The Suicide of Mr Larnach.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 11348, 14 October 1898, Page 2

The Suicide of Mr Larnach.

REFERENCES IN PARLIAMENT. \ INQUEST ON THE BODY. [per pbess association.! Wellington, October 13. — On the Legislative Council meeting at at 2.30 p.m., the Minister for Education moved the adjournment of the Chamber till 7.30 p.m., as a mark of respect for the late Mr 'Larnach, and this was agreed to without debate.' i I . • ■■. • ' - 1 When the House met at 2.30 p.m., Mr Seddon' moved, " That the House desires to place on-record'ils -high sense of the distinguished services tendered the colony :by fche late Mr Larnach, and respectfully .tenders to Mrs s Larnach aud family ,tho assurance of its sincere sympathy with .them in their irreparable loss?' sThe • Premier spoke - feelingly of the sad event of the previous evening, and gave a brief history of Mr Larnach's life. - He 'questioned whether ' they would ever have ' a Minister of Mines who would bethought so much of as the late member of Tuapeka, and his memory would' ever be respected by the i-peopl&of the colony^ Concluding, he said .nothing had occurred in his (Mr (Seddon'a) .public * life which had affected him so much ; iadeed^'hefelK^uite unnerved. Captain Russell also spokein generous and feeling terms of thef'late member, whose memory, he said, would ever remain with them. After Messrs Ward - and ' Fisher had . briefly to the late member, the motion was^agreed to in silence. ''^Wellington, October 13. — At thei 'iflcjQeßt' on 1 the vb'ody- of "the j late Mr' 'L'arnaob, I this l afternoon; - 'Dr. Gahill v •' decreased 1 8 triedical 1 attendant,' Baid he haaj 86en him Several times this session, wfieV 'hd alfeays'' : com^lamed of being unwell.. He' 'gathered that'"he' was suffering fromi "some- fOrm^of ''Heart disease and-'frdmi "mentarde'Dression . * During the' lasfcYgay 'heiteiied^to'ha'felost his characteristic 1 ! "m&ntatfatid physical -robustness. 'He hall! be'en'-'unable ;tt>l^revail"upon'hi; tt> l^revail"upon'him tt ' > t6 b^ "m^dicaHy 'dxamfribd.'- Deceased had ribVerj 'saicl anVtniffig fd-leaa^witnefe' tc> thlD^Tie' 'edn{emplated'BUfcide'. ir '" r : -'•' •">'-: | fc^Df4 "James,^whtt l "eiamiried''the'' bbdy,j stated that the bullet had passed-intotfte' brainoalt waa quite clear that death was; instantaneous. — .MicGT; HlcMaißy->M;H.-Rvv ascribed 'the \ finding f Ti£{(.tbe) body^o^urlng^the pasfc| -nxdnth "*Mr ;iiH^a«£chi:had!seeD T i<ikrs>%ery -.morbid s,tatQ? ahljl' cdmplained).of) severe <itea:daches* and? his -mind^se'enied > to^'b r e uweabfinibg.oj &vs>& J t^:j9iafir.is ur uso | w'sMra'Olßega'o (gave oevideucff as to Mtf -Larh'aCbisrfailin^h'ealthpfiwri r j f ! 0 ; ,-[•? j -^sMr^isdaH-,- gansmith^ieciognised thei revolveE produced 'aa one^'he^liad^old to' sMxjj Larnach >6n September. 23rd ;■ •- He said her.had; been commissioned ' by a' friend to procure aigood^revolver-.i There : was> nothing mv deceased s /manner -to I .excite; suspicion; and'-ihehiiad,. done '-his .Bu'sinesafratiShalty:^ citJ? jcj ot-'^i^i ■ :i , ■Mr c Costailfi assistant librarian, -stated ■ ■that.yesterday 'MrSLarnacH Appeared very ; cmuchidepressed, 1 -absenUmiiided arid (digs ; t treaaed.(j Lateinithe afterno'onihe'Wrote ! '^bu'tb;' it^qd was par- > Jtidularlysdniious ttheyiiohould 'cgO'Off-^by | ithe-J^engoiniMj "n?; ,-)<n? otuils «di -'J.nr, iv.Dthdr.Jwitnessea-^so « gaves'eviflence .thai; they iadonQticed fajgreAt>change io| Mr Larnach during the'jlaat\few weeks— j ,3f?itvhQi|t7retaripg7 i thß6Quryjfound lhat| dgceas.e.di J^ad, coinmititedM suicidej whilst ' j