Liverpool Weekly Courier. — 1893-09-16 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

THE INQUEST. On Monday night Mr. J. H. Roberts, coroner, held au inquest on the body at Conway. John Hughes, a junior clerk in the employ of Mr. R. S. Chamberlain, said lie went to the County Court-office at Conway that morning, when the room smelled strongly of carbolio acid. Witness saw • bottle and • razor case on the counter, and then discovered the lest of the deceased protruding from the storeroom. Helle,ieg that something was wrong he ran and celled David Roberta, the bailiff, who accondpsnind him to the storeroom, where they foetid the deceased lying WI his back on the fluor. He appeared to lie quite dead. Mr. Davies lived at LlaufairfecLan, and invariably arrived at Conway at 8 24, proceeding diiect to the office. The mush hook, together with a number of partly opened letters, ass on the counter. The bottle (produced) was almost empty. It was labelled Carbolic acid. Poison." The office wee looked when witness arrived tonne in the morning, and he opened the door with a duplicate key in his possession. David Robeits, the bailiff, gave evidannewa to the discovery in the office. The deceased's mouth was frothing,aud he appeared to be dead, although the hands were warni. Superintendent Williams said the deceased was • native of Corns, Merionethehne, and Lad been known to him for the past twenty yeILUI. He lied not noticed anything shout him indicating suicidal tendencies. There era, no Unpletuientuees in the family. Witness tad seen his wife, who was terribly distressed, and unable to give evidence. Witness had ascertained that the deceased putchased the eartiOlio acid at the shop of Mr. Roberts, chemist, Lisufairfechan. tie did not , think that deceased was tu any pecuniary chhh.  culties. Mr. R. S. Chamberlain, solicitor, registrar of the Llandudno and Conway. Couuy Courts, said he had every reason to believe that the accounts of the defamed were perfectly correct. They were audited last May, and time satisfactorily-tested horn time to thne. Ile had perfect faith in the deceased, whose salary he had raised over 50 per seat. since the time he had been in Ma employ. The deceased, who kept a lodging-noose at Liao. tairfechmi, hem told hint that he was in very soar' (actable circumstances. tie had been an aloe!' lent servant to wit... Dr. K. A. Piitchard, J.P., said he ass called to see the body at ten/minutes past nine at the County Court-office, where he found hie assistant, Dr. Jonas, already in attendance. Death must have taken plane half an hour previctudy. The body showed symptoms of carbolic poisoning. Witness was of opinion that the deceased drank the carbolic acid, and having planed it or. the counter tell moires; the etetre, whore he win found. The bottle when fall could contain Mx i.sticils, so that the deceased uniat have swallowed about live ounce. At this stage of the proceedings • telegram war received from Llanfairlechan announcing that the poison em purchased et five o'clook on Saturday afternoon, the deceased stating it wee wanted for disinfecting purposes. Superintendent Williams mid that Mrs. Davies had informed him that mambo acid was never used in the house for such a purpose. Mrs. 'flieresa Ingham, caretaker of the Oonservati ye Club, stated that she noticed entoething very strange about the deceased between 8 80 end . 835 that morning, when he rushed dowasteirs from hit office and ran up back again. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that . the deceased oommitted suicide whilst temporarily , insane. The jury tendered to Mrs. Davies Oat `, heartfelt aympethy in her bereavement  At the end of this week M. Etalfonr lessee Wrltooostow, nob to return until after the bolldays, relegating hit duties se Leader of the 0145,be.ciutral