The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1862-09-30 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

CSISOLIIII.--On Friday afternoon an inquest was held at Hastings; on the body of Julia Brasier, aged 10, the daughter of a fisherman in that town, who bad been burnt to death. MarrAmile Braider, the child's mother, who, in addition to being in great distress of mind, appeared in a very, delicate state of health, and was also suffering from deafness, said that she was up stairs making her bed, when the deceased child came running up stairs screaming and with her clothes on fire. She asked her how it happened, and she said," Oh, mother, I was lacing Freddy's boots up by the fire." Her WA then took the child down stairs and put the fire out by throwing water over her. She was undressed, and a surgeon was sent for, who was in, attendance almost directly. She had kept the child home for a week or two as she required her assistance in the house j but the child asked-if she might go to school that day, and, she had told her she might. When the child got up she had put on her frock ready for school, and also a crinoline which her cousin had made for her. 10 biting her brother's boots the deceased would have to stoop, and she (the mother) thought that when she did so her clothes got over the fender and caught on fire, The jOO7, without deliberation, returned a verdict of "Accidental death" In announcing that, verdiet the foreman made some remarks condemning the practice of wearing minoline, but the jury did not appear inclined to pass a censure in this particular inabanoe, while the practice they condemned was so gmerally,adopted by the female sex. klviopa, t• On Tuesday, Mr. Benjamin Cohen, jeweller, High-street. Sheffield, committed suicide. Last week Mr. Cohen was taken into custody on the charge of having stolen watches in his possession. He was liberated, on hail, and has been in an unsettled state of mind ever dace. At in berly 'Waren Tuesday morning he was discovered hi Ids rebel tire frighful condition. He had possessed-himself of a razor, and had inflicted a shocking gash in his abdomen. Two surgeons were sent for, and they rendered. all the assistance i 0 their power. About ten o'clock on Tuesday night Mr. Cohen died. Irons the affects of the injuries he had .ieflieted en .hice-'  DientelteiNG &lOWA, Dr. Lankester held an inqueat at the Bank if England Tavern, Cambridgepleas, •—Faddington; en Wednesday, touching the death of'ClierlasFritcharff, aged 41, an upholsterer, formerly ariesidlint at 8, Maniaret-terrsee, Kensington. Gibsoe, a park-keeper in Kensington-gardens, stated that in the. afternoon of the 13th inst., as he was passing through that part of the gardens called Black Lion-wood, he found the deceased lying on the ground, with his head resting on hip left Aland, towing at the mouth, and groaning. /io person was near him. Witness said to him," My man, you appear I ery ill. What la the matter with you ?" He looked up and answered, "I have poisoned myself." • Be asked him whet he'had taken, and he further replied, " Oxalic acid, and the bottle lain my pocket." Witness ran off for a brothir constabie to convey him to St. Mary's Hospital. Witness produced two letters found upon his person, one addressed to his wife, dated Siptember 3; and the other to a Mrs.. Cole, his sister. dated August 22. The one to his wife was to the effect that that letter would be the last he should ever write. Be said he was almost driven mad froau having no sign of getting ensployment, arising from his having sunk too low in the ,world, and described . IWe iniserible had been bit 'life daring the past four years, mainly from reduced tircumstancea. The other to his sister disclosed the painful statement that he had isot a penny in his pocket, and had not eaten a crust of bread for several days; that he had wandmed.about until he could walk no longer; that he was a " friesidless, homeless wretch, and prayed her forgiveness for committing the dreadful crime of suicide." A. brother-in-law of the deceased dopoaed he had formerly been addicted to Intemperate ttaat be had not been seen for fifteen months. Mr l4ltoai, house surgeon of St. Mary's Hospital, said dedeaQd *lle admitted to that hospital on the 13th, and died from the mortal effects of oxidic acid last Friday night. He told witness before be died that ho was starving, and swallowed an ounce of poison to end his life. The jury deliberated, and returned a verdict of Suicide"; bat left the state of deceased's mind at the time he committed the set an open question.