THE DREAD OF INSANITY.
An inquest was held lately at Spalding' as to the death of a man who was found shot by the riverside at Spalding, and ascertained to be George Frederick Newton, of Corinne Road, Holloway. He was 50 years of age. A six-chambered revolver was found by his side. Three chambers were discharged, and he had shot himself in the mouth, the bullet penetrating the brain and being such as would cause instantaneous death. The following letter was found in a diary and addressed to the coroner: — " Please do not attempt to look for my friends, as I have none that can do any good. I have a blind brother with just sufficient to keep him, a sister dying of cancer in a London hospital, and another sister who is detained in a lunatic asylum. My father died insane: he was taken away when I was five years old. This is the third attempt I have made on my life. It is the thought of my father being insane that has embittered my life. I have never married for this reason. Way God., in whom I have the fullest trust, forgive me. I have a few things at Rushden and Southborough. They might be disposed of to pay for storage. Again may God forgive me.—G. F. .Newton." The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide while of unsound mind."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12266, 9 May 1903, Page 2 (Supplement)
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