The Blackpool Herald. — 1876-10-20 (Blackpool, Lancashire, England)

SUICIDE PROM LI/THAII PIER.—The adjourned inquest was held At the Talbot Hotel, Lytham, before Mr. W. Gilbertson, on Saturday. Thos. Davies, a goods porter, from Preston, identified the body as that of his sister, Mary FToyle, wife of Xoslina Hoyle, who v, as once a spinner at Preston, but WM lune in America. Theea,e.,l arul witness' wife resided together and kept an eating' house, at No. 39, Lord-street, Preston. Deceased had been parted from her IMsband ten years, and Joshua Hoyle was over last summer and visited the eating-house, but deceased did not let her husband know she recognised him. On Thursday last deceased was in her house all right, but on the following morning she was missing, and nothing more was heard of her until witness saw the account of the suicide in the Preston newspapers. Deceased had been in a low despairing way for eight or nine weeks, but he did not think she was troubled about her husband. Dr. Hall had told witness some two years ago that deceased's nerves were completely shattered. Deceased went away from home for a few weeks once or twice before. Everything seemed a trouble to his sister, who said she was going oat of her mind. Deceased was 40 years of age. The jury returned a verdict that Mary Hoyle committed suicide whilst irra state of unsound mind. •  audacity to publish such s, tissue of falsehoods, considering that most of the parties who were in the club at its formation and are well acquainted with its history are still in the neighbourhood, and ready to oive a flat denial to almo,t every statem•mt Ihe has made in his letter. I shall, botve‘er, leave the statements that concern the club as a kaly in other hands to deal with, and as briefly as possible confine myself to those 'that concern myself personally: In the first place Mr. B. asserts that he himself asked me on several occasions to perform, and that I replied I had made up my mind not to go on the stage any more. I quite admit Mr. B. having requested me on several occasions to perform in a dramatic entertainment, but my reply invariably was, that if he got up an entertainment for any charitable object, I would perform with pleasure, but that I never had nor would be connected with any entertainments where the proceeds were not handed to a charity; to which Mr. B. replied that he would be very sorry to take the trouble of getting up an entertainment for the lifeboat, or any other society of the kind, as he had had quite.enotigh of that, and he believed the members should have a pic-nie, or some other amusement with the proceeds. I quite dissented from this view of the matter, hence my refusal to act. It was distinctly understood that the proceeds of all entertainmeats by the members should be handed to the life-boat, and were, in my time as an active member, so intended.  Mr. B. asserts that I now state that I never resigned the stage managership, (I certainly did and was very glad to get rid of it,) and I tell Mr. Brandon plainly that he states an untruth in asserting that I say I did not. I never said so to him, nor to any other person; I give this a flat contradiction, and challenge him to produce any person to whom I ever said. so. But what all this has to do with, the present dispute between the members of the Ingoldsby Dramatic Club and himself I am at a loos to know, save that Mr. Brandon has attempted to throw dust in the eyes of the public, and to draw their attention from his own attempted shabby trick on the old members. But then Mr. E. J. Brandon does not reedgpise members, nothing so trifling, he is a club in himself; but I fear I will occupy too much of your space to reply further. My sympathies are certainly with the old members, who Mr. Brandon attempted to put out of existence by the exercise of an unlimited amount of cheek. The Ingoldsby Dramatic Club had every right to inform the public that their name was being used without their consent, and that the entertainment announced was not by them. As to how this announcement should have been made we may differ, and the matter may not have COBS the Ingoldsby Dramatic Club much- consideration, but the public will not dispute their right to make the announcement. I am convinced that some of the members of what is called the new Ingoldsby Dramatic Club, do not yet comprehend the injustice attempted to be done by Mr.-Brandon to the old members.  Mr. Brandon is not bashful in informing the public of his having worked so hard for the society; this is another untruth. The only entertainment got up by Mr, Brandon, not on behalf but in the name of the club, was "Fraud and its victims." The allusion to a disagreeable quarrel at Stalmine comes with a very bad grace from Mr. Brandon, who was the primary cause of it. I leave the public, Sir, to form their own con. elusions as to the remainder of Mr. Brandon's assertions. I am, yours obliged, WM.