Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1867-03-02 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

SUICIDE OF A CHEMIST.  An inquest has hen held at Aliddleabro' on the body of John Jackson, a chemdd, who had been found dead in his shop, on Friday afternoon. The following evidence was given:— Elizabeth Cooperthwalte said: Deceased was thirty years of age. About twelve months ago he commenced baldness In Commercial street as a chemist and druggist On Mon. day morning I wits him go Into his shop. The shatt,s were not taken oown then, and the shop has remained closed until Fricay, when It was broken open by Inspector Skelton. I don't think he did much business, for he told ran a while ago that he could hardly make what would keep him in tobacco.  inspector -Skelton said On Friday afternoon I went to ; the deceased'. shop, and broke open the door, which was locked from the inside, I found the decemed lying on the shop floor, and he had the appearance of having been dead come thee I found a glass and bottle standing on the counter close to where he was lying. I searched his clothes and the shop, but cell not find any money. In a desk I found a 'Awn ticker for a gold warels which had been pledged for 41 Th ticket Is dated September last The shop Is pretty well stocked In the room where he alept there was only an old common wooden bedstead with come straw MI it, and a pair of old trousers, coat, and waistcoat for covering. Jonathan Dickemon, Burgeon to the police force, said he had made spoof mortern examination lie was satisfied that the deceaseo had oleo from having swallowed a quantity of MI of bitter almonds.  - -The Jory returned the following verdict—That the deceawii diet from having taken a large dome of oil of titter &Lalonde, while in an unwound state of mind.  for Ward, through you, • moss n inute detail Of she Whole eircumstances In ermnectiou with the execution of Arthur Wellington, the mai general being desirous of having this affair thorton,hly thy. nitrated ; for no doubt but • report of serious nature will eventually reach the authorities in Borland, perhaps furnishing a matter of discussion In Parliament.  To this Colonel flobbe Bent the following rejoinder : I directed a section of ten men to discharge their rifles, Which had got wet, at this man, who was placed at • distance of 400 yalm a with his back to a tree, whether tied to It or not I cannot say of my own personal his wledge had some of the rifles not missed fire, death most have been instantaneous, and much quicker 9..1i less cruel than hanging; he was placed on • hill, in order that every other prisoner and special constable should see the fate of a man whom I described In my despatch as combhing the three qualities of muro ere r, cannibal, and Obleman. No attempt was Made to torture the man : my first letter explains. I think, fully, the reasons why the bullets fell short, viz the powder being wet many men who were shotat a distal cent forty yards lived longer than Arthur Wellington. If a copy of the report of this case I. sent IO me, I Will Most willingly give say particulars which will more than satisfy any parliamentary Inquiry. The time of execution was, I think, about two pm. the men knelt at Mr. Patterson'. barbiche ; fired up hill. The gun being eery pnereagi set tile time. I withdrew, sod Captaln 1e,e1.1 retrielne.l I enclose him report, as it appears from your letter that the particulars of this execution are going to England. • - Cul. Hobbs added that he hoped the matter would he fully investigated in Parliament, feeling assured as he did that the investigation would aid lustre and rcnown to the British army and the 6th Royal Itegi• ment in particular.  Captain Field's report was in the following terms :  I have the honour to state that Colonel Hobbs, the night before the prisoner was executed, orated that he intone/el to test the power of the Enll.l rifle at long range The following day, at ained two o'clock in m., the prisoner was taken up a hill, a distance of 400 yards, or thereabout., and tied to a tree, 'The provose ern:rant In charge of the prisoner acted as a marker, and signalled the seventh shot as having passed through the said rebel's throat, the ninth or tenth shot entered his heart or thereabouts 1 beg also to state that, as far as superintending the execution, I was in charge of the party, and carried out the commanding ntileer s Instructions.