Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1881-08-13 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

THE SHOCKING SUICIDE AT DENTON.  INQUEST.  On Friday afternoon last, at the Chapel House Inn. Stookport-road, Denton, an inquest was held before Mr. F. Price, district coroner, on the body of James Daniels, who committed suicide by hanging on Tnursday morning last, the full particulars were gins in our last issue. Ellen Daniels said the deceased is my hueban,. It is a week to-night (irriday) since 1 last new him alive. I left him at No. 60 Hyde-road. :le was a carter in tile employ of Moore. James sea William Leas, Town dune Brewery. He was 44 years old last birthday. He had been thinking heavily, and constantly for the last five mouths to that extent that I could not live with him. tie did not abuse me, but used a great deal of bad language. I and my daughter left him, and took some of the furniture with no on the 29th of July. It was on that day that I last saw him alive about 415 in the afternoon. On tiie 28th, he threatened to kill me, and town make uway with himself, but that was only when he was in drink. When he was ~ober he was right enough, and regretted very often what he had said. I WILB staying at a friends at Gorton when the circumstance occurred", A Juror How is it he in here? Why is be not at your house? Witness I was not at home at the time!  And is your idea to bury him? Witness Yes, I sull bury him, and have hint taken to him owe home t Mary Inn Daniels the next witness said newel is my father. I am now living with my mother. Last Friday, the 29th, I went to live with James Eaton, in Sydallmtreet, off Hyde Road. I am a hat trimmer by ttade. My father came to see me at my lodgings on Tuesday night. He wu drank at the time He did not stay above two minutes when he came to the door, he said he wanted to see me and called me outside. He mid.' it was all right," " he had seen enough. " He also said "he would go and drown himself. " Be one [smiths lie and I, were present at the time, and I was the only person that heard him give those expressions. That was the last time I saw his alive. I went to the top of the street to see if I could see him, but I eould not discern him anywhere about. I think he had drunk his senses sway, and he had not been in his right mind at times, for three months past in oonsequenos of drink. William Morrie said : I live at 28 Acre-street, Denton. I am a cuter in the employ of Messrs. James and William Lees. Town Lane Brewery, Denton. I have known the deceased about three years. He has been in the habit of taking drink in large quantities ever since I knew him, but more so of late. I have not seen him alive sine. lest Monday week, (the 25th ult.) the day on which he gave up working. I am not aware that he slept in the hayloft previous to his being found there on the day of his death. About eight o'clock yesterday morning (Thursday.) I went to the hayloft for the purpose of cutting hay. It is exactly over the stables. On arrival there I found the deceased hanging by means of a rope round his neek. The rope was fastened to a beam in the loft (the rope was here produoed.) I went down to the office and told Albert Martin (a clerk) who went up with me and felt the body which was quite cold, and he appeared to have been dead some time. The body semaained hanging them anal gm polio° awl  shortly after ten o'clock. I did not welt toire the body cut down as I had to go out with my cart. I was quite satisfied that he woe dead. His feet was about two feet off the ground. He must have got on the top of the hay cutting machine, and then swung himself off after tit had festeu.d the rope round his each. There were some men in the hayloft ou the Wednesday morning previous. but if the body hid been hanging there then they must have seen him. It is ity belief that he went there sometime on Wednesday, and secreted himself till the clowe of the day and then committed the act. A Juror: Have you heard that he was seen in Hyde between eight and nine o'clock on Wednesday evening? Witne.ss : Yes! . .  Did you see him on the Thursday morning be— fore? No Have you ever heard him express his intention of killing himself?  -No I Ile had been discharged, had he not? Tea! but be hal been taken on again. Who locks the stables up at night? Mr. Thomas Lee I And do you t link he saw him? No, I do not think so!  After the nvidence had been duly considered the jury returnei a verdict of "Suicide whil.t it a state of temporary iassuity, induoed by excessive drinking."