SAD END OF A SCHOOL TEACHER.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2223, 7 October 1886, Page 2

SAD END OF A SCHOOL TEACHER.

[BV TKLEUKU'H— OWN COIIUESPOXDENT.] Auckland, Wednesday Night. A painter named Tmgey, hshmg ofF the Mandate Bridge, found a rope attached t<> the budge. He hauled it up and found the body of Mr Gurr, late teacher of tho Onehunga School, attached to it. It nn 1 ,^ dressed in his ordmiry clothe-., a black frock coat and tweed hat. The rope w,i> fastened around the body, the foot in the bight ot the rope, winch was fastened lonnd the bridge, about midway, where the tide is strongest. The position of the body was such as to lead to the belief that death had been quiet ; legs straight, hands- down by the bide. The rope was an ordinary clothes line. Gun was last seen alive by l)r Eiaon and Mr Bright. The latter gentleman witnessed his will, and asked him if he thought he was going to die. Gurr replied '' No, but I am going to remove, aad accidents may happen." When the news became known i hero was great excitement at Onehunga, the t^ad occurrence being naturally associated A\ith the charge laid before the Board ot Education at its last meeting. This charge was of improper behaviour towards female pupils attending the Onehunga public school. Gurr leave* a wife and six children, two sons grown up, in situations out of Auckland, The retnaindei of the family reside at Onehunga. He tool an active interest in musical matter-., was conductor of the Onehunga Choral Society and acted as conductor on the occasion of the rocpnt " Pirates of Penzance " performance. He formeily held a position in the Oamaru public .school, and at thp time of his death was pi evident of the Auckland Branch of the New Zealand Educational Institute. Gurr was transferred to Onehunga from Christchurch about fifteen months ago and was formerly teacher at lu\eicargdl and Inspector ot Schools at Christchurch. Tht family are grown up. Deceased went out .shortly after tea la->t night, and returned about ten o'clock and went to bed. This morning when breakfast was taken he was missing, but a letter was found on the table addreHsed to the Rev. Mr Mulgan, of S. Peter's Anglican Church. This declared | Gurr'h innocence, but stated that he pur- ! posed doing something serious.