Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1884-09-06 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

ROMANTIC SUICIDE.  Me. A. Braxton Hicks, -the depoty-coroner for Westminster, London, leas held an inquiry at the Board-voom, Peland-street, Oxford-etreet, touching the death of Leon Ursano, otherwise Unterntann, aged 20, a waiter, who committed s icide at the Hottl Florence, Great WindmillStreet. David Marcovich, a reetaurant-keeper, residing at 50, Greet Alie-street, Whitechapel, stated that he had known the deceased about six months. He was a native of Jasey, a town In Roumania, and came from Paris a few menthe ago. He had seemed strange in his manner for some time, and had esprmeed a desire to throw himself into the Thames. If Hamm had never heard him speak nit woman named Johnson. He was engaged as a waiter at the Cafe Royale in Regent-street. Jessie Edwards, a a:omestic servant at the Hotel Florence, deposed that the deceased had lodged there during the past four months. He occupixl the top floor front room. she now him on the Saturday afternoon, when he was in the dining•room writing some letmrs. Ile then seemed very cross. On the previous night he had told her that he was going to get married ton servant at 2ki, Glasehouse.street. Joaeph Bergomi, a waiter at the Hotel Florence, eel I that the deceased occupied his bedroom. At a quarter to five on the Saturday morning be was lying down, when he was suddenly awoke by the report of firearms. Upon getting up he saw Ureano lying on the door with a wound in his mouth and a revolver by hie side. A policeman was immediately called in. Witness had never heard him mention a Miss Johnson. Police-constable Galloway, 13 C Reserve, stated that he was shown the body of the deoeam I. Life was quite extinct. There was blood flowing front his mouth. The revolver produced woe lying near him. One of the chambers had been recently discharged. Upon marching the clothing of the deceased, witness found a letter !addressed to Leon Creams, SO, Warily.target; in the following terms: "Leon,—l am sorry to say that I shall not be out to-night. I will le able to me yen on Thursday night at 10 o'clock. If you ran get net before will you 11l me? Thank. very much for your pretty pictures. Sorry to bear you are so misersble.-1 remain yours truly, E. • J0n,..." 'rho, followed some crosses representing kisses. Them was also a letter in the dece aseal's handwriting addressed as Mille. E. Johnson, Chatham" It was in ',renal, and was read by an interpreter as follows "My dear Johnson,-1 have been now three time. to ( hathaan to find you, bat it is impossible. Now 1 have decided to kill myself, ne I cannot live without seeing you. I leave you happy.—Your friend, Loos Unsaeo." A third letter addressed to "My Friends "react thus: "I die, but happy, because it is for Miss Johneon. I leave yea all more happy than myself." It was then given in evidence that the deceased had mentioned the fact that Miss Johnson had gone to live at Chatham, and that he did not know her address. Dr. Judge stated that the cause of death was a pistol-shot wound in the head. I'e could not final the bullet. The Deputy Coroner said there could be no cloubt that the deceased committed suicide because he was unable to find the young woman Johnson; and the jury returned a verdict of Se Temporary insanity."