The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1866-02-20 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

THE LATE SUICIDE BY DROWNING.  It will be remembesed that on Tuesday, Jan. 30th, mai • widow w named Sarah Marob, was mimed by bar Meads, slier enquiries saq search being made, sothe of clothes were found by the side of the rive". 444•104 Dews; leasing _but ri. 4 ths_,L._ jam hailicomeattere. Notwon e to 11000Vir fklPd . i 2 Thlind7/ ii-it died% bl a loth namni Laim on WO Bruceton side of the river, between 200 and 310 yarda from the bay. Amistanos was procured and Lb. body was taken cat sad conveyed to the late residence of the deceased. In the afternooe an inasset was bald at the Star Inn, Eset-strest, before W. H. Atkinson, Heq., coroner, and • jury. Tbe jury having viewed the body, which was in a south emir* perfses slate this might bays been anticipated from It. long immersion in the water, the following mileaos was gives : William March, sou of the deceased, deposed that lie lest saw his somber alive as Tuesday, the 30th Isowary kith He left home about 90 minutes pest Mae in the moroiirg. She seemed thee much as assel. She heel bees complaining of low spirits ever shim the death of his httle child, which occurred about two worths ago. She was very food of the child. Deoeseed mid more than once she waived some one would blow her brass out or drown or destroy bar, that wait about Ix weeks ago. -when b• heard her my so he seat for Mr. Ingram, ' He did not cane, sad whereas thee went bi and is. him, and asked kiln to own* sad me his whether at owe. He aid he would ; he was moths that way sail be would call aed me her at cam He did oot oath to see heir at AL Wit.., was wallas for his setae, before taking any other seepe. Hie IDOlher bed been had is her heed began Abort tampion ago ahe was takes to the Ham workhouse la ma sequoias, and 'toyed there about six weeks. When he west home to dinner at the o'clock the desemed was not there, and think* dm wee goers to hie brother's or sister's, be book no polio, of absence. When be rout home to lea about half-pest tout woe still atiesat, and on " ' of the neigh _ he toned she bad not hese He west back to Lb. shop, and this to his brother George's, sad made enquiries about bar, but found the had not beam there. He then went to Meader's, Shsabeth Morey, and found she had not bees there either. He them went home again anl. beck to his brother's, sad emit to her acquaintances, but woad beer isethiagM her. He then went in men* 'of iser to "Fedora Perm. When going down the bill ea the Mill Doers he met • man named Cbantherlityas, and Mr. lograin's tarter, who told him be had "es hi* m'Ahor VIM bowie White Cliff minAin. He thee west as news the kill with his peplum. Thomas Havesetook, and a 1 elan sawed Jame Cullum, who kid • bsill'ireye haters with him, and by theld. of the river at the bottom of the hill they foetid his anther's cloak, itringine, umbrella, and one clog. They them sow chided the wee is the river. He came bath after his brother, and they had • drag, and searched the river, ma ever, day Inc., without enecesse, until 10-thy, wise the deoseesd woe imad by Willis. Lase. His mother was receiving relief from the oafish. Mr. locate attended his little child and he paid him, and should have paid him had be 'Winded his mother. He did not get an order from the retiering officer for him to attend.—ln saressr to a juror, rimer mid he told Mr. Ingram what ins the matter with his mother. Hs had never sees her before. He bed sees Mr. lognue sines, bet bed no emoveragnie with him, and he sever toki him why he did not mum. He soot for him trim before he went bimeaL His mother was 64 years of age. 1 William Lean labourer, residing in Mandlord, said be had been engaged several days looking for the : body of the deceseed. He found it that morales. He began looking for it at the Hollis( Bay at Buy... sine, and manossieed slowly walk" down iglooking in the water. He was on the Blasdiord ado of the , river. He had got between 900 and 300 yards 1 below the bay and was fork* seems W Sim other side of the river whoa be sew a limb of • tree is the river, with whit he Wok to be airless upon it, bus' mold not make mre. He then went round to the spot and found it WWI the decessed. Me limb of the tree was rastiag ea the bed of the river, and her clothes were eseglit in the limb which plopped her from rift lowa the stream. She was Soaking. He. gm thistanos, and dm was taken out sad brought bouts. After a few remarks from the coroner, in which be thisaided with the jury in ammonia. g regret that Mr. loges= did not attend the deosased is be had been requested sod promised, the jury returaed as their verdict," That the deasnessi seuimitted suicide by drowning, the being in is unsound state of mind at the time.