The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1882-06-02 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

SWANAGE. " Wear Dick's Boots." SUICIDE —On Monday lest a sad case of suicide was committed here. Mr. William Collins, who for some time bee been in a low state of mind, being rather reduced in domestic matters, put an end to hie existence by hanging himself with a small Lit of cord fastened to a staple in the c-iling that was formerly used to hang scales on. His daughter left him iu his usual health about half-p.st two, while she went up stairs to lie down a little while, and at half-past four on coming down she was horrified 0 see her father hanging by the neck. She quickly cut him down, but he was quite dead. She c illed Mr. Charles Summer's, who went for Dr. Ge ,rge Delamotte ; but he oould do no good, es the deceased had been dead quite an hour. On Tuesday an inquest was held by Dr. Daniel, coroner of Wareham and Isle of Purbe k, and a respectable jury, of whom Mr. William D. Tatchell was chosen foreman, touching the body of the deceased. The only witness called was his daughter, who stated that she last saw her father alive about half-paet two, on May 29th, when she went upstairs, and on coming down again about half-past four, she saw him hanging to the ceiling. She cut him down sea if he was dead, and then called Mr. Summers, who fetched the doctor. Dr. George Delamotte said he was called about halfpaet four on Monday to see the deceased, who he should say had been dead quite an hour, and his opinion was that death was cans, d by hanging. The jury returned a verdict, of "Temporary Insanity." The jury kindly consented to give the fees to the daughter. The names of the jury were as follows : Messrs. W. T. Tatchell (foreman), Edmunds, Weeks, T. Stevens, F. Summers, Selby, J. Dowland, Chalmers, Milward, R. Hardy, Moss, Coles, and Sergeant Hook. ON MONDAY morning the weather was everything that could be expected, beautifully fine, and the sea, as we heard someone remark, was as calm as a mill pond, and long before the arrival of the Lord Elgin (which arrived about 11 am ) nearly everyone in Swanage was out with the expectation of teeing a grand procession, but in that they were disappointed. As.the large number that c ems by steamer diseinbirked, some went one way, and some another, to view the picturesque scenery of Swanage, while others went to the field, and passel the time at cricket and other games until tea was ready, which was laid on the grass in the cricket field, and a large party did justice to the things provided. After tea an open-air meeting was held in the same field, when addressee were given by several of its members until quarter-paet seven, when the field was quickly cleared to be in time to return by the L trd Elgin at 730 p.m. But the inhabitants of Swan ige who turned out to see the orocession were partly rewarded by a company of the Salvation Army, who came by the Poole boat, and who paraded the streets several times during the day, and altogether it would have been a very pleasant day spent, with the largest number of people that have ever been known ti vieit Swanage by steamer in one day before, had it not been for a sad occurrence which happened in the afternoon, and which cast quite a gloom over the place. Mr. William Collins, who for some tim, has been in low spirits, committed suicide by hanging himself in his o.vn house. He was highly respected, having been for many years a member and Sunday school teacher at the Congrega- • tional Church.—Just about the same time a ' telegraphic message was sent from Cone Castle to say that a murder had been committed and that the murderer was in custody.