The Telegram. — 1893-03-14 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

SAD CASE OF SUICIDE.  On Thursday, a sad case of suicide took place at Yeovil, John Tucker, of 158, Park Street, mason, 37 years of age, cutting his throat with painful determination. _ _  THE LINCINT  on the body was held at the Swan Inn, Park Street, on Saturday afternoon, before Mr. E. el. Luuch (deputycoroner) aud a jury of whom M.r. T. Eveleigh was foreman. William Tucker, brother of the deceased, and who lived in the same house, said that the last time on which he saw his brother alive was on Wednesday evening, at about 8.30. Witness had noticed something strange about deceased fur the past three weeks or a month ; he seemed very low-spirited and depressed. Witness had never heard him say anything which would lead him to think that he was going to commit suicide. On Wednesday night deceased was sitting down and lioldiug his head by the lire, and seemed to be in a deep "stud." Witness left the house on Thursday morning about 6.30 to go to his work. He heard deceased lease his room about six o'clock, go downstairs, mad out. Witaes.s returned home about seven o'clock iti the evening. He caw deceased's wife crying, and asked her what was the matter. She replied that she had had some vary striates feelings all the day. John (the deceased) had not been house at all, and she thought something had gone wrung. Witness then made some enquiries at the place where deceased worked (Messrs. Bini & Pippard's), and was told that nothing had been seen of deceased that day. The body was found at about 8.30 in a shed at the back of the house, which deceased used as a tool-house. Wit&leek had to force open the dour, as the body was lying against it. He noticed blood issuing from the neck, although he saw no wound, neither did he bee any thig in his brother's band. Eobert Tucker. of Addlewell Lane, another brother of the deceased, said that on Thursday evening, about 8 o'clock, the last witness came to his house, and said he thought there was soniething wrong with the deceased, as he had been missing ever since 6 o'clock that morning. Witness afterwards asked his brother if Ile knew where his razor was, and be replied that it was missing. Witness also asked him if he had looked in the shed at the hack of the house, to which he replied that he had nut. They then went to the houee, and witmesa forted open the door of the shed. He struck a light and saw his brother's body oehind the door. The throat was cut, and them was& razor lying opeii across luschest. He knew deceased had been depressed in spirits for the last 12 months.— In answer to questions by the foreman, witness said that he was on friendly terms with his brother, and ha hay noses known him threaten to take his hie. Pith. Dicks said Mat on Thursday night he went to deceased's house in Park Street. fie could only just get inside the shed, as something was fixed against it. Deceased was lying on his back, his head was throe n a little forward, and was against the wall. The hands were both lying by the side of the body, and across the chest was an open razor. Deceased laad on his boots, but they were not laced up. The body was taken to the house, where witness searched tt, and found the razor sheaf in sue of the pockete. There was nothing else except an handkerchief. Witness hail known deceased for some years. Re was a steady man generally, but some months ago he drank rather heavily. The razor belonged to the brother William, and both he mid the deceased both used it. William Tucker was re-called, and he identified the razor as the one that lie used.  The deputy-coroner said that there was no doubt that the deceased committed suicide with the razor, and 'both the brothers seemed to agree that they had noticed some peculiarity in deceased's conduct for some time past. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that deceased committed suicide whilst of unsound mind. On the proposition of a juryman, the fees were given to the widow, the family (icing characterised as ' baud-working, striving people. '