Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1883-07-21 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

SUICIDE AT HOOLEY HILL.  THE INQUEST.  " On Tu-sday morning last George Ashton Smith, a tailor living at 165, Guide-brue, tiouley Hill, committed suicide by bauginc. ilo. o.nstill, who had lived aria lodger with Elis:rberk Bessou, for about twelve years had been suffering from ill-health for • long time. 0 . the 14th of May last, he had a paralytic stroke, which resulted in his Imiug the use of his limbs, and be was takes to the Ashton Workhouse, from which he returned on July 2.1 last. In the meantime his home bad been brekes up, and Smith's busiuess fable.. away. As the deceased curitioued very feeble, alchough working daily, lie suffered a good deal from low spirits. On Tuesday rooming Smith got up at 5-30 a.m. and got breakfast ready hie himself awl Mrs. aaas s,abo is a list-trimmer. at Am le)'s The latter left soon after to go to her work. kle mid troth. lug to her before she west out. On returiugilioute &little before half -past twelve, she saw the door at the bottom of the stairs open. She west is. to the kitchen and took off her shawl to begin to begin to get dinner ready. Mee. Bosses afterwards west to the door of the cellar to tell Smith, when Ole saw him hanging by a rope to the moss-rail of the stair rail. She immediately run out of the house into that of, neighbour, and told them of the occurrence. Several people entered the house, John Cato and & man named Evans cutting down the body of the deceased, who was quite dead. A doctor was sent fir, but aiim, could be f cored.  Us Tilure.lay morning an inquest was held on the body at the Sea Inn, before Mr. F. Price, district coroner. Tile first witness called was Elizabeth absent' whosaid:deceatuol had been • lodger in her house for about twelve years. She gave an recount of the affair as given aln•ve. When witness new the body she said "silly wen, silly luau" and ran into Mr. Stopford's house to tell what had happened. Sise screamed while she was in the street.. Deceased was hanging near the bottom, his knees resting on the last atop but one of the stairs. She saw deceased after he was cut down, lying on big board. S•iiith hod been very dispirited on an' count of the home being broken up. In reply to ths Coroner,.wituess said it was her house.  John Cato, of 3, Boydle-street, a hatter, said he had known deceased very well. On Tuesday morning, while ccming up the street betweeu twelve and one o'clock, he $111• a commotion near Bootiou's house. lie was told that Smith had done something to himself on the stairs. Waneers went to the house /MI saw deceased hanging by means of • rope round his seek to Ire cross-rail of the stairs, with his face to. wards the door. He identified the rope sinews ale the one used. A man stained Evans out the rope sod deceased felt on the stairs lie was net long dead then, his face and hands were cold, but his body was still warm. There was no appearance of any struggle. Witness had spokeu to deceased the day before. Be seemed in Iris Usual health and spirits, tint told witness he was very feeble. Smith had lived on coinfortatile terms with Mrs. 800800. One of the jurymen said that Smith had been seen acting in a strange manner ime day last week. Another juryman said a prior attempt at suicide had been made by deceased. The Coroner said that there seemed to be no real evidence to show that deceased was of unsound mind at the time. It was for the jury to say whether he had done this deed whitest suffering from mental aberration, induced by his illness, lose 'of business, dm., or leave it an open verdict.  verdiciof "Suicide during a fit of temper. try iusauity," WAS returned.  BILLINGS'S PSTROLSITY POIIADS —This sew and beautiful preparation is unsurpassed as a dressing fur the hair and for improsiog its gsowth. Redd the ful lowing extract from a report of Consul Sfermis former servant of mine, i,rematurely bald, WhOeSs duty it was to trim lamps had a habit of griping ins petroleum-besmeared hands on the scanty locks with remained ro him, and after three moathe of lamp trimming experience, his dirty habit procured for him a each finer head °fables, hair than be ever possesse before. '—The pomade also forms a most elegas: accessory to the toilet table, and is, equalry valuablt as anti sery appointmeirt.—Prepared only by Mr. BILLINOS, Chemist, The Pharmacy, Hyde, is 6d, and bactlea,-1.6.dat.1.  „Oas Howtrod and Fifteen Pages full ot valuable inform. niend Piny Pages of the most ationnabnit Testimonials 'wiparehasers who larivo proved the Watches in wear, sent P., bee guns to any p rh of the world on application. W