Shocking Suicide at Greytown.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1855, 9 July 1886, Page 2

Shocking Suicide at Greytown.

A YOUNG WOMAN IUNGS HEBSELFI Yesterday afternoon at five o'clock information was given to the police tut Mary Ann Broughan, the housekeeper at Hammerioh's hotel, Urcytowu, had committed suicide by suspending herself from a beam across the roof of a dairy in the hotel. It appears from the information given to our reporter that the young woman was missing about the time when it wss necessary to prepare the evening meal, and had not been seen for about one hour and a half prior to that time, ft was at first thought that possibly sho had retire I to her own room, aud consequently <he barmaid proceeded thither to to call her. but not finding her in that room she (the harmai 1, Mhs Smith) informed Mr Hanimeiich of the fact when search was made throughout the pre-

raises until it was ultimately found that the door of the Jdairy was lucked and a piece of newspaper piuned across the window. Mr Hammsrioh, with the assistance of his cousin.

; Ur Lesser, then proceeded to break open the door with an axe, when to their horror , they found the housekeeper, as already , explained, suspended from the beam by a ropo ; and although the body was warm, life was quite extinct. Mr Lesser immediately cut down the body, and the coachman, F Hayes, was despatched to Coustablu Eocletou who wag soon on the pi causes, au inquest will be held to-duy st I 30 p m before Dr Spratt. coroner, and prior to the inquiry a pust mortem examination will take place, lu cuuuection with this sad case, it is reported that tlm dec .an-d sen; by a girl under seventeen years of age on Wednesday, to Mr tit ticorge, chemist, and endeavoured to purchase some laudanum but us she did nut send sulUeieul reasons to satisfy Mr Bt (ieorge that the poison would be in safe hands, that gentleman refuted to supply her with what she desired. It also appears that yesterday soon after dinner she suddenly informed Mr Ham me rich that she wished to leave his service witbiu about an hour, and proceed by the bus to the railway station to take the train to Wellington. Mr Hammerioh refused to take such a abort notice, (and would not settle with her, Lot endeavoured to perauade her to give him at least one week’e notice, aa he explained that it wonld be exceedingly ioooovenient lor him to be without a person in her poeitioo aa bonaekeeper; he asked her to give him a obanoe of fatting another in her stead, and gave her sntil the next morning to refleei. This to all appearance at the time her. She than disappeared, and was sot seen again alive. It la auppoeed that ahe stood on a shelf in the dairy and threw hereeil off. Mr Hammsrieh is a widower, and has always bow hold in high ssteam »—-«-« fete fellow settlers Uu the Wafewnpa, having resided in (heytown lor many yean. nLk sympathy is felt (or him nndsr tbs dlMmering eiromaataneos. Mo oaoao hist hsw shows yet whioh might haw toad to tbs penetratwoi of the sad as*. Deeeaned haa Made* Xaikoan,