ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Dunedin, August 14. A single young man named Eric Small, residing in Castle Street, is now in the hospital suffering from the effects of poison said to be sell-administered. According to a statement made by Mr Steve Boreham, Smail was in the Trades Hall about 9. xo last night. He walked into the centre of a passage, and said : “Well, Steve, old man, I am going to do it in,” whereupon he took a small bottle out of his pocket, and drank one-third of the contents. He immediately reeled back, and fell on the floor. An emetic was administered as soon as possible, and Smail was removed to the hospital in a serious condition. In his statement to the police Smail said: “I took it, and I’ll take it again. lam not wanted. A man has to work for 2s nd a day.” Small has since improved and is expected to recover.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 879, 16 August 1910, Page 3
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154ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 879, 16 August 1910, Page 3
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