SUICIDE AT NELSON.
— • j MAN HANGS HIMSELF. 'AFTKR RESCUE FROM DROWNING. (Tty Telegraph.—Press Association.) .NELSON, tliis day. The body of a man, presumably that ' of Thomas Barron, wsih found hanging from a tree in Trafalgar Square yesterday. Deceased was rescued fora drowning in the harbour on .Jiiiiuary 20, when ihe stated that lie had walked over the I wharf in the darkness. After treatment at the hospital he was discharged Last Saturday, and was found dead as stated I yesterday. A bank pass book and reference contained the name of Thomas Barron, but the coroner said there was no evidence to show that the deceased was Thomas Barron. A photograph found on deceased was that of the dead man, and the coroner ordered the photograph to lx' sent, to Barron's wife in Wellington for identification.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19210131.2.6
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 26, 31 January 1921, Page 2
Word Count
135SUICIDE AT NELSON. Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 26, 31 January 1921, Page 2
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in