The Herald of Wales. — 1889-06-15 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

HER LIFE WITH RAT POISON. from Annaclare. The train connected of no A sad story of a young girl's suicide was told fewer than 14 carriages and a guard's van, and at the London Hospital on Tuesday evening. it was drawn by only one engine. All the ear- Hannah Perrin was only 14 years old, and lately stages were crammed with ezearrsionistes and the lived with her parents at 3, Bedford-street, drain upouthecouplinga must have been snot- Mile-end. About a fortnight ago her mother mous. The break occurred asxmarsepossibleinthe merpected the girl was emulate, and took her to centre of the train, !seven carriages being re- Dr. Blackwell, who confirmed her suspicions. leased by it. These descended with terrific Her daughter appeared very much upset at the speed, and the runaway carriages were still discovery,but neverthreatened to commit suicide. dashing down the incline when they met the On Wednesday evening she went to bed, and ordinary- train from Armagh to Newry as it the next morning the mother took her a cup of isorrauenc.ed to climb the same-gradient. The coffee and a slice of toast. Returning an halm engine of the tatter train was hurled bodily off later, she found the girl had not touched either the line, sift the two rear carriages of the run- the coffee or the toast. At her mother's away part of the first train were smashed request she took a little coffee and then almost literally into matehwood. The embank- asked for some salt, as she' felt sick. mensat the point where the collision took place She began to ramble in her talk, It from sixty to seventy feet high, and some of and fell back in the bed. Dr. Kay was tent for, the wreckage and a few bodies were thrown and said she had a fit, and advised her removal down its tide with great violence. The to the London Hospital, where the died on Fribalk of the wreckage and nine-tenths day. The girl had been keeping company with of. the victims were, however, found a youth named Edwin James Pocock, of Clark Within a limited area wound the actual scene of street, Stepney, employed at a coffee house in the catastrophe. Most of the people in the lest Commercial road. He is 17 years old next kerogarriages were killed outright. 17.311:[ pot- August. Ho had known the girl about a year. sons—two men and two young girls—were d He told the coroner he did not know her condiout from beneath the overturned engine, which tion until Monday night. He had never had. was twisted and battered beyond recognition, any immoral connection with her. On Thursday After the first terror and help came or Friday week she showed him some phosphorLela:Anne° service of especial' and most ma paste in a bottle, She said she would rat value geing rendered by a body of the some on a piece of bread. He said to ger roy7ai Irish Rifles, who arrived upon the scene "Don't tell such denies. You know you are noi with their stretchers and full ambulance eqnip- going to do it." Two or three girls were Frement. Every available car in Armagh and the sent when that took place, and they said they district was requisitioned, awl they were, kept went with her to buy the poison. He did not employed for hours in conveying the killed and thiek his sweetheart was going to take thepoison, injured into Armagh. The ordinary train was as she was laughing at the time. going at a fair speed when the driver first The mother recalled, dated that her daughter caught sight of the runaway carriages coming had told her that Pocock was not the father of: down the incline. He at once shut off steam, her child. She had said the father was a mid- i and, applied all the available brake-power. Then shiPosan, but she would not tell her the name. seeing that the collision oottlel not possibly be That morning she found the letter produced averted, he and his,firtniasteshauted out with all under the sofa. It was from Pocock. In it he thole might, and jumped off, their train then stated he wanted a night off, "you know what being-almost at a standstill. All the passengers night." The letter also referred to a young hi the ordinary train received a seems shaking, man named Ben, and went on to say he was but not one of them waiinirt beyond a bruise or glad she had told him all. A female two. The fireman, William Herd, injured hisfoot, companion of deceased told witness that bat noteesnously. Thepasigersintheomlinamy on 'Tuesday deceased dropped a letter train rendereLainstance in treating thesdead out of the window, which said, "I and wean:stied ; but some of them were tqp am worried to death. I think I shall go mad." rotherved to be Of much help. The spectacle sEr. Harry Corner, house physician at the Lou. was, in truth, sufficient totry the nervesof the don liespital, said when deceased was admitted strongest, for, in addition to the actual sight of she was insensible, very blue, and restless.the crushed and battered dead, theee were the There‘was some black fiend, which was like soot heartrending scenes which. were senteW ITO -and water, in her mouth, and some was on her pa:cowry of almost everybody. _Esrey se ..e.s.flightdresa. She was &rear six months advance amonerilicjse who weresimmed reves or muTee lacy. The muse of death was probably ~ and the ithanificatiff vim Macro with pefaordng imer Cer said this pg:if harifeed &trek-Nita other Mitni- wits a ease that should be further inquired of poignant eiicfccW. Rajority and in adjftaineisteras decided on. . _ . _  tation."