SUICIDE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13271, 17 September 1906, Page 5

SUICIDE.

Per Press Association. „ " Weljmi'ton, Sept. lfi.

An inquest was hold on Saturday afternoon on the body of a man found at Wa-destown on /Friday manning. There is considerable doubt regarding deceased's 'fcten-tity: Arthur Pennyl . nuanager of Willawb«,nk Boarding-house, believes the -body to 'be that of John Mailing, last seen a'ive on May 10th. Henry Starr,, a seaana-n, is 'of opinion that deceased is Fri'd Brown, who disappeared from ,the Otago Buffet, Wellington, afaoxvt,, a month ago. ' A verdict was returned that deceased, name unvnown, committed suicide by cutting Ms throat wifch >a raaor. Deceased's Muly 'bears 'a tattoo mark of an an-cbor. ' heart -an-d cross on the left -arm, and a thistle on the right arm, also an anchor on the back of iVn left hnnd. ' Auckland; September 17. 'A! coat was found near one of the jetties with a note in a pocket stating that owing *to dread of life the owner intended to commit suicide tyy drowning. He added that he was 20 years of age. The name was given, but has not yet been disclosed. A search by the police failed tcfind any trace of the body. Later. The letter found in the coat was signed "Edward Deering." The writer 'described himself as tires of life, and made reference to a ! young woman.