The Sun. — 1826-08-21 (London, England)

DREADFUL SUICIDE.-011 Friday afternoon, most determined act of self-destruction was committed by a yo"'ut man about 25 years of age, named Johnson, an ivory-turner, re siding in Mitchel-street, Brick-lane, Old-street. The father t't the dectaied had for many years carried on an extensive business in the same line, near Old-street ; but from a Succession of domestic calamities, which partially affected his intellect, he had heel)* compelled to tranifer it into the hands of a son-in-lacy,wit!' whom, since that time, the deceased had been employed as a w; neyman. These circumstances, added to the badness of the t ray generally, and a coldness of behaviour on the part of his brothel' in-law, of which the deceased often complained, brought et pression of spirits which had been visible for limelime, months p. during which period lie made two ineffectual attempts to 'k', once by hanging himself to the bed-tester, from which was extricated by the, presence of mind of his wife, who cut hit° down, and again by taking i quantity of oxalic acid, Which 04° discovered sufficiently 'soon' to he rendered ineffectual. on Fria't 'he went with his wife and three children to Spend the afteruoit with his wife's father and Mother in Type-street, Chiswell-street' and appeared in better spirits than usual. He left thiroom /he: they were sitting a short time before the tea was prepari4l,,"" " .t is returning, it was supposed he hid gone out. Some time all h; mother-in-law having occasion' to go up stairs, fancied she hi. cost-tail in the hack room of the first floor, the door of wain,;„, stood' ajar, and on pushing it open, saw him apparently knee,, r, on the floor close to the door. In a state of alarm she'calle° 'as; a.ssistance, 'when it watt ascertained that he was attached to a hciad in the wall by a new rope, which he had twisted tightly ouL"1 his neck, and produced strangulation. 'The hook was within tee reach, but so determined must he have been' on commlttifighlatt rash act, that without even the assistance of a noose, h° lio thrown himself off his legs, and continued in nearly a Dist position. 'Medical assistance was resorted to, but withou, ;11, n'laft oft it'llilemiunaenaiefouortfhiing, S°.w,eirb:;sligliteit effect; He has left a wife and three children, *m! expectedcataAstroppohoeriswo street, near Halifax, was safely delivered, on Weun day morning, of three boys, all living. • • u 5 The public were- likely to have sustained a ser loss a fewllays since, in the death of Mr. NlAttlil°, 'e.: the cornedian; This celebrated pourtrayer of (1,11:I~Y-, ter, though perfectly idst noisy audience, has not the same confidence ion an inclosed bath, in the Pi the noisy sea ; and has consequently been bit, when bathing here, in addition to the securitYi of taitsithlgonaleiwifhe.eparessourrviori,indet: ittt put this on, as usual, he plunged into the water , ,01, from some cause or other, it slipped front its rsiit eiol round the chest lower down the body And his llr and the upper part of his body were thus kept OW no' water, his legs only appearing above. Such three tion immediately excittul the attention of two ori the gentlemen who were at that tune dressing, alarm having been only given, the comedian v‘,'As s )(the rescued from his unpleasant situation by (40 () • attendants, withont having ce beyond the necessary fright,at • iie%nc en—. such an u ed occurrence. sustained pinch no :unveil::  T- - ___