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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 28 January 1909, Page 1

The circumstances connected with the death of George John Lowe (George | Lauri), the well-known actor, who was found with hia throat cut at.Bayview, Manly, (Sydney), were investigated by the Acting-Coroner at the Manly police station. Marietta Constance fAwe, the widow of deceased, said that about 11.45 a.ra. on the sth inst. her husband was sitting on the veranda of the boarding-house,' and witness was inside making the bed. Witness heard deceased call, "Marie, oome here quick. Look— look!" Witness replied, "All right, dear; I -11 be out in a minute." He repeated, ''Come quick; look at it!" She went out, and saw deceased leaning over, and blood was flowing from a wound. She thought at first the blood was only from his nose, but when he turned she saw a razor. Witness called, and Mine. Rain'aud came out. Deceased then ran into the room and closed the door and called out, "Keep them away; don't let them come in." lie then opened the door, and fell outwards into her arms ,saying, "Forgive me; I could bear this life no longer. J' ..Witness asked, '6Wby did you do it?" He replied, "Forgive me; I thought you might not love me." Deceased asked them to lay him down, saying, "Marie, I have always loved you." Witness said her husband hs& suffered front loss of memory siucfe their v'sit to Colombo in June. He had been suffering from hallucinations for some time, and bad an idea that men were always following, him* about to club him. On one occasion- lie came in and eaid that men were waiting for him at the fence. Deceased a good many times had expressed his intention of taking his own life. When his memory returned after lapses of this kind he would 6ay, "Tbiff cannot go on any longer, \am cure lam going- mad. Sooner than this I would cut my throat." He bad also said to her, "Why don't you giver me. pqisoa!"' Witness did not tbin.l. her husband bad enough to shut up. He was 48 years of age, and was an actor by profession. Originally he- was an architect. The Coroner found that deceased had died from haemorrhage caused- by -a wound j in the throat eelf-inflioted whilst 'of j unsound mind « :