DONALD LARNACH'S DEATH.

NZ Truth, Issue 265, 23 July 1910, Page 7

DONALD LARNACH'S DEATH.

Insomnia Too Much for Him.

• Donald Larnach has been a familiar figure, m Duned*h far a good number of gears', ami those who l.new hdvi(^uetly iW took lil'ei ami how much he seemed to Hfejoy taking life easily were somewhat surprised -when' they heard that he had ■»vtt himisQlf deiad "m Ms koofn at Wat^

: i 8 Hotel on Friday, July 15. He said luthin-r to atO'iipdy to lead to the belief fliat he was tired of things In general, and seemwi to be quite cheerful when .the wtmtss took his brx.aMast to his bedroom, which was about three hours liefore it was 'fowl that he was dead. He had'afit ; about a fortnight previously and- knottier trn the nLgdit before Ids death, which wight account for his action. Tho^hjullcil was found to lnavetlaen directed straight into the forehead, and when, found; the dead man's spectacles (he was reading when last seen) were irot disarranged. A letter was found m which the wish .was expressed that the body should he taken to sea and btaried or put m the- family vault, and that no prayers should be said at his blarial. The following passage also occurred : "f 'believe m a Creator, but I absolutely disbelieve m We Bible, its lying faWos,.

Jesus Christ (JLe. Ms • divinity^" VPwv verses by Adam Lindsay Gordon were fueled at the foot of the letter, toe! last jines Ueing) (from "The Sfclo Stockrider") : -y . ■ >"I{d live the same life over if I had ton .>> live again, And. the chances are I gowtere raosfe men go." . Ponald was a barrister, b*rfc daring; tlfc time he has been is Dunedinlie dfali &»t practise, having an income from laided property. He mas a weU-*eed< Jhin, and ihad a numbfcr of good tales ■ a^»ut his student days m lieipsic. Of Mi three daughters one is Blrs Qjoxring (>atiiaru) and one is Mrs Alex. Haynes. (Buniedin), the either being; m BngiJaad with her mother, w&o is an actress. Donald had a Scotch terrier dog, wife*, was always with him, rand winch, fike Donaft, looted middle-aged and gfetd that Mhad nptißXtg to do or Worry afojbut. t'Jf'is -worthy jof note thafiDtmald's fattier committed;; suicid^ m the , {QarHnmeatiary ' Library m 1898, be then 'bebig rixxdbet ' \ iHk Toapeba.