The Warwickshire Herald. — 1887-11-17 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

ZETEAOILDDIFART DEIONSTRATIOI OF XBDIOAL STUDENTS.  This week an fureiry was helibellßarnesconoetaing the death of Meery Gauge Charles Somerset, aged 22 years, • brewer, who eemmitted suicide on the 11th leek—Mr. Charles DiailDßOD, of the Berne' Brewery, Stated that the dismissed was his stepson and partner. He was of • very excitable temperameat, and uncontrollable when in • passion. He had been engaged to be married for several mouths, but on the sth inst. he reoeived • letter breaking off the engagement as his young lady's father did not approve of the match. He then took a sleeping draught, and on the following day he refused to take any food. He aubuqueutly wrote to his "seeds, asking her to grant him an interview, and received the following telegram, dated the 7th "Cannot come, word given, will write." He told his mother that he would die of • broken heart unless he ssiw the young lady, adding that it would kill him. He never threatened to destroy himself, and witness never saw a revolver an his possession. Alter his death • letter was found in his handwriting addressed to his mother. Witness did not think the suicide was premeditated, se Somerset had recently ordered some new clothes.-James Seal, • stoker employed at the Dame Brewery, deposed that at half-past three on Friday afternoon the deceased directed him to light the fire in his office and be in readioeu in ease he should want him again. An hour and • half later witness heard the report of firearms and found his young master bleeding from • wound in his head and with a revolver in his head. He bad just previously sent • man named Blackman out to post two letters. —The coroner here read the following letter which was found on the deceased's desk : "I desire all the things that Miss -- (his filmic) has ever given me, which will be found in my bottom drawer, to be put in my o.)ffin. Her photograph I wish to be pinned into the flesh over my heart. lam grateful for all the kindness I have received from the men and servants in the brewery." In another letter which he wrote to his mother the deceased said, "My poor old heart is broken. God grant that your life may be an easier one than it has been. Good-bye, dear, God bless and protect you. I leave everything to you."— Dr. Marshall said that he was called in and remained with the deceased until he died. Death was due to • laceration of the brain issued by a ballet—A verdict of temporary insanity was returned.  The Leeds townspeople were startled on Monday by the Ppeotaole of about • hundred medical students walking in procession through the principal streets and indulging in sundry strange anties, greatly to the amassment as well as the amusement old)* bystanders. The affair appears to have arisen through • proposal made by certain of their number that the students—or, at any rate, the majority of them—should beoome members of the local Young Men's Christian Association. A notice having been posted up in the medical school asking the students to assemble at the Young Men's Christian Association rooms to hear the matter discussed, nearly a hundred young men came together, most of whom expressed disapprobation of the movement. A lively IMO* ensued, the dimentiests smoking, shouting, letting off crackers, and kinaliy in a behavgin a riotous manner. Ultimate left the hall, and marched in procession to -square, In front of the Town Hall, where one of them in the midst of a large erowd delivered a mock wad= beginning, "Fellow brethren and unemployed." The party then moved to the nearest pablio-boons, and after drinking the procession through. oatthe streets, • oronely singing the well-known comic song "Da lyhooley," and cheering every prominent townsman they met. In the course of the march round movers.' sandwich.men were thrown Into the gutter, and for two hours the mime altogether was one of an almost unprecedented character, the only breaks in the demonstration being the intervals in which the public-houses were visited.