The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-05-12 (London, England)

DREADFUL SUICIDE. Last evening an inquisition was held before Thomas Higgs, Esq. Corner, at the Vestry Room of Sr. George, Hanover-square, in Mount-street, on the body of a young woman named Rebecca Furler, who put an end to her existence under the following lamentable circumstances. Jones, the beadle, mated, 'that between eight and nine o'clock on Monday evening last the deceased was brought into the watchhouse by Mr. Honker and a person named Green. Mr. Itoseiter held a cup in his hand, and said the deceased had taken poison. She seemed quite senseless. Witness inquired why she was not carried to the surgeon's, as she appeared in a dying state; upon which some person procured the assistance of Mr. Parrott, and on witness returning to the watchhouse, he inquired who the deceased was, and Mr. Green, who resides in Mount-street, said he knew her too well. The deceased was a well-looking female, very fashionably dressed, and appeared to be about 20 years of age. Mr. Edward Rossiter, of Mount-street, stated that on Monday evening, about half-past nine, he was standing talking with a friend at the corner of Meant-street and Charles-street, and whilst there, he saw a female waling backwards and forwards past htr. Green's shop. At length she made a halt opposite the shop : she was most respectably dressed, and seemed deeply depressed. Witness observed a motion in her arms, but on account of her back being towards him, he could not see what she was doing. She then walked into Mr. Green's shop, and witness saw her My something on the counter, but he could not see what it was. Mr. Green was at this time behind the counter, and he immediately ran round to the female. Mr. Green seemed to be examining the contents of the tea cun, and caught the deceased by the arm at the moment she was falling. Witness, on hearing Mr. Green call the watchman, went over to his assistance, and on going into the shop he saw the deceased, who seemed to have lost her senses, and Mr. Green said be feared she had taken oxalic acid. IVitneas assisted in convey. ing her to the workhouse; the deceased groaned very much on the way, but she did not utter a word. Mr. Green said he knew the deceased well, and he went instantly for a surgeon, and Mr. Par. rott, of Mount-street, came immediately, but all his efforts to save her proved ineffectual. She appeared about 20 years of age, and in a pregnant state. Two surgeons deposed to the strength of the poison, and the efforts made to save the deceased. _  Juror—Did she assign any cause for taking the poison ? Witness—She did nat. _ .  Mr. Samuel Furler, of No. 2, Newnham-street, Edgeware-road, carpenter, stated that the deceased was his daughter, and had just attained her 20th rear, and about fifteen months ago she informed him she had marred a Mr. Green, and he requested her mother to make inquiries as to who and what Mr. Green Was; but before she did so his daughter showed symptoms of pregnancy, and on her being interrogated closely she confessed that Mr. Green was not bee husband. From that time he desired her mother not to allow her to enter the house, as she had brought disgrace on the family. The deceased declined coming to the house for a considerable time, but her m then saw her at intervals. Witness would not see her; and on Monday night last she walked up and down the garden for a long time, wishing to see him, but did not, and she went away ; in passing him, she, in a state of the deepest dejection, ejaculated " Good night." She had been repeatedly asked what caused her dejection ; but the only answer she gave was, that she was very ill. The deceased was comfortably situate, and he did not know that Mr. Green had ill-used her. Air. Green is a man between 20 and 30 years of age, and is a wax chandler. She had been very melaneholy for the last six weeks, but more so since her accouehement. Mary Lawrence, of No. 132 Edgeware-road, stated that she was employed, alx;ut three mouths ago, by the decease* to nurse her child ; she called on her every day to see her infant, and appeared very fond of it. On Monday afternoon, about half-past four o'clock, she called, and took the baby out with her, and returned again about six o'clock ; she seemed very much dejected, and on witness inquiring the cause of her melancholy, she said she feared she was again in the family way. She then took leave of her child, and witness did not see her again alive. Thomas Green, wax-chandler, residing In Mount-street, Gros.. venor-square, stated, that in the month of November, 1824. he accidentally met the deceased at a house for the resort of company is Buckinghiun-place, Fitrroy-square, and accompanied her to the theatre ; he afterwards took her away from that lodging, and took apartments in Csrburton-street, where they lived together as man and wife, and she gave birth to a child. They afterwards gave up that lodging, and he engaged a comfortable residence for her in ilpper Spring-street, and allowed her 51- a month for her support. Since taking this lodging he had discontinue circumstance, he had no doubt, preyed OA her called on him on Saturday evening, and threatened self, and said she would not see him again. Juror—Did she say why she would destroy Witness—She did not, but 1 think It was tinning to visit her. She came about eleve some trouble to make her go; she at lergth let seemed incoherent. In the month of February to kill herself, but I treated it lightly. Iga when she left, but site said she did nut war then went on to state those facts that occurred c as apoken to by the former.witnesses. The Couteer said he never remembered a  and having recapitulated the whole of the eviti The Jury rcturnetl their verdict, that tits dect self at a time when she was labouring under derangement.  A correspondent, in somewhat angry terms, requests us to correct an error in our Lords' Report of Teesday. The two petitions presented by Lord Lauderdale from the debtors in the King's Bench and Fleet prisons, were rag oust the Equitable Loan Bill, and not in favour of it, as erroneously stated by our Reporter.