The Sun. — 1862-06-07 (London, England)

EXT.R.AOBDINARY SUICID.  ----0---y coroner for Middlesex, nt and Castle, Camden Yesterd Mr. eahna'o do Laurotes, aged 40, witted suicide by swallowing a an Italian, who com ofether, under of sulphate dinaryquantity. heldrrow Town, on n inquest tne bo at tylitohufemo.E.all :err Ellen Butler said she resided with deceased at 5, Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square. He was a professor of music. On Tuesday morning he went others,aliieci by out in company with a person who called upon orcunastanc.es. him, and returned about twelve o'clock, when ndacctowmop the man he went away and who followed him up to his apartment. Deceased appeared much agitated, and after getting some hweithwaas papers witness suddenly saw him put a bottle to his mouth. She rushed towards him, and screamed, as she believed, for a d doctor. Deceased replied to her is " Italian, It is too late and " died almost immediately. Deceased was very excited and depressed, being in a state of fear and in great pecuniary. difficilltY• She believed what he had taken to be sulphate of ether which be used in photography Mr. John Shaen, solicitor, of Bedford-row, said he had been instructed to institute criminal proceedingthat he was not so bad as had been ras arties, Witness accompanied him, with the otl.iehr ii)iirn to Charlotte-street, and went up w° took „d went back apparently for more. the papers to witness he turned to took d round, and witb the scream of the against the deceased and another man, on account of being charged with forging the signatures of some of the ministers of the King of Italy, with a view to obtain money. He alleged that the Italian Government owed him large sums of money, and that these forged documents were authority for receiving it. He was traced to his lodgings in Charlotte-street, and was on the morning of his death brought to his (Mr. Shaen's) office. He said if 1.1., would allow him to return to his lodgings lie woouviao produce some important papers which would ci ro u t . his room. He went to a cupboard and then out some papers, which he sealed_t2r,ng handed ness s attention was attracjoteo. illY , g as she rushed up previous witness, and on ho K neck, witness observed . and clasped him roanditis tuouth. She called for a . I him take a bottle fri?itin Itialian, "Too late, too late 11' . doctor, and he said io the bed, she still clingiur to Tie staggered haollfet or two gasps and fell back' al,him. 11° FaN'° Witness sent for a doctor ill,parently lifeless. vas a strong smell of eTer. . Aantly. Th re' db e sur '' '0 f 0 H. liTil or , . ~t. n, o ~, Char!ottcMr. (3 • street, Fitzroy-squre,io A hen he Lirivcd he found deceased dead. The piliai produced had eon• c t aind sulphate of ether. lie had nude a post tnortem examination, and found the lungs congested, and hnd no doubt that the sulphate of ether was the cause of death. There Was no case on record of a death having resulted from sulphate of ether, and therefore it was impossible to • state with accuracy what quantity 'would produce it. The first witness was recalled, and said the bottle when she saw it was about a quarter full, and Mr. Wildbore gave it I • • •that that was quite as his opinion enough. The jury ultimately returned a verdict „Thatof the deceased destroyed himself in a inerenenst ions aberration of intellect, arising from apPr ~ 1 of arrest on a charge of a criminal nature,