SUICIDE BY HANGING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 231, 23 September 1908, Page 4

SUICIDE BY HANGING.

A suicide of an old resident of New I'lymouth was reported yesterday. The discovery of the body was made about seven o'clock in the morning by a lid named Coombcs, who was driving in cows on the racecourse. The body was suspended from one of the pines about hall'wav between the Avenue road and the T,I.C. grandstand. The boy straightway ran and informed Mr. lilewniau, the custodian of the course, anil he sent for further assistance. When ill" body was cut down it was found th-il lire must have been extinct for some hours, and a message was sent to the police. The body was identified shortly afterwards by a relative as that of ,M>. ■ loliu liii'hinond Lawson, a letired 'aimer, who had been residing with his wife and a, son-in-law |Mr, Matthew Carrickl in l'eudarves street, near Kliot street, and not vcrv far from the r:i-e----roui'se lie had not I n very well of laic, and about three month- ago was stricken bv partial .paralvsi*. lie was last -,, u alive bv his «ii,. „u Mond.iv evening about nine o'clock, when he rerired for the uiuhi. lie was missed yesterday morning by Mr. Cm-rick, who found his room eniplv. He immediately si l out in search of his relative, ami, bring informed of the racecourse fatil- '.:;.. went to the spot, and identified'the body. The late Mr. Lawson was very ■.veil known in New Plymouth, and in* numerous relations and friends here. An inquest will lie held this morning.