The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1888-04-14 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

ANOTHER BODY FOUND IN THE DOCK. The body of William Robinson, 34 years of age, residing at 11, York.street, who has been missing since the 13th March, was found floating in the Cavendish Dock at 2 p.m. on Wednesdey. The deceased left hie home at 5-30 a.m. on the 13th March to go to his work, but did not make his appearance, and up to Wednesday no trace of hid whereabouts could be discovered, although diligent search was made for him. The body was discovered by John Robert Deckhouse, 14 years of age, residing at 33, Hoper-street, who obtained assistance, ani the bcgly was subsequently conveyed by the palioe to the rnortn,ry. THE INQUEST, On Thursday morning, at eight o'clock, Mr Coroner Poole held an inquest on the body at the Magistrates' Court, Mr. S. Swindlehurst acting as foreman of the jury.—Mr. A. L. Garnett, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the widow and family of the deceased. The following evidence was given :-- 1 John Bradley, 36, Clive-street, said he worked ' in the telegraph derartment of the Furness l ailway Compan7o He saw deceased about nine o'clock on the night of the 12th March last,—the night betel° was missing—at his house, 11, York-street. Deceased was 34 years of age, and was the stores keeper in the telei;reph department, °caul Station. He seemed very cheery and in gdod spirits when witness saw him. He had been at hie we& that i day. As to his health, witness never heard him I complain much. He went to work at six o'clock in the morning He was working at the General Offices at the time of his death, but had been em- I ployed where the fire took place, near the Central I Station. The fire was eight or t(ss days before. i Both hie wife aid hims?lf seemed in good spirits. Witness had known the deceased fur years. 1 Frederick Sharp, 39, Settle-street, electric light- 1 ing attendant. Hmmaden Hoek, said he had kuown 1 the deceased for 4.i years. He last saw him about 1 9-30 on the morning of the 12th March, and he ' then appeared as nstr.l. The decease. hA. seven ' children (two dead), and both he and his 's ICe were in delicate health. Witneas thought he was troubled a good deal about his familv. Witness saw deceased's wife on the night of the 13th NI arch, and she asked him if he had seen him and what had become of him. She told him her husbalai left at the usual time, 5 30, that morning. He would Fe going to his work at the General Offit-ea. John Pobert Deckhouse, 33, }Tone-street, said that on Wednesday, betwe,--n two and three o'clork he s•iw the body of the deceased flonCn4 in the Cavendish Dock. He gave information to the poliee.  P.c. Smith tic posed that on Wednesday, from information I-pos.lmA from the last wise, sgs he went to the Ilavendish deb. and took out the hod y of the deceased. He had all hie clothes on excepting his hat. They were rot diets:las, ed, and there were no marks of violence noon the body. on searching witnees found a stenos-, a buoeh of keys, a pocket book and some pipers, (all prodneed). He had not his watch on him ; he hft that at, home. The Gtroner, in summing up, raid that so far as he saw there aftpea-ed no astaianolle reoson for this ocentrenee. It appeared lie had been a little ill but if everybody that was ill committed suicide there Would seon be nobody alive. There was not she essnthtedt enapicion that this man could have fallen into the water accidentally, because it wse elaylisrht, but it app, ared that from some impulse which seised him he wont on past the General Offices to the do, k. In snore than half of these eases there appeared to be no assignable motive. The jury might find a verdict of Found dr twned or that he committed suicide. To him, a verdict of committed suicide was the proper one and it did not appear to him to be a proper discharge of duty on the part of the jury in a case like this merely to find a verdict of Found drowned. If there was anything to show how he tumbled into the water then the proper verdict would be Found drowned, but when all the evidence pointed to one oonclusion then he thought the jury, who from a disinclination to find a verdict of suicide, returned a verdict of Found drowned, were not tatting the proper course. It was not for that, that these enquiries were held. He directed the jury to find their verdict. The jury after conatiltation, returned a verdict of "Found drowned."  KAT's Tic Pir.rB, a specific in NAuralsla,Face -nrhe 90., ; nostsge Id. Of all flh..taists. 2233 LIR= CATHARTIC= Pima, a pleasant aperient, 91- d 131 d, 21 9d. Ray Bros., Ld., Stockport.