The Commonwealth. — 1866-12-29 (London, England)

SUICIDE OP A YOUNG WOMAN.  On Monday Dr. Lankeater held an inquest at the Elephant and Castle, Camden town, on the body of Mary Ann Frier, who committed suicide under very distressing circumstances. Charles Frier, father of deceased, livin g at 2, William. street, Regent's park, said: The deceased was my daughter. She was 19 years of age. I saw her last on the 29th September. She had been indaoed to leave her situation on the Monday previous. She said she went to live with the sister of a man named Saunders. She said Saunders kept her out till it was too late to go home, and then he took her home with him. My wife went to inquire about it the next day, and my daughter,: finding we were determined to inquire into it, ran away and drowned herself. The next morning we found this note In her work-box : "My dear Mother,—As you are determined that me and Harry shall not come together, I will give him up, but it witl be with my life. I cannot live, mother, without him. I have written to say good-bye to him, and now I will say the same to you.—Your Daughter." I and my wife wished to break off the engagement after we knew that he took hor from her situation.  Sarah Frier, mother of deceased : I saw my daughter after she left her situation talking to Saunders. I asked her if she had slept with Saunders. She said she slept with his sister, but I found oat afterwards from the sister that this was untrue. Henry George Saunders, of 19, Castle-street East: I was acquainted with decealed. I had promised to marry her, and would have done it. I saw her last alive on the 2tth tv'ovember. I had seen her on Motday. I left her between ten and eleven in the evening. She said she would go to my sister's, but she did not. I work at Harrison arid Son's, Saekville-street. I saw her on Tuesday, and I advised her to go with her mother, and she did. When I went home to dinner she was in my room. She said her father and mother had ordered her to give me up, and she could not do it. I persuaded her to go home. I did not see her again, torn I received these letters from her, which will show 5 on whose fault this is. The folloning letter was rend: "My darling Harry,—By the time you have received this I shall be no more. I need not tell you whose fault it is. They will not let no see yoa any more; so good-bye." We loved each after, and wanted to marry, but her Parents wanted. E ocurbody bettar oif than me. Mr. Dart, house surgeon at St. Pancras Workhouse, said de.ceased was brought to the workhouse. hitt Thursday morning. Her head was much injured, but the injuries were inflicted after death, probably by the steamboats. There was evidence of an old seductien, but no civic-Lem:a of recent connection, and he did not think such had takon place ehortly prior to death.  JcTin Long, turneock te the West Middlesex Waterworks Company: I found this body about thirty yards from the bridge, near St. Mark's Church, Primrosehill. I handed it over to the police. I should just like b shy, sir, that there are no drags by this bridge, so that it would be Impossible to save anybody who alictht fall in.  The lowness of the parapet on the bridge was commented upon by the coroner. The vestry of St. Marylebone had raised the parapets of thtir bridges, and since then he ho not u single case of accident or suicide in connection with thew. The jury retctned a verdict of "suicide whilst of unsound