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New Zealand Mail, Issue 13, 22 April 1871, Page 7

Suicide.—The " Argus" gives the following account of a case of most determined self-de-struction at Lovelock's horse *bazaar, Bourke street west. A dealer named James M'lntyre, living off Wellington street, Oollingwood, who had been for some time past given up to habitual drinking, and was warned in vain that some calamity would result from his indulgence, waa accustomed to attend at the bazaar, and on Saturday night slept in a hayloft there. During next day he said he wanted a nobbier badly, and borrowed a few shillings from a groom, who advised him to go home, and he '"promised .to do so, but did not, and again slept in the loft. On Sunday afternoon, being seen lying in a waggon, he was again recommended to go home, and promised again to do s>o, but did not, and was seen at about 6 o'clock on Tuesday eveninglying in a waggon. Yesterday morning, at about 10 o'clock, M'lntyre was found dead, hanging to the hoop of a waggon ' by a striped silk handkerchief which was round his neck. His feet were near the ground, and it was supposed that after fastening the handkerchief round his neck he jumped forward, and thus choked himself. An inquest will bo held on the body, Tho deceased ia'afcated fcq have -'been s di'ggfi'fend howdeajfji |ft s>yp Sntewii sni-tsq be wsayyted mm,: a l i