Determined Attempt at Suicide.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1621, 24 April 1875, Page 2

Determined Attempt at Suicide.

One of the most determined attempts at self-destruction which it has been our lot to record, was made last night, by a person named William Philips, who threw himself from the intermediate T of the Queen-street wharf. It appears he had been suffering from melancholia for some time, and foolishly attempted to rush to "the bourne whence no traveller * returns," but was foiled in his rash attempt by the intripedity of a passer - by, who descended! the ladder-steps and threw him a rope, which the unfortunate man fortunately grasped and was assisted up. (not to terra fir ma, but to a good substitute]!) the wharf itself. Beyond getting a bad befly-full of the offensive sewerage, he was no worse, and was conducted to the Governot Browne Hotel. There he stayed till daylight this morning, when it suddenly occurred \o him thut he "was'nt dead yet/" when hi got up and rushed down for the water again, Mr Dunningham, one of the proprietor^ of the hotel, stopped him as he passed and assured him that he could supnly with Better trousers than he then sported, as Philljps had forgotten in his haste to don those necessary but ungraceful garments. Lending an attentive ear to the ■worthy host, he suffered himself to be reconductSU to hi% room. It was found that the poor fellow was suffering from mental aberration, andthe was brought up to-day at the Police Court and committed to the care of the Resident Surgeon at the Whau Lima- ' tic Asylum