Penistone, Stocksbridge, Hoyland & Chapeltown Express, etc. — 1898-10-21 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

SUICIDE OF A WORSBORO' DALE MAN. The adjourned inquest, touching the death of Jotepb Beenett, aged 21 years, tramper, Worrborough who. as melon:4y stated, was found drowned in the canal at Old Min. Barnaley, was remised at the Welliegten Hotel, Barnsley. before Mr. Taylor. coroner. It reins that the deceased wee ma affectionate heel been mama lit his manner sines bee deem°, young Simon who died a_year ago. He tome with a and he drowtwet himself on the anniverears of her death. He had been miming from home more time • week before information was given to the police. The lona was armored. but the pody wee not found until Friday. when Ti was •pparently dieturtwd by some Arbermes. and was seen to Goat on the water among mem weeds. Walter Bennett, coal mime, 7, nearer r seem% Worshonnuth Dale, identifies.' the body se that el hie won, with whom be had worked in the pit up to the 4th hot., the &teemed being Lis trimmer. On the date named they both left the it. and went home together. Ho had no dispute. had been worm for deli* on the previous &day week. end Lie mother lvid nmonstrated with him shout it. Whet they got hens-. tkreased washed himself, changed hi.: Mabee, and wrist out of the hour. Wiener rernive.l • he•er, which he produced. ors the elth it. It beet the Barnsley poet mark. 6.45 p.n... October 51h. sal waridelimand aC rumen home. The Wier wee how the dernmed. 'and w written at the Friembehip lass Maseireter. The letter was as follows: —"Dear father,—l just write them few lines to you, hoping to led you well, ee it lemma me drunk and lowlived. I now modem all the wrongs I have been Maimed with but that helf-mwereige, and your silver nlbert. And Use reason I have turned from home is really became I got drunk one Sunday and spoiled my Moth... I haw mild my watch and albert for a 10a 6d.. and I went to Manc.heeter on the woe day and returned the nett. I went to my sisteie, E. A. Clarke, but did not tell her what I had dome. I told her I was going hark by the Sr. o'clock train, as I did. to Barnsley. The real proper emu of my &all sad behaviour in Lily Hope.. Banseley.—Yours truly, your son. J. Bennett. eon of Walter Beenett, Woreborough Dale.- Named added the following to lb.' letter: "By the time this letter rewire you I shall be in the mud at Barnsley between the 42 dem and Barnsley. I wrote the letter in a public at Manchester. the Friendship Inn, Manche,. ter.*—Poliepeonstable Herring said he dna on duty en Market hill when he was fetched to go to the easel at Old Mill on Friday aftenmen. When he VS on the meal bank ahout 200 yards from Old Mill lane, bg found the body floating on the water. He got it out and had it removed to the mortuary. He marched the deeered'e poels•ts, and found • note book. in which Ina name and address appeared two or three times written in pencil. and also the following letter --Mr. Joeirph Bennett. do not let US mother know about this sad thing, or my two F. A. Clarke and Lily Bennett. A a 7 helped t• death. I drank four pennyworth of laudanum br.e.• I el/ram—Your. Joe. Bennett. Wenborough lisle. Barneley.--The Conner., on summing up, said the dressed •meared to here been sinume for some time. and Mime the sroalan he had been going with died he appeared to have taken drink. He thought the jUry mild not have a eleerer ease. The jury returned a yerdiet that "Deceased bad ea:milted suicide wlule tweporiiry *sae."  At die Sheffield West Riding Polioe Omit on Friday. Thos. Ilaierell was esne to prince for two rnseilts sins hard labour for 1114Ulan' to Work at liretHowle Wort-Sours and other offensive.