Penistone, Stocksbridge, Hoyland & Chapeltown Express, etc. — 1899-07-14 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

NURSE.  The facts connected with the wad suicide of & young professional nurse by taking a dose of carbolic acid whilst travelling in a railway train awe kfalton were elucidated by Mr. Luke Wks; coroner for the East Riding, at Mahon Rainy Station on Saturday afternoon. The first enema called vas  Louisa Ann Penty, of Dyddale Stiles. Scathes'. She said she kept a nursing home at that place, and had 20 nurses under her. The deceased Francis Ruth Edwards, who was 29 years of age, went to her on the 56 of April last from Waal', Sheffield. She said her home was in Australia— her father now lived there. She remained with witness until Friday morning, the day of her death. Witness had found that she had been die honest—had stolen some mooey—aud witness tow her she would either have to leave or take the place of assistant nurse, as she could not send her to private families if she were not honest. De ceased said she would leave at once. She seemed mach put out, and when witness asked triter° she would go she replied she would go to her friesie at Sheffield. Site went away to catch the 12-26 train to York, taking with her only a part el her belongings. Sbe did not make any threats of 'Weide, but asked witness if they had told her that she (the deceased) had left Hodderaderb-e-cause she had there attempted to commit saki& Witness answered in the negative. Ellen Huteainson, of Scarborough, whe via travelling to Boston Spa on Friday, said deemed wasas the carriage when she got in, and shec • witness permission to close the window, they had got about half-way to .dalten witness saw deceased turn to the winaow and drink from • small glen. Neither of them spoke, and in five • minute, afterwards the dreea•-ed fell from her peat She seemed then unconscious, and witness supported her right to Melton. She pulled the communication cord of the train, but it would not act. When she lifted the deceased up she saw the carbolic acid bottle and gloss (now produced) on the seat. Pressed by the jury the witness said she was certain she pulled the cord hard, but there was no response. Mr. Thompson, stationmaster. of Malton. (who represented the North-Eastern Railway Company) said according to the rules of the company', tir cord would be teeted before the train left Searaoro Samuel Wood. a porter at the Melton Station, deposed to the condition in which he found the deceased on collecting the tickets. Mr. Thompson spoke of the treatment of the deceased till the deotor arrived, and the latter deposed that death bad restated from carbolic acid poisoning. Deceased was moribund when he first saw her. Supt. Jackson, of Norton, submitted va.rions letters and telegrams resulting from inquiries be had made. Before coming to Scarborouit'h the deceased bad been employed at the South-West I Yorkshire Asylum at Wadsley, Sheffield, and before that at Huddersfield., and the matron of a nursing infirmary there stated that deceased had on one accarion attempted to commit suicide there. She had no friends in England. The Coroner pointed out that there was no doubt as to the CRUPO of death, and commented on the evidence of the state of mind of the deceased. The jury returned a verdict of suicide by carbolic acid poisoning whilst suffering from temporary insanity.  Arrannementa had been made to inter the poor I girl by the parish authorities at Norton, as she had no money, but instructions were received from the matron at the Wadsley institution, where the de• ceased originally was, that she was to be decently buried at the expense of the authorities there. The funeral of the deceased took place in lb. Norton Cemetery on Sunday morning, and. deepita the rather early hour, there was a good number of people present drawn by curiosity and sympathy for the sad fate of the poor girl. The remains Were followed to the grave by Miss Penty, the matron of tbe Nursing Institution at Searbro.. some of her professional sisters living in Malton and Worton, Mr. Thompson, the stationmaster (representing the railway company), and other ()S-aab from the railway station, but of relative, there were none amongst the mourners. We learn, however, that owing to the publicity given to the sad affair by the Press, that a distant relative of unable eldteceo reach M ajeaac hadaltbeor infound. tutt however, also telegraphed that the unfortunate deceased was to be decently interred, and that oithaftunta was R une: he would defray the cost. The Rev. E. J. Chapman, vicar of Norton, conducted the berial service, which was reverently listened to by the sympa• tbetic crowd present in the cemetery.  WORSBRO' DALE CHeRCH LADS DRIIIADF On Thursday afternoon, a sale of work in behalf of the above was held in the'Worsbro Dale Vicarage Grounds (kindly lent for the occasion). Tim object of the sale was to raise money for taking the brigade on an encampment to Sa'therm The sale realised M.