Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram and Dorset, Somerset, and Devon Advertiser. — 1880-10-01 (Bridport, Dorset, England)

SAD CASE OF SUPPOSED SUICIDE.  On ariday afternoon Mr. Humphreys, coroner for Imam Middlesex. held an inquest at the Grafton Arms. Grafton-street Milemd. touching the death of Min &Ma 812011:::, • young ladv. aW 20, who resided with her mother at St Pinal-road. Mr. 'Lived Argent. uncle of the deceased. said that she and her mother templed apartments at his resideneo A short time ego her father died, and this seemed to prey on dormers mind. Nothing, however. was seen in her &memos: to had them to imagine that she contemplated mikado About tea on the evening of the Mud witness left the holies to post some letters. On his return he found tail, she hol gone out. Bbe had Urea all her swam animate *I her asother's business letters from her pork* gad battiest= a table, covering them over with • pialobt-haadkerehiti. The next witness sew of her was when he saw bee bay at the mortuary. About tea dsys ago. as she did net seem very well, a doctor was called in. and he advised her to leave town for • time. Elbe said, ii will notleeve mother yet wait until I am wtli&"The marriage was to have taken place In a few weeks dine. Obssies Taylor, of 78. Rhodeswell-road. bargmum. moved finding the body floating in the/Admire Omsk close to the Giumakers' Arms-bridge. The Coroner laid that although there was no moral doubt abougthe matte, there was no evidence to show whether the deemed committed sncide or whether she fell in eaddeasally. 171timagely the jury returned a verdict of Pouod drowned."  lIITSTESIOUS AFFAIR AT PORTSAfOUTH. An extraordinary affair has just occurred airortsuatuth. ' The wife of • seaman on board the Prince of Wales's 'Royal yealttOstiorna was out shopping on Thursday when a woman, a Perfect stranger. accosted her &ad rib her to do her flavour. She replied that she was sli=z., but the stammer said she qould wait till that was a and did so. She then took her to • quiet thoroughfare near where a man was waiting. He had a small trunk, from which he produced • small box, and requested the woman to ask her husband to take the box on board the Osborne with him next morning. Re was to bring the bon ashore with him in the evening, and leave it at , Govarassent Haute. the official residence of 4:lateral His I Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, saying that me of the ofdoers on board had sent it. The woman naturally asked what officer her husband was to name. but the man refined to say. whereupon Mrs. Phillips declined to have anything to do with the matter. Upon saying this the man produced flve sovereigns, which he he asked her to take, and my nothing at all about the matter. She refused, whereupon the man placed aver her nose and mouth a handkerchief saturated apparently with chloroform, for she became very sick. The strange I man and his female companion then made off. Tbe wonten went home and informed her father, who at asp seposted to the pence, at the same time adding his opinion that the box contained an infernal machine. The affair occurred about eleven o'clock, and al no train left the town until the mail, that was watched to see if the woman could identify any of the passengers. Lodging houses were also searched, trains watched, and the cloak-room examined to see if any trunk corresponding with the one the man carried had been left, but without success. The man had on an taster and a low-crowned billyr.ock hat, whilst the woman was dressed in a long black cloak, and her face covered with a thick veiL The police are rather inclined to discredit the affair. but Mrs. Phillips is most persistent in asserting the truth of every_ particular of her statement The Prince and Princess Edward are at present having a short holiday in flootland.