UP AGAINST IT!
MAN’S ATTEMPTED SUICIDE “NEITHER FRIENDS, MONEY NOR WORK.” PRACTICAL SYMPATHY WANTED* Details of a sad case—that of th« attempted suicide of a middle-aged unmarried man, James Vernon McKen®J° —were explained in the Magistrate's Uourt _ yesterday by Sub-Inspector Cummings, when James Vernon McKenzie appeared on the above charge. Accused had been employed by the Lower Hutt Borough Council for three years, but as a result of being out of work lately he had become despondent. He had subsequently gone into the Council Chamber, covered himself in a sheet, and turned on the gas. In a letter handed to the magistrate, accused declared he had neither friends, money, nor work, and would not he able to make any headway if discharged. The case was ultimately adjourned until Tuesday next, to allow of inquiries being made in connection with work for the accused. A friend of McKenzie’s has asked the “Tunes” to assist in the matter. Will anyone who can help this unfortunate man to secure employment forward details to the editor?
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New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11685, 24 November 1923, Page 4
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172UP AGAINST IT! New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11685, 24 November 1923, Page 4
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