The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1855-09-18 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

SUICIDE.  Who will be in recollection that, in July, Mr. Holdsworth, ''!) held au appointment in the Post-office, was drowned whilst bathing at New Brighton. He left a widow and five ual.e'lghters—the eldest not fifteen, the youngest under three hereremon Holdsworth was so severe,. o,t:hazfilaearilirtt:Getntib err oatihi‘el rpriotTsl tit The shock fnecesricaleoe:ke children taofaffected, lesrsthe she went nt n ,waenndt toharsesibdeeeini thsoe house , /Ir. Knowles (who holds an appointme at 7, Lower Merse3--view, Bootle;aud the utoaost attention was paid to her by her brother done Some time ago, she had an attack of paralysis,td, be %--e °I her body was, in consequence, seriously until slea,:e quite powerless. Her mental affliction inacfereeevcaesreeyd. thinz a•L'eealed to have lost all traces of the world and . te up '^'llth in this lamentable state to sat er. She remained mi ar(l49 al,, • for about two -4tel --rthil?,, when she was left alone eUttia, ilalid during this brief period she destroyed herself by co er tbreat with a razor. iii4ae:erdoellahoevvr'iseisnquest was held on Saturday, when the followkr, Iree was given ---nin Jalyry Ivesspaiodadthineg.dsetc:esesdii,lglitzhaebedtelai Holdsworth,tilofierasid ' geared q'iaillit- had gradually become worse. aralyti, e stnconscious of what she was doing. side _ stroke ~,_ t n i liileuhs eba'ldial* palast ...74 9,lite .-'-u °llt five Weeks since'raksnidie tvivi'-eolryukeseieldtoifarms bedrouo,ght, 1 think e• Prom the manntero_ e. nto !lel. herall oner d i'?•• as I' e o'asoc?, illnadthanotoirlenrinsg notappeat,%2SlY did before e reaving orthe office ..atiod, when in town me. I went away fto bid herg.ooasiniteifio(lvied, her "44 her thm- -ef-wri I was sent for, and on my returnminutes psaw tlet go to atig:hter of the last witness, said, the deceased didup to two oclo i,t;all.„ during the night. I walked the room r _ rnainder ofe -"e• her - a state Since the niaht., an, my sister was in a despondira. lYtie tt kjulY) and got he deceased day. Since the pa Who :era° shy, , did law. worse every knoww relieved me for the..neg where sheor was, de-440. ~ e alsout her ~. appear to quite alla fareortrinbdefforrene,,,,seeteti,iy walked last Monday she w.asht. About bols Unot it cocked " .i. l,i.ent ttloiettddroooo looked through the . thr'o'4,aititcl then 14 on the inside. l bedroom oafllhnerigrooni again,key. dead. 4 Tthe wenwindow.t roundij and glot.winto the room again was lying on the floor, quite laesicie Saw two razors bloodeTeln them—one on the floor lee , then d,a,, ~ ta e. left her about a m . tb. 'alf ‘,.. ' '-'• aIY sister had • the deceased ille '''a3et% and "e en with bl °er throat was cutiaauntde ttsthaq " two minutes, and in that time oThe 44.eontrnittea the rash act. duce fokii..r said they had h rd enough evidence and at d.,,, that the f I,44,tist le th , unfortunate lady if. • lie L4at state she ha put an en , v t there 4eall Giro' the foremanof the jury, aske worth. was any prni 1 dl 'sswadsteouhteroflilfiee.r mind, rtlliel, . kr, li•_ 0 . sion ri:iade_ by the post-office for 3. r. . d MIK:Il00% How dl,Zikad he'an. soles replied there was not. Mr. Gi- i ays. estbil,_ub: •therYa,r £109; but nothesthandave l'ilb.",.'e ; for 4' 'us Poor children mu quite.. to If in 41, up hi, , e.,could not have saved anything, hhiamvisie4, . zi %shere -",',areny and at the same time. support • b etehnatlerat always. l'tes e"iPe 'tof£lso Iv eehn -$ ou -year. the People Int. b 4. ent or representation to thewipshostw-oe.ffiecoeuldonnitahkies tt4bell‘sdll'ablefea,r we-- cannot. The coroner said. on attlie. kle of tout the post office were the woros.taPnlatodn iluotith e earth. He instanced a case t sere. ilkata,?_, in Cheshire, who was out sere. o'clockeis„,Zsr in e morning, and who he els nth tr. in the evening, andeek. ailneathis l'sds-eiidnwtt laearst rarenevdtva3: enaldniiirtrl ;,34,,a down _l:otsnificent sum of Bs. a-week. The jury gte it f'd a seisr`ght disgrace to the authorities. in,, °r th, i,'!serlPtion and said he would be h3air. Bolos, m. a nu berYstrce7ee,fit of tile poor little children. Holdsworth s • de•sth, (kr,°4lerehaan at the time of 3tllre.me pl‘plyr.taGpi-brboomfs le 4sehrales) 11`,,T and other gentlemen it on many, n He was sure, eswe,,ave been not time to thepoor orphans.ef the children 7rsidr;er, th,_,,collected for o e was as he sure 4f‘ld,‘ll(3t 1,7" the pres.ent in lancholy 11,yeti33,:e. Pl'esented in vineto the ever once commence " liberally, and his trehnkdirt.i4, e!r. Gibb. said he This he didmr. statbeenevolent people Hornby, Mr. t}h:qle 4:,subscription. at:p'oiuriltdby i • tesi`2tlora,'" mved in the same,. %atte.44 Mr. Young (jurors). The proceedings then