APPARENTLY A MADMAN'S FREAK.
[Per Press: Association.] SYDNEY, December 27. 4 A sensational attempt to commit suicide was made at Her Majesty’s Theatre last evening during the, pantomime performance-, A man named Staithi Who waa; sitting In the ' tpp gallery, after remarking to a companion “I amfnll dp of life,” dived over the rail into the stalls. This theatre is a throe-tier one, and Urn marvel is that Smith’s .act. of folly did not Irill’sopiepne sitting in'the stalls.. Fortunately, however, bp. fdjj ,he. tween; twopeople, . smashing three ohajjrs to atoms .-.in t his ideacenU- :H©itiwas picked up in a half- senseless but, singular to say, Im is not supposed by the medical men to be in any dangerous condition. No bones were broken, but be is injured internally. So suddenly did the whole thing occur, and the theatre being in semi-darkness at the moment, that verynettr of the audience were aware of the the injured man bfeing removed very quickly. His fall was fully 40ft. V ’ ’
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Evening Star, Issue 9888, 27 December 1895, Page 2
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166APPARENTLY A MADMAN'S FREAK. Evening Star, Issue 9888, 27 December 1895, Page 2
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