Widnes Examiner. — 1881-05-28 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

LIVERPOOL COTTON.—Spnt 1 here has been a fair amount of business done, without change in prices. Bales 10,000 Wet, inllud 1.000 • dation for export. The "  ;eluding r. ~,, on specui. .or for s. , .., sales for the THE SUICIDE AT KNOWSLEIt.-011 Saturday, Mr. C. E. week are 63-350 bales. or 650 bales less than the estimate. (Sitennters,glev%takier is72l,479lo6ohVaelses, ,lanncicr t:,r.ig 17270,5 frel tz!ee d Driffield, coroner, held an inquest at the Whiston Workhouse, on the body of Henry Owen, 59 years of age, who The stock has import 52,710 bales. Thee-7471161e supply is; died in the Workhouse Hospital on the previous Thursday 284,329 hales more thin at the same time last year. MANCHESTER CorTON.—Tne market shows nothing new cf from the effects of having cut his throat with a razor at any consequence. Prices are said to be still slightly hardening, sLitrs steady, but there is no life in the demand, and the ot next season's cotton crop prevents all speculation. Knowsley, on the 29th April.—Mary. Rotherham, step- :V,: d p theua%a A fairlyneeisnetrgeaolod all-roundised,andstopsh jciaulilry ;,traleelpwshteorekeienpdaughter of the deceased, stated that she had lived with the o deceased as his housekeeper. About five o'clock on Friday t morning, the 29th ult., deceased called her, and she got up and went down stairs. On getting into the kitchen she per. - - - ceived a pool of blood on tbe floor, and she then went into deceased's bedroom, which was on the same floor. Deceased was lying on the bed in his clothes. He had one hand against his cheek, and the other, which was covered with blond, l Inc by his side. Witness removed his hand and found that he had cut his throat. Sho felt in the deceased's flannel jacket pocket, and found a razor besmeared with blood. Deceased on being removed to the workhouse, said to her. "Oh, dear! Mary, lam very bad." %Witness had never heard the deceased threaten that be would do for himself. He bad been troubled with a cough for some time, ; hut he did not seem in a desponding state. Deceased did not tell why he had cut his throat.—James Rawlinson, farmer, deposed that on hearing the deceased bad cut his , throat he went down to see him. When he got there deceased Was standing at the gate, and witpess 'raw the wound in his throat. Deceased had been rather low in spirits for, some time, and he had been troubled with an asthmatic , cough for years. He had heard that the last w-tre SS had threatened to put him into the workhouse, but witness did not think she had used any violence towards him, or neglected him in any way. About six months ago deceased I was missing one night, and his relatives thought he had drowned himself, but he was at home the following morning —Dr. Hall, medical officer, after describing the wound, said no doubt deceased's death was due to the injuries he had inflicted on himself. While attending deceased, witness asked him why he had cut his throat, and be said "I had a few words with my daughter."—Robert Walker, an attendant, said that while deceased was in his ward he asked hint why he had cut his throat, and he said something about his having had a qearrel with a woman.—Mary Rotherham having been re-called, the Coroner said to her: What was meltthiwngas? not to ries this that happened on the night before deceased cut his supper.—Coroner: throat ? Witness : There was nothing that lam aware of. iroo"uhtatdhesoamupe words abouter : so his taste or fancy? Witness : Something like that. He said —Coroner: ronre: as about two or three words, and I might have spoken sharply to him. —Coron r : What did you for to an old man in a weak state of mind ? If he found fault with his supper, it was easy for you to have kept silence. You know an old man in such a state of health thinks a great deal about, a word. Witness : I dia nr.t give him any occasion to cut his throat.—Coroner : No, you did not tell him to do so, but did you put the razor I t f • out o his reach ? Witness: No, I did not do that. The. Coroner said it WAS plain the deceased had caused his own ; death. t f •n or his age and weakly state of health he might I have recoverM. The jury weuld have no difficulty in saying that the deceased had been of weak mind from old age, and that he had not been master of his own actions for some time past, the last fortnight in particular.—Sergeant Stevens • said deceased, even in his young days, Was censidered, a man of weak intellect.—The jury returned a verdict to thi effect that the deceased had cut his throat whilst in a weak I and low state of mind.  THE LANCASHIRE Hussaus.—The prizes for the best swordsmen in the Lancashire Hussars, who are at present assembled at Southport for their annual eight days' drill, were awarded on Wednesday. The competition was very keen, many well-known military geßtlemen present remarking that they never saw a better display in any other yeomanry regiment. The following were the successful competitors :—A troop (Ashton-in-Mackerfield): 1, Private Thomas Holker ; 2, Private George Boon; 3, Private Thos. Pendlebury. B Troop (Moss Bank, St. Helens): 1, Private Joseph Sefton; 2, Corporal Wilson; 3, Private W. Critchley. C Troop (Newton-le-Willows): 1, Private Thos. Bradcleck ; 2, Private H. Wheeler; 3, Sergeant Glover. D Troop (Ormskirk and neighbourhood): 1, Sergeant Draper; 2, Private Aspinall; 3, Sergeant Banks. The prizes are—for the first in each troop; £3; for the second, it 10s.; and for the third, 10s. The first in each troop afterwards competed for the regimental prize of £5, which was won by Sergeant Draper, of the D Troop.