The North-Eastern Weekly Gazette. — 1891-06-27 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SAD END OF A SAILOR.  FRIENDLESS IN A FOREIGN LAND. An inquest was held on Tuesday at Hartlepool by Mr Settle on the body of Max Graben the youn Gerdtin seaman who shot himself on the sands at West Hartlepool, on the night of the 16th inst., and who subsequently died at the Hartlepools Hospital from the effects of the wounds then inflicted. Very little was known of deceaged. Me had no relatives in England, and though it was stated that he had parents residing in Germany, to whom a message had been sent apprising them of deceleed's death, no reply had been received, nor had anyone come from Germany belonging to him. Maria Marron, widow, of 17, Prineess-strt, West Hartlepool, said deceased had lodged with her 'about two years, staying with her whenever he came oft a voyage. If. told her he belonged to Hamburg, and was aged 23. She never observed that his mind was affected until the night he made the attempt upon his life, when before he went on to the sands his conduct seemed rather strange. He kept running in and out of the house' as though looking for something. She last saw him about nine o'clock, just before he shot himeelf, standing at the corner of the street talking to some young men. He raised his hat, but did not speak. She was not aware that he had a revolver. She saw deceased at the hospital on Friday night, when she asked him if he shot himself on purpose, or was it the result of accident. He replied, " Yes, mother, I did," meaning that he shot himself parsely. He used to address her as " mother. '— Leonard Barker, a young man, deposed to seeing deceased fire several shots from a revolver into the sea. He afterwards shot himself, and fell near the water's edge. Witness and a companion ran towards him, and got the revolver' and then drew deceased out of the water. He was bleeding from the right cheek.— P.C. Fraser spoke tci conveying deceased to his lodgings, from which he was removed to the hospital next day.—Dr. Morgan, from the hospital, said that the bullet entered the roof of the mouth, and Penetrated the bra*, which was lacerated at the base of the Blran. Deceased died from the •lects of the wound on Saturday evening.—The jury found that deceased committed suicide whilst temporarily insane—The body was removed to 17, Princess-street and interred in the West Hartlepool Cemetery oni Wednesday. BItAIMETIT'S SITGRIP•COATED PILLS purify be bleed, clear the visa" and bring health and ttreegtJa to the weary and worn-out. IR Do not purge pr weaken the bowels, but act somialty on OW hive au& Mte.' A perfect aver out. - - cools's pistkr Lira, Pills.. 01 all Elietaistl ustrate4 pamphlet tree. British Depot,. • Week* Ladoon...lkotr. *gar, kturs.-1.1 you suffer from 'ii or Grout try "Reynolds' BPROiller" as le It Nadirs obtaftled tifirangla all Chemists -as, ibmommve. Salts.—Eltilpholine Soap the nakmll tint. and makes the skin smooth, healthy, eoinfortable. 6d Tablets. Everywhere , 2 165, Sumner-street. fauicen.  1 Prllll%Ell'S get the genuine turd ol red claret of Rungary, linugeaLan Crown, ex remedy pure and gAnigie Wine V ol Ireland, the Solo Cons!geees,  A th