ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES
M'HiDV. 11V f'OISUMN'C. ; By Telcipraph—Press Association. 1.1ni.-trhureli. Last XijrM. Tl.e body of a mail named T. IL Atkinson, formerly a litter on tlie s.s. 'I araweri. wa- found on the river-mink. with tiie stains of a well-known disinfectant in the mouth and a half-tilled bottli of ■ tii" same llnid in his pocket. At the i,„. 11( .5| to-nifrl.t. his wife, -Icssie Atkinson -aid her husliand drank heavily and was cruel to her. an<l she left him. On Tuesday last she obtained a separation order and .CI a week maintenance. His niece said tlie man had been depressed ; .iiice the Court proceeding. *l"' ; i bottle in bis liaml. but lie would not tell her -Abut was in it. A verdict was returned that flic man commited suicide by taking poison.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 37, 3 July 1914, Page 5
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132ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 37, 3 July 1914, Page 5
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