Suicide in Wellington.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, 19 December 1891, Page 2

Suicide in Wellington.

A domestic servant named Sarah | Bamsay about 27 years of age, committed suicide on 1 hursday by hanging herself at the residence of Mrs Edwards, proprietoress of a private school in Murphy street by whom she was employed. Mrs Edwards and her family, together with the children of Mr Basil E. S. Stooker, employed in the Parliamentary Library, who is residering with her, left home in the morning to attend a picnic at Petone, and did not return until late in the evening. Mr Stocker was also away during the day, and when he returned at about ten minutes past 5 he was horrified to find the deceased hanging from the top rail of the staircase. She was quite cold and stiff, and had apparently been dead for some hours. Mr Stocker at once cut the body down, and placed it on a couch, and then sent for the police, by whom the corpse was subsequently removed to the Morgue. The unfortunate woman, who was unmarried, came here from Geraldine, in Canterbury, about nine months ago, and shortly after her arrival she was confined of a child. She subsequently made an effort to prosecute the alleged father ot the child, but she was unable to discover his exact whereabouts, he having gone to Australia. By the advice of Detective Campbell, whom she had consulted, she applied to the Benevolent Society to take care of the child. The Society arranged to have the child taken care of, and the deceased then took a situation at Grey town. She returned a short time ago. and was employed by Mrs J. l'allance. About a fortnight ago she entered the service of Mrs Edwards, She was a steady woman, and Mrs Edwards gives her an excellent character as a servant, Yesterday, before doing away with herself, she cleaned the house and everything was in a perfect order when Mrs Edwards returned. She had also packed her boxes with great care- No reason at present can be assigned lor the committal of tha Mb hufi it) $r nuppoini

bat she was slightly deranged, and bis may probably prove tp be the i ause cf herself destruction. All. iquest will be held at the Morgue to .80 this afternoon.— N.Z. Tinm. \