SUICIDE AT PIRONGIA.

Waikato Argus, Volume XI, Issue 1135, 30 December 1901, Page 2

SUICIDE AT PIRONGIA.

INQUEST. {IJY TIXKQKAPH-—own C OUttKHI’ONUKN Ti. PikonoiA, This Day. V ItSTIiEOAY morning. then body of Janus Sutherland was found hanging* to one of the pine trees in the towns ip. An in quest was held by Mr J. B. Teasdale, coroner, in the afternoon. Charles Edward Finch deposed . to. having known deceased since the 2Gth hist. He appeared to bo of drunken habits, aid was advised to leave the place by his mother. He left on the ‘2Bth, and he did not. see him again until • hat morning the hotel head ij-i llis neck. He stayed -rt,the,.hotel ts at d appeared to hii^aTitWltpoaiiey. James Prenlioe c-mie into Mr Aubin’s sua'-a oa v jt&e\n^rt• ing of ;he 28th, and pnrchil'sed a ejofties 1 ne. He said it was to tfe yE p^>.;l,Cpx. This wits about 9 a.m. WiMs&djcßiiot see him again, He believed ImlSpipi! p oduced was the one he sold deceased, John Andrew Higginson deposed that lie was delivering milk at the creamery whin the last witness told him there was a man hanging cna tree. Witoe s asked why he did not cut him down, and he replied that he was quite dead. Went to the place with three or four others, and found the man hanging as described. They cut the body down and took it to Mr Finch’s hotel. Witness thought ho had been dead'tliree or four hours. Constable McFbee deposed to having' known the deceased, James Sutherland, for about three weeks, during which time lie was resitting at Mr Laurie’s hotel. He told witness that he was in -straitened circumstances, and that he had a daughter married to-i Sergeant Siddells, of the police force. Found a letter ou the body addressed to Mrs Siddells, in which he explained his circumstances, and stated he wus bi.'By in need of mqapjjjind asked hefAttend ; some. It etlded wuii,’ r l :5T:!\ son-y to-. teU you 1,-am greatly troubled with great paiop ujcl spasms in niy-tbjwuJs-, so that I ueodtirW. tell you this Christmas will he a dull one for mud . He tifid witness that he wus 70 years' of agtNjimi a naive of Scotland, and.that lie JuTd resided iu liio Waipa district for JfEycnrs. Found no money on;the body. The jury returned' the following verd et : IfThat tjif; deceased, James Sutherland, suieirfe, while temporarily hanging himself.*