The North-Eastern Weekly Gazette. — 1891-01-03 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

ROMANTIC SUICIDE IN  MIDDLESBROUGH.  SAD RESULT OF A BROKEN  ENGAGEMENT.  A suicide of a —pa—r—it —clia—t-r.eesing character took place in hlidulesbroughon Monday morning. A young woman named Theresa Wilde, whose moiler resides at No. 7, Black-street, put an end to her life by poison, through grief at disappointed love. Miss Wilde has been, up till her death, a domestic fervent to Dr. Scott, at Micklegete, York. On Sunday night she airived home somewhat unexpectedly at 9 p.m. from her situation, but stated taint she was going back on Mon day !Wining at 6 a.m. Aitacnigh it is now certain that the young woman had a deliberately fixed purpose in her mind to destroy herself at the time, her mother and other relatives saw not the smallest sign to indicate that there was anything upon her mind. During the evening that they sjent pleasantly together the young woman appeared to be in the very best of health, and in good spirits.. Her motlierdid not leave her until 2 o'clock on Monday morning, whsn the deceased said she would have a wash and time lie down on the sofa for a few hours before leaving for York. At about 3.15 Mrs Will. beard her daughter tusking • strange noise, which alarmed her so greatly that she called up her son, • young man named Vincent Arthur Wilde, and they both went down stairs. In the sittingroom • distressing sight presented itself ; the young woman was writhing and groaning with agony on the ipOia, and by her was a bottle labelled "Strychnine." It was evident that she had taken poiscn, and her brother at once ran off for medisal assistance. Dr. Williams was the nearest medial prectitioiser, living only two or three hundred yards away; and Mr Wilde roused that gentleman and begged him to come at once and save his sister, but received only is reply to the: effect that the doctor was busy, and could notecene then. Dr. Bateman's is only a score or so of doors ; away, and the young man ran there, only to meet with another rebuff, the doctor ; telling him to go to the North Biting Infirmary. Mr Ll de hurried to this institution, and here another most laniemable delay occurred. After rousing the house surgeon, and answering a number of questions, he was told that the doctor of that institution did not go out to attend anyone, and that he would have to bring the patent there. Agonised by the loss of so much terribly important time, where the life of • deer i sister hung on the moments, the young ; man rushed home, and found his sister, of course, much nearer death. A constable appeared on the 130elle about this time, and by his ' sd,sce Mr Wilde ran for hr. Scanlan in Newportroad. This gentleman offered no obstacles to a , speedy attendance, but hastily getting together a stomach pump and other things of use in poisoning . cases, he hurried with the young man to the house , where the poor girl lay dying. Unfortunately it' was then too late, as she was beyond all human help, having breathed her last The deceased left behind her a letter to her mother of a most saddening character. She stated that she had determined to take her life ,in consequence of her love disappointment with • Mr Riohardson, of Middlesbrough. She also stated that she had obtained the boil. , of strychnine from her employer's surgery (it cowenatigh to have killed several people), and she took an affectionate leave of them. It is about two years since the deceased and her former lover ceased to keep oompan , and the breaking of their intimacy seemed to have been a terribly heavy blow to the poor girL Her friends say that she has never been the same sin.* that time, but has conetant4 seemed to have her grief in mind. She was well known, and mush respected and liked in the neighbourhood in which she had been brought up, and the sad and untimely ending of her life has been learned by them with great surprise and regret. The deceased wae tieated for depression two years ago by Dr. Scanlan, brought about by her love disappo:ntment. She has *ince been in service at more than one place, earning high commendation by the way in which she did her duty. The deceased's father, who has Leen dead some few years, was a veiy respectable man, • builder by trade. THE INQUEST,. Mr J. T. Belk, Coroner, opened an inquest on ; Tuesday at the County Hotel, Middlesbrough, into the circumstances attending the death of Theresa Wilde, of 7, Black-street, Middlesbrough.— The Coroner said be only intended taking evidence of identification, as some information had to be obtained from York, and as it would take a couple of days at least to °Rain it he should adjourn until Friday afternoon. —Mr 8. Thewlis was elected foreman of the Jury. —Jane Wilde, widow of the late Thomas Wilde, bricklayer, 7, Black-street, deposed that the body of which the jury had had the view was that of her daughter. She was 24 years of age, and was up to Sunday in place at York as housemaid with Dr. Scott, of 21, Micklegste. Deceased had been there • month. She came home on Sunday night. Witnese did not expect her. Deceased said she had just come to see witness, and would return to York on the Monday morning. They sat talking until two o'clock on Sunday morning, when witness went up stairs to bed, leaving her daughter on the Dots in the kitchen, where she said ithe would rest. About a quarter past thr e o'clock she heard a noise in the kitchen, and called up her son Vincent He went down 'stairs and witness followed. When witness got &ilia Maize she sew her daughter laid on the sofa with a bottle beside her labelled "Strychnine." The bottle was not empty, and there was a cork in , it. Dr. Williams was sent for, but as he maid he was engaged Dr. Bateman was called upon. He ad i Red them to go to the infirmary, but on that institution being visited they were told by the doctor that he did not go out to cases. They would have to bring the girl to the Infirmary. Witness then rent for Or. Scanlan, who at once came, but her daughter died before he arrived. Her daughter had been in a desponding, strange condition for about two years through a young man disappointing her in marriage. She had never before exhibited a tendency to take her life, and witness did not anticipate such • thing.—The enquiry was at this point adjourned until Friday at 2.30.