A Chapter of Suicides
[ran united pbess association. | . N apibb, This Day. . ; A station hand named Thompson, from , the Patea district, committed suicide by j hmpiit g from the Taradale ..ridge into the .lukaekurie River tbis afternoon. He had' not been drinking, but recently he seemed tq have been queer in his ways.. It is; supposed that he Was insane. . Wellington,: This Day. John Webber, a laboring man,' aged 53 years, committed suicide by poisoning, at 2 o'clock this morning. It is supposed he had been drinking heajily, and took strychnine. Auckland, This Day.; : A.gumdigger, named Logan, attempted Xuicide yesterday morning by cutting his ' throat, and stabbing himself in several places. There are slight hopes of his recovery. He has been suffering from the effects of heary drinking. New Plymouth, This Day. A girl named Lottie Gurney attempted suicide in the Waitara River yesterday morning, but was rescued. . - • _ __„ ■•-' '■ '- "'H
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Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 3, 17 June 1884, Page 2
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149A Chapter of Suicides Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 3, 17 June 1884, Page 2
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