The Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1865-09-16 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

SUICIDE THROUGH DISAPPOINTED LOVE.  An inquest has been held in London, relative to the death of Maria (albs, 10 years of age, who destroyed her life by taking oxalic acid, owing to disappointment in love:— Henry Wilcox said that Olt Tuesday morning last, between ten and eleven o'clock, a young woman came into his employer's shop, 31, London-street, and asked for two-pennyworth of oxalic acid, for the purpose of cleaning brass. They were in the daily habit of selling that poison for such and other working purposes, and he therefore gave her an ounce. Her sister came in about half an hour and asked witness if he had supplied any oxalic acid to a young woman, and on his replying in the affirmative she said, "She now lies dead in the hospital." Charles Gibbs fishmonger, of 48, London-street, said the deceased was his daughter. He left home about half-past eight on Tuesday miodrililint she had subsequently sent for. l'ecesseu through her leaving her taken oxalic acid. He knetwnatnioonret°abo,ndfi: period she appeared strange in previously, from which fortnight :alj,Gardens, with her y g manner. On the previoli7s clottuynshemw.netr btoutatl:he etZiwnlot:  itad Icul some previous words with her about not gettism thi• ehildrett to school. (:.,r,“1• .1:0 t, the young than rehired to saki he ,A• 34 co.g.med to the des•ased. She appeared dull all the tine, they were out on the Monday. He took her 'i.e...., and left abolit imarter to ten at night. He had s 100 i,% her master's house, and on a lab. occa-4i he sa w her frettim; on the HOIN with a portrait in leo It v.:, the likeness of Oporto. Monday, a wo ct ot. who u'as ch•ad. reqoestedt 114,1 oot fro. ,1•11 ,ho• said she mulct not help it. r kneeling down in the kitchen. She told him -iio 1..: r,ll VI, on the sofa, and had dreamed that she Mel seen poor Monday in heaven. She o,To ooly, ~,oh 0 • t 1.-eased, said she had often % I;I 'I away with herself. • unold say, " I will . . -poke frequently I about him. She hot heard t lot decceo- ' had seen George 11 Imlay in ke.. s • o , moment say she liked • .• • xt. that she treed Monday I 0 • , ight she said tn (;e.-age ~ppese, to me will you Llve Salail?'' Alter lie had left -he went t, her box. and said, " Here's poor llunday's portrait. 'I hey ,w,ppd after that On Tuesday morning deceased afle,l witoess to her and gave her her gold watch and Lief-, that for my remembrance." it nr, thooglo, nothing of it, and said, "Co along with Son.- put the watch and chain in a I”,x, awl decea,,,,l went away, singing, to get Home. thing nice for breakfast.  the Foreman : Deceased had anotheryoung but she said she was I.lnd of George Grant. The Coroner remarked that with so many suitors there was no wonder the poor girl was driven toad. Henry Arnold said he had known deceased about three months. Be had not projeosed to her. He saw her last Monday, when she seemed strange in manner She said her father had told her to leave the room. She did not tell him that she loci been out with George Grunt. She hail told biro about seeing George MundaY in heaven two or three days after she had the dream. The medical officer of the hospital deposed as to the cause of death, and the coroner having referred to the evidence. and made some remarks thereon, the jury returned a verdict of "Suicide while in an unsound state of mind.