The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1886-05-28 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

THE INQUEST.  Dn Monday afternoon, an inquest was held at the Police-station,•before Mr H. Cuthbertion, coroner, and a respectable jury, of whom Mr Watkin Bevan was format' upon the body of David Henry, landlord of the Knight's Arms Hotel, who committed 'suicide by cutting his throat with a carving knife early on Sunday morning, Mr W. T. Wilson, who attended on behalf of the family, stated that he knew deceased for about eighteen years. Ho was forty-four years of ago last August. Saw him last alive on Friday evening. Was of 'intemperate habits, and was suffering from the effects of drink on Friday evening. Deceased whilst in that condition was always afraid of being killed by people. Ann Wilde, upon being sworn, deposed that she was a servant at the Knight's Arms Hotel. Deceased had been drinking heavily of late, but did not see him take anything on Saturday. In fact she believed he had given up drinking about a week ago. Upon her way to bed at about eleven o'clock on Saturday night, she passed Li a room, the door of which was open She saw deceased inside. He bad previously wished her Good-night." Upon the night in question he slept alone. On Saturday, he took his food as usual; never heard him say he would do anything to himaelf. She did not hear him get up Sunday morning. She herself went down,taire about 7.30, and upon entering the kitchen saw him stretched out upon the floor in a pool of blood; turned back and called his brother-in-law, who was sleeping in the house. There was blood all over the kitchen, and in the bar by the door. ;she ' recognised elm knives produced, and said that they were in th, cupboard Saturday night. Deceased appeared to oe in a weak state on Saturday. By a Jaw • : He was not in the habit of taking anything to drink in the early morning. The body was just inside the door, there was no light in the room. By the Coroner Deceased had been drinking heavily for a couple of weeks. Could eat his food. By Sergen it Hill: Did he not kiss you and wish you good bye SMurday night? Witness : Yes, but he has done that before, after drinking. Pollee Sergeant Hill said that he was fetched by Dr James, about 8.30 Sunday morning, and went to the Knight's Arms, and in the kitchen saw David Henry layiag upon the floor, with one arm lying by his side, an t the other stretched out at right angles. There was a sheet over him, in other respects he was quite naked. He was dead; saw a large gash ia his throat, and tound a big knife between his legs, covered with frei.li blood, Went to the knife-box and discovered tht smaller knife there apart from the other knives. There was fresh blood also upon that. About the middle of the kitchen there was a largo pool of blood. In -.he bar there were two small pools; there was also a itream of blood in the direction of the cupboard. Ex imined the body, and assisted Dr James to remove Went up to the bedroom and noticed that the de ieas,cl had not been between the clothes, as the bed had not been disturbed. Deceased's clothes were lying 1.-ion the floor by the window. Dr Jamei stated that he was in practice at Perthcawl ; knew deceased, and had attended him about six months ago, for delirium tremens. He wee sent for on Sul day morning, and found deceased in the kitchen, uj en the floor dead. The body was then cold. It would be a hard matter to say positively how long deceased had been dead, as the body would cool very quickly, there being a draught passing through, rkat where it PM laying. He concluded that he had teen deed for shout an hour when he first saw him. :;Ixamined the body and found a large gash over the upper part of the windpipe from right to left, severlng this jugular veins, &c. .Deceased must have walked the .ength of the room twice after he eceremitted the deed, al his footsteps could be traced through the blood. It MIS a most detsrmined suicide. Deceased was a very hard drinker, and suffered almost continually from the effects. There was no other mark upon the body. The cause of death was exhaustion from . loss cf blood. _ _ _  _ Thu Jur— Immediately returned a verdict to the effect that. deoeas-d committed suicide whilst in an unsound et t'Le of mind. Thn font rat took place on Wednesday, and was largely attcuded. The precipitate at of the deceased has caused great sorrow to a large number of relatives and frientin.  To kill bugs, moths, fleas, and all Insects, use KEATING'S 2owratit—Unrivsdled in its certain action, Harmless to everything but inseete. Tins, 6d and la.