Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1887-04-09 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

THE RECENT ATTEMPTED  SUICIDE.  FATAL RESULT.  The Bev. John Hugh Davies, of Bishop Barton, who attempted to commit mei& by cutting his throat, ou the 23rd of February lost, died at his lodgiogs, South Parade., Hilderthorpe, on Saturday, and an inquest was held at the Albion Hotel on Monday morning, before J M. Jennings, Esq., coroner.—John Richard Ilosbon, of Nome, near Poottpool, identified the body as that of his brother-in-law, oh eu age was 48, and who for the post ten years had been incumbent of Bishop Barton.—Being eked by the Coroner if the position of the dee-seed was not that of" ouratedn.charge," the witness said he mud prom., in • few mined, e, the letter of appointment received from the Archbi4hop. He wait asked to do no, and went for the document. Daring his absence the o roner said that to the best of his belief the Mourn. bent of Bishop Barton was still living, and hair been for s number of years in an asylum.—The witness oh rily returned with the I. tt-r, end heading it to the coroner, remarked that he believed tbe deceased'. pmition would be ihst of "incumbent in-c ,matendam." This was (infirm. d by the err mer after reefing the letter. Wllooee them stated that deceived wrote to him in December last wing that he was in trouble, and ached him to come over. He did not at once do so, and deceased, in •, d-et auxiety, sent two telegrams urg ng him. On his arrival at Bishop Barton he fount Inc met in charge of the steerage. A writ (or write) had been served on deceased, and • levy made on hie aciods. Witness tiered to render him some amid. ance, so as to avoid the immediate pressure, but be refused it, unless he could be relieved of all his liabilities. 'lbis was out of the qu etion, as he bad been engaged in • lawsuit, /Mien had ends adversely for him He found deceased wee suffering from want of sleep. Tire d .ctor tiled wrens. Opiates without effect, but after witness had administered a d NB of hot water, he obtained rest mid, before witness left him, he appeared much improved. Witness thought he needed 'cheerful soiiety and sympathy. Shortly aft- r (in Jamiart) witnes, was slad to law that deputed's daughter had taken apartments at Bridangton Quay. H. believed that prior to this family trofibie, deceased had been an abetemtode man. Towards the part of Febru try elm.. had • tde.tram from Mr. Ridgway, of Beverley, informing him that deceased had attempts Ito cut his throat. ile at once came over, and remained with deceased a fortnight. Doing that time he had sufficiently recovered to be able to come downstairs, and witness attended the policeouart with him when he appeared before the. magi-trates. When witness left him it was hie intention to have him removed to his (witness's) home, as soon as the doctor wool t allow him to make the journey. During the time witness was with demaeed he persistently relayed I od. He admitted having made an attempt on his life, and bat 'showy foreboding. of the future. Speaking from a knowledge of 20 years, wit...s amid that he bad never seen the deceased worse for dri, It.I:lizabeth Scrivener, South Parade, said that de. oeimed end his daughter aime to lo ige with her on the 220 d of January. Witness noticed that he was peculiar in hie conduct, and gave some account of what °marred when he made the attempt on his lite. A week the previous Sunday he told traumas that be got the knife he used out of the eaullery. Ele seemed calm when he Was talking to h. r, and in reply to her query—Why did he try to pat on cud to himself ? sail he was tired and weary. He expressed no regret at what he had done, bat when she Adted him if he wanted to d e, he repli d “no." She had never seen him intoxicated—John Dobson, railway porter, who was milled in when {heat,' need cut his throat, and Serge. Robertson teach gave evi linos as to his condition at that time, and Dr. Nelson minutely described the injuries, He •Inci stated that kite demised persist( ntly strove against having food or nourishment, and would only take it tinder compulsion. They were compelled to are the stomach pump, he became so perverse. Thu only inference, scientifically and logically, was that he was insane at the time of the °anterooms, and his ultimate death was the result of self.inflicboo.. —The coroner, in Bumming up the evidence, said the case was a very sod but, at the same time, a , very simple one. Up to • c,rtain point, all see:ued to have gone on well with the deoeinted till family troubles same. Troublee which some min would have surmounted, but which weighed so heavily on the deceased that he had given way under them, and had boon crushed down. A verdict of "Suicid whilst in • state of temporary mental derang.ment" was retUrlMalt