The Commonwealth. — 1866-11-10 (London, England)

TEE FIUGHTFUL SUICIDE OF A LADY. Dr. Lankester, the coroner for the western division Iq Middlesex, held an inquiry on Tuesday into the cirtonistances touching the death of Cuarlotte Schwabe, German lady, 50 years of age, who threw herself 'tom the bedroom window of her residence, 79, Oxfordterrace, Edgwate-road, on Sunday morning last. The inquest was held in the dining•rcom of Mr. 'sohwabe, and upon the jury being sworn they proceeded to an ante-room, in which the body of the unfortunate lady lay. Upttn returning, Hermann Morris Scriwabe was called. He deposed: • am husband of the deceased. My wife was 50 years Old. lam engaged on the Stock Exchange. My wife lias not been in good health lately. She bad been salTering from ntrvous excitement. I called Dr. Harper qi about a fortnight ego to see her. The Coroner: Did your wife ever threaten to make tmay with herself ? , *Witness: Well, I can't charge myself to say that; out ehe night have said occasionally, "1 with I was dead."  Coroner: We all know that she threw herself from the window. Now, do 3ou think she could have known 'What she was doing P „ Witness: Well, when she left the breakfast table there was nothing in her demeanour to cause me to ,think otherwise than that she knew what she was wring, Connor: When did this happen. Witness: On Sunday morning I and my daughter ?Sine home to breakfast, and after we had been some time downstairs my wife came down. bhe looked 'Very ill, and I remarked, 'lt is a fine morning, we intuit have a wala in the nark;" to which any wife "Oh no, not I." She spoke as it it would be much for her. I then said, We must have our ?Gusin one day to dine with us." To this she replied, Oh, no; how can we have him to dine hem, situated I am." I replied, " Well, my dear, you have 48 good servants as anybody; but women don't know when they are well off." But I did not say this with anY degree of acrimony. A few minutes after this rey Wife got up, and walked oat of the room. After being absent sonic time I sent my daughter to ace where her taarnma was, and a lamentable scream from her soon afterwards disclosed tie horrible fact that my poor Vire had thrown herself cut of the window. (The witness hero burst into tears, and appeared to acutely feel the ealemity that had befallen his family.) , The Coroner s. Have you any reason to suppose that .ltsanity exists in the family P —Well, yes. I know 'bat my wife's aunt was insane. William John Bird, a eebnete, deposed: Last Smarty Inorning about ten o'clock, I was told that a lady was hanging by some railings in Oxford.terrece. I went tire, and found the lady lying with her head on the railinge. Two of the spikes acre broken, but one was ;Zane entire y. Jaatiee Inurray deposed: I NVII9 trivsng by the :1011E0 about twenty minute 3 to ten tido re, awl saw the lady bins as described. She Was bleeding from a wound in the head. I called for assistaece, and a cab. blan and the gentleman of the house came out, and aseisted to carry the lady in. Mired Pullen, a servant in the iervice of Mr. 'aliwribe, deposed that he heard a screem shor,ly °fore ten o'clock on the morning in question. None 13it the servants saw Ufa deceased lady before this ,4101,ened. He toek her hot water up ta her door as that morning, but did not knock at her door, ()sane°, he was gem rally awake. b Coroner: Hack you otreerveo that Mrs. Schwabe had vten. low.Fpirited ?—Witnes : No, sir. She appealed f.tlr comfortable. On Saturday there were ECM° f4enda dining with her and Mr. Schwabe, and elie 4"nEd very happy; indeed, she came down into a kitchen after her guests had gone and said she was pleased with the manner in which the dinner had Pn served up. She was dressed differently on 111111 day morning to what she was ordinarily dressed. a wore the acme dress she had worn the previous 4 glIt• She had been unwell during the past fortnight, appeared reetlees. She used to tell us things and ssen say she did not. Her memory failed her. White, surgeon' 20, Oxford-terrace, Edgwaredepoeed that be had examined the injuries ensee o 1 by the lady. There was a severe cam pound Ilaestnre of the skull, and the brain was protruding. rtli4t right leg was broker: below the knee and her left tse'gh fractured. Death must have been instara -eases. The Coroner here briefly summed up the feats, and %le'4'3 Jury returned a verdict—" That Cearlotte eslewabe came by her death by throwing herself from are.°Pad-floor window, but that when she did so she In an uneound state of mind."