The Sun. — 1819-09-16 (London, England)

DREADFUL SUICIDE.  CORONER'S INQUEST.—tit seven o'clock OP, Tuesday night an Inquisition was taken at rbt. Coach and Horses, corner of Norfialk-streer, Pgrkti lane, on the body of Thomas,Compfon, 41100 of the above house, who put a period to Isis eXistl ence by cutting his throat. James Lash, a servant out of place, 10401414 the above house, stated, that the deceased bad ofq taken the house recently, and entered upon it on Wednesday last ; since that time be conducted himself in a very extraordinary triannt- in -busiA ness. Saturday morning witness ;was sitting ill the tap-room, when he was called by.llrs. Anker, late landlady in the house, who said she heard au extraordinary noise in the cellar ; be went with her, and found the deceased paddling in a dirt! sink, nearly exhausted ; he took him out with esr sistance ; he was unable to speak ; the first thing he said was, how his pots could -be gdt in, Bog called for his wife; he was washed and: put tc, bed. He afterwards recovered, but he still coo! ducted himself with inconsistency. tVitness ha 4 not seen him afterwards until be beard -of death.  Cross-examined--He kept no liquors in the part of the cellar where lie' was found; it wins a dirty place, communicating with a. drain from tiff water-closet. George Simpson, another lodger in the house, said the deceased had only come into" the house last Wednesday ; he was 30 years of age bet May; he had been married about three weeks.--On 1 hursday be behaved himself very irregular, different •to what a landlord should do. Friday he acted in the same manner, and betrayed syminn toms of evident dermagement. Saturday morning deceased's wife called witness into the cellar ; there heha: him covered all over with mud and dirt, appareotly insensible, as stated by the 104 witness, nearly smothered, and almost breathless. lie did not assign any reason for his coaduct; believes he was not in liquor ar ail. D'r. Illow'arat was sent for, and he only, ed what he ttoonight proper 'to recover him.' ,eaatilay morning Nils. COritpton.got up about a goat ter to seven o'clack witness got lip immediately afterwards, and qnired of her how he was ? she said he had l,e 4I very restless all night, and that he wanted tier-to get up in the middle of the night, to look after ,lfaebusiuess. ‘l:itness then weto out, and..on.his return ne,heard of his death. The razors witlx which he cut his throat were his own ; there was DO doubt hut he had committed the act himself. Mr, lieu' yElsgood, surgeon, 93; Park-street—• Never saw the deceased till halt-past 7 o'clock Sunday morning; he was sent for to leis houses he found him on the floor middle of thcfra,nic room, first floor; it seemed, from the situation was placed in, that he had laid down to commit the act ; there was a razor lying on each side. anal blood flowing in two different streams, tug he prod cut cacti side of the meek with each hand; the carotid artery was cut • through on the rigl4 side of the neck, and he was quite dead ; the wind' pipe protruded, and had been also cut througl)a and :he throat from ear to ear. Mr, Wm. Anker, late landlord of the house, stated, that since the deceased had treated: abostc the house he appeared a,t times dejected ending.. lanchoiy, and the last sew days he was quite de.' ranged, continually talking about the business. Anker end his wife slept next room to him, and on Sunday morning heard his wife exelaigre "Oh, my husband is in a gore of blood." Heir stantly went towards her, and found him in the  situation described by the last witness ; he on)f breathed twice, and the!) expired. ' This witness's wile being in a state of prer Dopey, was so ovexconie that sh-e.was unabk to  give evidence. The deceased's wife bad been since,  inelanell,lly event also confined ; and tbe roner and Jury tdrought proper to dispense with both.  The deceased had lived nineteen. years boitlerim the family of the Bishop of Peterborough, and 10* wife had :lived nine. years in the same, iamilp. erdict—" insanity."  .Mecatycifouv.