ATTEMPTED SUICIDES. A WELLINGTON MAN CUTS HIS THROAT.

Evening Post, Volume XLV, Issue 1, 3 January 1893, Page 2

ATTEMPTED SUICIDES. A WELLINGTON MAN CUTS HIS THROAT.

At an early hour this morning a journeyman shoemaker named John Willett — a notable figure in town, in consequence ol" his diminutive stature— made an attempt upon his life by cutting his throat with ono of hiß knives. It appears that Willett, up to Boxing Day f had bean drinking JbaariJ}-, but on this day week ho was persuaded to take the pledge and don the bine ribbon byMr. Charles M. Nicholson, a cabinetmaker, residing in Tarnnaki-place. Mr. Nicholson very humanely fitted up a little cobbler's stall in an outhouse in his yard for Willlett, and pending his gotting some jobs to do gave him his board and permitted him to sleep in the shod. The unfortunate man, who is about 37 years of age, since giving up drink ing had appeared to bo exceedingly low spirited, and judging from the act he committed this morning, he probably was suffer^ ing from delirium trenvms. Be this as it may, at about 9 o'clock to-day Mr. Nicholson, not seoing Willett about, entered the shed referred to and found the unforhmate man lying on a bench covered with an old saok. Closer investigation revealed the fact that Willett was suffering from a.gash in the front of his throat. Tho wound, which Willett admitted was self-inflicted, was oovered with an old stocking, which had the effect of partially stopping the flow of" blood. The wonUVbo self-murderer, whowae quite sensible, informed Mr. Nicholson! that he had been impelled to out his throat by "sombody." He said that some tim«t after daylight to-day he got up and sat down at his bench and out his throat with a shoemaker's knife which he found in the shod. Upon the police being mode acquainted with the affair, Sergt.. White and Constable Brophy put the wounded man into an express ana removed, him, to tho Hospital

"Wiliott lo«f: n quantity ( .f l.Vul. It is?t:\<cl tli it t!ir piihujipy miii lim in.tile (\wi |'H' M*<jti<. uttctlipt i tC commit MJ'l\dl». OI.OC I1)I 1 ) Mn-tuiton, anil moro reiTnlly m tin , .-it? That his mind ban on a foniKT oce i.-i'>i. been unhinged is evident from the fact that he was an inmate of the Mount View Asylum for a couple of years, and waß discharged from the institution a year or two ago. On being driven to the Hospital Willett walked into the institution and was placed in bed. The Hospital authorities inform us this afternoon that the wound, although an ugly oue, is not necessarily calculated to prove* fatal. The only fear is that the habits of the man may possibly retard recovery.