Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1872-08-31 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

DETERMINED BUICIDE IN AN EDINI3UIGB  BROTHEL.  A young man, of genteel appearance, eemmitted suicide on Tuesday. by shooting himself with a revolver, in a house of ill-fame in Clyde-street, Edinburgh. The deceased, it is stated, entered the house with one of the female inmates about one o'clock on Tuesday morning. He remained ell night, and in the morning he sent a woman with his watch to a pawnbroker's office. During the forenoon he proposed to two of the women that they should join him in f. drive about the city. To this' they acceded, and a cab was procured for the purpose. The women went into the cab, but the young man, when about apparently to enter the cab, suddenly turned back and re-entered the house, the wonieu supposing that he had returned for something which he had left behind. En a few seconds afterwards they heard a report, and alighting from the vehicle they went into the house. On entering the room which the unfortunate young man had occupied, they found hint lying on a sofa quite dead. A tive•cliambered revolver was upon the floor beside the sofa. Oa the weapon being examined, it was foetid that four ef the chambers were loaded, and that one of thent had been discharged. It is said that during all the time he was in Lile house the der,easesl appeared cheerful, and that nothing occurred to give rile to the suppoeitioe that he intended to kill himself: He was previously usknown to the women referred to, and appeared to be a stranger to the city; but one of the women thinks his name was Jackson. The women atones comrnuaicated with the police, and the body wae conveyed to the City Police Office. On the 'oecjy. being examined, it was found that the ball had entered the centre of the chest. Where it had lodged will not be known until Dr Littlejohn makes a post-mortem examination. The demised would appear to have destroyed all documents which he had about him, in order to prevent identification. A number of revolver ball cartridges were found in his pockets. The maker's name and the number of his lever watch which was pledged were "Tuckfield, No. 21,603." On his person was fouud a light gold albert chain, snake pattern, to which was attached a plain gold locket containing the portrait of a lad'. The body of the young man who shot,hmnef dead with a revolver in a house in Clyde-rtmet, Edinburgh, was on Wednesday identified as that of Thomas Jackson, a clerk in the employment of Messrs Smith and Sons, publishers, London. It appears that the deceased came to Scotland with the view of spending his holidays (which haste 1 for two mouths) with a relative at Port Hamilton. Perthshire. A few weeks ago, however, he went to Spain to see a sister who died while he was itx that country. On Monday morning lie arrived in Edinburgh, with the intention of going back to Perthshire, and took up his quarters meenwhile in the North British HoteL After leaving his portmanteau in the hotel he went out to make a few calls, and returned about midday. Having dinar!, he left about fouro'clock, and was not again seen alive. His whereabouts were unknown by those at the hotel until Wednesday, when the body was identified by some gentlemen who were resnlent in the establishment. It is said that on the authorities opening the porthrtn'eate which belonged to the deceased, three letters were found—one addressed to Lis on; to a young) lady, Miss Douglas, Albeit-road, London. The letters would appear to indicate that he had premeditated putting an end to his life. They are stated to have been written on the Sunday before he left London. The letter of the young lady is said to bear that, if the writer had always acted as she had wiThed him, " this would never have occurred." The fatai ia,,uppo.,,d to have been cowing to a disagreetneut betveen the deceased and Mis Douglas.  CHILDREN'S HATS  TELFORD AND MACKENZIE'S,  Nowrow