In 1851 Charles Tippet, aged 29, born in Cornwall, printer compositor, and wife Mary Ann Tippet, age 29, born in St. Luke's Middx, were living at 6 Bevenden Street, Shoreditch, Middlesex. With them was daughter Mary Ann (1) of St. Luke's.
In 1861 Charles Tippet, aged 39, born in Camborn Cornwall, compositor, and wife Mary Ann Tippet, aged 41, born in St. Lukes, were living at 22 Bevenden Street, Shoreditch St. Leonard. With them were children Mary Ann (11) of St. Lukes, scholar, Charles William (9) of St. Leonard Shoreditch, scholar, and William Tyndall (3) of St. Leonard.
In 1881 Charles Tippet, aged 59, born in Camborne Cornwall, Corrector of the Press, and wife Mary A. Tippet, aged 60, born in London, were living at 18 Packington St., Islington, London. With them were children (born in London) Mary A. (30) and William T. (22), clerk clear house.
In 1891 Charles Tippet, aged 69, born in Camborne, Corrector of the Press, and wife Mary Ann Tippet, aged 70, born in St. Lukes, London, were living at 18 Packington St., Islington, London.
In 1901 Charles Tippet, aged 79, born in Camborne, widower, living on own means, was with his widowed daughter Mary Ann Carter and her family in Chapel Street, Camborne.
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Charles Tippet of Camborne died aged 84 years (burial record).
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TIPPET—At Demyatt, Towans, Hayle, July 14, Charles Tippet, aged 84.
Royal Cornwall Gazette, Thursday, 19 Jul 1906, p. 5
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AGED CAMBORNIAN'S DEATH AT HAYLE TOWANS.
EXCITING SEARCH FOR A LUNATIC.
INQUEST AND FUNERAL.
The cause of the death of Mr. Charles Tippet, at Hayle Towans, was the subject of an inquiry on the spot, conducted by Mr. Edward Boase, county coroner, on Monday afternoon. It will be remembered that it was reported that Mr. Tippet had been attacked by his insane grandson, Herbert Carter. Whilst certain circumstances undoubtedly point in that direction, the evidence adduced at the Coroner's Court was not of a nature as to lead the jury to come to the conclusion that the old gentleman's end was accelerated by any violent act of the unfortunate young man, who is now an inmate of the county asylum. Several points in the published reports of last week require amending. In every journal it was stated that young Mr. Carter went into his grandfather's bedroom and attacked him with a bell, and then crossed to the bedroom of his aunt and attacked her. The facts may be summarised as follows:—
Mr. Tippett, aged 84, a printer's reader, had suffered from heart disease and cataracts on both eyes, in addition to which he was deaf and feeble.
Herbert Carter, grandson of the above, had been treated for mental trouble, and on the night of the 6th inst. was watched by two male friends, who were staying on the Towans.
In the early hours of the 7th inst., and when his male friends had left the bedroom, he jumped out of bed and overturned some bedroom articles, and came towards the front door, where Mr. Herbert Spray—one of his watchers—attempted to stop him.
Mrs. Tippet, Carter's aunt, realised the danger, and rushed out of her bedroom and towards Mr. Taylor's—a neighbour—to seek assistance, but Carter, escaping from Mr. Spray, overtook his aunt, threw her on the ground, knelt on her chest, and placed a hand at her throat.
Mr. Spray ran up, and, failing to pull Carter off his aunt, succeeded in getting him to release her by saying "Come on," by way of a challenge. Carter then ran after Mr. Spray, who dodged about the sand dunes, in the hope that this would tire out his would-be captor ; but becoming well nigh exhausted himself he made for the beach, and entered the sea, where he was followed by Carter.
It is assumed that Mr. Spray evaded his pursuer on the beach, for when Mr. Taylor was called he found Mr. A. A. Richards, Mr. H. V. Pearce, and Mr. Spray outside his premises and Carter was nowhere in sight. The party commenced a search and presently Mr. Taylor saw a man in pyjamas walking leisurely up the sand hill towards Demyatt—the bungalow. He was recognised by Mr. Spray and the party moved off in the direction of the bungalow of Mrs. Carter.
By the time Mr. Taylor and Mr. Pearce reached the end of the garden Carter was entering his home, and they saw him go down the long passage wildly ringing a table bell. Mr. Taylor says he saw him enter his own bedroom at the end of the passage and then heard a scream, and shortly after Carter emerged from the room still ringing the bell and looking extremely excited.
Messrs. Taylor and Pearce induced the young fellow to enter the dining-room, where he gradually became calmer—sufficiently so as to warrant Mr. Taylor leaving him in charge of Mr. Pearce whilst he went into the bedroom from whence he had heard the screams.
There was Mr. Tippet standing in his night attire, blood flowing from his forehead and blood on the floor. He assisted the old gentleman to get into bed and sent for a doctor.
Carter was subsequently secured, examined, certified to be insane, and removed to the asylum, where, sad to relate, a brother, Fred by name, is also an inmate.
It is supposed that the noise that Carter caused in his bedroom was heard by Mr. Tippet, who got out of his bed and went across to the bedroom of his grandson. He was nearly blind, and probably remained in the room until the return of the lunatic. It was shown in evidence that a large deck-chair had been placed between the bed and the wardrobe, and when the old gentleman was found he was on the inside of the chair. The injuries he had received were, according to medical testimony, consistent with his having fallen over the chair and striking himself against the washstand. At any rate, he received a severe shock and he died the following Saturday from heart failure, accelerated by shock and loss of blood.
The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the doctor's evidence.
The report of Supt. Banfield will be made to the proper authority, but it is thought unlikely that any action on the part of the police will be brought against the unfortunate young man....
(A lengthy Inquest follows.)
Cornishman, Thursday, 19 Jul 1906, p. 4
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