Lancaster Standard and County Advertiser. — 1902-01-31 (Lancaster, Lancashire, England)

WEST END PIER TRAGEDY. The death of Miss Pattie Charle:worth, secoed daughter of Mr. Is. H. Charlesworth, retired card maker, of Wood Nook, Grim:war, Huddersfield eccurred under tragic circumstance, off the West Dad Pier, on Monday and was investigated by Mr. Holden, coroner, at the Clarendon Hotel, on Tuesday afternouu. Mr. .1. Gardner was the foreman or the jury. William Henry Charloworth identified the deceased as his daughter, who was 30 year, of age. She had been staying at nightield-terrace, Moremembe tor the past seven weeks. Before coming to 'Morecambe she had had two . serious operations for tomato ulceration, and it was under medical advice that she came to Morecambe. Ile believed the operations to he succeseful, but she never recovered her strength. . Deceased, however, was subject to depre:sion, . and suffered occasionally from hysteria. Some seven years ago, by swallowing ammonia, she , made a slight attempt to poisvu herself. For 20 years she had been an invalid, and her tile 1 in that respect had bees. one of continmal martyrdom. . Mrs. George H. Chatsworth, of Birkby, Huddersfield, sister-in-law of deceased, raid she ' took the deceased out in the bath chair about 12-4.5 on Monday, and went on to the West End Pier with her. They went as far as the pier extensron. Deceased asked witness to sit down, and they sat together. Decea-ed remarked about the air being pleasant at night, and -aid, 'I wish I had name chocolates. ' She said to witness, "If you go retina toe corner you ran get some out of one of the automatic rnaehrne...Witness went to one of the chocolate machines --as directed, and was not away more than a PROPERTY S ALE —Cln Wednesday alter' Miami The tame back deceased was ••u - • • gone. Witness looked round and screamed ter noon at the teri'', Hall Station Hotel, MT. troll, but could neither se. nor hear the deJame As Dirirdale cffered for sale by auction 12 ceased. Witness went to the man lots of valuable meadow. pasture, and buildat the gate. , The police were summoned arid recovered the mg land, dwelling-houeee and I arm buildtng, body. Deceased told witness she bad asked the situate at Pr lest Hutton. and vomprising the nurse if people were depressed alter operations, e:tate et the late Mr. Jelin His hard,on. There and the nurse told her they were. "But,' re- was a very good attendance, and tor several marked deceased, "I am only like other people, lots there was keen competition, notably lots and I shall get better." 4,5, 6, and 7. The aucticrieer had the advants P.C. Richard Lewis stated that he received age et being well-acquainted with the proinformation of deceased being missing at 2-15 ou psrty, and secured good prices. Lot 1. meadow Monday afternoon. Accompanied by PA-% land called "Grammar Dales.- or "Town-tad Wattersou he at once went to the West End Meadow." "interning Za. Ir. 141'., was sold for Pier. At the end of the pier they saw a bath ,t 21.0 to Mr. R. Mnrkalt, Priest Hutton. Let chair near the railings, but it wag empty. They '2, miadcw land called "Gatelande." 2a. Or. looked into the tide, which was running out, 11p., was bought by Mr. R. Bainbridge, Priest and saw the body 2Oft. below hanging err the Hutto', or .4180. Lent 3, the meadow land iron work of the pier. They got a boat and body. Deceased was full lothd t ailed •• Low Barker Fields," and containing recovered the y ce eecept for her hat. In tier pockets were a. t la. Jr. 301.. won sold to Mr. J. 'l'. Mareden toe .glBO. •Lo 4, meadow land called " Green thimble and penknife, but no money nor letters. There were no marks of violence on the lands." fa. Ir. 301.. was sold to Mr. Colleens, body-. Lancaster, tor 4;410. Lot 5, meadow land called Mr. .Charleswowth. 'Swelled, said deceaeed "low lend, Yeat," 2a. Ir. 28p.. and the men. lied no watch or money. She gave witness her dow called "Caine Dirtyh Meadow." sa. 3r. purse to procure the chocolate-. 20p., was sold for .£604 to Mr. James, Cothran. The Coroner said he did not throb the jury Nethsr Kellet. lots 6 and 7. pasture land would have any difficulty in coming to the called "The Thwaite," 19a. Or. 4p.. and 'The conclusion that Brie was a very unhappy- tee- Far Thwaite," 14a. 3r. 16p., were hid to 1775. urination to the life of a young lady. Accord- The reserve was announced a: .£B5O, whi,h . tag to her father -he had had a life of suffer- figure was hid by Mr. M. M. Harrison, Boltonlog almost from her girlhood. It was no won- I le-Sands, who secured it. Lots 8 and 10. reelder she was depre.eed. She apparently threw Iprising the dwelling-house called "Gibson herself into the tide, and wa- found drowned. House," with garden, etc.. was bid to .030 bY He remarked that suicidal tendency in sorb a I Mr. F.. Barton, of Quernmore, by whom they person might be developed at any moment, and were purchased privately for 4:452 10e. Lot 9 the quetions they had to decide were: Did was hid to .030, and ronsisted et a cottage she commit euieide, and in what stale of mind ealled ' Twit