Liverpool Weekly Courier. — 1893-10-07 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

SUICIDE OF A ST. HELENS  PUBLICAN.  Early on Wednesday morning William Peat, of Unita Hotel, Hali-street, St. Helena, committed suicide by hanging himself with • rope in a nuaohlartuse attached to the Washy. The unfortunate fellow hid kept the house for about mg years, but in December last tie was convicted for drankentiess. His name appeared on the black hot at the recent licensing sesiona, but the licence waa renewed to him. Since then, boweier, from that and other came, Mears. Granath Wnitley,auff Company, brewers, from w lie 21 be tented the house, gave him notice to quit at the end of the mouth. He ha• been very low-spirit since, and went to bui on Tuesday night between six and oeven o'clock. He gitup at five o'clock on Wednesday morning. Mre. Pent Oallle down at 6 30, but not finding him about thought he had gone for a walk. At? 30 she went into the uoachhouse, and we, there horrified to find hint hanging film the toot. She ant the servant for assistance, and a men named :lan Smith came and lifted hint down. Dr, Forquemin WllB ant for, and on his arrival pronounced life extinct. The deceased was formerly a joiner with Mr. Harrison, builder, mad s as usually a very quiet man. Mr. thighouse held are inquest at the Townhall, St. Helens, on Thursday, on the body of W illiain Peet, 49 years of ego, late l'uldlerd of the Union Hotel, Hell.street, who euminitied suicide on Wednesday by hanging hinreli with • rope in the coarilthouse attached to his premises. Inepector Goodall walchell the case on behalf of the police. Mi. J. Cook appeared fur the relatives of the deeessed, and Mr. Garner (hum the office uf Reams. J. 0. and W. Swift) appeared for Mariam Groenall, Whitley, and Company, brewers, the owners of the Union Hotel. 'Die first witness put into the box wee Min Sarah Jane Fret, the widow, who said that ahe last taw her huiniand alive at five o'clock on Wednesday morning in the bedroom. She getup raised at 630, and when she came down oho went in march oh her huobiand, sod found him hanging by a rope from a beam on the , ceiling of the coacellotion. She could only account for hia haring taken away his life owing to his having received notice in quit the home Re got the notice to quit on Friday last, and that seemed to prey on hie [Mud. n• had no other trouble that elle knew of, and fibers' was nothing to arouse her suspicion that he would take away his life. In imply to Mr. Cook, Mrs. Peet said that her husband had never rested since he got the notice, and after that was much different it, his rnatmer than previously. Mr. Garner r I don't wont to distress you, Mrs. Peet, but this was not the first notice your . . . .  husband recei seri The Coroner.—l always confine the jury to their province. We are not hero to ferret out any other question. Kr. Garnet I won't pursue the inquiry any further. The Coroner—there in no need to go iuto such detail. , Mc. Cook.—There in no suggestion that the notice tens not deserved. The COCOner.—l don't want to hear whether the notice was limerved or undeserved. John Smith, 25, Dukii-street, said he was on Wednesday morning._nnar the Union Hotel, when he heard that Mr. Peet had hung 134131.011. He went into the ooirobhuune and saw Mr. Peet hanging by a rope from a hook, and he Lifted him down. He wan hanging two feet from the ground. There was • treede about a yard away upon which the unfortunate man had evidently mounted to hang himself. That being all the eVide42" the Conan.: laid it was • very painful duty which was cast upon heir tfhettowjutrlwntsomainnquuind'e" into thu r oirtuantih o - I num... It was plain that the unfortunate mars had taken away his own life, and the question was whether be was in • sound or unsound bate of mind at the time. The law presumed livery man to be cane until the oc iitrary wan proved. When • man took away his life bemuse he had had notion to quit his house, there could not be much more evidence than that hie mind was unhinged. eurnsider:ag that every day Iciest of them had greater In lets and tribuletione than that, they could no•have etroorer evidence to justify them in saying that he was of uwereind mind. The juiy returned • verdict of " Smuide while tempoeerily insert.'