The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1890-05-10 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

SUICIDE OF A STAFFORDSHIRE MAGISTRATE AT COVENTRY.  On Thumday afternoon the dead body of Mr. Charles Wells. of Wolverhampton. was found in • regen at the Queen's Thecircummance• amen., the death were enquired into by the ''""3. "77Zr; n. ttl73l,:rVilat./Yre rft;:‘talon Frida'r=on. Beveral friends of the dreamed wore present. The body lay in the mortuary at the Hospital. elude 3t had been removed on Thumdm night. beveral wreaths dower. mitt by friends had been placed upon it. ••33313e1 Wells Page ws• the first wi.esa. and yid Fe aa• • solicitor practising at WolverZ=bn P3lgaee.'W37lte37:23'goT'ilet'al3:l: ir 31.313•45er and member of the arm of Thomas an.ich•rles and • director of the Staffordshd• goon stock Ban, he was 53 years of am saw deceased alive the previous \"‘V'e!iil3-.3l•'y arek,thegardnlt..at Wolverhampton. Tills was st a large reception given by tl3e Mayor. and Ile appiared then to be rather depressed.  tnV. `.!  -17M1Y-73.i.r7 4.-µ,;71i;e7.-rnhei Continuing. witness...id he easy hint again on the follawmg :mode, when he Msl not went itt all in bla usual mind. There am. nothing in his financial position, Mvond the affairs of th. .affordshi re Bank. tiat witnew knew of that would eccount for his demeanour. The deceased seas mortudly eensitive of •nything that nitcht pomMly reflect upon his personal honour. and sew respected to the highest degree. In reply to the foreman adr. J B. London): He hwl never known the demawd to he in the habit of carrying a revolver. William Clarke. waiter at the Queen.. .WI. maid the dem seed arrived on Tue.., April 9,01 him lent alive a. ten 1 o'clock on Wednesday night. He wan rather ph...ant then. but on the night of arrival. &fur chimer. deem.. complained of very wvere pain• in Me bearb He mune down to breakfast on Wednewlay •Wsut • qu•rWr-past ten. ILIA in answer to wltueos said he ha./ pawed an awfully bed n.ght While at break,. he asked to be . _  he evening deveaved told witness  tadod to'he nab, 'et enght dolook tnormna. and tor Ins lotterm to be taken . hoot. obeted Ina mstruotions. After tax, the. door was opened. and the  adylt • quarter t. -eleven. but it ••••• th. beet...tut hab had bad niµbs  The Foreman My opinion is that the worry and mental anxiety upset the balance of his mind '''Ttel.:!?;;lddring Nhortly eonsidered their verdict agreed that the deceased committed suicide ivbilmt suffering frorn temporary inunity caused by , mental worry.  A Wolverhampton correspondent writes (—lt im not Ifio much to say thet the receipt of the news of He death of Mr. Charlee Wells at Coventry canned • profound eensation in Wolverhampton and thronghout the locality. It would be hard to Dame another !meioses man in South Staffordshire who was Mb.. known or whose Um was more familiar to all sections of the community. Not only wae Mr. Well* widely known, but h• wan highly respected and esteemed for him many good q He was a men of moat genial and Mlable manner. ective in hominess. anti of prove.. integrity. He was • member of the firm of Mtwara T. and C. Wells, of the Mosley Ironterorf tit:, ;71dt tlara TalllVritt in almoet daily attendance. His home we• Serringbm Lodge, Tettenhall Road. Woherliampton. a charming reeidence. situate in th• ridret t tie; 0'1: rt..' li.c hie leisure moments nis Mate for nonculture •nd hortion.ltore. and with,rvieg,re, e o.f :geMmte'rtionT:s d u'r7nrwli iX.dhnllowed hie oonservatory tb be Mmporarily . m•gnitmnt con.ti... of foliage end. flowering plants for the prpose of grming various flower show. iu the Bmk Country. At one time Mr. Well. was president of the Biletou Horticultural Society, an inetitution in which he • maniNsted much interest throughout ha weer. Some haw yearn ago the dmeeved gentleman was pieced on the Lommienon of the reline for the °minty of Stafford. and lie has sin.. sat regularly et Bileton Police Court. lie was elm an snificio member of Bile. Townehip Amociation and of the Divisional Committee for Booth Wolearhampton. He had, indehl, ell his lifetime been um.t intimately associated with Bibby. end on messed ocemions overtures were made to him with view to inducing him to come forward m the Conservative candidate for the rstliarnentary division of Wolverhampton South (which includes Hlaton and Sedgley) whenever 27.terer4( tTl:rddei.Stot"ti. however, fdr..Welle, always with characteristic mode My. won reply Het he highly appremeted the honour of being asked to become the Coneervative candidate, hut he never gave •ny definite prom* to accede to the request. which was repatetily ergs, upon him in public mestanots and elsewhere. A more Haunch supporter. however, ofbe the Constitutional eause was not to found. lie was eheem unwavering in hie allegiance to hie party. but at the Name time he nemr hesitated to mamma his opinion (oedema], on all matters and if he dingreed with throne on public qoestions he made no attempt to conceal views. A.. rob. speaker he shas forcible. trenchant. racy in style. and ofMn eloquent, mud his keen satire and , ready wit made him • most popular platform man. In religion Mr. Wells was • Churchman. and at the time of his decesse occupied the pom. Don of a siditaman at SS Hide's Church. Tetten. hall hoed. at which he wae • regular satehient So fitr es local public movemeMs and philanthropic and chariMble agencies were ooncerned. he wail she,* • liberal eublicribr to any fund requiring pee..., support. The decemed, too. wee • recognmed connoisseur in art. and had from the time of its formstion been a member of the committee entrained with the manegement of the Wolverhampton Art Gallery, to which b. h., made several gifte. eluding one very fine picture by Eugene von Bien. the Venetien artist. entitled •• At the Carnival." When art ethibitions have Nen orgenimd in conumtion with the Snllery Mr. Wells has invariably been one of thebeet and most libend contributor. of pictures. and he renamed et Herrington Lodge • splendid and valuable col-17-orl=pec" iret;threill'h:Vta",;=. both on se<Oant of hie public services and private benefactions. Mr. Wells was about fifty years of age. He leavee a widow, bat no children. end the Tr:"NtlCirt" " Inhrear7