SUICIDE OF A YOUNG MAN.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 824, 9 April 1910, Page 2

SUICIDE OF A YOUNG MAN.

EVIDENCE AT THE INQUEST.

Dunedin, April 8,

An inquest on the body of James Carter, aged 19 years, who shot himself at Sawyer's Bay, on Tuesday night, was held to-day. The evidence showed that deceased boarded some months ago with a Mrs Ireland. He visited her house on the day of his death and, while she was out milking cows, he shot himself with a pea-rifle. In the course of evidence, Mrs Ireland said she did not until about three weeks ago, know that there was scandal about deceased coming to her house. Deceased told her his mother had kicked him out of his home. Mr Platts read the following note found in deceased’s pocket and addressed to Mrs Ireland ; —“You have been very funny this last two days and I can stand it no longer. You have treated me like a dog, so I am better dead.—Yours no longer, Jas. Carter.” Witness said there were no grounds whatever for deceased writing that note. The only explanation witness could make of the memo found on the deceased was that she had told him not to come to her house again as his mother objected. Other evidence was given to the effect that Mrs Ireland was a respectable hardworking woman who supported her five children solely by her own exertions. A verdict was returned that deceased died from a wcund in the right temple self-in-flicted by means of a pe^»nfie.'