The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1904-09-21 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

TEM INQUEST.  Lai-amod!7•T,onFing.  t•ow  The Borough Coroner ()itr. Cecil Hoiden) held an inquest on the body at the Town Hall on hicaidai afternoon. Hrs. Bertha Adams, of 35, Carendiahdrive, stated that deceased, who was her bvother, wee in his 35th year, and was maplowed assisistant alert in the... Dawn Clerk's' aloe. About eighteen months ago he had a somewhat severe attack of inffuenaa, and since then had suffered very moth from de— =Tof spirits, hot had never threatened ills life. On 'Wednesday witness wes, ideating in Liverpool, and the deoessedawhins; she bad left in the home, mane to her and I said that be did nut like being left in floral banes by himself. The following reerenor be went to the office se 11111:111a, but afterwards went off duty. In the afternoon be appeared to think that he was going to have an attat*! of influenza, and toki witness that he would haven hot bath and go to bed. Dr. Cerra. there etas sent for, and prescribed for him, and he was pin:edam • milk diet. Barber in] the day he (deceased) said that he thought same trouble was going to happen. During the afternoon he set dosing in his ohair, and at about 3.45 be said he would go upattire. Withers went up to the bath at'ter him at 4.10. when she fotmd the door larked, mid ,obtaining no answer, she buret it open, and found the deceased lying on the icor with his throat cut. She went out and obtained anketanee, and Drs. Noble, Wil.kilson, and Carruthers were sent for. In iumwer to the Oezoner, witnees said her brother tied been working very hard of late.  Detective Mall stated that just after four o'clock on Thursday he was itnikedned of the ocourrenee, and prcceeding to the home russet upstairs to the bathroom share he I foamed the dammed on the Soor with a *toe wasubd in his throat. The Um' Wine had tPishuttlY stooped. and witness tempera/sty bound the wound up -with a tcrwsl. On the arrived of the doctor. deceaaed, who ems unoompoiona, was carried into hie bed.. . .  J. 7 Wilkinson said he was celled to see demand at the time mentioned, and found him in the position deeoribed by Detective lball. Witness afterwards irked irtm why he had done it. and on being given writing materiel he wrote down: "I don't know. It Was partly terror; in fact, mainly so." Witmer' Wed him what kind of terror, and he wrote: "I do not know. dimply terror," and he tenderithed the wore "terror." Dr. MOMS& of Liverpool, wee afterwards called in, and together with Dr. Carruthers en written was performed. but deceased died on Sunday morning at 7.45. The injuries to the threat were eitessiva, and two attempts had been made on the left side. •Questioned by the Comoro, witness said be tlmnekit that at the time deceased did not know what he was doing, and had been driven to committing the act by the thought of mane innooding evil. Atterwarde it was evident that be did not went to die, and be did all he could to help the doctors, but it wee practically impossible for recovery to , take place under the ciroumetences. Mr. A. Gill, Town Clerk, said that on Wednesday moraine the deceased came in to see him, and told him that he did not feel wedl, when witness told him to go home and remain there for the afternoon, recommending him to go to bed and take cans of himself. MT. Arnold had been in the emelei of the Corporation eines 1882, when ha ectered witness a office, end a more honest, housenable, straightforward YOUng fellow he tood never met. He was thoroughly conscientious, mast trustworthy, aml be would be a meat loes in his (Mr. Giro) &sortmeat and to the Oomoratien• He oeuld only oder his sympathy to Mr. Arnold's family. The Coroner red that the case was a very lainentablecom. He himself had known the decreed for many mom, and was quite., certain from what be had known of him that he was are upright and honoazable a servant as them wee in the borough. He woo quite sure, as the Tows Clerk had said, that his services would be very much mimed. He thought that it was a very lamentable thing that a life of co much promise should have been out shoot in snob a manner. The cense of death was perfectly clear hemorrhage enurement an the injuries to the throat; end the only other consideration was as to whet the condition of his mind was at the time. After the eviAimee the tary had braid. he did not think they would have any difficulty in coming to the conctuaion that at the time lie committed this act the deceased was practically  The jury returned a verdict to the effeet that dervasedcommttted suicide vehtlet tem. =Rarity imam, and expressed their gYinlathy eih the relatives. . _ _  pl&0340-dZY (Pledreeday). at 2.45. at 'Babb:aeon Cemetery.  NEW BRIGHTON TOWER The variety programme this week is of the usual excellent character, the different numbers in the programme ,being 'highly appreciated. and of a most varied ander. The premar turn is the Viviano, who present a very clever musical travesty entitled "Life's Bererie." Keen and Waled are expert comedy acrobats, who cause lane:Li:sr from start to finish at their aot. Arthur Albert, the well knows actor-vocelist, is exceptionally strong ill his items. 3cdrown and Bert, in a really fanny knoc.kabout act, evoke roam of laughter. Andy Burn is one of the best step &mews seem here, and other turns are Patty Tote, the clever comedienne and dancer; !le Sisterly Brook/ands, duettists and acre`s; and Olga 'Bab, R.A.M., a balliedist a a beautifully pure yoke. Per next reset Mies Marie Ladle is especially enIltguand Mr. Albert Braimer takes his Sod lt on Friday, the 30th inst.  t  fwitiz