The Poole Telegram. — 1883-06-01 (Poole, Dorset, England)

SUICIDE—On Tuesday a most melancholy case of bide by hanging was perpetrated by a native of manage, Isaac Collins, and brother to John Collins, ho committed suicide by hanging on the same date ay 29th) a twelvemonth ago, the date also of the orfe C tetle murder. He was seen by some children, ho went to play in a stable at the quarry, hanging, ad they gave an alarm, and some quarrymen who ere close at hand quickly cnthim down, but life Was and to be extinct.—The inquest was held upon e body of Isaac Collins by the coroner of Wareham d Isle of Purbeck on Wednesday afternoon, the jury Mg Messrs. Hillier, J. Musa. Tatchell, Millward, assum, J. Parsons, R. Hardy, J. Dorey, L. Bower, Burt, J. Beavis, and Sergeant Hooke, Mr. Mier being chosen foreman.—The first witness lied was John Tomes, a quarryman, who said : I ew Isaac C and last saw him alive on Tuesday arising, just before seven o'clock. He came through quarry where I was at work. He said to me Holloa ! is that von ? " I said "Yes, are you going work?" fie said "So far as Ido know," He made me remarks about the weather and passed on. I ye known him :all his life, but never saw anything .culiar about hina.—James Brown, of Herston, last w the deceased alive about half-past ten on the orning in question, going into a disused quarry, ut 100 yards from his own, but was not near enough speak to hian.—A little girl of nine years of se, hut not knowing the nature of a oath, was not orn, said she with another little girl was going to lay in an old stable by the quarries, went and pushed Pen the door and saw a body hanging, but did not now it. She then ran and gave an alarm.—Walter .rown, quarryman, of Swanage, sail: I was the first fter the children that went in. About quarter-past my sister came and told me there wss a man hangng the stable. I was working about 20 yards from the lace. I went in the stable and saw the deceased seeing to a rafter. I t aok out my knife ad caught hold of him by the arm, cut the curd, and id him down on the ground. To reach the rafter he al placed a pile of stone about two feet under his set, and when pushed away would be about seven nches from the ground. His month Was very dark, ad his eyes closed. I last saw him alive in Tillyhim Qum on Saturday night; he was then reading paper. We came round by Tnrleston Bay together. •e said nothing to lead me to think he was not right n hie mind. I have known him this 20 years, and Iso his bother. If any one had asked me I hould have said he was not insane—Elizabeth man Collins, daughter of deceased, said : I last Isy my father alive on Monday evening when e Came home from his work at half past seven. • e had his tea an! sat down far a little while, and hen went to bed. I did not see him alive again did ot hear him leave Vats house in the morning. When got up he was gone; he has been very law quite lately, but was not generally so. Have beard him arnark about his brother; he mentioned it to me, and eked. "Do you remember what happened on Whit[lmlay lest year ?" He hal been more quiet and eserved than usual for the last fortnight. I think he ad al.aVg had his brother on his mind. He Was •ften in drink, but very qniet.—Mr. H. W. Burt, tone-merchant, of Swansge, said: I have known the eceased and all the family for the last 40 years ; his tate. of mind, in my opinion, had a tendency to "aultl'. His father was not, but his aunt hung herdf. and her son, also a cousin and a niece, had been o the asylum. His brother attemp'ed suicide by atlng, but was cut down. Isaac of late had been cry desponding, mad he (gr. Burt) thought the man ,4 had family troubles, &c.—After a short consul. at on, the jury found a verdict of " Temporary asanity."  W/