>From The Cork Examiner, 21 October 1878 - LIMERICK INTELLIGENCE. ------------ (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) Limerick, Saturday Evening. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Last night an old man named Ahern, lodging at a house in Fitzgerald's Court, Lower Cornwallis-street, was, shortly after retiring to his room to go to bed, heard speaking in a loud voice and using such words as "I'll do it," &c. A woman rushed up stairs and entering the room found the unfortunate man hacking himself with a razor. Blood was issuing freely from one of his legs, the right arm was also cut. The woman gave an alarm, but although a crowd collected no one had the courage to enter and protect the suicide from himself. The police having been communicated with, Acting-constable Wells and Sub-constable Rolleston arrived just in time to prevent Ahern cutting his throat, which he was attempting just as they seized hold of him. He was taken to the William street Police station and conveyed from thence to the Workhouse hospital, where he was placed under the care of Dr. M. O'Connor. When sufficiently recovered he will be brought before the magistrates. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dennis Ahern | Ireland Newspaper Abstracts Acton, Massachusetts | http://www.IrelandOldNews.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -