Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1889-11-09 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

SUICIDE OF A BRIGHOUSE TRADESMAN.  On Thursday morning, Abraham Hemingway, well known as a carrier, and formerly as a maltster, was found hanged. From the evidence elicits lat the ingneat, and from what those have said who came into daily contact with him, it app ,ars that he had been in a despondent state for so ne time, in fact ever since his only son died, over two years ago. He has also, as many know, had reverses in bust. nese. He has sustained numerous and heavy losses from want of elementary soholarehrp, watch, to a oertain extent, interfered with his business. This seems to have preyed upon his mind, and his later and great affliction came upon him when his wife died on Tuesday week. Since then ho does not seem to have had any desire to live, although his relations have done what they could t 3 cheer him.  The inquest was held on toe same moraiag as the body was found, at the Star Ina, Bridge Bad, immediately after the inquest on David Wright was, disposed of, the same jury remaining as served on the former inquiry. Tao first witness called was the daughter-ia-law of Abraham Hemingway, and widow of the late Tom Hemingway, Mary Ann Hemingway, who said that her father• in-law was 60 years of age, and carried on business as carrier, at Hammerton'a Yard, Briggate. Witness was in an adjoining bedroom to deceased, and between six and seven o'clock on Thursday she heard him moving about in his bedroom as usual. She then heard him go downstairs, but did not hear him go out. She got up after taat, anti went our, finding the door open. he looked about the stable and cart shed where deceased was afterwards found, but she did not see him. After that she did not hear anything until 7-20, when she was at Mr. Sam Hemingway's, and a boy came sad told her she was wanted. Witness thought cast the reason he had hung himself was that he had had a good many losses and a great deal of trouble. It was expected teat something of the sort might mew. He bad been in a very desponding state for .a few weeks. He had had a very bad caul), and hal been to the doctor. Oa Saturday last, before the funeral, he said he wished they were taking both he and his wife together. Richard Handel Lee, 9, Bank-street, Brighouse, said he was a driver for deceased. When he arrived at the stables to look after the horses about 7-25, he noticed in the eart shed deceased's straw hat lying on a larry, and he went into the shed, where he found deceased hanging wita a rope round his neck from a joist. He was quite dead. His boots were laced, and he was fully uressed. He sent for P.O. Unhand, who out deceased down, and found him quite dead. He had seemed quieter sines his wife died. Witness left him at a uaarter oast tea on the previoux night, and ne was very quiet then. P.O. dulland, without being sworn, baid that he , found deceased as the former witness had state& , He produood the rope, which watt a very strong one. Deceased's feet would not be more theta n4f-ani inch from the ground. The jury concurred in a verdiat of (' Sniaida whilst temporarily insane, brought on by business, losses and family bereavements."