The Sun. — 1823-01-17 (London, England)

DREADPITI, SUICIDE. On Wednesdayevening. _et seven o'clock, an Inquisition was hchl ut the Marquis of %V ellealey TaVern,Crown.street, Brune. wick-square.- before.% 244.4ase,tiiittilwas Esq. on the budy of Win. Cresswell, anal S 3; who put an end to hia.eXistenee by plunging a knife into his throat—indeed so deterttlilled was the unfortunate man of destroying ; himself; that he-made .several dreadful gashes on his arms, a deep incision on his neck, and another on his right side. . Frances Creswell, wife of the,deceased, stated, her husband was a wheelwright, but had been unable to procure work since April last; in consequence she was obliged to do whet Ate Could, and had lived servant with a lady about a fortnight. On Sunday the deceased spent the day with her, and went home at nine o'clock that night; he seemed particiderly ,andagitatett (luring the whole evening ; indeed: fie been so since April. About three o'clock ni the morning he would rise up in bed with his anus extended, as if he saw sOtne person ; in consequence, witne.ss became so terrified, that she was obliged to sleep with a light burning ; twice before' he attempted his life; once to strangle himself, and at another time took oxalic arid. On Monday morning she was called upon to attend the deceased, and found him lying ou the bed, the blankets covered with blood ; on looking at his fare,' she saw a bandage round his throat ; guessing then what he had done, she was unable to withstand the sight, and feinted. Al'itness appeared 40 deeply affected while giving her evidence, that the Coroner put no more question. John Hughes, of No. 1, Riley...street a lodger in the onehouse as deceased, stated, that on Mond:l one morning, about tem o'clock, he was going down stairs, when the landlady told him that the deceased was making a great noise, and had been ding so for some time. Wiutess went to the door rind heardo de. ceased say several times, "0 I don't don't." Witness called . to hint, but all the answer he returned was " Aye," repeatedly, Mrs. Stafford, the landlady, on this told him to open the door, when they heard hitn.tumble on the flotr elf the bed ; door was then forced open, when the deceased was: found with his throat cut. Mr. M`Donald, a medical gentleman, came within five minutes, and used every TreoavntslivtihT(Cluotore.frbe(eit.ng bunt open Mr. Day, another lodger, and finding the deceased as described by the former witne,,!9 -adding, there were several shocking cuts on his anus, and 3 deep incision on his neck and side. Witness also said, that from the appearance of the blanketa, which were frortn with hhied, deceased must have bled dreadfully in tthe. t. Joseph Parker, waiter tit the 3.l.art3nis of M'ellCaley, said de, ceased freqUenual 'their hoists, anti of late Wei addicted to drinking. Ile appeared as if distrected, rout generally talked to himself. On Sunday morning he was in the hause, boasting of strong COT/Stittltioll, and said to 4 man WhO was with him, that he had taken poison enough to kill a liundral, but ,that Wiwi taken no effect upon him. The Jury returned a verdict—'' That the deceesed cut his throat, being et the time in a state of temporary nientril de- I rangement.''