The Warrington & Mid-Cheshire Examiner. — 1893-09-09 (Warrington, Cheshire, England)

THE SUICIDE OF AN EA.RLESTOWN  MAN.  LETTERS OF THE SUICIDE. AN OP, EN VERDICT.  Mr. J. F. Price, coroi ler, of the Salford District, held an inquest at the Black-a-Moors Head Hotel, Rivington, on Saturday , upon the body of Thomas Knowles, 45, tailor and woollen draper, of queenst., and Earle-st., Earles town, who committed suicide by drowning in" Li ttle " Lodge, belonging to the Liverpool Corporatio la on the previous Thursday.—Thomas Molyneux *, grocer and provision dealer, Market-st.. Earlest own, stated the deceased was his brother-in-law, a nd was 45 years of age and had always enjoyed go od health. He left home on the Friday owing to m oney troubles. Witness had a conversation with deceased about a month ago, when the latter told him about his financial difficulties, and he advised him what to do, but he did not follow his advice on any one point. . Had deceased done so he believed things would have gone on all right. Be last saw deceased on the Tuesday,at his shop door in Earlestown, when he bade him" Good morning" and passed en. On the Friday deceased con Iplained to his wife of being upset and left tte house wit thout telling her where he was going. His wife told him that she had advised him to go for a walk, and nothing was heard of him until they learned of his death. They traced him to Liverpool, on the Sunday,and was told h( bad slept at Waver-1 tree on the Friday night. He hear I that he had been to the docks, and witness thong ht he had gone to ' America. When he had the cony ersation with him deceased said he would either drown or make away ' with himself. Deceased had had at elle drink but appeared hopeful when he left him.—. By the Foreman: I Deceased bad not been an intemperat e man, but had given way to drinking latterly. Decea wed was solvent. He was certain he had no troubles outside his business. —Abraham Thornley, clerk, Great 11(. mse, Rivimgton, stated that he had known deceased abot at six years. On the Saturday previous deceased paid bin an unexpected visit. He did not appear as lively as us ual. He spent his time going walks, and on Monday vi Witted Horwich and Chorley for the purpose of collecting s ome debts,and on returning said he had got promises but no money. When he came he said he had made it up la Tith his wife to go away for a day or twa for a holiday, a rid decided to come to see witness, he brought no luc'ga e. He complained about trade being bad through the :olliers being out on strike, but said nothing more ab out money matters. On Tuesday morning deceased bade him "Good morning" and witness thought he N vas leaving but on returning home at night he found him in the house. The following day deceased said he felt better in health and spirits than he had done for a Fong time. He cenversed with him and they read the n ewspapers from 8-30 p.m. toll-15 p.m.on the Wednesday. At 7.25 on Thursday morning witness's wife came upstairs exclaiming " Knowles" " Knowles" and informed him that deceased had left some letters on the table. Witness went down stairs and found the two letters produced. The writing was in pencil and written‘on printed bill head forms. One of these read, :Dear Bro. Thornley,,l have gone to the water round -the Black Boy, and you will find my body _just past the ' third tree. Remember.rne to my wife and family and ,tell (here the sentence was left unfinished). I can't wait any longer and may the Lord have mercy-on my soul. Wire them at once, your brother, Thomas Knowles. The other document read-: " Dear Brother Thornley,—Accept my thanks for your kindness. lam weary of waiting, hoping you will let in 77 family know. Yours&c., Thomas Knowles. I have mit the key under the door. On the other side of this note was written" Good nye and God bless my family and all friends." Witness left the house and went to the Little Lodge, where they found the body of deceased Deceased was without coat, hat and collar. He was in no way related to deceased.—Tie Coroner summed up and remarked upon the want of evidence to show that deceased was in an unsound state of mind.—The foreman was of opinion that there was not sufficient eridonce to show that deceased was of unsound mind.— The other Jurors agreed and an " Open Verdict" W 3.5 _returned.  GOOD FOSL Tiv,nrEs.—lf there is anything which moa in the Commercial ti i ,orld are supposed to be alive to, t is their own interests. For about eight years now they have had Mr. lienrySell, of Fleet-street, working hard to give them a Directory of Telegraphic Addresses,which should be as complete as possible as a result of personal labour, but which could only be quite complete if he could transcribe the Post Office Register of those addresses. For these eight years Mr. Sell has striven, trying four Postmasters-General in succession, and at last succeeding with Mr. Arnold Morley. The next edition will contain more than double the number of addresses ever previously given, will be authoritative as it comes from the Post Office direct, and will certainly he about the most valuable publication ever issued for business men. Surely thoy will •see that Mr. Sell has a little reward for what he has done by buying his book, and making a permanent addition to their books of reference.