CASUALTIES.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17121, 16 April 1921, Page 10

CASUALTIES.

AN OLD MAN'S DEATH. % Charles . Hand cock, 68 years of ago, committed suicide early yesterday morning by hanging himself. Pucoased had been in bad healfch for Bomo time put, , and 'had been an inmate oftho hospital for heart - trouble, - insomnia,/ and' depression. For 20 venrß he had been ft storekeeper with Messrs Booth, Mac* dondld and Co. An.inqfoest was held josterday by * the District Coroner, Mr S. E. Mc- : Carthy. '■ • ■' •■- v ' ' ■> ? Charles Henry Handcoek, son of th® , deceased, 1 s gave that shortly 3 after 7 a mV (yesterday his sister brought „ him a letter written by the'deceased, ia which he expressed liis intention*of com- *4 mitting suicide. After reading the W-"Ti-ter,,witness searched,: for ids father,jaaAJ found hint ' hangings in. ihe fowlhotittp# He had been indelicate health foraopir tifee. ■ : Frederick Mo,Cauffhan, a son-in-lair ofi ) the deceased, said ne saw deceased at - about' 6*Bo a.m/ yesterday. Witeew did not ; notice anything unusual' in iui 4 manner.! Deceased, had been in poor ( health ,for some "time post. ' • $ The Coroner rctarned. a verdict thai I s ? de'ce&sed committed'suicide while i& nl - depressed state of mind owing to Btek- ' ness. ~ ' f» R. Bond, a young men, was admitted to the Hospital yesterday Buffering from. . r | injuries to his head. Bond, who was S employed by W. H. Hafris.tinsmith, was driving a (horse, and cart in Colombo '£ street when the horse bolted;' and he «u 1 thrown to the ground. -