CASUALTIES.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14547, 26 December 1912, Page 5

CASUALTIES.

AITEMPTRD SUICIDE. A man nanied W. G. Hay, 37 years of age, residing at 47 Byron street, Sydenham, was admitted to tho hospital at-midnight on Tuesday, suffering from a wound in his throat, which ho inflicted on himself with a razor. assistance was being got i'or him Hay attempted to drown himself in a bath His condition is not considered to bo serious. Hay is iinmar- , tied, and love'troubles are said, to have been his reason for attempting to take Ilia lifo. On enquiry at the hospital last night, Hny's condition was reported satisfactory. A farm labourer, named Reginald ' Williams, without definite address, came into town on Monday evening and spent some time with a friend named J'-rnest Kicr. Kier, while sitting on the side- of "Williams's bedj in Ihirham street, pro<l need a pistol, which accidentally went off. Tho bullet lodged in Williams's le<r, and lie was taken to tho Hospital. Tho injury is not serious. (PUESS ASSOCIATION" TELEGRAM.) AUCKLAND, "December 21. At tho inquest on Snyers, held at Pnhi. Dufaur gave evidence that he saw Savers thrown from his horse. He i did not inform anyone of the accident, and he did not know what happened afterwards. Ho hoped it was nightmare. The jury returned a formal verdict, adding that no blame was attachable to anyone. ! MASTJSRTQX, December 25. , Nelson D. Bunting, aged forty, a single man, secretary of the Wairarapa Hospital and Charitn.'ble Aid Board, was found dead in his office yesterday, with a gun by his side. At tho inquest to-day evidenco was given showing that he had been worrying of late. A verdict of suicido while temporarily insane, was returned. - ASHBURTON, December 2-1. An inquest was held this morning by the Coroner, Mr V. C!. Day, touching the death of Margaret Ellen Stewart, a single girl, 17 years of age, who died suddenly at her residence yesterday afternoon. After hearing the evidenco of Dr. Hunter, the Coroner returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony, that death was duo to internal hemorrhage into the lift cavity of the chest, coming apparently from some vein at the root of tho lun£. In the course of tho medical evidenco it was stated that deceased was in an advanced state- of pregnancy, but there was nothing unusual about the case. I>UNEDIX. December 2.5. Tho pol : <o received a telegram from Owaica to-day, stating that John Mahcr, labourer, a middle-aged married man residing at Kahuika, committed suicide by shooting himself.