Widnes Examiner. — 1901-09-13 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

SHOCKING DISCOVERY IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE AT WARRINGTON.  A Passenger Found Shot.  On the arrival at the Central Station, Warrington, of the 8.30 express train from Liverpool on Saturday morning, a porter named Edward Grady was horrified to find a man lying dead on one of the seats of a tb,rdclass compartment. In his hand was a new revolver covered with blood pointing to his face. Two cartridges bad be, n discharged into the mouth of the deceased man. There was no other occupant of the compartment at the tinae. Intormation was given to the police and the body was removed to the Midland Hotel. Some letters were found upon the deceased and Sergeant Barnett on proceeding to Manchester with them found that the body was that of William George 'Vole, of the Turf Tavern, off Teur-street. Oxford-street, Manchester. The deceased's son identified the body. The Inquest. - • - -  Mr Brighouse conducted an inquiry into the circumstances on Monday evening. Mr Daintith was foreman of the jury. Toe Coeshire Lines Committee were represented by Inspector Winter, arid the stationmaster, Mr Darbyshire. .  The jury were kept waiting for a short time owing to the non-arrival of the chief witness, the son of the deceased./ It was stated by the police that a telegram had been despatched to him at Manchester that day informing him that the it quest had been fixed for 515. It subsequently transpired when the witness put in an appearance at six o'clock that the telegram read "8 15." The Coroner said a mistake had been made in telegraphing. The copy of the telegram sent by the police distinctly stated 5 15. Arthur George Yale, son of the deceased, said his father was 50 years of age and was landlord of the public-house known as the Turf Tavern. He last saw bina alive about one c'clock on the sth inst., when he left home with the intention of going to see his aunt at Liverpool. Witness next saw him again at the Midland Hotel at Warrington on Saturday last. His father had been in low spirits since last November when he br.ried his wife, but he bad never threatened to take away his life. On Friday last he received a telegram from the deceased at Liverpool asking if all was right and witness replied " All right, business good." The letter shown to him by the polico were in his father's handwriting. Edward Grady, goods' porter,Cheshire Lines Railway, said he was employed at the Central Station on Saturday last, and be was acting as passenger porter. He saw the 8.30 frcm Liverpool come in at 3 55. He collected the tickets and found the deceased lying in a third-class compartment with the revolver produced (which was covered with blood) close to the face. Be obtained assistance and the deceased was got out and conveyed to the porters' room. On examination it was found that life was extinct. The deceased was lying on the seat at the rear of the compartment with his head facing the six-foot. There was no one in the compartment. . .  At this stage the Coroner read a couple of the letters found on the deceased, and they showed that the unfortunate man had taken away his life owing to sorrow on the death of his wife and to violent pains in his bead.  Sergeant Barnett deposed that at ten minutes past nine on Saturday morning he was called to the Central Station. The deceased was bleeding from tho mouth and nose and there were marks of powder on his moustache, chin and the first finger of his right hand. He searched his body and found in his pockets two pawntickets, some lettrs, a bunch of keys, a box of cartridges, a penny, and a return half railway ticket. which had been issued at Manchester. There were two spent and four unspent cartridges in the revolver. There were no external bullet marks. The deceased must have tired rinht into his mouth. A verdict was returned to the eff# ct that the deceased committed suicide while of unsound mind.