The Sun. — 1835-10-10 (London, England)

THE SUICIDE IN BRENTFORD CAGE.--CORONER'S INQUEST.—Yesterday the inquiry concerning the death of Jesse Jones, who hung himself on Tuesday last, while in confinement in 13rentford Cage, on a charge of vagrancy, was resumed at the Waterman's Arms, Old Brentford. At two o'clock, a new Jury, consisting of twenty-three of the most respectable inhabitants of the town, were sworn before Mr. Stirling, the Coroner. Mr. Richards, the surgeon, repeated the evidence he gave before the first Jury, a report of the proceedings before whom we gave in our yesterday's paper.—Martha Gosbey, the servant at Hope House Academy, in addition .to her former evidence, stated that the deceased threatened three times that he would lay in wait for her, and cut her throat, the first time he could catch hold of her. Deceased did not appear to be in particular want, or witness would have relieved him. When witness fetched Miss Chittenden, her mistress, and re-opened the door, deceased said, " Dear me, you look quite frightened. I never before saw such a set of cowards in my life ;—do you think I want to come in ?" Deceased appeared to be in a violent passion when he left the house.—Police-constable George Mann, T, No. 127, who took the deceased into custody, added to his previous testimony, that he observed nothing whatever in the deceased's manner or appearance to cause him to suppose him to be insane. Deceased appeared to be ill, and made no resistance when apprehended.—Police-sergeant John Pascoe, T 19, and Hugh Sandilands, T 80, repeated their evidence without any addition. A lengthened conversation here took place between some of the Jury as to whether or not the police bad taken the deceased into custody unnecessarily, he not having been given into their charge, which was put an end to by the Coroner satisfying them it was the duty of the police to take all vagrants into custody. There was an especial Act of Parliament directing them to do so.—Miss Mary Anne Chittenden, proprietress of Hope House Academy, was then examined. She corroborated that part of the evidence of Martha Gosbey as to what took place in her mistress's presence. Witness said her reason for giving information to the policeman of the deceased's threats, was in consequence of 'seeing the deceased noticing the house very particularly when he went away, which made her fearful he would return. —Mr. George Cooper, surgeon, of Old Brentford, sworn : Did not know the deceased. Shortly after three o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, in consequence of hearing the deceased had hung himself, witness went to the Cage. On entering the cell, witness could not see the deceased, the place being quite dark, and he requested the body might be brought to the light, when, on examination, witness found the deceased's skin quite warm, and his eyes clear, but he was quite pulseless. Knowing that from suspension the vessels of the brain might be congested, witness immediately opened the jugular vein, from which the blood flowed in a good stream. Witness compressed the chest, with a view of imitating respiration, but as returning animation was -not manifest, witness gave over his efforts.—By Mr. Honeybone, the: foreman : Is it a question whether there was any animation at all ?—Witness : The skin was quite warm,- and the transparent part of the eye very clear ; the jugular vein was also distended, which in a dead man is flaccid, and difficult to be discovered.—The Coroner and Jury. expressed themselves perfectly satisfied that Mr. Cooper had, done his duty, and said they also considered the conduct of the police most praiseworthy. Verdict, " Temporary Insanity."