MAN BLOWS HIS BRAINS OUT

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7056, 18 February 1910, Page 1

MAN BLOWS HIS BRAINS OUT

FIT OF MELANCHOLIA (SAD ENDING OF A TOTING OAKEER. Percy Pairish, single, 'aged abdut twenty-eigb.t yean;, a labourer employed at (the Newtown oarsheds. residing but No. '7, Balmoral 'terrace, off Owen street, blew his 'brains out with e, [Winchester rifle after tea last, evening, whilat suffering ifroin melancholia. The 'deceased, whose parents reside at Bast Oxford, North Canterbury, had been in the service df "the oorporaition &t the cajsheds far about four years., In November last Iho obtained sick leave and went home. He returned (to Wellington early in tho week to resume work. Baridh was staying with. Mr Arthur Oromie, foreman at iJio caisheds, Who observed that tbe deceased was [very peouliar in liis moods since iliis a-aturn, .land so called in Rn Kemp on Wednesday. Tho»d.odior esamnned Parish and found ,that he was suffering from melancholia, prescribing for :him <acoardingly. The young man appeared quite cheerful yesterday, indeed,, more 'cheerful than u&ual, and sat down to tea -with Mr arnd Mrs Oomie. He left the table, however, before tie others (had finished, iand walked ito ,the firontt of the -house once ar .twice rather excitedly. 'ln a back room, iised 'as al carpenter's workroom, was kept a .303 Winchester rifle. Parish had not been absent from fthe [table Song when Mr Groamio heard "the report 'of <a rifle, and on rushing out he ifound ithe de-| ceased lying on 'his back with the whole of (the top of his head blown qff. Tho rifle was lying alongside the dead man. x Dr Kemp was summoned, «ind tSergeailt MatJliesoTi 'and iContstable Taylor appeared «n (the scene. The body was removed to the 'morgue. In the depapers there wins found notfliing to suggest financial worry, and he eeemed to.'be ion tire (bast terms with reVatives tanld friends alike. l