The Suicide in Dunedin.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 26, 1 February 1887, Page 2

The Suicide in Dunedin.

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DxjUEuitt, this day. At tho inquest on Baldwin, George Warbarton, a druggist, rocognised tho body as that of Edmund Alfred Baldwin, a nativo of tho colony, aged 20 yoars, unmarried, and a bootmaker. He had boon aix weoku in Dunedin, having como here from Auckland. Ho was a brother to witness's wife, and whqn ho first came hero, lived at witness's houeo. Throo or four weeks ago, ho took a houeo in Unionstreet, where ho lived with his mother, His fathor is not in Dunedin. Ha soemed in a fair state of health, but somo what insane on the subject of auicido. He ut.od to got despondent, and frequently said ho was tirod of lifo and would do away with himsolf. Witnoas used to try to talk him out of this aort of thing. Ho had no cause for gotting in thia state, Hia mother had boon married twice, und ho imagined ho could not agree with his half sisters and brothorn. Witnoss never heurd him arguing with his mother about not getting ou woll with tho family. Witness last saw him on Saturday week, when he again talked about blowing hia braiuD out, but witness and his wifo talked to him, and nover thought he would carry out his threat.