The Express. — 1866-10-16 (London, England)

PAINFUL SUICIDE OP A MERCHANT.  An inquiry was held by Mr. Richert* ** 1 coroner, at the Royal Cricketers' Tavern, Old Fond,be evening, relative to the suicide of Mr. Fenian Fdi; 36 years, a German merchant. Madame Eugenie Felix, whose evidence was istapdeg to the court, said—l am the widow of the dosed. We lived at No. 40, Sewardstone-road bat Is waninagabusinacigeinualc, anhandlahet, twteanaarldydejhecheetedde;linutemsequrinciPilit"Yence.yaahn.."lll:llsci his travellers had caused him losses—one had regalia I,ooofr. and goods, and could not be found. Mylisstendlad purchased the house in which we lived, but he weed as tell me what sum he had given for it. OnWedneday ede ing last he came home at 7 o'clock, and had a sapped bread and cheese. He was much depressed on atowasst a packet of goods having been returned. He had eastims said that be was tired of his life, but he mede no throat is commit suicide on that night, or indeed at any tide. Vs went to bed in different rooms as was =al so that be might not be disturbed by the children,of whom theme four. I heard nothing until Thursday morning at case, when I was frightened by the explosion of a pistol is to next room where my husband slept. I thought is bed shot himself, but I was not sure that there wen see* bets in the house, and I was afraid to stir. No ono bat id children were in the house, and no pervert was rah street, and I could not speak English to make any= vs demand me, and I did not know what to do. Iprayd le two hours until I heard people in the attest. 11* I went into the next room and there 1 sarr my husband ahot. He was undressed is bad, his right hand be ng outside the bale* alongside a double-bat relied pistol, and blood over tbsteL Upon seeing this I began to scream, and so did the ailed; when I told them that their father was shot. Bat 1 dhd not know how to make any English person in tbsaeghbourhood understand what had happened ; and I went le some friends in the City, and in two hours they totandi with me, and Dr. Meldola was called in. Mr. J. Pereira, Gescoyne-road, South Rode* said that be knew the deceased, and was aware till he had lost much by d4nhonest travellers. Ho had arranged to enter into partnership with a gentlense, ui to pay down 500/. on Wednesday, but he had only 25g. is money when the time came. He bought his hoses ken witness, and paid for it. He never said that he was die satisfied with the bargain. He was a very honourable di high-principled man. His losses seemed to prey P4lll on his mind. Mr. Eifiander said that he knew the deeded, As appeared to be much depressed latterly at 111 ill-hrtasa He said that be could do nothing, for everything he pat Id hand to turned out badly. He was until lately is pada, cumetanoes. He paid tioo/. for his hove onl7a foe months ago. Mr. But rows, coroner's officer, said that be food * double-barrelled rifted pistol produced, but there wes neither ramrod, powder, nor bullets about the duo. ON of the barrels only had been discharged. Mr. Raphael Meldolts, M.H.C.S., said that he food* ' deceased quite dead, with a pistol-shot wound in thsegb temple. Death must have been instantsnemd hos the position of the body, he was of opinion that for del must have been fired by himself. The Coroner having summed up, The milted jsu suicide byreturned ave hootuigniliiicmtsc`ifThwtletheindeddelissitadt