The Sun. — 1834-09-05 (London, England)

CORONER'S INQUEST.  On Wednesday evening an inquest was held before Mr. Payne, at the Falcon, Old Fish-street, on the body of E. Ackeroyd, aged seventeen, who committed suicide. Geo. Frederick Corfield, quite a youth, lived at No. 8, Fetterlane. The deceased was his brother-in-law, and was apprenticed to his father, who carried on business as a painter, plumber, and glazier, at No. 3, Old Fish-street, but resided with his family in Fetter-lane. On Tuesday afternoon witness and he were alone in the shop, and he went up stairs and continued up an unusual time, and witness went to see what was the matter, and, on looking into the water-closet, saw him hanging. Witness ran down the ladder, and got a knife, and cut the rope, and let him down gently. He groaned once, and that was the last witness heard ofhis voice. His legs were crossed, or else he could have reached the floor. After cutting him down, witness locked the shop door, and ran home to Fetter-lane and acquainted his mother. He did not alarm any one in the house, as the deceased had often frightened him by producing a knife like a dagger, and saying he would stab himself, and he thought it was all sham. His mother and another person instantly came to the spot, and two surgeons were sent for, one of whom cut open a vein at the temple, and the other at the arm. The deceased had previously been employed in grinding green paint. The string with which he hung himself was of catgut, and was taken by him from the wheel in the shop. The deceased had been rather dull in the afternoon. He had beat witness that afternoon because of his not returning to his writing immediately after dinner. He knew of nothing to cause him to do it. Hie father-in-law had scolded the previous day, but had not beat him. He lived happily with all the members of his family. Mrs. Elizabeth Corfield, mother of the deceased, said that the deceased had been of a melancholy temper from infancy. Witness could only account for the act by imputing it to a love disappointment. ,He had a strong affection for a cousin, whom he had been given to understand was engaged, and since then an alteration had manifested itself. The story of his attachment and the effects of the disappointment were communicated to witness as a secret, not to be told to his father-in-law. He was very religious, and regularly attended at church. J. Pitkin. apprentice to the deceased's father-in-law, said he knew that the deceased was very much in love, and that he ae certained on Monday week that the young lady was engned. He had been dull ever since, but witness thought this rather arose from the religious talk he had almost every livening with some new acquaintances. Jeremiah AftlYur; said he was acquainted with the deceased, and knew him to be in love, and understood he had been rejected by the lady. The deceased was fond of reading, and often lent witness books, among others a book called " Little Henry and his Bearer," a very religious book, written by Mrs. Sherwood, and which he particularly pressed on witness's notice. From further evidence, it appeared he had been of remarkably steady and regular habits.--Verdict, " Suicide, committed while in a state of temporary insanity."