ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
In the S.M. Court yesterday, Leslie Moodie was charged witlm having on August 5, at Urenui, attempted to commit suicide by cutting his throat with a razor. Accused pleaded guilty. In answer to his Worship, Moodie, said he was 23 years old and was a bu-ii-fcller by occupation. .Sergeant iladdrell explained I mil accused was not of very good intellect, but not sufficiently dull in mind to be unit to an asylum. On the night when lie committed the oil'ence be attended a dance, lie went to bed, but got up in the middle of the night and cut hi* throat. There was not the slightest rcn son for the act, which was doubtlrs* caused by hallucinations Accused'* ibrother had been looking -.after him lately, and was going to take him back to Australia to his people.
Moodie's brother stated that accused was a steady man and did not drink. A fow days before the offence was committed he had been hit on the head with a stick while bushfelling, being knocked down, and this seemed to have affected his head a little. Accused wa« convicted aiul ordered to come up for sentence when called i upon. i
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 174, 26 August 1909, Page 4
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200ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 174, 26 August 1909, Page 4
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