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A LONDON SUiCiDE SINGULAR LETTER. A Mother in Cardiff. In the Westminster Ooroner's Oonrt on Tuesday Mr. John Trontbeek oondnoted, an 1 inquiry with reference to the death of George Herbert Whereat, aged 42, of no j occupation, who committed, suicide by poisoning himself at hie rooms in Tachbrook- street, Plimlico. Miss Irene Marian Lamb, of Orchard-road, Belvedere, Kent, said she and her family had known the deceased for a great many years. Her mother found him and his wife starving and took them in, and his wife afterwards died. Witness's mother had begged her never to desert him, but. owing to an alteration in their household arrange- ments she was unable longer to support him, and he recently left them to go and live in Pimlico. His mother was a very rich woman, living in Newport-road, Cardiff, but she would do nothing for her eon. The deceased had nevel" followed any occupation, although he was brought up to the electro- plating trade, but he felt he was getting too old to look for employment. He did not drink, generally had good health, and had never to her knowledge threatened his life. Witness last saw him a week ago, when she assisted him, but he was aware that nothing more could be done for him Julian Sherington, of Tachbrook-street, said that on Sunday he heard groans pro- ceeding from the deceased's room, a.nd on going up found Mr. Whereat lying on the bed unconscious, and apparently dying. He saw a ljoz. bottle labelled, "Laudanum- Poison." A police-constable deposed to being called to the deceased and calling in a, doctor. In the room witness found the following letter in the deceased's haiTdwriting kddreesed to Miss Lamb:- My darling Irene,—I oannot live this life any longer, so am going to end it. I wanted to see you again, but could not, having no money. How I long for the days that are past. Give my fondest love to the children. I die on Sunday evening, the 12th. in another note addressed to his mother the deceased wrote:— Dear Mater.-Forgive me for doing this, but I am off my head.—Your loving eon, HERBERT. Dr. Lndwig Freyberger, who made an Jmtopsy, said death was due to opium poisoning. The jury returned a verdict of "Suieide during temporary insanity." Deceased's Card iff Relatives. I Mrs. Whereat, the mother of the deceased, lives with Mr. and Mrs. Mathews, her son-in- itafw and daughter, at 176, Newport-road, but is at present staying at Clift-on with some friends. One of our representatives called upon Ifr. Matthews on Tuesday evening, and he said that the news of the tragedy had been sent to him and his wife by the caretaker of the mortuary. Mr. Mathews was unwilling to make any statement as to the career of the deceased or any of the circumstances which led up to his death. The statement contained in the report of the inquest that deceased's mother is very rich and that she refused to fcelp her son is quite untrue. Mr. Whereat never lived in Wales, and, therefore, was not known locally.

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