The Sun. — 1862-02-28 (London, England)

SUICIDE OF A MEDICAL STUDENT.  On Wednesday afternoon an inquiry was conducted before Mr. John Humphreys, one of the coroners for Middlesex, in the drawing -room of Bletchley, of No. 7, Tabernacle-walk, Cityroad, into the circumstances attending the death of Mr. Frank Taylor, aged 21 years, a medical student. kr. John Taylor, a gentleman living at Paradisehouse, Oxford, the father of the deceased, said he had not seen the deceased since Christmas last, when he spent a few days at home. One of his family received a letter from the deceased on Thursday. It was written in a very incoherent manner, one Portion being in black.lead pencil, and the other in ink. He knew nothing as to the cause of deceased's death. Mrs. Elizabeth Bletchley said, the dect,ased 11`,8 a pupil of her husband, that she last saw him ... ire on Sunday night,about half.past 8 oclock, when Lie came home, and shortly afterwards went into room and locked himself in. Mary Abbott, a domestic servant, was examined, and said that she knockedrolir, at the door two or three times on Monday dirbut could not get an answer. She then er master. Dr. Bletchley said that upon Zing the door fastened he cut away the side of apaZoodwork, and made a forcible entry into the the bruAent. He discovered the deceased lying on covu., in a composed state, and the bed-clothes a bottle over him. He searched the room, and found 13,-,‘,tie in the wash-hand basin, which contained a tt all portion of prussic acid. The witness then jet6jtched ,the deceased's pockets, and found two th:"8. One was directed to Mrs. Bletchley, and co' other to a young lady who resided in the handwriting, The letters were in the deceased's h""R-vriting, and had been written shortly before 418 death. One of the letters ran as follows :_‘, My 15:4„r Mrs. Ble tchiey,—When you receive this I shall of '''`a More. I have poisoned myself with six drachms MPru,ssio acid, which I obtained from the shop. May the Lord have mercy en me, and pardon me for , --1 Xta' Si,na ! Let my poor girl Lotty' know this as soon sPossible, and send her the letter as directed. end to my friends by the telegraph. I am sorry it dvillid have occurred in your house, but I could not ear up against my troubles any longer.—FßANK b ,I,.crit." The deceased left a number of trinkets, d other articles to various persons, and gave to gold wotch to the young lady mentioned above, ,11nal he I]•ad addressed a long and affectionate the Bletchley said, fetter,Al Which 1, lied four folios of foolscap paper. pitarfeased had lately, in answer to the coroner, that to -13? been in very lovc,' when he came from the htosdspirits, which was attributed to non-success at big late examination. Mr. Graham Bennett, a medica. student, of 6, Finsburyens'de was then called, and said that he knew the beltintimately, Ile had heard hini express a bop that he would not pass hia examination. ie mind leved that the dread of failure had affected his 11Ir. Taylor, the father, said, in answer to f;noroner, that the deceased did not like his pro41if,b1", and had expressed a desire to go to sea. .14,..`er some further evidence bad been heard, the 'Y returned a verdict of temporary insanity.  all flOO 15 all 100 1  I IP  100 101 1014 1024 100 102 1014 1021, 102 103 1034 1041  261 274 72 74 61 63 44 46 45 48 41 44 40 43 1004 1014 pr ip  100 101 13 13i 74 7 100 104 94 96 100 101 92 95 90 92  5 7  4 6 102 103 i pr  c 5 98 i i ,  61 -P 1  11 12  4i 4 'fi 113 23 z 4  lli 114  14 fi 2u 21 40 41  8 10 Si 7i 42i 43i 54 66  31 2/ i  13 15  8} 8/ 93 Of ipm lip 28i toi 107fi )04 21t 22i  3.9.3  3.0.0 7.7.0  6.15.0 5.12 4. 4 1.12 91 4.3.0  12.3 2.0.0 2.2 9 1i 10.6.7  5.11.8 all 18.1 27 19.1  13s 6d  1.7.2  31 33 410 420 47 50 301 31 101 Ft 21 311 H 13 4 4}  61 7 2i 21 37 21 2 42 44 10 104 d ipm a 61  3 3i 1 2t 7 8 40 42  315 2I 5 2 3  95 165 29 31 1 14 9 94 124 134 40 42 270 280 974 1024 85 70 lif 1; 11 12 15 16 17 18