The Sun. — 1864-09-09 (London, England)

THE SUICIDE IN BATTERSEA PARK.—An inquiry was held by Mr Carter, coroner for East Surrey, in the board-room of the Battersea Union, Wandsworth, en Wednesday night, respecting the death of Mr E. V. Crotty' aged 50. The deceased gentleman was born in Franca but was of Irish extraction. He was by profession a solicitor, and was at one time possessed of a large fortune, all of which he lost on the turf. Mrs Eliza Crotty, 1, Cheyne-walk' Chelsea, said that deceased was her husband. She had era been married to him four years. For 20 years he had 12'1 followed his profession as a solicitor. Before witness married him he had run through a large fortune. After the marriage he was left 1700, and he lost that. He bet on horse racing' He latterly tried to regain his money. He used to retail' home depressed at night, and when witness would ask hit° what was the matter, he used to reply, "Itis -a businea. you do not understand." A gentleman in Oxford used td, send him information about particular horses. Numbers °' letters from betting gentlemen used to come to the house' There was only one child—a girl three years old. I:l3°Y, were in straitened circumstances latterly, but they never wanted food. Deceased was only able to contribute a towards witness's support, and witness went out as a will': ner, in order to keep up the family. He would not take accept any of the money so earnt, but used to say, ,L What money you have is yours, and you must keep it." losses of money on horse racing, his reduced circumstanoe* and the fact that all his own resources had failed him,„‘''it ness believed, had effected his mind and caused him to gill himself, but he had never threatened to commit euieiti/ On Friday last he said that he had lost a large suul money. J. Hawkins said that on Monday evening POI' between 5 and 6 o'clock, he was on duty in Battersea-pa It when be found the deceased lying on the grass near th'a flower gardens. He was surrounded by some children ladies. He was very pale, and he appeared to be dying. white china cup lay by his side. He died in a few minute' Sergeant Clarke, 31 V, searched the body of the deceased and found in his pocket a bottle labelled " poison." 11:014 was a telegraphic message of the state of the field at tile s Reading races last Thursday. In another pocket wag form of application to a mutual loan fund society. The 01 money found was ld. D eceased was a gentleman of cli°o tinguished appearance, anel he looked to be only 30 yettfi of age. Mr W. Butler said that deceased had commence. life with a very large fortune, and had at various period, inherited considerable sums, bu,t; he had lost all on the turf Dr. W. Pocock said that deceaseLl died from prussic, acid' The bottle found in his pocket had contained poison. TP„/ coroner having summed up, the jury returned a verdict " Suicide while in a state of temporary mental derange. ment." STRANDING OF THE STEAMER AVALoN.--•°s Monday intelligence was received that the Gret:. Eastern Railway Company's steamship Avalon:, which 13 te been running on the new line of route to the continent' s. tween Harwich and Rotterdam, and was stranded early the morning of Thursday, on what is known as the o°o of Holland, had been successfully floated. The .Elval°flo one of the superior steamers which were lately built 11%. the Great Eastern Railway Company fur the trade, and , made several rapid runs across the German 0ce60,, On Wednesday she left Harwich for itotterda in? il:De ing no passengers on board, in order to commenc° 00 new tidal service arranged by the company, which the to come into operation on the following day, let instant, She was in charge of a Rotterdam pilot, 10 on passing inside what is termed the Hook of Hollar'd !it went ashore on tho long range of sands which stret°ll iot along that district of coast. All attempts failed to goted, off, and as the wind and sea increased as the day advah lot the most serious apprehensions were entertained as t 0 to fate. News of the mishap having been forwarded to It is terdein, tivo steamers were at once sent to her aid, r.cp, consequence of the heavy sees which broke over the be the she could not be approached. Fortunately, howeverA weather moderated on Saturday; both the wind had gone down, and there was an unusually good h'ot favour the operations for getting her off. The tfigs!tor' strain upon the ship, and early in the afternoon of day she floated, and was hauled into deep water. s:`"%t i 0 afterwards towed up to Rotterdam and surveyed. The stated that she has sustained no material damag°hetber cause of the disaster is ow under investigation. it arose from some errorn iu the course, or imperfect "°ua ings, is yet to be ascertained. of The different works required in the ereoti°lll,oo the Bradford new Exchange, the first stone of will°,et fet laid on the 9th ult, Loud Palmerston, have been the sum of £26,782,