BLIND AND DEPRESSED.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 285, 2 December 1925, Page 14

BLIND AND DEPRESSED.

- - -. - - — -■■ ■■ ■■ •— -i . INQUEST ON J. L. T. MORRIS. 1 t ■ VERDICT OF SUICIDE. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) GISBORNE, Tuesday. Pathetic circumstances were revealed at an inquest held regarding the death of James Leonard Tyler Morris, a blind man, who cut his throat yesterday. The widow gave evidence that-she had been married for 13 years and had five children. Her husband became blind two 'years ago, but priojh to that had been engaged in general fcjbouring. Since he :becaine blind he had followed the occupation of basketmakingj and had also ; been a street musician.." ?' In reply -to questions by the police, witness said .her husband was worried over his blindness, and, before leaving for Auckland', 18 months ago, saiSd Ju_ie, Was. not worth living. He ' hffdv. never, spoken of taking his v own life. 0/ /I - A son said his father 1 f request ly/ said he could not make enough money and was always worrying about his;' blind-; ness. His father used to sayj- in re-: .ferring to- playing a gramophone in the streets, that. all the people 'seemed to think be was "cadging." A verdict was returned of death from wounds in the neck, self-inflicted, while in a state of mental depression.