Suicides.
(Per Press Association.) Dunedin, November 24.— The wife of James Dawson, a member of the Permanent Artillery, committed sui> cide by hanging herself some tiro.3 on Friday night. She had been an inmate of the Seacliff Asylum for some time, but /Was let out, having greatly improved. . Blenheim, November 24.— The body of a man, between 40 and 50 years of age, was found yesterday in the Tuamarina creek. It had been in the water about three days. Tho case is evidently ono of suicide, the left hand being tied to, the right leg with flax. The man, who is a stranger to the district, was wear- , ing clothes bearing the brand of the I Wellington Lunatic Asylum, atttf i marked with the name "Irvine."
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11826, 25 November 1901, Page 1
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126Suicides. Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11826, 25 November 1901, Page 1
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