Sensational Suicide at New Plymouth.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1686, 10 April 1885, Page 3

Sensational Suicide at New Plymouth.

THE COI4GNEI4 SHOOTS HIMSELF. Nkw Pr/.t-nvin. April 7. Captain David;on. J.P., ami Coroner for the district, toiumitted suicide at his residence this afieimon by i)l. wing out his biaius. The dud »is done with n revolver. The bullet entered the loot * i the mouth, and the brains wore (down through the ti-p ri the Lead. Mouetaiy complications are assigned as the reason. The deceased was connected with several public bodies, and was a Justice cl the Peace, lie was foinioiiy Mayor of Jte Plymouth and captain cl the Taranaki cavalry, and at one time held the rank of Major-Gtntral in the American Army. He leaves a wife and a large family. An inquest was heij when evidence was given to the following effect. John Bleasdalc stated that he was in the same grounds with deceased prior to the occurrence, but left, and afterwards heard the report ot the pistol. He iooktd in the directi-m where he had seen deceased sitting, and >cw him tying on the ground. He w t nt to h.m. arid f.mud deceased lying on Ids side quite dead. The deceased, it is understood, was tmbanv.ESi.il iu monetary matters, and had used a threat the day previous that he would shoot himself. A verdict was returned to the effect that deceased shot himself in a lit of Temporary Insanitv,