THE RECENT SUICIDE AT AUCKLAND.

Grey River Argus, 5 November 1907, Page 4

THE RECENT SUICIDE AT AUCKLAND.

A PATHET.IC LETTER. AUCKLAND, October 28. - Keir, the Auckland busiiess; man who committe-J suicide: in Ke Domain, sent the following- let--er; to his landlady, prior to commiting the act:— ( -. V; -:.. Dear Mrs Douglas, — I- have rather, in- unpleasant duty for you tpVpe'r-"-orm, and trust you will carry it out— his most unpleasant wish of mine— n tihe smo'gt ka.riidly Boiiainesis rorries have necessitated my taking-, a cry extreme course, and I -wish you 0 -inform my dear wife that I. have ot met with an accident. Put it to erin the manner you think 'fit. Break ; to .her .gently, poor ■ gifk Sle has ad 'exceptional- worry ,, of • late, and lis last business will not tend to npripve mafct-er' for her. "God -kn'oiws iajt she has been :a..gib'o'd \yife ; to me. ourself and Mr -Douglas, have been arent's; indeed' to : us, ;and grandparjts :to our ;dear>: child/ "Stancy." indly , break the^rifcws; as - gently ; as jssible, and give them- my kind islies— l- •.'.will not say ■ love, as, on y vpart, it is ' noteworthy o^ the name foyfe;,-- v "':':,Th^k^-.theV.vaTloiis\;la<Jj[*s* id' gentlemen in' the house fof tfieijrndnesses toi my. lwife^ and ..niysjßlf;:. id esipecially towards our.- dear little, lugbter ".Stancy.", I cannot \Ppss bly express- my feeling's as. I ' sh)jtlid| ish ; jtpJ My.-body will be found in

the Domain. 'Good-bye, dear friends, goodie. It is a pity that this rash act should take place,, but there is nothing- for it. Thus is the way of cowards. I wish still to remain yours very truly, Norman Keir. P.-S. — I have not the heart to write to my wife, and perhaps it is just as well.— N.K._ . • «,"'■■