Suicide at Wellington.
Wellington, April 10.
Quite a sensation was caused in Manners Street this evening by a determined suicide committed in G. W. Smart's shop. About 8 20 Frederich Heaton, boot finisher, formerly engaged in Staples' boot factory, but recently out of work, walked into the shop, declaring he wished to purchase a revolver. W. Smart, brother of the proprietor, produced a small six-chambered weapon, and, noticing that Heaton was fitting in cartridges, warned him not to do so in the shop. The deceased replied " Sometimes they catch in the run."
While the back of the assistant was momentarily turned to remove the grease which had been on the revolver from his hands, Heaton raised the weapon to his head aud fired, the bullet entering the right side just below the temple and bury itself in the skull.
The deceased never spoke. No cause is assigned, but he had been drinking lately. The deceased was about 35 years of age, married, and leaves a wife and four children.
When asking to see the revolver he said he was going up country in the morning.
Heaton took the cartridges to the shop with him.
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Opunake Times, Volume IV, Issue 186, 14 April 1896, Page 2
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