FLANNERY

FLANNERY

Victoria Police Force

Stationed:  Flinders St, Melbourne

Sergeant

Suicide – hanging

Died  Tuesday 12 October 1897

A POLICE SERGEANT’S SUICIDE.

Sergeant Flannery, who for many years has been in charge of the Flinders street, Melbourne, police station hanged himself on Tuesday morning in the office which he occupied at the station. The office is a very small building, six feet by six, and with a roof which is only about eight feet high. Deceased was found hanging by a window-blind cord, which had been tied to the roof, and then passed in a slip-knot around his neck. The determination of the deceased was evidenced by the fact that, not having sufficient length in which to accomplish his object, he had drawn his legs up by bending the knees, and even then his feet were barely off the ground. Had he relaxed in this effort, his feet must have   reached the ground and taken the weight off the cord. A loose end of the latter he had twisted around his right thumb, and the hand was across his breast in a line with the shoulder, over which the cord hung. The body was fully dressed, with the exception of the jumper. No letter or documents of any kind were upon the body. During the past week it had been observed that deceased was very despondent and gloomy.

Bairnsdale Advertisder & Tambo & Omeo Chronicle ( Vic. )

Thursday  14 October 1897  page 3 of 4

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/86327365?searchTerm=police%20suicide&searchLimits=l-australian=y

Flinders Street Police Station, Melbourne

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