THE DEED DELIBERATELY DONE.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 246, 14 March 1888, Page 3

THE DEED DELIBERATELY DONE.

Auckland, March 9. John David Guky, a man about 65 years of ago, made a determined and doliberato at_ tempt to commit suicide about 9 o'clock this morning in Manukau Road, Parnell, in front of Mr George Raynoa's butcher shop. The facts of the case aro as follows : Grey is a married man, residing in Manukau Road. Hi* family consists of a daughter and three eons. Apparently Groy has not been happy in his domestic relations for some time past, and only a short time ago his wife had him up at Court on a chargo which was subsequently dismissed. Since that tinio mutters have not improved, added to which Grey had more trouble this week, as his married daughter, who had como up from WhanEarei to stay at his house for a little while, lost hor child a few days ago. Last night Grey went to his eldest son and asked him tor n shilling. He added that he was going to cut his throat, but, of courss, the son did not imagine that he was in earnest. Having j obtained tho money, nomorewasheardabout J cutting his throat until this morning, when Grey called his son Walter, who is about sixteen years of age, and kissed him. He told him then that he was goinjr to cut hia throat, and shortly afterwards -went away. As Grey had on more than one occasion threatened to do this, no notice was taken of tho threat. About 10 minutes to 9 o'clock this morning Grey went to the Parnell Police Station and knocked at the door. Ho was met by J Constable Hobson. Grey said, "I want you to come up to Mr Raynes's." Hobson asked, "Why, what's the matter?" He replied, " I want to settle matters. I have done nothing with him yet." Hobson understood (Irey to refer to the settling with Mr Kaynes from the fact of his having engaged Mr OMeagher to defend Grey at the Court last week. He accordingly said, " All right, John, I'll be up the road in fivo minutes." Grey then went away in the direction of Mr Raynessshop, and in less than the time he had stated Constable Hobson followed him. As Constable Hobson arrived in front of Mr Raynes's shop, he saw Grey coming out of tho Windsor Castle Hotel. Upon seoing Hobson he smilod, and said, " Hello, Mr Hobson, you're punctual." Hobson simply replied "Yes," and was going to ask what he wanted with him, when Grey walked out into tho centre of the road in front of the shop and said, "Good-bye, George! Good-bye, Mr Hobson !" and with that he drew a knife from its sheath. It was an ordinary, old whitehafted dinner-knife, which had been sharpened to a point at the end.

GREY FLOURISHED THE KNIFE Above his head, and said, *' Now you'll see what a man can do calmly and deliberately." Hobson at first did not know whether he meant to use the knife on himseli or some of them. Seeing Grey raise the weapon he shouted out, " Don't, Grey ! don't, Grey !" and promptly charged in upon him, but was too late to prevent the rash act from being perpetrated. The man rapidly struck himself in the neck, and cut the jugular vein. Before he had time to draw the blade across his throat Hobson had hold of him, and although Grey is a powerful man the constable succeeded in pinioning his arms while Henry Wade, an employee of Mr Raynes, rushed up and secured the knife. Hobson held Groy'a arms with his right hand and then gripped the wound firmly with his left hand, thus presenting much loss of blood. Should Grey ever recover, his life will undoubtedly be due to this prompt action. The medical gentlemen stated when they arrived that but for this, Grey must inevitably have bled to death. As soon as bhe man was secured, messengers were despatched for medical aid, and Mr Martin, the 'bus proprietor, quickly telephoned to the various doctors who reside in the district. In a remarkably short space of time' Dr§. Mackellar, Legor Ersou, and Wright were in attendance. Grey was removed into Mr Raynes'3 shop, and as soon as Constable Hobson let go the wound the blood welled up in great quantities. The doctors took turn about at holding thewound until the severed arteries were plugged and the wound stitched up. They then directed that the man should be removed to the Hospital. Accordingly Constable Hobson procured Mr Thomas Hudson's spring-trap, and in company with Mr Hunter conveyed the man to the District Hospital, where he now lies. Grey was quite conscious when taken to the Hospital, and asked Hobson to stay with him, and upon his leaving bade him good-bye.

THE NATURE OF THE WOUND. In answer to a repreHenfcive of this paper Dr. Leger Erson courteously famished the following information:! was suirmoned about 15 minutes past 9 o'clock this morning to attend Groy, who was then in Mr Raynes'a shop. Dr, Mackellar, Dr. Wright and myself arrived almost together. We found the man suffering from an incised wound upon the' left aide of the neck which had evidently severed the jugular vein and carotid artery on that side. The man had evidently lost a large quantity of blood, which was still welling from the wound. We found Constable Hobson attending to the man, and he had done really good service in holding the man and checkitjg the hemorrhage from the wound. Dr. Mackellar, Dr. Wright and myself took turn aboub in holding the wound, and eventually succeeded in, staying the Jie;norrhage, by.m^aua of a series of ligatures. -■ In J the qoyrse 6t abbu't ;®> TSaitiutefc * ihe, 1 rOloodJ , Vessels ' ' were aoourod, and the hertlofrhage • oeaaed. Acting upon oiir advice, Constable Hobson procured a qonveyance, , and removed the j man to the Hospital. Grey ttiav live soino time, but the chances are 1 small as to his ultimate recovery. Dr. Lej«er Erson con* aiders, tbat, nob only \f f there danger of ! im'medjate ah' 3 ;l■ec^rril?g hemorrhage, but j '^Wth^ .rials jpf B«bfcqtfenb v inflamttatdry , probeea during hoallng. , r ' '