The Forest of Dean Examiner : — 1875-07-30 (Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England)

SUICIDE AT THE WOLVERHAMPTON WORKHOUSE. On Thursday afternoon W. H. Phillips, Esq., borough coroner, held an inquest at the Waggon mid Horses Inn, Ililston-road, touching the death of John Dyson, 18 years, a tramp, who committed suicide 'by hanging at the Workhouse on the previous day. It appeared that he was admitted tutu the tramp wards at the Workhouse on Tuesday night, and he received his usual allowance of a half. pound of bread. After eating it he was bathed, and then forked up in a cell, in accordance with the new system. The following morning his clothes were taken to him, and he was released from the cell to go out to do his work, viz., that of breaking 3 cwt. of stones before breakfast. His breakfast was afterwards >emptied to him in his roll, and at half-past eight o'clock he was found hanging by a slip-noose made with his handkerchief, and was quite dead. in his pockets was a purse containing four id. postage stamps and a post-card addressed " Atkins, Livery-street, Birmingham." 'rite jury returned a verdict of " Suicide (Wring temporary insanity." When he entered the Workhouse he said he was it tin-plate worker. He is a rather stout man, with hold bead and grey hair and whiskers, lie wore a dark overcoat, and. his tronsers were made of a dark • greyish mixture. He had on a coloured shirt, soft hot, and a pair of elastic-side boots. The body will remain at the Workhouse for a few days to give any of his friends an opportunity of identifying  Courts 1670 .1•724• ' —• 4816 4974 Section 2 (Tipton and Gmatbridge). Wolverhampton Royal Military Brass Band. Banner. Courts 2402 2931 3289 3422 3503 3920 4725 4083 5103 Section 3 (Wolverhampton). let Wolverhampton It V. Band. Mayor's Carriage. Banner. Cilurts 3186 3219 3504 4493 , Carriage, with District Officer and Members of Odd Fellows, MU. BS:nclioont 4601 C„oate,,,..Coslog. Banner. Courts 3305 3340 3502 4246 4099 4723 4917 5273 Section 5 (Wolverhampton). Prince of Wales 'Miss Band. Banner. Courts 2015 367 e 4782 41403 5075 Section 6 (Wolverhampton). The Victoria Brass Band. Banner. Courts 2633 4503 4619 5039 5059 Section 7 (Wombourn, Tettenhall, W.lnesfield, Brewood, The Bilston Excelsior Band. Banner. Courts 3304 3559 3390 3671 3927 4074 4405 4743 5163 Willenhall Brass Baud. Oxley Manor was reached about half-past two o'clock, aml the programme was proceeded with as far as practicable, but we have not space to enter into details, To show the enterprise of the committee, however, we append a list of the persons engaged, premising that the amusements were inaugurated by al promenade concert:— Mr. James Gibney, the favourite Tenor Vocalist; Miss Marie de Boyce, the Popular ierio-Comic VocMist ; Professor Zelliska, the wonderful Continental Horizontal Bar Performer ; Mr. Harry West, the popular Topical Vocalist and Comedian ; ! Mons. Bourdon, the German Wonder, who appeared in his I wonderful performance blindfoldwl in mid-air, umixtrds of 30 feet. Mr. Garry Riley, the Renowned Ventriloquist ; Mr. Paddy Mills, the real Irish Comic Singer awl Dancer ; Zelliska's Entertainment. Mr. John Tudor, Comic Vocalist, Burlesque Actor, and Dmeer. Mr. and Mrs. Holland, the celebrated Duettists and Burlesque Actors. The Fritz Troupe, the Lightning Acrobats; Miss Amy Tudor, the eelebmteil Scrio-flonde Vocalist, and Lady Champion Step Dancer in the World. Monsieur Leodine, the world-rennwnol Flying Gymnast. Two Magnificent Balloons ascended during the afternoon. pawn:Nana cosemix : Comic Duett Mr. and Mrs. Holland. Negro Entertainment Mr. Joe Lund. Comic Song Mr. Harry West. Serin-Comic Song and Dance... Miss A.. Tutor. Comic Som. Mr. John Tudor. Song Mr. James Gibney. These performances were mainly under the direction of Bro. Haxlewood, manager of the Prince of I Wales' Theatre and Concert Hall. I There was abundance of dance music, but the I condition of the ground did not admit of much I indulgence in tipping on the light fantastic toe. The numbers present were estimated at about 10.000, but we believe many more tickets were sold, and probably four times the number would have attended hai there been Queen's weather.