The Sun. — 1833-12-26 (London, England)

DREADFUL SUICIDE OF A WEAVER. 11.11 Tuesday night, an inquest was held at the Pitt's Head, Ireh-lane, Bethnal Green, on the body of John Poynton, "Weaver, aged 21. The deceased, who had been married ‘k""ot five months, bad ab,art ten days ago an attack of typhus fever, after which he laboured under great excitehi", and exhibited signs of derangement. On Sunday 'tht he was very restless in bed, and he frequently exclaimed " I wish I was dead." At last he gut up, and °twithstanding a friend, named Savell, a furrier, was in the room for the purpose of taking care of him, contrived draw a razor from behind a plate on the mantel-shelf. 41s then exclaimed, " Let me die," and drew the weapon tons great force across his throat, and inflicted a deep 6411, from which the blood spouted forth. Savell endea'',Ored to take the razor front him, but he grasped the ,'Odle so firmly, that be found it impossible to do so with,"t placing his band in danger of being cut off. The de,,." ssed's wife instantly jumped out of bed, and seized her "'fortunate husband by the arm, but he exclaimed, " Let Te die—let me die, and you die with me ;" and after a desperate struggle, again drew the razor across his throat. tad lll' nearly severed his bead from his body ; he fell on the (1°"• and notwithstanding the best medical aid, died in less 411 two hours. The razor was very large and sharp, "i.s°4 used for shaving silk or velvet. The deceased's wife itts severely cut in attempting to take the razor from him. DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT THE LEAZES'I4tRAcit.--An accident, producing most melancholy 'oOntequences, took place at the Leazes-terrace on Thurs-oeiY morning last. Six labourers, in the employment of r- Grainger, were in the act of carrying along the scaffolding of the new buildings a stone weighing about cwt., when the deals forming that part of the scaffold 41 suddenly gave way, and the whole were precipitated ,`0 the ground from a height of upwards of 30 feet. Wil iiiatEl Murray was killed upon the spot ; Robert Cunningant and George Kennedy were removed to the Infirmary; Cunningham is since dead, and very little hope is entertwined of Kennedy's recovery. W. Newton and J. llarday Were removed to their own homes, and both are since dead, The sixth man, Edward Moore, is but slightly hurt. On the afternoon of the same day an inquest was "eld at Mr. Thompson's, Leazes Tavern, on the body of Murray, before Mr. Fife, coroner, who minutely ex. 'l''oined the witnesses as to the sufficiency of the scaffold;thethe mode of its construction, and the materials Of Which it was composed. The witnesses were unani. "1 ously of opinion that the scaffolding was fully sufficient, it being constructed with a view to enable it to bear tliore weight than would ever have to come upon it; and ode of them stated that he was one of nine men who bad 4 touch heavier stone upon it a few days before than the "e which was on when the accident occurred. The ‘•ienesses could give no account of the cause of the acci le"; some of the horizontal supporters, called "needles," -"d given way, but whether they were broken by the fall, ,°,.! broken in the first instance, could not be ascertained. the Jury, after a short consultation, returned an unaniInoue verdict of Accidental Death," stating, at the same time, that no blame could he attached to any one connected with the building, either in the construction of the scaffolding, or the materials of which it was composed. Olurray has left a wife and one child ; Newton a wife and two children; and Hardy a real objects of commiseration, wile and three children; al; and to whom, we have no doubt, the sympathy and benevolence of the public will he extended. It is woi thy of notice, and a matter high 'y creditable to Mr. Grainger and his different foremen, that, 4,bidbt the exten-ive works carried forward by Mr. Grainger for many years, this is but the second accident of epoaequence that has ocenrred,.../Verucast/e Journal.  same  felt , &c.  and l the e for early partir the  own, coinhood wing Daily