Penistone, Stocksbridge and Hoyland Express, etc. — 1913-05-03 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

GRENOSIDE WOMAN'S TERRIBLE  DISCOVERY.  MINER FOUND HANGING IN KITCHEN.  Remarkable Evidence Given at Inquest.  The oircumittancee ef the terrible discovery of a niece of Wm. Wilson Grencside miner. who wax found hanging in the kitchen U! bin home. were investigated on Friday last. . .  Tbe irlalliry was oontiLtell by the Coroner tilr. I. Kenyon Parkert. ttattl way. hyJrl et the 0141 Red Lion Hotel.  Myth Cotton. miner, Grenoside, timid he had known the deceased for about eight years. Be last now him ally, ta 12-30 last. Sunday. On Thursday the nieoe. lianitah Plaits. ra114.4i bin* into the bowie. raying -One Bill has hanged ' himself.- Witness went into the house. which Ia LIMP lane. He found dereased hanging by the neck drum a beam in the roof cf the kitchen. Ile wee fastened by a piece of rope about 18th. feet were about 12 inches from the ground. Witheie raised the body and assisted to rat defeseed down, and then used Dr. Silveeder's artificial reetiiration for hie minute'. It was fruitless, however. for the deceased was quite dead. The Min, had beefs sent fur. Wit neon had no doubt hut what I leceased bad hanged himself. although he knew of no meson why he should do such u thine. Ben PleAts. of Lump One. Grenoside. "aid he used to live &Rd 'deep with the doonnaeni. fie  ;ley; With'ilin7t7n Wednesday night. a& when witnerw got up at 6-30 un Thureday .morning deneaeed warn all right- Wives,. went to work and did not eee deceased alive again. Dereaged had never %Aid that he would hang himeelf, and he knew of to, reason why he should.  Mary Platts. wife ((f Walter Platts. ii 1111.2 'neat door to the deceased, said deceased had lived by himself eteept for having' the butt vritriens to sleep with him. Witness's (laughter disroyered deceased hanging. That was on Thursday morning. about a quarter to bell. She ran to her and said, "William is hanging at the top of the house.' Mrs. Platte ran in and.saw him hanging from the rout ef the hitches. Witness Will she thought deeeaseli had done it himself. Deceased drank at wee 4:, endA, but on the Wedneaday night he was eober. Early en Thursday morning be was all right. beradsw they took him some tea and bread. . .  Ln iefilY to the Coroner, witness said that on the night before the tragedy she told him that P.c. Bedford had bean about. some rates and 111111611101111110. and he said "I will pay them all ' off at once." Witness did not think that be meant to pay that way, !lbs. Bedford. of Grenoside, said he bud !known deceased for four yearn. About 10-20 on the 24th inst.. he was called to the deceased. 'who was quite dead. From his inquiries he was satimbed that deceased bad committed son. ride.— reply to the Coroner. witnees said the only reason he could think of why deceased had committed the rash art Wls became he was upset about two sommitments that had been issued against him. one for drunkenness and the other for a sanitary rate. A week previous, when he knew the officer -would he !going for him with n warrant. he alsermiteri, !and only returned the night previous to hie !death. He had been fined t, after which the !commitment ender was made. ! Several of the jurymen expressed their opinion that the fact that he would have to go to Prison had preyed on his mind. A verdict of "suicide whilst of unsound mind," was returned.