DISTRESSING SUICIDE.

Press, Volume XLVII, Issue 7526, 16 April 1890, Page 3

DISTRESSING SUICIDE.

ADELAIDE, March 24.

A painful sensation was caused in the i city on Saturday .by a report that Mr I Henry L. Beddome, a well known citizen, has been found dead in his office .under circumstances which poißt»duat,«i»*t|i by self destruction. An proved the correctness of the report ' Mr Btfidome had not been home on, , Friday night but about half past nine on Saturday morning he went to his office in Orep'fell street, went into his room, and was no more seen alive. About a quarter to ten Mrs Beddome, wife of the deceased, went to the office and found that it had "been locked and the key removed from the lock. She opened the door with, another key. Immediately afterwards Mr H. H. Parr, who occupies an-*," office adjoining, heard loud screams in the room and nf on going thither found Mrs Beddome - almost prostrated by the discovery of-the tragic death of her husband. Mr Beddome was seated in a chair with his feet upon the office table, bis head thrown back, and he was quite dead. In hia hand was a revolver, hie waistcoat, shut and necktie were all burnt down the front, showing that he must have fired the revolver close to his breast. He was shot through, his ;

chest on the left aide, bat no Wood was apparent. Nothing ia the room was dieturbed, but the leather holster of the revolver, which appeared very old, was opoosite at which Mr Beddome eat. Jar irarr at aiaa ran t-n *k« wS with toe City Coroaer, was prometlv informed of &c Dr.PoXJ was called «, and made a alight e»S toon of the body, but foaSd ltfeTnite extinct. In information had been sent to the deceased's fafhor m, c Beddome, the respected o£ thisTcitf who shortly afterwards arrivedkf «Tl of Police they went into the room "hew the deaa man lay, and amongst other things found upon the tableanS letter At the inquest the jury returned * verdict or " Suicide while in an unsound state of mind. , ' Intimate acquaintances B tate that Mr Beddome was involved, owing to forward purchases of Broken Hill proprietory stock.