THE SUICIDE MANIA.
"-TOO WICKED TO LIVE." \
(BY TELEGRAPH.—'PRESS ASSOCIATION.) \
Wellington, this day. Marion Allan, who attempted suicide by drinking spirits of salts, is still in a critical condition, but hope is entertained for ber recovery. The woman Allan left the following letter :—" I'm only a trouble here. I think lam too wicked to live. I never do things properly, and it makes me mad when I know everyone has been good to me. I would rather die than go into more trouble, for ib is not only myself thab suffers but others. I know thab I shall nob meet my dear mother." Her mother is dead. Allan was engaged in the service of a gentleman residing ab Wadestown. *
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Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 31, 5 February 1894, Page 3
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