The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1885-08-08 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

SUICIDE AT BAGINTON. An loque-t wee held in the Read., Room, Stoneleigu, on Thera, tight. before Dr. C. W. eoroner. a to the death of Faierick Wnodrolfr. whom body had bee. Rand in the river Soree. at Rvinton, CO the previous day. Dr. i Clarke, of Kenilworth, said he w a rent fur by the police that at ernoon to view the hotly. It bed been in the water at leamt a fortnight. He found no marke f violence to &contra for death, an 1 in ! him 'opinion the ileeramil eat droweed.—Nlm. E izabeth Weedniffe mid the deco.. -.1 w a her helfermiakeir'f 07r.ri:.?1 fo tolifj; t: of C.aventry. She loot eec hoe rdire • month ego that day, at home, No 121, Spin...tree.. Ho -a not in good health, soil owned p sonar in his [OllOOO, He bad hal no wo. k for fire month.. They la id a few cord. or, th.t orm.sion, and the left bite beeare he artiet her. She hel one child, ad dem ma gram lb- falter. They had bad Ironio ofan lately. bur it lam through ho want of vrork. She had ban to work hemelf. The drummed mai not addicted to drinking. She had cot the elighteet idea that he intended to commit erairride. He had mlrl the thing., and oe Saturday, the 20d July. he went lova and di, not return. Robed been to the Worktiou-e at Coventry but di-1 not mt.y. Ile hod let, no d ailment or aurthia of the kind.—By the jory: Elam. it ea. throngh not of work, mhe could ma think why he had ace it. She lei hoe beautt he knocked her am.- He never threatened to mate sway with bagel. tie went whitaaehing the boa fort iight ha was alive. He wail a penrimar in the Army Ream. He drew 30e. every month. He drew it a the last day eke saw him alive. She did not receive it, ail %Ka mai oho reason they fell oat. Ho had anent it. She had nand. enquiries about him, but had not been to the poliee-rtation.— Albert WagrtaT. watchmaker. Little PArkaitreet, naid he M./ the ileerwied to Monday,the 130- loot'net botooo A. 001000 it. the tttottfiog, .0 lb. ~ hellote of tVjt,tloo Cototoot Ho did rot boo.. him normally. Too deceared wse airting doers and ta men 0000 ttlhi,fit In his. Witt,.t sob.,! dmemed what. to the molter. Re paid his wife 1•16 t drowned. arid that ho had done it. Ile sad he ht.! murdered I.er near Kerealey by drewnia her. He esti lie hod pu.liol her into a mmeral atresm. Ile aid she was qu.te gone, sod iris not that sae 1.10011 with her /saga on. He tried to get her out. but oho turned into a bit of wood. Wanes. thereuan aaked him ho name. He replied, °Woodroffe," •nil that be wee in tla • match trade, and that he lad had no work lota longtime. He repeated what he hail sad., hat helm] drowned bit. .it.. Wane.t on. the condition of hit mind and asked him to go to the Workh:ume Cob ban. With • great deal of trouble he got bits to go. Witnemm marled thi sonditioe of hie nmied to Mr. Word at the door, an i ha whether he would keep him while he fetched • policeman. He hairl nn boots or rtrakinge on, nor It. cola, nor necktie. Ili. clothe^ were torn. Deceased would not ear, but asked witneam to give him hie hand. kurcbief to °over op tn. heal.., im vra in sucla pain. —The art erimniended the Irltllolo for hie judgment and kin blew., wad mid he had certainly acted Ihe (loot Sarnarian. The Coroner ceaurred with the jury. anil added that he ehould to 01l he aeld menet the wit..., by givieg him tdap bighemt fee. The jury returned 0 verdict that deeoased committed °if ride while in a rtate of amenity. The Coma. arse commended rolice.condable tlthe, for the great alacrity km had diaplayed In getting up the evldeote.