The Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester Telegram. — 1875-07-30 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

DISTRESSING IASE OF WASTED OPPORTUNITIES. The inquest on the convict Hubert Wells, who COMmiffed suicide at the Prison on Sunday, was held on Tuesday, before Mr. It. N. Howard coroner, awl the following jury ,--Mr. Benjamin Udine (foreman); Messrs. Francis Pearce, een., F. rearce, jun., W. Pearce. W. Pearce, in., E. Pear, Richard Lane Edwrt ha 11..., T. B. Maddock, W. Down.. Too, HodY Sm.. E. Pearce Attweoll, Henry Attwooll, kialoue. Ile woo under seutem, of five years penal kervitudA of which he only had nine or be menthe left serre. He had heen convicted of larceny, On Sunday afternoon, ahout half-past six, hr eame out of his cell and went to, the closet. On his note. he brought a utenad with hie, put some water into lb and stood one foot on the other. Than fad?, hove mercy on any he jompol off the railing, on the fourth landing, 3.1 fell on to the stone Sew beneath, perhape 311 feet .1,, ...Wog several fractures and wounds, one of which was of the jaw, and a wound of the throat lie was thought to le dead ; hut he lingered till the I °Bowl. olay. louring this time he coodil not articulate. and Aould orila make thoed around bon understand by sigus, and heio3 relied why he did it, he arova them too ...Maud it woo au accident. It wtn, however, clear horn the evidence ;hat he bed got upon the tail and Jumped off with an orelsonstiono. so that it could not have to...accident. He dad been ill tel some time, complaining of vomiting, and loe o have fallen out in the morning:nut men the nisdocal once, Dr. Askhain ; lout he did not do so although another convict aid. Aleut two °Gook a that!.y he complained of being unwell, and ova, sent i nimediately to the Infirmary, where he explained that he wee unable to keep him food down. He was proscribed for, and medicine a.ta given him, which he said did him good. He asked, if the vomiting should return in the evening, that be might bate some medicine later on. Seems promised he should, and he was got lock to hi o cell about half,. four, and from that time nothing premed till he went to the elooet. He wits a person of good elocution and of rather an excite.la tempemment o end en the Saturday previous be hal Oven found passing ford to the other prisoners ; this he h.l done eight or ten times since hia incareeratire. hut bad received ye, light onmithinent, as he was of  ilci'ni;;;lt the aceiilent Declined, the .Inetor WWI ient for, and the chaplain who eneweed iethlw 'weir., at the time. left the servlee come ta gee the rwr itTetrh, who afterwardi ved the greateit atWonion from all the euthoritiit  The c.nteee drew the attention of the Jtirs to the difference ...Ten a man conottioing an act of this keel deliberatel,,and his doing en whilet in e rtateofternporars inranits. There wen no rionht (min the evidence that hn t..ese entirely a tpestion for the 17,n .."1‘,„7...,er "..udiL:' sentir,t Ineanit," were retnrnetl, and if it  TM Jory carefully rongidered the whole 4 the midemen. emmally mnsidering that deceit4d CCI erraneed for more 1,....114.• in the evening. glowing that he 41 not then contemplate self-deetrueti.. The whole et the facta rennertel with big going to tI teethe were conaidered by a mai..rity 4. indicate that dmeemal committed the set under element. Me W. Lowman Pearce ...I out Mr a verdict el le, loi. thirmen jurymen .mreel to one of 11Totiporall inganitj,l end that verdict wm returned. Het there not been more th twelve, it. probable the unfortunate Comme and jury would have had long ...Ming Munn m that left. ..am they root be comma.. IaMI on the forethought thet gemmed the tumoral number or lour Men.