SUPPOSED SUICIDE.

Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7382, 7 August 1889, Page 6

SUPPOSED SUICIDE.

At about 11 o'clockyesterday morning a man named Hugh Wilson died from the effects of a dose of strychnine, administered by himself, as stated to those who discovered him in the throes of death. It appears, from information gathered, that Wilson was a married man, but had been living apart from his family for some three years, and occupied a little house in Crannier square. He was visited by his wife, Agnes Wilson, at seven o'clock on Monday evening, and she stayed with him about half an hour. He comElained of being unwell, but, as c was addicted to drinking, she thought he might be suffering from the .Sects of it. John Ackermaii, who lives next door to the deceased, heard groaning about 10.30 a.m., yesterday, and on going into the house he found Wilson lying on the bed, and when asked what waa wrong he answered that he had taken strychnine. He had bought sixpennyworth of it and took it in water JohnS. Soper, who was called in by Ackerman, went for Dr. Towneud and to the Police Station. Dr. Townend was out. and when the police reached the house Wilson was dead. Wilson was fifty-eight years of age; he was a lamp cleaner, and he purchased the strychnine from Cook and Ross' at half-past nine yesterday morning, oue J. Hanery being with him. Wilson said he wanted the strychnine to poison a dog.