Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1886-06-12 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

SHOCKING SUICIDE AT HYDE,  A—WisTra;arog—sui-cide took place at Hyde OD Monday morning. Alexander Barber, a batter. of 84, Back Lane, Hyd.., who appears for rho peat few week, to have been souiewhat depressed in spirits, was the unfortunate portion. Ho got spat nil o'clock and :.eked his wife if lie ebould cot come mutton. She erne her down Averra tome tine after to ere if breakfast was *lto was horrified to find her father is a I poel ci bit o 4 with hie throat cut in • Moat de-1 termained maul or.  TUE INQUEST sas held at the Clarke's Atom, 3rookport Road, on the morning following, before Mr. F. W. Johnson, deput.)-eoroner. Marti a Berber, the wife of the drummed was the first witness called. She had etrulently re ersvbd IL severe shock by the terrible incident, and was iu a pitiable condition whilst giving Mr evidence. She said—l live at 84, Back Lane, Alexander Barber was my husband, and was 31 years of age. tie was a hatter by trade. I went to bed at about a qiierter to eleven on Sunday night, leaviog my husband downstaira He followed me up in • few minutes. Wneu left him he was autiug in ochnir in the kits:nen. lie Dvelnad restless during the night. He got up twice, raid went downstaits fcr some water. Be got up about nix o'clock or before in the morning. When be got downstairs he shouted Up asking lan hls r lie should cut some mutton for breakfast I said yew, and asked what time it was, and he replied about a quarter past six. I 'never DaW anythitur of him again alive. I sent rny daughter down at about 8 o'clock, or a quarter past, to see whether he had lit the lire before going to his woe. She returned almost directly and said li. r father had out his throat (heie witness burst into heat,). I went down• stairs, but did not look at his,, and opened the door, went out, and called for assistance, and Mrs Redfern went in. Deceased hadbeen low, spirited fur about two months, and was under he impression thateveryoue had turned against him. Witness, evidently deeply affected, also said he thought she on against him, but there WDD not the slightest foundation for it. He was under medical treatment in Easter week , for his heart and head. Deceased had been in full work, and there were no grounds •hrorreer for him to think that everyone Was Dgainat Elizabeth Redfern said I live at No. 90, Boa Lane. At about. quarter to 8 o'clock on Monday morning the Mai witness attracted toy attention by screaming at her door. I went to see what was the matter, and she said " Ale. has cut his throat." I went in and he was lying on the floor of the hearth-place, with his lace towards the window, and his feet towards  the fire-place. I raw that his throat was out very badly and be Was lying iu a pool of blood. ' I saw the knife (produced). Deceased wee dead and had evidently been so for some time. I am sure there was no breakfast prepared, and the blinds were not drawn up. There was no mutton or anything of the kind cut I have known deceased about 2 years. It was ru. mowed that be bed got in a very low state. I had not noticed anything particularly strange about him. They %vim to Blackpool at Easter for not quite a week. Ho has followed hie work, cowing home now and again, lie hoe been vet,. 10101 veil for eouie time, and if anyone passed ho seemed as if ho would not speak, this I have noticed for the past 2 or 3 months. He tics quite avoided evelyune. Nothing hod been disturbed in the house, and lie had dune nothing after he bed got up ; everythiug was in oider. He and his trite lived on good terms, and I do Lot think that there was anything betwixt Mem Countable Burgeon deposed that iu roomqooooo of inloimetion lie lied received at about 8 o'clock on Monday ramming, be went to the residence of the deceased, and found both dome locked. Ile got the key and went inside, mid bound the deceased lying on his left side to a pool of blood. He had neither bouts nor stock • lugs on, and his throat was cut. Tim knife wan lying ou the right baud side of !deface with the bait towards hie breast. lie had cut the main artery end also the witid pipe. There WWI no. thing strange about the bowie, DO evidence of ally diem& Ir. 'rhe Coroner said of course Macau. of death Was eufficiimily evident from eleceneed having his throat cut, What the Jury had to he satisfied about was, as to how that took place. The evidence pointed to suicide, If they were satin lied as to that they must go a little further and consider the state of Ms mind. The evidetice of the wife show that for the last two mouths he hes been low-spirited, and that, he imagined people were against him. 'that would be a spw Men of insanity, and a very common one. Mrs. Redfern also bole out that statement, and she • said that whenever she met him in the Street he endeavoured to avoid her. Several Jurymen here spoke to the strange behaviour of the deceased. The Coroner: Well, you me that is borne out by those who casually wet him. I think from the evidence that he hiss committed suicide by cutting his throat, and tat being so he was of maenad mind. The Jury concurred, and a verilteti,t accord• sure with the Corouer's remarks was returned.  ALARMINU ktAILWAY ACCIDENT AT