A REMARKABLE AFFAIR.
(by telegraph.— press association,)
"Wellington , , this day. A peculiar case is reported from Featherston. Jofcn Grainger, a ganger on the Rimutaka summit, states that he quarrelled with his wife and that she cut his throat with a knife. On the other hand Mrs Grainger states that her husband came home drunk and attempted to use a penknife on her. She left the house and returned in 15 minutes, when she found her husband lying in the bed bleeding, but did not then know his throat was cut. The wound is on the front of the throat, about 1 \ inches in length. Medical assistance was obtained, but the wound- is not dangerous. Grianger was arrested on a charge of attempted suicide and remanded.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 261, 4 November 1890, Page 5
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125A REMARKABLE AFFAIR. Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 261, 4 November 1890, Page 5
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