SUICIDE IN VICTORIA" STREET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12002, 26 June 1902, Page 5

SUICIDE IN VICTORIA" STREET.

JOtP FROM A HOTEL window. What appears to be a case of determined suicide occurred at about nine o'clock last night, when a man named Pitavy jumped out of a. first floor window of tire Victoria Hotel, in Victoria-street, fell on the pavement and died within a few minutes. Pitavy, who was, a man of about 45, came from the Upper Thames gqldflelds about a week since, and put up at the Victoria Hotel. A few days" ago lie complained that he was ill, arid as he" did not eat anything Mr. O'Connor, the' landlord, took him to Dr. Williams, who has been attending him for the last three days. TEe man seems to have been suffering from illusions. The doctor said there was nothing wrong with Pitavy, who still continued to imagine he had some complaint or disease. About nine o'clock last night a person ran into the hotel and said a man had fallen out of a top window. When the landlord went out he found Pitavy lying on the pavement. The man was brought in, but died a few minutes later. Dr. Williams was sent for, and subsequently the body was removed to the morgue by the police. Pitavy had apparently fallen on his head. The distance from the window to the footpath was about 16ft. A short while before he was talking to some of the other boarders in the sitting-room (from the window of Which he jumped), but at the time the affair happened he was alone. Deceased had been mining at the Upper Thames. He had stated to some of the inmates of the hotel that he was formerly connected with the French Consulate here, and had come down to see if he could get some similar employment. Beyond this nothing is known of deceased. Deceased was not a man who was addicted to drink.