The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1883-06-05 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

ASC. We e t butt follow for he it indeed moat indefatigable in his exertions ti make this C• 01.0 a moors.. A aid . wait very peettily r.n.leset hr Mims %Una. Tome., and at the cmcgusion of the meeting •me tionlier ince literature wag again given away. Ti.. I/oy. id, .1. Maio. ie t • be the chairman on June 4tb. Tuesilay a mivit melancholy case of suicite by hanging ea, perrett tail by a native of laaac 'oiling, and brother to John Collin., who co omit. eil suiciiie by hanging on the same date li•V 29t11) • ~,,, nth sgo, the date &le) of the Corfe Cradle murder. 11, was seen 1.7 POMO children. who went to play is aat sit as the q...rry, hanging, aml they gave an alarm, and mune quarrymen Who were clime at bent gill kiv cut him down, hut life was : foetid to be extilict.—The inqu at was held upon ' the lily of bate Coliinit by the c .rifler of Wareham and lale of Purbeck ox Wednesday aft-rooon, the jury being %teams. flitter, J. Ms. ratchell. Bamum. J. Piteous, it. Haul., J. Dorey. L Bawer, J. Burt, J. Beads, cal Sergeant Hooke. Mr. hillier being chosen f .reman.—The fir•t witness calle I was John Tome.', • qiumrymen, who said : I knew basic C •bins, and last saw hius alive on Tumdav m 'reins, jut befor • seven o'clock. Ha came through the cowry where I was at work. Be said to me " lin oat is that yon ? " I said "Yes, are you going to work ?" unsaid '' 8 . far a. Ido know." He made somo remark. att int the weather and named on. I have known him ill hit life, hut never saw anything peculiar about him—Jam-a Brown, of Hermon, last saw the dace/mod alive about hall-past ten tin the morning in qution. going into • dunned quarry, about 100 yarla from his own, but was bet nemenough to speuk to him.—A little girl of nine years of age, hut not knowing the nature of • oath, wan not sworn, said she with another little girl was going to play in an old amble by the quarries, went and pushed open the door and saw • b gly banging, but di.l not know it. She thee ran and give an alarm—Walter Br .ern. qOIITVIDIIII. if Seaaw.% sail: I erett the first after the childr n that went in. Alt int quart. repast 12 inv stater came aiol told me there wag a man hanging the itishle. I was working about:Xl yards from the plain. I wo•it iii tin Mettle mid nCW the deceased 11 in: ng to 14 rafter. I t iiat my knife ant c vight hold of him by the Aria, cll r the curd, and laid hint .lowto ..n the g.oniel. reach the rafter he ha I placed a pito of wow% Islamic two feet uudir his feet. and Who.. ;erste ii •Wor wolll'a be Shred Wren inches from the grouted. His mouth wait very dark, and lmi eye. cl moi. I loot mw him alive in Tillywhim quarry Setnr lay ,light; he was then reeling a paper. We came r out I _li v Ter • et in Bay together. Ile amid nothing to lead me to think he wee not right in hi. 'nivel. 1 have kn iwn him tide 30 years, and Also hi-, be, ther. If any ole hat asked me I 'hell hare Pail he wag not ineane.—Fdisabeth 'omen Collin., danghter of di. :caned, said : I last POW my father alive ..DI Mon lay evening when lie gime home from his work at half paat seven. Ha had Me tio, an I get town for a R.I. while, and then went t lied. I dii not see Min •gain ; did not heir him leoVe t e holme in the ut.rning. When I got up he was gone; he has been very low quite lately. hut WU not g-verally so. Have heard him r +mirk ab tit his brother; be mentioned it to me, and mks,. " rot remember what happened on WhitMonday loot yea.," lie fat been mire quiet and resere.d than until for tile lac fornight. I think he ha I al .av• hat hi. brother .D 0 his mind. Hs was of,nn in drink, but eery quiet.—Hr. H. %V. Burt, «two-merchant, of :teenage, acid: I have known the degamed awl .11 the family for the hint 40 year. ; his mato of roied, in my opinion, hml • teinlancy to insanity. Hie father wan not, hot hie aunt hung heraelf, and her .in, 10.0 a c main an I a niece, hail been to the nylomu Hi. brother attemp.e. I suicide by hanging, but woe cu. d laa ic ,ml late hail been vi rat desponding. and he (Mr. Bert) thought the MID had had f .mily troubles, As.— After a short c insul• ratio'', the jury fount a Sir lie; of " Temporary Insanity."