TAILOR'S DEATH.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20420, 15 December 1931, Page 13

TAILOR'S DEATH.

..j ♦ —— - '• •' ' VERDICT OF SUICIDE: , 1 An inquest was held yesterday, before :Mr E. D. Mosley, Coroner, into.the. death of Arthur William Orange, a - tailor, of 53 Nicholls street, Richmond,' who was found dead in a 'Workroom at the rear of his .home late, yesterday ; morning. . . ( A \, <■ .. . Orange was married, aged 56, and worked at his trad®. in a shed at cob back of his'house. He left home ,at f 9 n.m, on 1 Sunday, and since 'he was ■ in th« 3 habit of doing this, .his "ipiffe did not worry. when he had riot returned before she retired. When.'she woke at 7- a.m. yesterday, her - husband was still absent* After ..visiting* a neighbour's place, she went ,to th® • workroom, and. saw a figure lymg across the bench. She communicated with ex-Constable E. Rowe, who ( ar- . rived at about 11.30 a.m. Mil Rowe broke;in the door,.he stated at the inquest, yesterday, and found Orange lying dead. on the' bench, there "being evidence of his having' committed suicide, " Other evidence /showed -that ? Orange ■ had been deeply depressed. Mr Mosley returned a verdict that Orange had died on _ December . 14th, death being due to suicide by asphyxiation whilst in a state of deep mental depression. ,