SUICIDE
(SY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)
CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Henry R. T. Matson was found dead on Saturday evening in a house formerly occupied by him at Papanui. Evidence at the inquest showed that deceased was found lying in a room with three unlighted gas-jets on. The medical evidence stated he had suffered severely, from neurasthenia, and that this probably affected his mind. The verdict was that death was due to asphyxiation, by coal gas, deceased having committed suicide, while temporarily insane. Mr. Matson, who was fifty-one years of age, was formerly a member of the firm of H. Matson and Co., but retired from business some years ago.
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Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 60, 11 March 1918, Page 8
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107SUICIDE Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 60, 11 March 1918, Page 8
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