A Man Shoots Himself in the Head.

Manawatu Herald, 18 August 1892, Page 2

A Man Shoots Himself in the Head.

0 • ■- ■ „ Shortly before midnight ■ &■ young man named Charles Helliejv.-fe bush, labourer, committed suicide ; in, the..: most determined manner; at the; <]%.' Restaurant, Lambton-quay, kept .by a Chinaman named Tom.! Hu&g. The deceased-, ifc appear*, forked up country until 10 mouths ago, when he was seized within., attack of La Grippe. He came dowtf to town for treatment, and since that time he has been residing with his parents —old eolonistg-4-in Abel Smith street. Latterly he felt stronger, and it is believed 'that he last week obtained work at Otaki. The class of employment he was offered, however, would not appear congenial' to him, and he seemi to have] fallen into a melancholy state. However he yesterday intimated his intention of proceeding to'- Otaki. . .by ( , rthis morning's early train. ' With/, : tb4a > intention he left home, stating; his . intention of sleeping afi ; Hupg'«L restaurant, where his / sister wag engaged as a waitress. Young HelUer called at the City Bestaurant about 11.15 last night, and asked Mrs Hung to show him to a bedroom. Shi; did so> ajjd $gJlted o hi!nn upstairs, feeing him ihto^his xboml and leaving a lighted candle wjth . him. About 10 minutes afterwftfllJj j Mrs Hung 5 tbpjughj r; she f heard a sharp crack;': as of,- ft <^Bl)s4<nQ ifi&ff informed her husband. They both ~ went upstairs to Hellier's rodWf All was quiet, however, and *th~e" Hungs, who observed a dark-coloured liquid issuing from under the door of the room, say that they were under the impression Jhat the .^ had upset the toiletware tibeidei^taUy I . i and as a}l then was quiet, they retired to rest, and- it wa»-4rot I&O next morning at breakfajf time, wh«n young H«Ul« fetid tetypti** •'

that they apprehended that anything serious had occurred The Hnngs then informed Miss Hellier that her brother had slept in the next ro^ m to her own. The girl endeavoured to enter his room, the doo;; of whioh, she found to be locked. On looking over the partition of the room, ft was seen tha*, Hellier was lying dead behind t^« door, his body being surrou^«d by a pool of coagulated blood. Word, was at once sent to '•the parents of the dead man, and a yov»ug'jr brother very soon arrived *-nd climbing over the bedroom found that his, unfortunate brother had shot himself through the head. A five-chambered revolver was lying alongside the body, one barrel being emptied. The wound is on the right side of the head, slightly above the right ear. 'I he most extraordinary part of the melancholy tragedy is Jfcfoato the sister of the unhappy man shnt in the next room to that in which he so rashly took his life. She states that she retired to rest before her brother reached the restaurant, and slept soundly, but awakened by hearing a report as of a pistol shot. Not apprehending anything serious, however, she thought ahe must have been mistaken, and dozed off to" sleep again. She thought she smelt an odour as of gunpowder or phosphorous, but tired with her work, she dropped off to sleep again.— Tuesday's Post.