The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1872-11-05 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

GRIOULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1872,  BLAND FORD._  - - 11zowAL Wawa Mr. WO. Boo* of this town, hoe boss daly ndmitiond • tiosatithe of As Royal Oollego of Pliplekos. LLsocrans Udieg.—Kr. Work** haa bead meethos al Illoseortb. Owls Moflab, Bturtaindet Maruball and lilhapwick, sad ho• hod good *dimmed and boon wall reisived. At Bloaworth Ws had an **enraging inlereiew with tho Bev. Mr. Oansbrialgo ; and at Bansednotor Marobail, tb. Bor. C. IC. Paul gave tho dolor* 10a foe the fond.  01INSIIIIIC ON TEDI BLAWDFORD GU/RDIANdi. As lagoon was held oe Wednesday by W. IL Atkia. sou, loq , Cormier. at the Crown and Amber, oe the body of William Ford, of fibrotoo, 66 years old, who hung hienulf an Monday Malt. on • i.d-Port. The following evidenee was given. Philip Donnie, on his oath said, I sat • labourer Hying at Stourpsine, I knew the dimmed. I slept in the mine roors with him at the Crown and Anabor,lon. Blandford, on Monday night. When I got up about 5 o'clock Tuesday morning I left him in bed, When he went to bed he appeared tele, in his usual state, he made no complaint. I cannot state whether he wasawake or &sloop when I left him. There wee Mather UM slept in Me emu room, he arid hut together. Sophia Hewlett, on her oath said, I am the wife of Thomas John Hewlett, and we keep the (own end itatibor Inn, in Blandford. I knew the dsoeseed ; he was in the habit of sleeping at our house 2 or 3 Melte • week when he worked in the town. He was • teilor by trade.. He had a bed there on Mondiay night. Ile did not emus down on Tuesday morning is he usually did. About 12 o'clock I went into his bed-room, not knowing be was Mere. I saw him hanging to the bead of the bed. I gave an alum and Supt. Moore came and wont into the room—By a Juror: He had half • pint of fourpeeny ale, some Meese, end • puny worth of bread the night before he went to bed. James Moore, said I am supt. of Folios of the borough of Blandford. Yesterday aboutl2o clock, I wu on dety in the Haritetmlase, and I was requested to go to the Crown and Asebor. I went Into • bedroom at the top I of the beau, and there saw the doomed Wm. Ford: Imaging to the top of the bed-post, by marrow leather strap, appareetly • wallet belt doubled round his neck. He was sitting CM the pillow with his legs on the bed. He was upright and quite dead. He was not oold and did not appear in if he had hero dead long. I out be strap, which I new produce. I sent for • doctor, hut as no other could be foetid Mr. Bacot's misted name end ozonised his opiabm that the doomed bad been dead about two boars. He had on a pair of OW TM trousers snob as tailors generally work in. I seerehed his eletbes and Maud Gee penny and a belf.peeny, • resor, two paint of sped/Ales. and two pairs of tailors' minors, and a parikaUe. I bad known him before, but never to amok to him. Death appeared to have been ceased by wirandulettoa• Joseph Garter, out his oath said: I am a shoemaker liviag in Ellendfeed. I was well acquainted with the doessead whe was In the habit of telling me his trouble,. He was in poor Prouniatmese. He emapiained of Ida failing eyesight, which entreated him from working as meal, and he has beets to the Board of Guardians for out-relief, but they refused any relief but the Union Hoses. He said he had been to the Unice Wee and they met him to gaol epee, and be would rather die there than in the Union. He showed am the letter predated, whisk wee written for him by a Heed, bed asked my opinion on it I told him I thought it would not be of Noah me, be bed better get a inesnoriel properly draws up sad signed by some respectable people oi the village. He was very low spirited at Mese, often, sied la my opiniso that was the mass of his committing suicide. lent Wednesday I saw him; be told ISO IN bad been potato digging sad it seedy killed him. The jury retaraed • verdist that deemed setamitted ertielde while in estate of liegarerrerY lasanity, produced by poverty, and • dread of tbe Haim, aid the Janne ander all We sireemetesess of the owe, es Meolmed by the evidence, sad the hitter gives the deemed to Garteromgret that the Board of refaced to give his oat-relief. following I. U9EiT at the teeter : Geatienees,—l, maim Ford, take he liberty of withng to you, be know if I am not entitled to relief oat if the mina as well as other men in the perish who are more abie sad yomger then ma. lam • tailor by trade, but ea amount ef my sight failing me, 1 sonnet get say work. lam 56 rum ot age, &a live with my sister. If I apply for ratU MI I can get is an order ler the maim. I have been in there several times, bet I wield rather Mem than go there again. I tried for read last Saturday and was deeded. I want to know whether • tradesman is not entitled to oat door relief as well as a labouring man when he gets old and Isn't work.—l am obediently,