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

DREADFUL SUICIDE THROUGH FEAR OF GOING TO AN ASYLUM.  Henry Look, Kw., deputy Gamer , held an fowled on Thursday. at &comb% on the body of George Nate.. who had committed ...dad. It *wowed daseimeed ham on two weamicias shown symptoms of Insanity, and Woe been as inmate*/ the Dorset County Lanatio Aylum, from which institution he woe lest dbobarged about 14 months ego. Slow then he hoe worked on his brothert' farm regularly. For the last fortnight his wife mad he had been poorly Lad low, fearing he should be carried off to the asylum again: On Wednesday morning he bogus work mbot.l tin, end stotiousd at it, with en interval for breokfett, till dinner tints Being a long time gone, Solomon Pashas went to look for him, end he awed, I discovered him kneeling on a mat with Ms bead on the steoh in taw titan! room, with his throat out. He wee alive and I add. 'George. what have you done?" He said, "Cot my throat." I this observed. Whatever did you do that for?* He replied, "1 wen afraid they were going to oarry me bask to the asylum. There eff I did it for. I knew I should not some out any more if I did go there." He also maid. "Ley undo.. here end let me die." I put him on the sofa. I sent for the dootor and remained until he some. He did not spook for throe coarsen of an hoar. As he hod loot e good deal of Wood woomid not understood what he mad. H. out hie throat with • inner, which wee afterwarde found lying out the low. Mrs Psalm was trout bowie at the time. Ho bed been steady lately. Mr. Peidltsen, salvo°, who was ailed to him sad— ! found a most extennive wound in his throat, ex sd almost from ear boar. hewed up tlte wounlediZ gave deemed some brandy, retneMag with him shoewards for wow Mess He died this morning shout half.peet tem, from the foes of blood caused by its wound. From my knowledge of the deossepd, and from what I have heard the witnees sty, i revs no hesitation In awning to the Geoantion that he was Meow and net responsible for his setions. Tb. jury, at wheat Mr. Funtiva Oaks, farmer, was foreman, returned a stadia of "Baked* from onttiog him throat while in a Watt of temporary insanity."  Perry Basigoire, -8. 0. J. Parka, foq.. Rev. C. J. Glyn, 11.• Has. lively Ashley, and the Rev. Jobs alloy Lwow Mims Palm of Lytaima Minster, was summoned by Ow Deputy Olist-Cloaisible far being drunk and riotous at Corte Mallen on the Bth akimbo. P.O. Demon proved She ammo whish was one of an naSare. It also transpired that be had bean prslously 'assisted at a similar offense. The Bench now lined the defendant 20s. sad 9s. owls, or ono month's hard labour &hula  Maria Osnosal, thorg4 Martin, and Wilier Colt, three Foam ?snowy ø COl.tLul, Wintbaroe, were eastatoaed fat wilfully obstructing the foo‘paventent I. the tows, oil Monday evening. the 28th ultimo. P.O. Eletaina peeved the offence whieh the defendant' did sot deity. lit. Hatantood maid this vu Weaning a great ndataee. The Bench oomirloted the defeadenet In the pasalty of 10s. rah and the web 4a each. The money waLectid. .  Ji Mather, a beer housekeeper, of Sturm Laster , *Wed guilty to • 4ar of drunkenness In that parist as th. 24th ultimo. Penalty 10r. nod emelt  Merles Jfesisrmas, of Spettiabary„ was summated Mr. Themes William Sheltie, of Bradford Fame, for kern of contraot. on the 27th July last. Yr. BMW* stated that he agreed with the delod sat le mirk through the harvest et M. a day, and in order to mews him put him on at mos at 2s. 6i a day, being 64. a day more than be was ;Arise hie regular mos. Mbar working ere days the defendant asked him IS he was going to allow any hoer la addition to the 4.. aday. Mr. Sheltie .old cob. should not The defendant than left and never retarned. It app.sr.d he met with another job. Mr. lAMB* had refu.s.d to pay the defendant for four days work which the defendant had done before the barren oomniessed, /blob the defiledant had dem recovered in the °minty Ooart. Thom was DA doubt about the defendsat haring broken his sostraot. Mr. ShistUe did not sek for any compensation. The Beach flint thu dedindant 6s. and 9i. out..