Liverpool Weekly Courier. — 1893-06-03 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

DETERMINED SUICIDE IN THE  RIVER.  A man named Thomas— Hodgkinson, aged 52, the caretaker at Exi.,henge-buildings, committed suicide on Saturday, in a remarkably determined manner. It is stated that he had for some reason or other been dismissed from his position as eyetaker, and that this circumstance had preyed on his nund. Ile went cm Saturday morning to the Duke's pierhead, and placing the Exchange. buildings keys—ct bunch of thirteen—together with a note giving his reasons for the rash act in the doorway of the tobacco warehouse, he sprang into the river. The suicide was not seen, but the keys and note having been found a look-out for the body was kept, with the result that a polite. officer about three o'clock recovered the body, which floated up with the tide, and conveyed it to Ohs Prince's Doak mortuary, where it was identified by Mrs. Hodgkiason as that of her husband. iAn nquest was held on Tuesday touching the death of Thos. liodgkinson, 33, lately the keeper of 23, Exchange-bniliinge. On Saturday last the deceased rose at half-past four in the morning and said to his wife that he was losing his retool,. He had been depressed because he did not get on well with the other men in tbe building, and in consequence he had to send in his resignation. He returned to bed about five, and then rose again about six o'clock. He went downetairs, and she saw him no . more alive. That evening a newspaper vendor saw the dead body of a man on the sand bank opposite the Duke's Duck, . and it turned out an be that of Hoigkinsion. Another peisoo found the man's cap, a handkerchief, and a borsch of keel) with • roll of paper tied ton door near the dock. On one of the sheets of paper was written, " Thomas Hodgkinson, 33, keeperof the Exchangebuildings. Kindly take this cap and the keys to; the Liverpool Exohange from the lost man." This, handwriting was identified by Mrs. 'Hodgkin.= as that of her husband. The jury found that the deceased comae:Wad meceet.. 5.4. euericirce ilv a.isseige•  , •  Posions to 6orreopoo4ento.  A. B.—Writs so the sanitary authoritilm EvERTONIAS. —Not that WO have heard. R. J. (Rushon).—Such information may be found in • gazetteer. Kan.—Tito question was duly ens rered and and its proper title. , X. (Wrexham).—Niessrs. Ritehin sod Squire, SO, South CAustlemtreet, Liverpool. S. 14. (Wavratree).—The bushel of English wheat contains 63 lbs. ; of loreign wheat 6216,. G. W. (Wrexharc).—The Roysl Agricultural Society had 16 show in Chester in 1858, J. J.—Ehe arrears of rent am slivers payable by the tenant, ',teethe: or not a notice tm quit his been givsm Diva (Cl.24er).—The last time the show of the Royal Agromitural Society was held in Liverpool was in 1877. . . .  RolvocxN.—No doubt snob stories have been airoulated, but we believe there is not a shadow of foundstion for them. ANXIOUS (Liverponll.—O2o correspondent 'rill save himself and us trouble by Inakiug persoool inquiry at the instuutions. A. S. N.—Our correspondent still have to do his own Fetieesing ; we maims ossist in snob childish I exercises. •  SWIM' (Tranmere).-17nles5 you can state about what date the case mei heard in the county court, we menet give you the information you seek. Its