TIRED OF HIS LIFE
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. This morning, at about 9 o'clock, Mr Wright, a farmer residing at tho Taieri, found a man on the side of tho road- with his throat cut. A constable was sent for, and it was found that tho man was alive, but had so severely gashed himself that ho could hardly speak. Tho man was attended to by 'Dr Spcddiug, who ordered his removal to tho hospital. It was afterwards discovered that tho man's name, was Harry Murphy, aged about sixty-five years. For twelve years past ho had been a miner on tho West Coast, but had been idlo for tho last eighteen months. Ho stated that he was tired of his life, and thought ho would epd it. At a Late hour this afternoon Murphy was reported to be progressing satisfactorily.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19221128.2.55
Bibliographic details
Evening Star, Issue 18136, 28 November 1922, Page 6
Word Count
138TIRED OF HIS LIFE Evening Star, Issue 18136, 28 November 1922, Page 6
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in