The Statesman. — 1823-11-26 (London, England)

SUICIDE DY A. LAW STUDENT.  Yesterdsy an inquest was held before C, Jewurr, at the Bear anal Ragged Staff public house, Upuer 13,044 street, Btackfriars, on the body of Thomas tVrl.Ftipm. aged twenty years, who shot himself at his Isidriiieqii Hatfield street. an Saturday morning las* The 'Newt' was a native of Ireland, and bad been educated at Trinitt College, Dublin. Having served his terms at King', Ita, in Dublin, he came to faun.lon about a twinth entered as a law student in the Middle Temple. lie esti person of most amiable disposition, and an mail scholar. _ _  Mrs. Caroline [.instead, wife of Mr. Linstedd, of No.ti Hatfield street, deposed. that the deceased lodged i; her house; that on Saturday last, at alum tat lye o'cleeic as she was sitting in the front kitchen, immediately eel, Death the parlour which the deceased occupied, she 6,4 the report of a pistol, which was followed by the noise,( something heavy falling on the floor; that she Ragan, ran op stairs to the parlottr, and saw the deceased lying el the floor apparently dead, and that there was a area quactity of blood in the room; that she went up tothe deceased and lifted up his arm,lwhich dropped lifeless; eh then sent for a surgeon, who, up tn his arrival, said ceased was dead. She added, that a pistol lay oat the elet near to the deceased : that the blood flowed copionaly fro his mouth, and that site believed that he bad fired the pistol into his mouth. The Coraner asked, whether the witness had seen ry thing in the conduct of the &teased previowsly which W her to suppose that be was insane ? The witness said, he had appeared very low spirited, but particularly en frida last, after she had given bin some fetters which Mat is the positron) Ireland. Upon that evening, on going into his room, she saw him crying, and apparently in gem agitation. He sat up writing left-n, a!,11 she believed, did net go to bed until two o'clock in the morning. The letter hart been given to his friend, also a student in the Tess*, and of the same name._ .  Mr. Joseph Lowden, a surgeon, deposed, that he ea amined the body of the deceased, and found that a ballet had entered the back part of the palate. ap i he beline4 reached the brain. The left eye was bloodshot, and the features were disignred. The bullet had not gone through the head, but there was little doubt it had ceased the deceased's death. Mr. Richard Welkin., of Waterford, dspose I that the deceased was his fellow student, is the Middle Temple.— Witness saw a letter in deceased's possession ; left him st a late hour at night, and believed that the circaenstanos detailed in that letter led him to the act of self nestructioo. Tbe letter mentioned souse severe family embarressmeede, and after the receipt of it the deceased betrayed occasi ovally considerable agitalen. On the day of the mclencholy event witness breakfasted is the country, and on I renters, fnupd the deceased dead, and a letter lying on the table ellreendko him (.witness), which be had since stroyed. Witness, who was much affected during the is. vesttgation, stated that the deceased was a most eseellet young man, and that the embarrassments of his family preyed open his mind so violently, as to render his hie miserable. There were other witnesses in aseen,doce but the jury said it was unnecessary to ca 1 thee, and a verdict was returned of—Temporary Dew genet The deceased had deliberately 'well seed • pistol, pricier, and shot on ‘be morning he destroyed himself, and mord Yd a bullet at the parlour fire.lie had removed the glassesand othea things that were in his way, and had n ritten tenth letters, snit composed hyenas. ale had been seen frequesur on his knees praying most fervently. The letter he IA received, although it described an altered state of the cit. eumatances of his family, was by no means calculated ts philtre an ordinary mind into despair. Last evening an Inquisition was taken before Mr. Us. WIN, the Coroner, at the Cherry Tree, Upper Whitman Street, St. Luke, on view of the body of John Nichol'', aged who was found dead. William Hill, sworn—Witness is a labourer in 'Whits bread's Brewery, in Chiswell Street. On Saturday nigh; about a quarter to nine o'clock, he found the deceasei lying in the yeast trough. at the Brewery; his fart was ander the yeast. Witness gave an alarm,.and on essi.t• sues coming, he was taken out app :really dead, bat was not quite cold.