Penistone, Stocksbridge and Hoyland Express, etc. — 1908-08-15 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

CTE NEAR PENISTONE.  BARNSLEY GROCER'S DEPRESSION.  About 11.30 on. Friday morning, the body of a man was diroovered in a disused quarry at Saiterhill, about three miles from Penistone, by a young man out for a walk. An inquiry was held on Saturday morning by Mr. P. P. 'Maitland, district coroner, at the Dyson Cop Facia, to whit% place the body had been re. moved. Mr. Prey was foreman of the jury. James Robinson, of 67, Summer lane. Barn, ley, arsistant schoolmaster. identified decearied as his father. John Wm. Robinson. 51 years of age, a provision merchant at the above address. lie had had good health up to two yearn ago, at -which time he had had to give up his busintra In Park road, Barnsley, which was s, fairly ruccevsful one, and removed to Summer lane His sister was the owner of the property in Park road, and did not give him a Proper notice to quit, and he had to remove as soon as the lease was run out. It had a depressing effect upon him, on account of the injury to his business. lie had been medically treated. and in March he conrulteci Dr. Shine of Barnsley. who prescribed for sciatica, and be war confined to bed for three weeks, and for a further six weeks he was confined to the house, at the end of which time lin health haa considerably improved. Ile brooded very much over small things.. He suffered during the , last few weeks from insomnia. lie left home on Thursday morning, at nine o'clock, giving witness the key of the oink box, after having taken a small amount of Abney from the box.  In answer to a question from the Coroner, witn said he spent his holidays at home, and assisted his father in the shop. Deceased left the house uttering some incoherent remark, which he thought to be -good morning." but he was not sure, dressed in bie ordinary business clothes. They did not make enquiries. I as witness and the other members of the family Ithought he had gone to visit a son at Leeds. They heard of his death on Friday night about 11-30, and were told be had been found dead. I Witness went to Pcnistone on Saturday morn. Ii" and identified the bodY. Witness was of .tthe opinion that leaving the property at Park I road and the decrease in his busainesa had to : do with thv matter. .  Harry Peace. of Ooteiv. Thurgoland, a steelworker, said he was walking round the district on Friday morning, and saw the body of a. Iman laid about twenty yards from the Salter, hit road. in an old disused quarry. He was laid on his side, his head resting on his arm. with his knees slightly drawn up. After wait. jog a, few minutes to see if the man moved. 1 he went up to him and found he wa.v dead. Witness gut the assistance of a man named Hall, who stayed with the body until witness went for the police.—Pc. Ackroyd, Greenmoor. ;He helped to convey the body to Dyson Cote ; Farm. _ .  IP.c. Ackroyd stated that on searching the body he found a silver watch and alhert, 'also 4/44 in money, and amongst other things a los, bottle containing A very small Portion of laudanum. The bottle bore tlhe name of Arthur Wright, 11.P.5.. chemist. Town End Pharmacy, ' Flammley. The bottle was found in Ma coat pocket. The watch had stopped at 9-40.. _ _  Dr. A. C. J. Wilson. of Penistone. stated that he had made a post-mortem examination of the body that (Saturday, morning. The symptoms were quite compatible with laudanum poieoning. and in his opinion this end been the cause of death. .  ----- The Coroner said that the law needel amend. 'fug in respect to the sale of POiIiOUS. The jury returned a verdict of "Death by suicide. whilst of unsound mind, by swallowling laudanum."