The Warwickshire Herald. — 1892-11-24 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

TUB INQUEST.  On Saturday Dr. George Danford Thomas, Coroner for Central London. opened an inquiry at the New Providence Hall, Edgware-road, into the circumstances attending the death of Mrs. Maude. Albert Edwin Maude, dress manufacturer, Welbeck-street, said deceased was his wit's, and had not lived with him for seven years. The deceased lived at Hyde Park-place. On Tuesday he last saw .he deceased alive, when he went to see her in response to a telegram that he received from her. She then was very ill, and much changed. Deceased did not then threaten her life, but had previously. At times she would be very excitable I and depressed in spirit. On Thursday lie heard eel 1 the death of the deceased. Deceased seemed to be in great trouble about her dativitter, and said that it wa. her fault that the daughter weir in that position. It s emed to him that Oda preyed on the deceased's mind.—A chambermaid at the Great Western Hotel stated that the deceased came to the hotel on Wednesday and occupied a room on the third door. At 8 o'clock she last saw the deceased, when she took her a cup of tea. On Ilearsday morning she heard of her death. Deceased made no statement to her, but seemed to have a wild look in her eyes and to be distressed in mind. —Bessie Unwin, kitchenmaid at the hotel, stated that en Thursday morning she saw the body of a wi,man on the kitchen roof. She told a porter, who went and saw it, and the police were then called.— Police-constable Ireland stated that he was called to the hotel and saw the body of the deceased I% leg on the kitchen roof, only partially dressed. lie removed the body to the mortuary, searched tire clothing, but found nothing. —lnspector Backer, F. Division, stated that he was railed to the hotel, and found the deceased on the roof, dead. lie went up to her room, and found the door locked, so it vu forced open. Out. ' F.ide the window, which was open, was a slab of , o,one, on winch anyone could stand. A dressing. table that had stood before the window had been removed. He found papers in the room, but they had nothing whatever hearing on the case.—Dr. Albert Schollield stated that he was called to see the deceased, and found her lying on the roof quite dead. He had no doubt but that the deceased, who had cleared two balconiesdiad deliberately jumped. the found death was due to fracture of the neck.— Mr. Henry Hart Myers, a solicitor, stated that he was consulted by the deceased respecting some trouble which her daughter was in, and that he raw her on Monday at his office, when she waa in a clistrso ted state of nand, and then she stated that she had instigated her daughter to do what she had d,,,,, and that she wished to take her 1 place.—The it.), returned a verdict that the deceased consmitted suicide whilst of unsound mind. suffering from mental distress.  - Two little girls, aged 12 years, related quite a sensational story to the inspector at the central police-station, Plymouth, on Sa•tirilav afternoon. They stated that they wet e under toe floe, near the Citadel, about one o'clock. when a Nat containing four men put in at the beach where they were standing and took a little li^y aboard. ' When the boat was about 20 yards front th • shore it capsized and sank. The occupants strui,alial in the water. but eventually were drowned. Tim police have made inquiries, but cannot ascertain Ilia a boat is missing from any place. The affair is enyeloved in mystery.  CHARLES MORRIS,  HA Y CORN AND SEED MERCHANT, STRAW  SUTTON ROAD, (w.