The Statesman. — 1818-09-15 (London, England)

DREADFUL SUICIDE. • Oa Monday an Inquest was held at the house of Mr. Janet Bois line. the sign of ibe s.ir George florelsam's Bead, Mile-rod New Town. hetore J. W. thrwtist, lE4g. Coroner, on body of 'MG Michael May. aged SS, of.lllile.rod road, who um 'he avdtor of his own death, under the following dreadful circa*. -. biances : '" It hripearied from the evidence of several witnesses, that the deceased was io affluent eircatm.mances. but was fora length of .time in a very Juid state of health, Tor slo! henrfit of which be had tieen info the country. and reamed about five weeks state 'Mier worse thaw he left town, and was Necessitated to keep his 'chamber fop the whol,e,of the time, durum which he appeared very much dbaurhed in his mind, and a nurie was engaged to Petnuin. with him the Whole of Friday night last. On the morn• leg after, :Own ten o'clock, the deceased expo essed a desired hariog something to eat, and Cite servant got him some haut.and ,nettial pith it a kiiife and fork, and left it by the side Af the ' nteitd; the efereaotti. was thee sitting up In the had; abode *trarter of an hoar after.the servant went to the chamber to get the plate, &c. and took him some brandy and water, and urientering the apartinent"Ae %le, strat( with horror at heh,Jd• 'lnc iter ninmer tyktg an the bedowhich was covered with blood. tititli.hislivreat ctsttrom car to ear in a dreadful manner, and lin heat banging over the side of the bedstead. An alarm was nstantly made, and a surceonlvas pi*oeurt,l, who pronntfneed hint drnd.on his arrival. The knife with which the deceased • perpetrate* tlie,horrid deed was that which the servant took to bin) to eat the frain, and was-foundtoverid arth his blood lying by Ills haft elite. • • AD the witnesses roarerred that the deceased, flare vatioll -incoq.,isteqies which they had ohsiirved in his conduct, could alt be in his sptliper vale of mitidshiten beleommined the net. 14 `• -1 intentigatiao tasted a eonsiderable time, mod the Jury. :Tti ;after a Awl eeinultation, returned a verdict of.rDied to' her own act, being at the tune he etiinsnittid It in a suite of insmity. 44V1i1Anthij. an !twilit: ?on was taken*, the tyderies Iliettlinear Pthe Ciresttainiter ktflentary, au the bads afigary-Jeltrey. aged 49, wispee,death bad heen,occ:.sioned b`y falling from ins sin. dow lif her father's a pertinent. 'Wittietst4 were esaminriVrota ' "Wiinge:frifitnrinv It appearM, that the!thild's parents yea( net itthentt there richsek in dte day. •out some bte.inews, Maniac the ..dneasetind anal her.child, only four years old. in a roots spat 'fhe srelitid b4etr; the door orMthieli 'Wiwi firuald' locked ' :ft the 1411111 e the derldent •hopitened %At Lary having. deiiheteledt than, chtitite,pataap si Uri,' ttovvist !cavil% the Actilates "kw, and returneta verdict of-•-Accidental l)tiajd. , lite,. a,. 1,01 'b i SO nill V niglit '444147 hitriddlt _ti been& at e'htire hi, 't *e'• IV • 6 ?* *V7M • tt te ne tng. buO a t iftcriZitlwin. No. 1 Pli‘AsMilittle. 1V11144/ntiiiii.:ll Mt* by so" :it iWaci hi ion' robbed', of ilifefilfer_jijololll#ol 6"ci q'" -*I• ' t . .lc 4. ' ‘..7 ':eCl.l4. 6'r t Ire es qa le phopit re -••- • • '*". '• ; . • •:•.1 , ..4) ra.C._____,k_,d.q,A,tAlajl../1.....,!.  P • toj: :AtikVO4. 0, LON, 1/01'41: Prints() smi len hT LSMABI OIiFICE, No. slistry  .  'f  . ,