The Herald of Wales. — 1890-01-18 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

SUICIDAL MANIA.  Joseph Kasai, said to be a Russian nobleman who wee exiled in 1863 for ten years, hat cernnetted euicide m New York, where he had resided for many years. . It is announced at Rome that Senor Carvaleo Prostee, Portuguese consul at Genoa, has ooze. mitted suicide, in a fit of mental aberration, by ebooting himself with a revolver. Major Urquhart, paymaster of the 3rd and 4th battalion Worcesterehire Regiment, committed suicide on Saturday morning by shooting himeelf through the brain. He had been depressed owing to recent illness. 1 At the Norton Barracks, Worcester, an inquest was held on Monday, touching the death of Major Urquhart, paymaster to the Worceeter Regimental District. The evidence showed that ho had been much depressed in mind by illness; that he got up on Saturday morning when unattended, went into another room, where he found a revolver, end then returned to his bedroom and shot himeelf in the month. A verdict of suicide r.hilst temporarily insane was returned. About a quarter to two o'clook Thursday afternoon a man threw himself an upper window of a house in Gray's-inn-road on to the pavement below, a distance of about forty feet. He was immedietely picked up by the police and taken to the Royal Free Hospital; but on arriving there it was found that he was dead. , On Friday Mr. Harry Moore, a well-known 1 chemist and druggist of the High-street, Brierley Hill, Birmingham. was found dead in his bed, and, from appearances, it would appear that he, had committed suicide. Mr. Moore roee OP).ty and went from his bedroom to the 110-:0 and then back again, being but partis, ~b4.,,d. No . - Men • thought of evil r,-,.. roi--' . d2(.1. 1,,,,.°".746..-..own- to breakfast at a la, '„,.,ti. g , ---; - ..-grat with the abets wnllit. A bottle said ed. but when 1, ' I'..w-oaa warm,haveoon taiimudedmpearuis.delc aiaciddawt aso..efoimsadmo.n.dthe dressing-table, read when discovered the body but it was too late. Mr. Moore, who Wives a widow and family, ban kept a 'ergo shop in the town for over twenty years, and he was wellI known in the district. _ . _  On Friday morning Captain John Ramsey Maul, living at The Batch, Bridgnorth, with hie aged mother, shot himeelf with a revolver. The deceased rone about eight o'clock, and had his breakfast at nine. He then went into the ecollery, and not being seen for some time, his mother made her way to the scullery, and there found her son lying dead, with a revolver tightly clenched in his right hand. Several shots were found to have penetrated the scullery doors. The revolver with which the deed was committed was new, and it is presumed was bought on the previous day by the dineasod. He had always been eceentno in hie manner. The deceased woe a single gentleman, about flfty-five, and two , years ago resigned his commission in the 49th Foot. For thirty years he was employed in the War Office, and was much respected. His mother, who is seventy years of age, is lying dangerously ill from the shock. Clement Flint, a bright lad of eleven years7of age, son of a well-known lawyer in San Francisco, run away from home on Tuesday. Mr. Flint at once communicated with the police, and hinnielf walked about the streets of the city in the hope of coming acres hie son. its he was walking down a side street, he saw the boy, and at once called out to him. Clement turned round, and seeing his father, at once started running at full speed. The father followed in pursuit, calling out as he ran that the boy should be forgiven. The father gained upon the runaway, who, fleeing that he would be inevitably captured, darted into a doorway, drew a revolver, and shot himself in the head. Tho horrified father reached his eon just in time  to tote hitn—in his arms and see him: die  strangest part of the sad affair is that the lad was always an affectionate and obedteast son, and had a ha; py home and it &agent panmta.