The Telegram. — 1896-02-18 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

MARTIN.  -An inquest was held on Saturday amm.,,. Barford St. Martin, by Mr. It. et. coroner, on the lody of Geo. Ward, aged 75 *farm fabinirer, who committed suicide by dr ing hunuelf in the river on the previous JUL LOWl• was chosen as foreman of the jury. Airs. Coole, • widow, stated than deceand her father, and he had not been at work baying had relief from the union. On the (Friday) morning lie went to Grotely foroos and on nis return he told her that he had h.,, net by the keepers. He ,tated that nil his way to ill, oe el y, through the NI& he saw • rablit near 6 and Satan tempted him and he killed it. FN., carrying it with him when in omit keeper 6 Noyce, who asked him whist he had been tio to get the rabbit, whereat:sal he (deceased) iimido the animal over to him. Noyce then took him I, the bead keeper (Mr. McKellar), who said Mum 6 would as soots transport him an he would Camas (the latter hoing a weldknown poacher). H. 4 ceased) begged hard to be forgiven, anti evening), the keepers ,aid they would take no flu ther acCai Deceased told witness this, and added that if ON keepers had only spoken kindly to him 66 would not have cared. He could e. no dinner. Afterward, witness out. leaving deceased indoors reading a pr6,,,6„ book. Before she went, however, he said, "I tinajt this will do for me ; I never had such a thing 56, pen before." Witness did not see him alive He had been very much depressed lately, been troubled about his old house, which he 11.1 lived in for 73 year.r before coming to reside with witness and which he hail given up to the Boards/ Guardians on their allowing him relief. The wit. nese added that deceased's sister had been plasm in an asylum three is tries. —At the oonclusion of thy eridenor the coroner asked whether au) of the jury. men wished to ask a question and one of Mem intimated that he did.—The coroner requested ,to the query might be put through him, but the jars, mein, " No ; 1 will isek it."—The coroner : It is pis duty of the coioncy to imk the questiona.—% juror : I have been ou a jury before, and have be, allowed to ask questions.—The coroner (headed), but firmly): Never mind; put it through ice,..., The juror : The rumour is about that 46 keeper, at Grovely ballyragged and bullied deceased something ridiculous yeaterday.--Mm. Coole said her lather told her that the keep.rs d 4 134 A speak kind words at all; they were very slug and nogry with him. The witness ousted, in reply to another question, that the time deceased any work was during ti e Is,i harvest. Ement Noyce, a rood labourer, of Barfind, de. pied that on the P°'°'°° (Friday) afternism IlaW defendant near tile cheep bridge over tae river, about seven dalds from the turnpike road. Ba spoke to witness and then went on for about he yards. He must have returned about half the die tale,, .phs. f or hina about aodsate mu wn hint in alter eww.ittnews ar. went to the spot where there was between live aad nix t ,et of water, and found that he had his lefties tied with the rope produced tothe hatch, and that h. was lying with hie face under the water. B, WYe a.so holding the rope in his left hand. tress got his head above the water and tried to ges him out, but could ni.t, lie then placed him with hie back against the wall and went for assiatanes, his cries for help not having been heard. He only had to go atmus twelve yards and when he renamed deceased was in the stone position. He plunged again, but, with ammo-ince, witness got him out and took him into • house near by. Efforts wer. made to re,tore animation, but deceased expired about ten minutee after they had got him out ei the water. A doctor was tient for and he arrived half-an-hour afterward..  Mr. W. Woodward, asandant to Dr. Strata., of Wilton, stated that deceased' family had suffered from mental dimeage.  A juryman asked whether the keeper was to be called, but the coroner said he did not see that Utah would help the enquiry.—The juror : Whit he ftaid might have conttibuted to the deceseitfe deprealion.—The corolier Yes ; that appeani le have been the erniting come. but I do not think his evidence would have helped ur. The foreman intimated that he was present when deceased asked Mr. McKellar's pardon, and oak about half-e-dozen worde were exchanged. Mr. McKellar told deceased that he would not le.. mon him, but said that he ought to have known better.  The jury returned a verdict of " Temporary ineanity," and gave their fees to deoeased'adaughteç who wa left a widow only two or three months ago, by her huaband being accidentally killed.  The amount collected in Melbourne on the Ist Hospital Sunday was £4,739, a alight reductions compared with the previous year. An insurreadiou has broken out on the Pilarel of Primus, and the situation is serious. TheSeventik Japanese Corps has arrived at Keelong. The Surrey County Council on Tuesday refused to accept a resolution in favour of taxing cycles, and declared the pitipusl to register them praw timidly impossible.  An American lady who interviewed Padeeewaki, the pianiet, eye that lie told her hie private rail. way carriage wee fitti,cl up like a home, with a piano and every comfort and convenience.  A naval court•martial at Devolipon on Tuesday ssntxneed Frederick Ringer, gunner, !