The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1905-02-04 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

TEE INQUEST. Mt. Oarener Holden held an inquiry We the ores et the Then Hall oa Iftftaday adternoos.  a7it "dames we, Dr. S. Wilkinson, of , said that on TreesdirriE.ll=l.77e, war milled to No. .1, Handitonuquare by a youth asamd Nithoieon, and found Mr. Osborne lying on the floor inside his eSoe. There was • great quantity of blood on the floor. Mr. Osborn* eentbted • artiroti:red whoa witriem moved (him. and the wee beating Ilea, but oared in about minutes. wee • shot wound in the forehead, and • revolver um lying trader the dirossered's right tend. Babied the partftfoO a lookinguloss hed Lieu sit up on mum eardboard boxes, and ft looked as if the deceased bad good before the looking-gismo mid find the revolver. The wound was in the centre of the forehead. There wee no blackening of *0 skin, so that apparently the suohur had been held some Little distance of. Death ass due to the shot wound. Witneen's attention ass drown to a note which the deoensed bad mitten and left on the counter. Mk note the Coroner read to the Jury. It was es follows, written in ink in somewhat large oliaractue : Can't Work, Duet Bleep (three months) Ohn't Think, Am out of my mind. Alf O. 1 God have mercy on MY Wile and  Uaderneatis the lestaa ton, tur. wer. az moms. The words in parenthesis "three months," eppestred to helve been added alter the other portions, the ink being fainter, es though the other had dried, and that bed I been blotted directly after being written. Mei Osborne, the widow, idle wee dressed , iin mourning, -red gave her evidence with 'Evelio*, said her husband led bees suffering from ineomnes and depresiou of epees, and scosetimee rompleined of • emlitsty feeling on the top of bie Mod. Dr. Dawson stiended him for six or *even weeks before hie death, and advised the change. When he retatened home from hie sister's be hooked better and slept better. He caose home to dinner on Tuesdey, sad to tea about 5.18. He seemed to eat bia tea with so appetite, and left about &la, when he mid "he woad be working late, and expected to be home about V data." His manage I seemed the some as tonal, sod nothing coo' onEed to arouse her eu.pndou in any way. The Coroner He bed lidafft nude any enggeetiow„ I etsp about committing emmelet—Witaces o. And you did not know be had a revolver f —No. Evidence ones gime be Lona H. Wilson, of S. Extemethertred, ...IHrlmshesd, an appreatree, and John Nietioleen, a pith, of 100. : Pieldetreet, Liverpool, a young printer Wise was in the deeeesed's employment, to tie elect -that after the deceased (who had eceroed in better spirits than before Ise west sassy) calm hack from tes. He gave than some money, and mead "Go and get your tea, and I will And you something to do ,1 during the night." They returned about 11.3.5, and_ found the partition door Ant. I hid as Nidholons placed hie hand on the I door to open it they heard a abet lined. ' Nidwalden opened the door by rtablYTillf the wooden crotch behind the partition, and they fotoid Mr. Osborne lying behind the door.. behind the eon lording from the fare, head. Wilson at Qece ran fer a police °mettle, and N' 'n fetched Dr. Withinson. P.C. Sparrow deposed to bang oiled by Wilson, and to eking cherge of a bow chambered revolver, icor chambers of Which wean dial leaded, and one held a spent e"tgtiteroner The in summing up. spoke of the ore as a ;ad one, and said that having regeld to al the eirovendancee, be thought thesti= would be of the opinion that the d WM temporarily of unsomsd mind. jury reburied a vetted of "Suicide during btilletornwr .harianitf,' 'and the fore neim impressed their eynspethy with the widow and family. The Coroner_ communicated this ewe*. Mon to Mr. Edward Osborne, dereesedli brother (who was in Court), and said he foliy asiociated Maisel/ with it; and Mr. Osborne thanked the Coroner and the jury.  RUSSIA IN GREAT TROUBLE But Langford wad Jade/ are not, for ire Cr. etiilsiving the public. of Birkenhead and rENT7 4wid value for their money. t. the address-134f00t Rowe, 417, New ,Chester-reed. Rook Peary.