ROADMAN’S DEATH

Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 February 1941, Page 7

ROADMAN’S DEATH

CORONER RETURNS VERDICT OF SUICIDE. EVIDENCE AT INQUEST A verdict of death by suicide was returned by the District Coroner. Mr E. G. Eton, at an inquest held this morning concerning the death of John Hogan, a roadman employed b.v the Masterton County Council at Blairlngie. Deceased was found dead in his whare at Blairlogie yesterday morning. Evidence of identification was given by a brother. Denis Joseph Hogan, who also testified as to illnesses suffered by dece«sed in the past few years Ivan Andrew Grey, mailman, stated that he had called at Hogan’s whare. yesterday morning and found the fi<llowmg note m the meat safe: ’'Please ring County Office. Case for the police Many thanks for past favours. J H 2s for a snm Witness who found ’in whare to be locked. informed tfie; Evidence to Hogan’s ill health was also given by John Scanlon. Witness ■ had never heard deceased pass any remark about committing suicide. John Alfred Card said he had spoken; to Hogan at Ins whare on lite Blairlogie • Road <,n Saturday He then appeared toj be his norma! seif and made no coin-j pkiiiH about his health nor did he nuduS rnv lit’’.’i’.Dui id possible suicide About s a fortnight ago he had said that he] ■ not feeling too good. Constable Nalder gave evi-] dence as to proceeding to the scene and ! finding deceased m hi- wiian* A no't fesmd among Hogan’s j.-ersonal etfeets ! cmwluded with the following ■.■.ords:' ‘I am -orry for the trouble 1 am put-; t;ng iinw ne to but I .m: .1. terrible pam with !>’•’ back C'ht'vrio evt-rybmy .1 n-tui-miu: •vrdict th- C-.rom-r| , ,- ( i go e 1: ■so o < t ■ re It - ;