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completely broken up. He said this to me frequently.

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used to walk with his hands behind his back and appeared

to be worrying himself very much.

Alexander Gordon sworn & examined :

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I am Inspector of Police. On the 4th instant at 10 a.m.

I was informed that the deceased had out his throat in bar-

racks. I went to the deceased's bed room which is on the

3rd floor of the Central Police Barracks. I found P.C. A.

152 Hollande and P.C. A.129 Bilborough holding a towel round

the deceased's neck to prevent bleeding which had then stop-

ped. immediately sent for Dr. Mc.Kenny and kept the band-

age round his neck until he arrived. When he arrived he

dressed the wound. On a small table beside the bed on which

I the deceased was lying was a razor stained with blood.

had an ambulance and had the deceased removed to the Govern-

ment Civil Hospital. While lying in the ambulance the de-

ceamed spoke to me and said: "Please Inspector do not blame me for this. I have been very sick and bad with fever for

I did not realize some days and could not get any sleep.

what I was doing until after it was done. I have made

enquiries. The deceased was sick and despondent for several days and in a fit of depression he cut his throat. The

deceased was a person of Jovial disposition.

VERDICT :

That the said Micheal Waters not being of sound mind

did kill himself.

(ad) L. G. Xavier,

(ad)

F. B. Silva,

(sd)

G. K. Haxton,

Jury.

(ad) B. A. Hazeland,

Police Magistrate

discharging the duties of Coroner.