Penistone, Stocksbridge and Hoyland Express, etc. — 1908-04-11 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

INQ U EST.  Cu Tuenthis Mr. V. P. Maithi.nd attended at the tailed Methodist Hiihoolroom. Penlntone, to enquire iuto the eirouxuaranoei of the death of the man Benj. Tyar, H. Emmett IV a 6 appointed foreman of the jury. limpeetor Grundy watched the ease for the police.  Harrlet Tyas. sidow, thospring. said her son I was .9'.; years or age, WWI WAS a shunter on the Great Central Railway. He generally bad good health, trot had euffered from two attack. of I influenza, one just before Chrietinas, and the second last week, which affected his head. Ile was attended by Dr. Wilson, of Penistone. He was not married, and lived with witness. Be was a sober man, and had no trouble ter far as she knew. He had worked for the Railway Company for about two years. H.' left borne about 945 on Saturday morning, after having had breakfast. Witness tbought he looked I very strange, and complaints' of pain in the head. She tried to persuade hint to stay in the house, but he insisted on going, remarking that the change would do him good. His ulster lived at Four Lane Finds. which Was about half-a-mile from °aspiring. Witness stated that when he left home she went to watch bim from the s.arcsen window, and saw him turn from the highway along what is known as ..ne Quarry. Site called out to him, but he only waived hie band And continued 'his course. Ile had not had any accident to his head, neither was there insanity in the family on either side. Witness, continuing, said when the deceased did not return searelt was made for him, but she heard nothing until the body was recovered front the water on Sunday morning. and 'he was brought home soon after 10-50. Witness could give no reason for the act except the pain in his head. Joseph Atkinson, innkeeper. of Ogspring, said on Saturday morning he had been to look at a damaged wall near to what in known as the Quarry piece, when he met Teas whom he had known almost all his life. It was then about 915. The man raid 'Good morning, Joseph," and witness responded. Deceased was then going in the direction of Penietone, and would be about 100 yards from the river, lie was walking rapidly. Witness did not notice anything etrange about him. Herbert Tyas, brother of deceased. who is married, and is a farm Labourer, had then his brother at home during the early part of the week, -when he eat suffering from influenza, xvitich caused him to have pains in the head. Witness had been away front the village dui, ing Saturday morning, and did not hear until the middle of the afternoon that bin brother was Valfaillg. lie went along the river on Sunday morning to ore if there was any trace , of him. and found him in a place called Butterworth, which derived its name from the fact ' that come years ago a woman of the name of Butterworth drowned herself at this place. The water there is very dory. Witnmir saw be brother's cap on the bank. ITe then called for assistant*, and having procured some grappling irons be drew the body from the water.  Asked by Ow Coroner how he accounted for hi, brother Committing suicide, witness said he eould not account for a except by the pains in him head.  Dare Ann Taylor, wife of Wm. Tayl,,r, of  Thu Corener, in summing up. said it seemed clear that it was a case of suicide, but why he should have committed the act was not so clear. The only way he could account for it was by the in the head, which appeared to have sent him insane. A 'verdict of "drowned himse:f whilst tem. porarily insane" was returned.