Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1864-07-29 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SOUTH STOCKTON,  SUICIDE.—On Monday evening a cm going into a hay loft on the premires of Hotel, found a man lying on the straw. father, the landlord, who, on going to turn fund that he was dead, and sent for a pol temertained that the name of the deceased Robinson, who had been employed as In Skeene, of Stockton. The officer on searchir found some bottles marked " poison." Dec a wife, lately confined, anti four childarn. was given to the coroner, and on Wednesd was held Mote James Coates Sow,rhy, following evidence was given :—Matthew N said that on Monday last be went into the I, straw was, and saw the man lying on the str down and lola his mother, and his father 1.n.---11LittheA, Newton,. senior, said he ket lii el. On Monday night, about seven o into the loft and saw the man. He took h send him away, as he thought be might set tire, lie did not move. He found his face he thought he was dead, lie seat for  knew the math It was Robert It .bins at, very steady and lively man, lie wls in day at two o'clock, aail drank CA ii glai,,es left, and witness dia not see hint again al told hint ttat he had lien iiava hir,_a  _ Scarborough, Willing:ton, Whitey, Mill Re guile sober.—P.C. Boynton sahl he was in man was found i 111 the hit. He wen in ex:united his poOtets in presence ot S an.l b nail a Lottes. marked " Lau Mount, I) label on it—" llohon, Scarhro'." He af Leo ether bottles' when he was attending I oxlininati They w•.re in his ether po them ls marked •6 Prussic peel, poison, of " I iieson, chemist, Rehear." on it. TI had no label on it, but it had contain.  vh.ich was some was an empty .:ervant at the ' a Monday he Ile was quite in his manner then called her , went into the the glass. Ile f(r tli good of «own deceased, V. and came rook the hood e ; he crept in ) make a noise. at the winirow. alton, busman, •cene for a long once of having aw him in the ith hitn on the lid not go wit h ten in the look ing of ileceaswl, ad the writing, eat tint I shall that a disagree. r and his wife, il in denying a nil that he had would dcstroy es of laudanum ot (lo the deed," vith the dead." Witness said over a luau and s mind since.— yeals, dyed inaiiner of late, n 45 unpleasant on with keeping Roblosi,n, sister  Titere was a pocket-book in his pocket., in writing cemmencing.•• Dear Jane." Theta pa, se in his weket.—Catherine Husband, lidlkebY. sail she knew deceased well. ( C one to the house and into the kitchen. sober, but there was failuething different moie than umal. He joked with her, and a I.liCkgil i,tl. Ilia conduct '.5 ii iv il. 11 yard, rattle:l at the iiht-low, en 1 kissed told her lie had been away flout Stock 0a Ii is healtii.—Jane Newton said she had k who came to the house on into the kitchen where she was. Ile from her baby and threw it iu her fa( on his toes, as though be did loot wish t When lie went out into the yard he rattle She did not see him after.—Thomas W said deceas«l had been employed by Mr SI time, and left three weeks ago in consequ hail the smoll-pox. On Mond ty last he , ffokebv, and he said he with go home a " bus," but the train was late, and he him. Had seen him write. What Wee wri shown to him now was in the hattibwrii His wife's name was .lan,.—The coroner r it commencel : --" Dear Jane, when y:m be numbered is ithi the dead." It stated went had taken place between the writ and she would wit believe what he sit charge !kat had been made against him, . determined not to return home again, In him—lf, and that be had bought two Olin:: at Searle.' and takeo it, " but it ...add in Ibut he N0;,4 " I er‘olvi,l to be nambeled The at it it was• in an untinisieal state that last Septembe: deceased liml thriven I kilti d 16111, and had not been right in 11 Mary Jordisoo had ktmwil deceased in nexr door to him, thought him wild in hi Awl he had taken to ill ink, whieli tnaile t at home with his wife, who had charged lotd company, which he denicd.--Mary . of decease 1, s t jri lie came to her litinae at Cosluai, nearly a month trick. She thonght his manlier at ange—he talked wild. Ho said his wife had been confin , that the baby was a fit Inight 011. and he inteaded to send it to sch&d next week. His littler hal banged him elf.--Mr Joaeph Lai Ifer, :surgeon, was called to see dee• seri on Monday night, an:l found him dead. He had nit de a post most em examit Alan. The brain was congested and adhering to the membrane, mid smelt strongly of p ussic Acid. The brain was soh, and there was purnlent erum, like jelly, on the laain. It WAS in a state of disea e There was an insufferable smell f ptussie acid in the. tumult. He was q tile atisfied that russie acid was ti e cause of death. Other witnesses were examined, hut thy elicited nothing eah. Vet dirt " Deceased died fro i taking prussic acid while in a state of temporary insan' y."  M I D DLESBROUG  SERMoNs.—Ou Suaday last Pearson preached farewell sermons in Centenary Chapels, when collections in school funds were taken, amounting to  the Rev. J. he We'l,yan and aid of the Sunday hove 51.