ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Christchurch, This day,
A laborer named Henry Scott attempted suicide yesterday under the following circumstances: —He had been summoned for failing to provide for his children, and as he neglected to appear at the R.M. Court a warrant was issued for his arrest. Detective O'Connor was. entrusted with the execution of the warrant, and when Scott saw him coming about 12 o'clock he cut his throat with a razor. The wound was very dangerous, and he was at once removed to the hospital. Spott had not beeif drinking, but was despondent, and his wife had heard him threaten suicide.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4087, 27 August 1884, Page 3
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101ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4087, 27 August 1884, Page 3
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