Abbreviations used
Date August 28 1876
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper Daily News
The language of the text is the original used in the newspaper entry and as transcribed by Daniel F. Johnson. Records acquired by the Provincial Archives are not translated from the language in which they originate.
Sussex (Kings Co.) 26th Aug. - An old man by the name of Joseph ROBINSON, committed suicide last night by cutting his throat in a frightful manner. He died about 3:30 this morn. An inquest was held before Dr. Burnett. The deceased had for a few years past been afflicted with the Saint Viyus dance and had been three times sent to the Provincial Lunatic Asylum.