Darlington & Richmond Herald. — 1873-12-20 (Darlington, Durham, England)

SUICIDE OF AN OVERMAN AT  BISHOP AUCKLAND.  A man, named George Marsh, a.la overman at the Tindale Emily Pit, Woodhouse Close, near Bishop Auckland, committed suicide by hanging himself to a tree, a short distance from his residence. The deceased had been in a low state of mind for the last three months, and it was stated at the inquest, whic% was held on Saturday evening, that he had been a good deal concerned in consequence of the pit at which he was engaged not being worked so profitably as it was a little while ego. The deceased held a responsible position for a considerable time at the colliery, and was much respected by tile masters and the men. Ile was 43 years of age' and has left a widow and six children. The inquest, as we have just stated, was held on Saturday evening at the house of Mrs Blackett, West-row, and from the evidence of William Thompson, platelayer, who was the first witness examined, it appeared that he was engaged that morning in cleaning out a drain in. Pollard's-fields, about half-past ten o'clock, when he observed the deceased suspended by a rope from a tree near the Beck-side. He went to the spot, and seeing that the deceased was dead, he proceeded to the ‘police-station and there gave information of what he had observed.—ln answer to Mr Ord, the Foreman of the jury, he add that the reason he did not cut the body down, was owing to his belief that the deceasel was quite dead.—Police-constable Frederick Smith, said that in consequence of what he heard from the last witness, he proceeded to a field in Etherley-lane and cut down the body of the deceased. The body was suspended by a cord, whtch had been used at his own house a 9 a cloth line, one end of which was round his neck in a noose' and the other end attached to an arm of the tree. After cutting down the body, witness conveyed it to the deceased's residence, in Lindsay-street. The deceased had been missing since the 10th inst., and it was supposed that he had drowned himself in the Wear. —ln answer to the Coroner, the witness stated that there was a heavy footprint immediately ,underneath the place where the deceased was hanging, and it corresponded exactly with one of the boots of the deceased. From the appearance of the rope, and the deep indented footprint, the rope had evidently broke as soon as he allowed himself to drop in the first instance, Witness searched the body of tbe deceased, but the only thing he found worth mentioning, was a plan of the underground workings of Woodhouse Close Colliery.—John Wraith, pitman West Auckland, identified the body of deceased as that of his brother. The deceased, he said, had been quite in a law way for the last three months, owing to the pit not ;tinning out the quantity of coals it had previously ['done.—Witnesi' in answer to 'the Coroner, said the deceased had threatened to make away With himself.—After a few remarks from the Coroner, the jury returned a verdict to the effect that deceased had committed suicide whilst labouring under temporary insanity.  Glaaiitone, Dean Stanley, Earl Granville, and otheti.diatingnished persons' attended ,the private flew of Mr Heiman Hunt's " Shade* Of Death.", •It ia said that Messrs Angewhave given '‘fourtien thousand pounds for the picture. oacurred On Tuesday on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway, between Siikstone and Penistone. Some Waggons tan lOoite, and Met the train from Barnsley to Manchester. The .passengets were shaken, and great'planiage was done to the rolling stock. tke ,following is the ,Promised verse of Wordswerth's Which has hitherto never seen the light. It was written ir the fly-leaf of a book to please .a lady friend of the poet's, and, as will be seen, is a happy adaptation of the proverb which assorts that's, Man is known by his friends "If true, as old wiseacres cry, By his matea you may judge of a bird's worth; From such ecmrmy who can deny The merits of NV: Wordsworth?"  Mr Gladstone has written another letter on the subject of Eveintim It is notes%ortty for it 3 eulogy of Bishop Butler's Aualogy. Thu Ptemier writes on the 9th ei November : 'I have no formuhted opinion for or against Evolution. Bishop Butler tatK.ht me, .15 years agc, to Eittpend my judgment on things I knov I did not underctand. Even with his aid may often have teen wrong; without him I think I shLuld nt.vcr Lave beer right. And oh I that this sge,lcncw .the.i:leamte ik possesses in him, and neglects,"