ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18747, 28 December 1922, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

YOUNG MAN’S SUICIDE. An inquiry was held at the Hospital yesterday morning by Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M., into the death of a young man named George Wilford Williams, aged 24, who died from the effects of strychnine poisoning, The deceased was a motor -"an driver. Ho lived with his relatives at Normanby, being separated from his wife, who lives with a Mrs Brown in Meadow street Morningfon. About 10 p.m. on Tuesday ho went to Mrs Brown’s home. in a state of collapse, and told her be. had taken strychnine. She at once communicated with Constable Macartney, of the Mornington Police Station, who went ■ down Promptly to the house, where he found Williams in convulsions on the kitchen floor. 'Tlie deceased informed the constable also that ho had taken strychnine. The unfortunate man was removed to the hospital without further delay. He was attended by Dr Perry, and everything possible was done to save his life, but he expired half an hour after his admission. After hearinsr the evidence of deceased’s father. Dr Perry, of the Hospital staff, and Constable Macartney, the coroner returned a verdict that deceased committed suicide by taking strychnine while in a state of temporary insanity. ./Per United Press Association.) GISBORNE. December 27.' John C'nrnivillo, aged 60 years, a single man, employed on the pubb> works at Niratapa. was drowned on Christmas Eve. He was walking along the bank, and was seen to slip into the swollen stream by a Native, tyho was too far away to effect a rescue.