The Marriage Disappointment at Wellington.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4305, 18 October 1882, Page 2

The Marriage Disappointment at Wellington.

[BY TELEGBArH.] (feom oub own correspondent.) . Wellington, This day. The cso of Mr Lewis, who attempted suicide on Thursday, is still exciting considerable interevst, although the local papers do not contain anything further of the affair. The reticence observed by his medical attendant is very i great. The reporters and detectives are refused any information whatever relative to the attempted suicide. The police have power to enier the dwelling-house of Mr Lewis to obtain information, and can also compel the medical men to state what they know of the case, but as the mother' of the gentleman strongly desires her son shall no| be disturbed, and as he is an Assistant Law Officer, the detectives do not care to pursue their inquiries, consequently little is known of the affair. Many conjectures are afloat as to the cause of the rash act, some of which are of an extraordinary nature. One rumor is current to the effect that Mr Lewis was married down South, and that a few days prior to the day fixed for his marriage he received a letter from his wife threatening to upset the ceremony if it was proceeded v,ith. Another is that he was functionally incapacitated for married life, which so preyed on his mind that he determi ied to do away with himself I have it on the authority of a personal friend of his that in addition to the wound on the throat there is also one in the abdominal region, which goes to show a cause for the attempted suicide.

Another story is afloat that tbe relations existing between him and his housekeeper were of a peculiar nature, and that at the last moment he was afraid to face his bride for fear the former lady would'divulge something disagreeable at the commencement of the ceremoiy. Miss Dyer, who is a fine strapping girl of about 25, would have made him a excel - lent wife. Mr Lewis was in receipt of an iucome of £600, «nd at the death of Mr W. S. Keid would have been appointed Solicitor General at £1000 a year. The doctors say it,will be a month before he is able to leave his b. d. The general opinion is that no proceedings will be taken against him in consequence of the high position he occupies, but that he will leave tho colony on the earliest opportunity.