The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1887-05-21 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

DEPLORABLE SUICIDE.  An inquest was held at the Bull'. Heed Inn Stoke, on Saturday afternoon. before De. C. W Iliffe. coroner, as to the death of Joseph Greenbelt whose body was taken from the Aldermoor pit on the previoun dsy. Police-constable Macdonald had Change of itie inquiry. Ann Elizabeth Grwenhall, widow of the deceased who eeemed very 111, and was much dietrewed paid that her late hunband wee 36 year of age. He wire a watch Retell., and lived at 39e.. 3h. Goeford-street. She but vale him alive at half-pas six o'clock on Thorsdey morning. She had to b at work very early, and at half pant elf she left him in the bonne. When the returned about • qoarter-paet g she did not see him. and aloe had ilot Peen him Pince. For the lent nine or two niontbe her hueband had been very peculiar in hie manner, and about ten monthe ago he tried to hang hinoeelf. He had been much troubled by ehortneas of work, and the want of proper food, and afro because he could not earn enough to keep bin wife and ohiAren comfortably. She did not know of anything elee.—The Coroner 'aid thorn had been rumours of her lambastod having been engaged in betting tranractions, but the witnen• &aid the was totally ignorant of •nything of the kind, and that nhe did not believe her hneban I could have bed money to make beta rwith.—l &newer to the Foreman (Rev. T. A. Myth), rei•ores maid mho had nor had • bit of sleep all Wednesday night; her husband kept Winning about the room. He had seemed very .trenee in hie manner lota iOle. time. She hwt noticed that etrangenese t 0,,, or five years ago. Her husband did not drink much, although he eom•times did when trout. e cemeupon him, but it al ways flew rohis head, and at ench amen chic dared not Wu.t bereelf with bin Rented to have thew attack. about every month. He had ntrange fancier., awl the drink only mane vrorne. He was not drunk on The day before hie dent a She he lien, dhe lied had wane di ink at the beginning of the week, and the niaht bah; e hit death ha m.ght have had tome, but he eras not drunk. She did not know sr-herher he owed any money to wiyone, but she believed he did nor. He need to gomplain very mach at being eo ehort of work, and bwanee she (witnese) had to go out no work. Her hunbsrol aleo onfl net very much frorn eleeplerienene, and he ;wed to complain about • strange feeling in his head—oven when he had had no drink at all. —ln annwer to the Coroner, eritne•S again repeated her aesertme that ehe keen ebodt any betting troneaction• of her lornhand'ir, awl said she did not know if thst had anything to do with the diat-ed condition of his mind. - -  0. orge William., living at Stoke Alderman., paid that on Thoroday morning last he wart toll by him son that a coat and hat hod bwee foond by the oido of the Aldertnonr pit. Thin ',nutted hi-I.oooioiolo, 00'1 he teem down and looked Ic, but mould pee nothing in the water. Ho 0100 down to Stoke to let the Pulitosecrgennt know abo, it, hot the nergoant twat. out and he toll h.. wife. H • afterwarde esstatorl Police.conetable Macdonald to drag the pool. Toore were no indications of ',ulna et tho spot, end onetcely any foot= trite at .11.—The Foremen cold he ohould like to know hove it roe, that oo much delay took ptene in ',W., the body Oct of the water. The infnrmation /donut the findtng of the thingo luso given to the police et half.tw-t nine o'clock nue morning. hut the Of 00.1 00, dragged until shoutneot one o'clock the next dey.—Poliee conetoble Macdou ad said hp did net got bank from Longford till About 2 o'clock on Tnuroday. lie Set made enquirie., and, not being tibia to get tel drop. in the pinch, he hod to rind to Loclrtorst. lane for them. He had to ato int • C ....tit', the mutt morning, or they weuld have poromence.l to d two earlier.—Mr. Blythe cad he wanted to knew how it woo that the body Iva, in the water breach long time. Of coutaotho man wao dead, hut it torso proper that the body ohmtld be go out ow open lily a. powoblo.—The Coroner wild it ore. Mr. Myth, duty as foreman to find out it there wort, any unnecetwary delay and It tr.. a very proper queotion. Ha wee emptto• ed to pay for the recovety of lontliee in ouch El., nnti he hod rewarded con.tableo and other rwnple ello bed owed eperi .1 exec... in recovering Outdone too. the We.r. The cons< dole ohould hero nb Ado, num.. nue el, tn 'h-pool eerlier in tho d . . . .  had to go to C•••entre, and not h too loft h • bod • in the water for the lot,tfl of tiro, he epve tred tn I have done to fore an vl tempt war mode to get it Oat.  ---• The [ether of the devotee enrenhoeated the eveleeen Mre. Green her. ml 4 eald he hod 1400tfierl the bode ae that of hi• eon. The C •rorter maul the en. ea. •••ry ono. He eunpned op 'ho evi•leolet, Allll -al.l he thong ,• Hat the women'. app•eranoe megpoetel eippete etervation.  The jury teternwi a verrlict that the Arterne•d onourottrd auicble whilst in • .tatM tempor .ry inarnity. They deeir rl to rapee. th ir ..e.. mytopatby with the ref., ow. sod on her behalf tbe foremen present. d thew fee. to Mee. On•whall at the cloee•f the acquiry.