The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1887-04-16 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

WOLLASTON.  On Tuesday afternoon an inquest was held at the Guest Hospital, Dudley, bef,re Mr. E. P. Jobson, coroner, on the body of Mary kore (57), a marrie woman, who resided in the Bridle-roai, Wollaston '):i the 28,1 March dee ased went down the c -liar -0 get Some coal. canyin4 with her a ligive-d petrolena amp. When Ea-way down toe a eps se •tunbled and fell to the ',Aura She was rendered insensible by the fall, and when she regained conscio isness her clothes were on fire. Tnere was no one else in the house at the time, and sh.t hail to ex. inguish the filmes as best she could. She had am n tier: for some time when'', r daughter returned hone and assisted iier upstairs. iter daugater rao for a d.ictor, and he gave her so,ne on and cot:o:1 .1111 woo t tires, h injuries with, bur. did not visit the putienl. hiniselt aciiil the n,.l:t day, when 'ne said the i,ju-ies were of a most s,rious nature, .ind woul i prunably prove fatal. Deceased wbS afterwards removed to the Guest Hospital, where she died last Frirtay. A verdict of Accideutal death " was returned.  DISTRE,SSING SUICIDE AT BEAUTY BANK  Mr. Edwin Dok r, depa y-coroner, held an inqnest ou Tuesday, at the hou,e of 111ra Enz Lbet Percins, th. Cottage, Beauty Bank, en the hp'y of Ala,y Alan Ank (54), -,vtfe of IVi .ta:n Noe glasa• cuAer, Virk,sr 6r.-eet, lii.a.aty Bank, who toun.i hanging deal in 11,..r bed-roo7n on Saturday nio fling last. . _  William Noke sail he resi led Ia West Streei, Beauty Bank, and was a. glasscuttor. D •ceas. d was his wife atri she WM 54 YeArs of age Ist nie:h-tl4. She had saffared toe last fur years from alas in the he .d, and had had two mtrolus The stiokes effected her general health. She nail been attended by Dr. Bay!ey. he could get about the t ouse alright, but would sometimes be se z.id with id moss of which seof en complained. When the pains came on he old not think she was responsible f.r her ac tots. On Friday oigiLt 811.1 went to bed about a rpa..-.:ter past ten, a•d during the night .he seemed to El ep very qui...tly. At haltpa6i. four o'vl she was a Liga , arkt twenty min..tes to live withePs got up and went to work. lie lit,:ot see her apin un ii about tw lye u'e oi k 311 Saturday. S,.e was t ,en Itimig dead. 5: e v:d ab ut her son George, wow nt to America ab .us five years ago. 1. pr, yed upon her mind. Emma liin;rlon said she tived in Euville and was the %Nife ot Wiloura Kingdon, van pro prietor. Mrs. Brewer, a neighbour, fetched her on St urday in rlmin about ten minutes pit.t nine, and a.k,A to go to Mrs. Noke's. She went in but could 001, tind tier. On goig up sat a :41.- saw Ii i hi... 'dud the la.rd room door. Sc saw the body was hargng inside the door. A clothes line was fisten-d to too 11,) ot timed or, plea over tie top mm the docc, and attached r Avid dece-s d's 'Jerk. She was up to the to of t.;,e to, and e'er te wi.re off the floor, ss helivt2l deceased stood on it acGomi-lish the fatal act. A neiabour named W ods cu: C. down, _ T ; jury reta a avu -liet of " SaLi I, whilit in state 0 temporary insanity."  BOAt_tr.) OF