Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1882-05-27 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

INQUEST. was held on the body by Mr. F. Price and • jury, of whom Mr Pinnington was the foreman. The following evidence woe given:— Arthur Calvert, 17, Victorisetreet, Aehton Old. road, Higher Opensuaw. said deceased wag his grandfather, and lived with witness's parents. Ile was 68 years oil last birthday. Ile had been a copper roller turner, but had not worked for some time. Ho had been suffering from rheumatism einceChristmas last, and had been attended on and off by Dr. Irwin for several months. From what witness's mother told him, deceased went to Dr. Irwin on Thursday last and got a bottle of medicine, Ile had no other complaint that wit. nose knew of. Witneas and demoted slept in the same room, bet in separate bole. On Thureday night wit.ss went to bed about eleven o'clock, and deceased, who was in bed awake, bid him "Good night." Witnees was not distai bed during the night, but when he awoke about seven o'clock in the morning deoeased had left the room. When he got downstairs be heard dem:axed had got drowned, and he went to thst house and saw him, Ile had not beard of any marks ot injury upon deceased. He was not subject to fits. He suffer. ed great pain on the back of his head and in the neck from the rheumatism, and witness thought it was that which had caused him to commit auiaide. He had means of his own; 110 that he could have gone to live somewhere elm had he not been comfortable. A jurymtm flow long as he been troubled with the rheumatism in his brad—Witness could not say. Ile was taken bad after Chriet mun but had had it before. The juryman: Had it a tendency to throw him into parozymna—Wit-11 Os could not say. Ducemed bail been in the habit of sitting upstairs by himself.—A juryman asked witness his opinion as to deceased's death, and he replied tie thought the pain bad caueel him to commit suicide—The juryman: You think he was tired of his life suffering the pain he did.— Wit. nese: I think mi.  Henry Swipe, of 16, Orr.street, Higher Openshim, sail his boom was right opposite the canal, on the junction side of Orrell'a-bridge. On Friday riv.rning, about flee o'clook. he was lying in bed awake, from whence he could see the canal bank. He saw a man come round the end of the we.a•ing abed of the Lee Mill on to the towingpath Ito caught sight of the man and saw a splash in the water. He got out of bed, went to the window and looked, bathe could not eee the aim. Both before and •fter this he saw people going backwards and forwards along the bank to their work. Be dressed himself, and shortly afterwards went to the canal and saw a man's hat in the water, It wan on the head of a mar, who wa, lying on his side. Three persons were pax,iog, ott.l be told them • man was in the water, but they went on. Witness pulled deceased as far an he could out of the water. With assistmoe he got deceased out, and he was taken to that house.  The Coroner said that was tbe evidence. Ile pointed out that the evidence of the man Snape was not cow:desire epori the point as to wheat r dermased threw himself into the water or ',ether he fell in, and under those circumstances they might return an open verdict. If they were satis• lied he had thrown himself in, it would their duty to return a verdict of suicide, lie might also have fallen in accidentally. so that it would he for them to return Qlle of these three verthots—snicule, as. cidental death, or an open verdict. lie thought, under the oircumstanoes, the latter would be the meet charitable one. _  Attu a little deliberation, a verdict "that dammed bud been found drowned, but there wan no evidence to show the eause of death," was returned end the inquiry terminated.