The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1890-02-22 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

SUICIDE OF A. .W OM A.N  On Monday, Dr. Dille held an inquest at the Coach and Horses-inn, Longford, (kept by Benjamin Lole), on the body of Ann Cramp, 58 years of age, who committed suicide on Friday night. Deceased was the widow of the late Thos. Riley Cramp, and lived with her son in Windmilllane. At the inquest the son, -Frank Cramp, s carpet weaver, stated he last saw his mother stile when he left home on Friday morning to go to work. She then seemed as well as usual. When next he saw her she was' dead. Witness had noticed no sign of depression of spirits on the part of deceased, and there seemed no trouble upon her mind ; indeed, there were no difficulties in her circumstances which might cause anxiety. He knew not how to account for the suicide, but his mother's brother, who was in the army, shot himself. She had been medically attended of late for congestion of the lungs. —Arabella Lole, wife of the landlord of the Coach and Horses, said deceased was her husband's mother. She had been poorly for some time, and witness thought she had suffered from depression of spirits. She had complained of loneliness since her last husband died. She was missed on Friday evening, and search was made for her. On Saturday morning, at seven o'clock, witness found the body in the Stone brook, about 100 yards from the bridge, in about 4ft. of water.—By the foreman (Mr. T. Courts) : There was no prospect of deceased becoming destitute.—By the Coroner : Could not say deceased had reason to go down the lane where she was found. She was only partially dressed, and the remainder of her ordinary clothes were found on the bed at home.—By a juryman: She had expressed a wish to go to the workhouse, but there was no occasion for her going. "She might have been as happy as the Queen if she minded."—Charlotte Walden also attended to give evidence, but was not called, the Coroner regarding the case as already cleared up. In summing up, Dr. Iliffe said it was evident there was something on Mrs. Lole's mind, because she went down to the water,and that and other circumstances pointed to the expectation that the self-destruction of deceased was probable. That seemed to have been the case, and he advised the jury to return a verdict of "Suicide while temporarily insane.—This the jury did.  There are now 65 cardinals. Seven of them are over 80 years of age, but the oldest of them all is Cardinal Newman, who, on Friday, will celebrate the 89th anniversary of his birth. There is said to be no foundation for the report that Prince Alexander of Battenburg was to be appointed to the command of an Austrian regiment. His recent visit to the Emperor at Budapest was to thank his Majesty for his admission to Austrian citizenship. A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office on Saturday morning, all the members being present. The Cabinet did not break up until two o'clock, a much longer sitting than usual. It le understood that the report of the Parnell Commission was under consideration.  A fatal accident occurred on Saturday at the offices of the Local Government Board, Whitehall. Two men were occupied in painting the ceiling on the top of the stairs, when the plank on which they were standing slipped, and they fell a distance of thirty feet. One was killed, and the other was so badly injured that he is not expected to recover.  1