me" whereupon Lord Shaftoebure pre in the rejoinder, "I didn't intend to slant you:" The &Inv intimatwl that he did not en net any of them Rouen in in,tnt,, refooted to take the deceased any further, mot threatened to toil. policeman. The detained then mil, " Don't be not silly en that, drive OH VIII I will give yoci a fiver," lout the drover replied, don't want any of nom fivvrel Par flare woon't angry toy life" The decemed then ptat the matter nolo, and • police connable Hofmannf on the neon° et the seine tint, lief ore, however, the ooltacer hvol tints to interim, the deceamd fired Re onecond I elee. Lord Shafteoloury wan leen in June PHI, and at in the Hoene oof (dam.. for doll fro,,n laid to 185th MIA for erckltde Inca the latter year to 10165. tic tarried, ot 10,7, the o only daughter a the Steed.. el I Amend, and ham left one non, bora in 11169, and  .lght.