Ambleside Herald & Lakes News 15-Aug-1884 Death of Wm Crosthwaite - conclusion HANNAH PICKTHALL said: I am in domestic service with deceased's cousin, Mr. JOSEPH CROSTHWAITE, junr., of Orrest Head. I saw the deceased at the kitchen door of Orrest Head about a quarter past one o'clock yesterday afternoon; he asked if the young master was in, meaning Mr. JOSEPH CROSTHWAITE, junr., and I told him "No"; he then inquired if the old master had come to his dinner and I told him he had not. The deceased said something about the hay and used the expression "Tommy's got a better mate than I am." Margaret the housekeeper asked him to have a glass of beer but he did not have one. He then went away. He appeared dull in his manner but was perfectly sober. MR. HARTLEY thought he could explain the gist of the meaning of the expression about "Tommy". "Tommy" was a servant with Mr. J. Crosthwaite, and along with another man was employed haymaking on the previous day, and deceased considered himself slighted in not being asked to go to the hayfield, instead of which he was set to work with a horse and cart, loading wood from Bowness and he considered the work too much for him. JOHN WRIGHT, carter for MR. PATTINSON, of Bowness - found the body of the deceased lying on the road about half a mile above the entrance to the reservoir belonging to the Windermere Waterworks Company. He was lying on his back and the knife was lying on the bank about four yards away. RICHARD CROSTHWAITE son of the deceased - did not recognize the knife but had not seen much of his father for some time back. He knew, however, that he was in the constant habit of carrying a pocket knife and thought he had seen him with one very like the one produced. PS WATSON: I have seen deceased using a knife very similar to the one found near the body. There was no appearance of any struggle about where deceased was found. MARY SHAW, grocer stated: I am the wife of WILLIAM SHAW, labourer of Windermere. This afternoon I washed and laid out the body of deceased. There were no marks of violence with the exception of the cut on the neck which might be three inches in length or nearly so. It was on the right side of the neck. The jury almost immediately found that "deceased cut his throat whilst suffering from a fit of temporary insanity" The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon last, the cortege leaving the deceased's late residence shortly before two o'clock for the cemetery at Bowness, the hearse being preceded by a large number of members of the club to which deceased belonged. David Leverton Leverton, Stevens, Clibborn, Dodgson, Hird, Stalker ulpha@telus.net