Glasgow Courier. — 1844-08-31 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

LAMENTABLE SUICIDE. A few minutes after six o'clock en Wednesday morning week, a shipwright, in proceeding to his work at the Deptford Dockyard, had his attention drawn to two women walking along the towing path of the Grand Surrey Canal, near Deptford-bridge. Their appearance at such an early hour and in a locality not muck frequented, even during the day, excited his auspicious, and 1:41 him to watch their movements. Scarcely had five minutes, before they stopped, and clasping each other's hands, precipitated themselves into the centre of the canal. He instantly shouted fed help, and with all speed hastened to the spot, but by the time ttS had gained it they had both diaappeared. Without waiting hi - divest himself of any of his clothes, he plunged into that part where. he had seen them go down, and succeeded in grasping ode of dye unfortunate creatures, and after much exertion managed to 'with ashore with her. Having placed her on the bank, he again divot under the water, with the hope of regaining the other oath% tunate woman, but after many attempts, he failed in discoveries her body. By this time several persons had owns to his assists*" and by their united efforts effected the resuscitation of the sea preserved. The unhappy girl would have again attempted hat life, had not the pollee loured iser, and for her better protectis the was removed to else.thiteMies stades, wessmainammed the with the name to be Mary Ann Kendall, aged 20, residing at Deptford, sad that- her nefoessosi• comptioiou, who had accomplished her de* 'traction, was her sister Mina, 19 years of age. The body of her unhappy sister was found in the course of the morning, and an an inquest on the body was subsequently held at the Trinity Arms publio-house, Deptford, when the following evidence was adduced:Richard Edwards, • lightermen, deposed that on Wednesday morning, at about 20 minutes past six o'clock, hearing an alarm that two young women had thrown themselves into the canal, he jumped into • boat and rowed to the spot with the drag. On arriving he found the one had been got out and was standing on the bank, held by two men. Be then used the drags, and found the body in the course of two hours afterwards. Jane Kendall said-I am the sister of the deceased, and live with my father at Deptford. lam the eldest of four girls, and am 24 years of age. Eliss„ (the deceased) would have been 19 next month, and Mary Ann pointing to her sister is 20. My mother has been dead five year'. My father is a ship-scraper, but has been out of work for some tilde. The decoded was a single woman, and the last time I saw her alive was on Tuesday afternoon, about two ...., was o'clock, when I left her with Mary Ann at home to go for some towards work. On my return at four o'clock, they had gone out, ' and leaving word that they had both gone up High Street, and was to Would soon return. Moors passing by without returning I 0 corner began to fear that something had happened to them, and I however, went out for the purpose of making inquiry about them, and from it, after searching for them till nine o'clock without finding them, resistible before I went home and being mach fatigued soon went to bed. Oa by "thigh rising the emit morning at half-past six o'clock, I learned that rally ea they lad some home in the course of the night, but had gone out *musty, wealth again-a neighbour having seen them leave the house at about and oonsequently ot ....._ half-past five O'clock. I still feared something would happen to happiness, and sonsegoently them, and shortly afterwards a little girl came Tanning into the Medicine. house, and told me that two women had jumped into the easel. and from the deacription she gave me of their dress I was positive they were my sisters. I never knew my sisters to stop out di