Sensational Suicide.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4068, 21 March 1892, Page 2

Sensational Suicide.

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For some time past a man named Frank Hayres, who arrived' in 'Auokland some months ago fiouS'. San Franoisco by the s,s. Monowai, and who travelled about wiih a Yankee patent' cement, has been living by himself in a house in A nglesea street. Ho was last seen alive on the ,B'rd March. On the 14th;-March the neighbours, who had not seen him about, detected an. ill-odour about the dwelling, and infocired the Police at the Ponsonoy Police Station, Constables Foreman and Fjnnerty went to the house, and satisfying themselves that there was something wrong, buret in Ihe door. A terrible scene presented itself to the officers, who were accompanied by-Detecdve Hughes and Dr, Moir. Un enteting the bidroom • Hayres was found

lying oa tbo bed on his back, The lop of bis heading sbot off and the left band. He had placed a double-barrelled gun along a table near the bed, Tiiih the barrels pointing to bis Lend. Attached to

he t'-igger of each barrel was a sti inj lassed th'ough a board, wbich wai

weighted down by two " bi'liea''! filled with wate.\ The board was supported from drawing the triggers by pieces of string, one piece ol Btring being passed through the composition oflheoaod'e whioh was le r b lighted, Heludthen taken ohloroform, ash"

iad a bandkerch'sf and a piece of

gauze alongside, used for the purpose of administering chloroform, and a bottle containing ohloroform was on the table, The soring had been severed by the candle burning down to it, which released the weights and drew the triggers. The body was in an advanced state of decomposition, and the following note was found on the table Who cares to read! Tuesday, March 3,1892. E there is enough Christian charily about the ones whose business calls them to look after this, it they will do their Bhare towards lotting these old bone 3 under the sod so that they quietly reat, I will say a £(ood word for them for t'.io time they will have to como to the world I have gone to. There is a little over £22 in my pocket-book, hanging on the wall, Take your share, and may it do good to someone at least, ia the wish going with it. I have no relatives. My uncle, who lived in Pennsylvania, U.S.A., took me when a child, and died beforo 1 was out of oblldhood, and unless I could hive 1 found my uncle's half-brother, who lives in Western Australia, would be without relatives or friends. Have 1 lost .my' health, Anyone without 1 health is better dead, which explains i Frank Rayres;