ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4322, 18 January 1893, Page 2

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

4 Well-known Resident Cuts His Throat,

About ten o'clock tbis morning information was brought to Sergeant McArdlo that Mr J. Johnson, the well-ljnop shoemaker, of Queen Street, Masterton, had attempted suicide by cutting his throat. It appears that for some months past he has been drinking rather heavily, and last night was persuaded by bis wife to attend Ms E. Tennyson Smith's lecture and take the pledge, He must, however, have heen bordering on the delirium tremens, for shortly aftor getting up this morning he obtained mora liquor and then performed the rash act. Dr Beard was at once called and found tho wound inflicted to be of a less serious character than at first thought, the windpipe being untonobed, but some arteries are severed and difficulty was experienced in stopping the bleeding. The instrument used was a shoemaker's knifo very much worn. Had ii not been for the timely interference of the unfortunate man a wife bo would undoubtedly have taken bis life, as after she took tbe knife from him bo seized a oouple of tabh forks and endeavored to thrust them iuto tbe wound,

Great sympathy is felt with Mrs Johnson,who !b getting well into yeai B, Until (juitg recently Mr J, Johnßon was a very abstemious man and generally reßpeoted, but since be took to drinking. be has changed very muoh, and a little while ago his wife took out a protection order, but afterWards withdrew it,without the matter coming More tho Court.

Johnson was sufficiently recovered to be brought beforp Bnittori Boys, J.P., this afternoon. On the application of the polico be was remanded to Wellington'fpr seven days,