The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1880-01-03 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

DETERMINED SUICIDE OF A YOUNG MAN AT COVENTRY.  On Monday afternoon an inquest was held at the Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital, before Mr. Coroner Dawes, on the body of a young man named Alfred Doyle, an iron turner and titter, who lived in Orey-friars'-lane. The body of the deceased was identified by his father, Samuel Wolf Doyle, who stated that his son was 23 years of age. Mary Ann Crump, single woman, said the deceased had lived with her for nearly two years. He had been out of work for three months, and during part of that time he had been very odd and strange in his manner. On Friday last, witness did not think he was right. is his mind, but there was nothing in his actions that led her to think that he intended to destroy himself. Between five and six o'clock on Friday evening lie went out. Before he left home he asked witness not to go out as he wanted to see her in half-an-hour. The witness made him no reply. In about ten minutes he returned. Witness was then standing in the street, and deceased went to her and said he wanted to speak to her. She went into the house with him, and he told her to fetch a neighbour, for he had poisoned himself. He was in great pain. He pulled a bottle out of his pocket, -and said he had taken some of the contents. The witness sent for a neighbour, and Police-constable Wright also went into the house. Police-sergeant . .  Go11;3- was fetched, and the deceased was removed to the hospital. The deceased had never threatened to destroy himself, but witness was of opinion that being out of work dwelt on his mind.  Police-constable Wright said that about half-past six o'clock on Friday night he was called to Doyle's house. He and the last witness were in the house together, and two women were also present. The witness saw that the deceased was ill, but when asked if he had taken anything, he said he had not. The deceased complained that WAS in great pain. Wright asked the last witness if the deceased had taken anything in her presence, awl she said he had not. She did not tell witness that the deceased had said that he had taken poison. The witness went at once to the police-station awl gave information to Sergeant Golby, and in about halfan-hour he was called to the house again. He found blood issuing from the deceased s mouth, and he went again for Sergeant Golby. It was on the second occasion of witness attendance that the deceased admitted that he had taken poison, but he did not point out the bottle, and say that that was what he had taken. Police - sergeant Golby said he was called .to the deceased's house at a little before . . .  7 seven o'clock on Friday night. He went rlirectly, and in the presence of the last wit Less deceased said he had taken aquafortis. Witness asked where the bottle was, and deceased 7 lifted his hand and nodded his head towards a tabh,..and the witness Crump then handed him . the bittle. The witness ascertained from the deceased that he purchased the aquafortis at a chemist's shop at the corner of Much Park-street. Witnees. sent for Dr. Read, and went to the ehemist asking the bottle with him. In answer to his quo:signs the chemist told him that a young man had bought 2dy. worth of asinafortis from his . shop ; anti 4/olby toll 16m that /chic man had taken some.of the acid and was very IL He also asked what he had better do under the cirenmstances. The chemist told him to administer chalk and - water. Witwess ran back and mived some chalk and water es.l gave it to the decutssesi, and Dr. Read then .artived and came upstairs Alfred Henry Newton, chemist, Earl...street, said the dereased .emie to his shop between four and five o'clock cc Friday afternoon. He brought a bottle with him and purchased two penvyworth of aquafortis. Witness put the auortis• into the bottle, and labeled it "Poison." The &eeased appeared to be cult° rational in his manner. The deceased's father was recalled, and ateined that his son used aquafortis in his business. Dr. Read, 11..R.C.5., said he was called to. She deceased's residence at about a quarter past seven, He found the deeeroltd in a state of collapse and in great pain in the throat and bowels. He won retching rool trying to vomit. He threw up the chalk and water which Golby had administered. ' Witness arranged for the deceased's removal to the hospital, and saw him ones afterwards. The :_symptoms were' in accordance with poisoning by mitric acid, and there was no doubt that death • resulted from such poisoning.  Dr. Henry Davis, temporary house suiTeon at the hospital, said the deceased was admitted to the Hospital at about half-past seven o'clock on Friday night. He died at mid-day on Saturday. Witness had since inaile-a pos. n • -tem examination, and found that death had resulted from perforation of the intestines, caused by nitric acid.  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