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Sheffield
& Rotherham Independent 16 December
1854
SUICIDE OF A PORK BUTCHER
On Tuesday afternoon, T. Badger Esq.,
held an inquest at the Manor Castle, Edward Street, on view of the
body of George Sadler, pork butcher, Edward Street, who committed
suicide on the previous day. Deceased was 54 years of age and in
comfortable circumstances. For some time, however, he has indulged
in intoxicating drinks to a great excess. He has sometimes never
been sober for a month together, and had reduced himself to such
a deplorable condition that often when sober he trembled violently
from head to foot.
During the last fortnight he had been unusually depressed in spirits
and had remarked that he thought every body shunned him. He retired
about ten o'clock on Sunday evening in a state of sobriety. About
half past seven o'clock on Monday morning he got up and went down
stairs before dressing himself, and his lad, who was making a fire
in the back kitchen at this time, heard him go into the shop. Returning
up stairs immediately he went into a back bed-room. After he had
been there a few moments Mrs Sadler heard him make a gurgling sound
and ran to learn the cause. She found him standing in the middle
of the room with his throat fearfully cut, and blood gushing from
the wound. She ran screaming down stairs and the lad ran up, but
when he arrived his master had fallen upon his face.
Death ensued in about five minutes and before the arrival of Mr.
Skinner, surgeon, who had been promptly sent for. |
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