The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1869-01-29 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

DISTRESSING CASE OF SUICIDE.  A singular series of filets were elicited at a coronet's inquest held by Mr. Payne, at the Tower Tavern, Tower. street, Borough, respecting the death of Mrs. Eleanor South, aged thirty-three years, who committed suicide through grief brought on by the Inn of a lover, who died shortly after baring ben struck by her husband. It would appear that the deceased was a very band. some woman, and that fourteen years ago she was engaged to be married to a Frenchman, whose name was purposely withheld from the public. After keeping corn. patsy for four years, she and her lover were separated, an i they never met until about live weeks ago. Daring tho interim the deceased got married to a printer, but she never told him anything about her former lover, and for eight years they lived happily together. One night her husband askril her to go and get his supper beer, and she left his lodgings for that purpose. Upon entering  . , the Tower Tavern she saw her femur lover talking to a girl. When he perceived her he left the girl and spite to her. After that they had several meetings, and the deceased complsieed very much to her husband of anxiety and pains in the head. Haring her illness he was very kind to her, and he never suspected that bite had met a former lover. The rest of the story of this sad case is test told in the words of the witnesses. Richard South, the husband, stated that on l'horsday week, finding that his wife was not at home, be went to look for her, and he found her speaking to a Frenchman, for whom, he was sorry to any, she had a very great attachment. When he saw them speaking he could not stand quietly by, so he struck the Frenchman severely. At that time the Frenchman was ill, and the day after he received the blows he became worse. Ile died in a few clays, but witness could not say what he died of. On Saturday, at 12 o'clock, the deceased heard that the Frenchman was buried, and she became like one that was mad. She told him of her attachment for the dead man, and they had some words about It; she spoke to him, and he spoke to her. She was very much excited. She was in a very great deal of trouble, but it was trouble that did not concern him. On Saturday night, at twelve o'clock, she eat down on a sofa in her room, and witness sat one chair, for be thought it best to take no notice of her. He saw her tear her long hair out of her head in handfuls; bat be thought that in time she would become calm, so he did not interfere. All at once he heard the chinking of a glass, and he then saw that she was drink. log poison. He jumped from his chair and dashed the glass out of her hand; but before he was able to do so, she had drunk oil of hitter almonds. He caught bold of her, end carried her to a chemist's in the Westminster.road, but while he was holding her at the door she _ .  fainted in his arms. She was then carried to Dr. Donahoo's, where she died in two hours. Dr. Donoboo said that the deceased bad expired from the effects of a dose of essential oil of bitter almonds, a bottle of which her husband had kept in the house for five years to flavour pies. Mrs. Jane Keene said that the deceased remarked to her, "You do not know what I feel." The corona said that the case was a very remarkable and a sad one. The jury returned a verdict of " Suicide while in a state of temporary insanity."