The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1883-03-24 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

SAD SUICIDE OF A SOLICITOR'S  WIDOW.  Mr. Poole, coroner, held an enquiry at Rugby, on Saturday afternoon, on the body of Elizabeth Mellon! Newhall, widow of Mr. William Newhall, solicitor and Parliamentary agent, London, who, a few weeks ago, jumped out of a railway train, and was removed to a private hotel in Rugby, where, on Tuesday morning, she jumped out of a:window, and although at first thought to be unhurt, died on Thursday night from concussion of the spine.—Mr. B. Harte, solicitor, 61, Comeragh- road, Kensington, deceased's son-in-law, said she was 69 years of age. He last saw her on the 18th of February. when he was telegraphed for by Mr. Field, of Leamington, the family solicitor. He had received a letter from her that week, and that was the first communication he had had with her for two years. When witness arrived deceased told him that she left Leamington to go to London on business matters, and that Mr. Field's clerk saw her off at Leamington, and advised her not to go to sleep as she was in the habit of doing. She did doze off, and on waking up thought she heard sotneoue call out, "Rugby !" She got out on to the step, and fell off, and could not remember anything else. About three years ago deceaaed was in a private asylum, but was discharged as.cured. She then resided at Cationbury. Islington; and afterwards went to live at Leamington. Deceased had an idea that her daughter wished to put her in a lunatic asylum, but at the request of , eeitain medical men they did not interfere with ! her movements. Deceased was a highly intellactual and shrewd woman.!-The Coroner said : there was an impression abroad that deceased should not have been allowed to go about without 1 a keeper.—Witness said there was not the slightest] reason for that.—Dr. Simpson gave evidence as to 1 attending deceased after the railway episode ; but j said it was mot until two days before she jumped ' out of the window that he thought her mind was affected, Ho was told that she had an idea that her friends wished to put her into an asylum on account of the railway affair, and that she wished to leave Rugby. He wrote to Mr. Harte suggest- , ing that some one should travel with her. Up to the time of deceased jumping out of the window he thought the railway affair was an accident, and be, did so still. On a-king her, after jumping out of the hotel window, why she had done so, she replied that she did ilot know that she had done anything. She died en Thursday night, from concussion of tile spine.--A verdict of "Suicide whilst temporarily insane" was returned by the jury.  KAY'S TIC PILLS, a specific in Neuralgia, Faceache, &c., 911., Is. fld. ; postage Id. Of Chemists. Kay Bros., -Stockport. HOLLOWAY'S PlLLS.—Nervous part of the human machine requires more constant supervision than the nervous system—for upon it our health—and even life—depends. These Pills strengthen the nerves, and are the safest general purifiers of the blood. Nausea, headache, giddiness, numbdess, and mental apathy yield to them. They dispatch in a summary manner those distressing dyspeptic symptoms, stomachic pains, : fulness at the pit of the stomach, abdominal distension, and regulate alike capricious appetites and confined bowels—thecommonly accompanying signs of defective or diminshednerve tone. Holloway's Pills are particularly recommened to persons of studious and sedentary habits, who gradually I fall into a nervous and irritable state, unless some such restorative be occasionally taken.