The Sun. — 1860-10-12 (London, England)

DISTRESSING SUICIDE AT DERBY.  On Tuesday afternoon a lad named William Walters went into one of the sheds on the Holmes Cricket Ground, Derby, and discovered the dead body of a ma❑ hanging from a beam in one of the sheds. Inspector ?earn was on the spot soon after the alarm was given, and searching the deceased's clothing he discovered above £2O in notes and gold, and a gold watch. In the pockets were also several documents, and amongst them the following :-"Tell my dear wife I am lost for ever, but hope she will be saved. Farewell. My accounts will be all right when the Hood account is done. The number of my watch is 1,562 inside the case. My home is at Leicester, as below, J. Shipley, opposite the Catholic Church, Wellington-street, Leicester."  Inspector Fearn went over to Leicester the same afternoon to acquaint the deceased's wife and relatives. It appears that the poor fellow, though well to do in the world, and with £5OO in the Bank of England, had been in a low desponding way for some time past, and left his house on Friday last. The rivers in the neighbourhood of Leicester were examined, it being the opinion of his relatives that he had destroyed himself. He was 21 years of age, and had one child.  On Wednesday afternoon Mr. Coroner Vallack held an inquest on view of the body at the Town Hall, when the following evidence was adduced : William Walters said—About 2 o'clock yesterday I was in the Holmes. I was looking through the cattle shed at some birds, when I saw the legs of the deceased move to and fro. I went to the end doorway and looked in, when I saw deceased hanging by the neck. I then gave information to the police, who came and took possession of the body. Wm. Rawlete, the younger, said—l reside at Leicester, and am a manufacturer. I have looked at the body of deceased, and identify it as that of John Shipley, also of Leicester, hosier. I have known deceased about ten years—indeed, from a lad. He has been in our employ since the death of his father several years ago. He was exceedingly out of health from extreme anxiety and overwork. I never met with a more honourable, industrious, and sober man. ; his character was irreproachable. He had been married between one and two years. His wife was confined a few weeks since. They lived happily. I imagine he and his wife possessed money, and that their circumstances were almost those of independence. For a series of months I y removed t ot have found him subject to fits of depression aa and b of spirits : they have been observable. He it tt a. s hadH e a factory has also takensome extensive machinery. On Friday last, at noon, cthrY built, outlt n a pd has tentla lately,tel built he called at our warehouse, and made a statement respecting his affairs, from which it appeared he was deeply in debt, and had involved also hi is fatherin-law and his mother. I recommended him to draw out a statement of his affairs and brin g it hick to us, and if an advance of XlOO or so would be of use to him he should have it. He seemed to me out of health, and I recommended him to take a little calomel and a seidlitz , to me to-morrow a new man, e andleft he would come as much depressed as ever. o me, apparently his father-in-law, in whose h n the same evening, to inquire if I knew what house he resided, came was I told him what deceased had the matter with him. at stated to me about his affairs. He replied once that on the contrary deceased's circumstances were good. He then said be had not seen deceased since two o'clock, when deceased had left home. Every endeavour had been made to find deceased,_. but he was not heard of until the inspector of last night. __ police made it known at Leicester Verdict—" Temporary insanity."