MOWER SEMIOH.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4105, 6 May 1892, Page 3

MOWER SEMIOH.

Determined Attempt at Suicide. *>f Yet another has been added to the • list of sensational incidents which have occurred recently in this locality. Shortly after 1.30 yesterday afternoon (says'the N.Z. Times), Mr Cronin, of the firm of Messrs Orouin & McGrath, contractors for the Te Aro railway extension, was superintending the operation of filling in tbo Boat Harbour, when he saw a man approaching as if .to cross the portion which has been recently reclaimed. Seeing that he ' staggered, besides which tho reclamation k not yet open for pedestrian traffic, ho ordered him away, and the '. man went without a word. He did not go far, however, for skirting along that part of the fence which still romains standing, nearest to the. Thorn* don end, lie went down the slope of the other portion of the new reclamation, and, although not actually seen to enter the water, was seen a few moments afterwards entirely submerged. Ur Cronin saw his coat floating, and immediately afterwards he was noticed by a young man ntin , ."'l Dan Conrick, who is engaged in the work of reclamation, Conrick immefidiately went to his assistance, and fulled him out apparently only just in * time, as he was by then in a very exhausted condition, Constable Oliver, who was on duty on the wharf, came up quickly, and sent for Dr Collins, who at once had the man despatched to tho Hospital in oharge of the constable. On the way thither he vomited a great quantity of water, and apparently was in much pain, The would-be suicide is, it appears, a man named John Maloney, about 55 years of age, who 6ome years ago was a member of the Wellington police force, Subsequent to that he resided in Wanganui, and has recently been in the service of a gentleman in Wellington as gardener, a billet he was discharged from for intemperance, We understand, also, that he has been drinking heavily and tbat a few days ago ho took, or pretended to take, some poison at the Queen's Hotel, At any rate, it is said he put what ho made out was 'Rough on Rats' on a piece of bread and ate it, but as no ill effects followed, it is probable that what he took was not harmful. On enquiry at the Hospital last <£■ night we were informed that Maloney Sty getting along fairly well, audttiat itheie is every prospect of his recovery.