Liverpool Weekly Courier. — 1893-08-12 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

INQUEST. Mr. S. Brighouse, county coroner, held an inquest at the &Worth Hotel,Seaforth,on Thursday, on the body of Wl2O. Edward Barnett, Susanne Barnett said deceased was her sun. He was 22 yearn of age, and had teen employed as checker at the North Mersey Docks Station. He lived with his parents at 14, Garrick-street, Seaforth. On Tuesday he did not go to work, having been out late on the Monday night. At nix o'clock in I the evening witness called him from bin bedroom to have some tea, but he did not come down. Next morning ohs celled him at live o'clock to go , to work, and as he made no answer she tried the door and found it lucked from inaide. Witnees culled the father of deceased, who forced open the doer and found.hie non lying on the bed quite dead. The deceased wan fully clothed with the exception of his coat. There was a strong emelt of carbolic acid, and deceased had evidently taken some. Witness could not give any reason why her sun committed suicide, but thought it might be because he had not sufficient money to get married. It had teen arranged that his marriage should take place on Monday next. By the emoner.--Wieriess had raised no objection to the girl whom deceased wad to marry. ;She, only knew her by eight. through coming to the door and asking for William. Witner 3 knew nothing of a letter which had been written by deceased to his sweetheart, in which lie stated that he had been making mistakes at his work, and proceeded, "I do not see anything to stay here for, 59 I know I am not welcome at home, and have not been for the last two or three years. When they get to know of this it will maks them worse. I know I have not told you before about it." Deceased, the witness stated, received 18e, per week, of which he gave her 10s, and kept the remainder. He could not have saved much, as he had to provide his clothing out of his pocket money. Thome. Barnett, father of the deceased, deposed to finding a bottle containing carbolic acid (from which the label had beau torn) and a cup which had also contained the poison in the room where the suicide was committed. Deceased had been depressed in spirits for come months peat Mies Thompson, the deceased's sweetheart, a smart-looking young woman, describing herself as a domeeric servant, said she 'eat saw time deceased on Tuesday afternoon. H. had been staying fora ' few days with her friends, so time, by both residilag in the one parish,expeme might be saved in putting up the banns. When he left her Barnett • promieed to come back on the afternoon of the ) next day to make arrangements for taking a house sad buying furniture, in view of their apprenching  _ marriage. The jury returned i verdict of " Suicide whilst temporarily insane." A distressing scene was witnessed in the hotel las the close of the inquedt. Mies Thompson, who had exhibited much emotion whilst giving her evidence, completely broke down on leaving court and bcoeme hystermal. Is took about ten minutes to bring her round. Subsequeatly she wsw brought in before the emptier, who spoke some Inwords to ber,which hail the •pparent effect of soothing her. In an adjoining room the mother of the deceased and a sister of his sweetheart were also dying bitterly.