WELLINGTON TRAGEDY
Wellington, June 29. Further evidence obtained re Mullens’ de*th dispels the idea of murder. J. R Brown, an employee on the WellingtonManawatu railway, reports he met Mullens on Friday night, with his face much disfigured, and he, in reply to a question, said he had a row with a man on the reclaimed land. Deceased was very drunk, and going towards the reclaimed land in the direction of the Manawatu Railway Station.
Later. Jobs Roberts has been arrested on suspicion of causing the death of Edward Mullens. He was charged at the Magistrate’s Court this morning and remanded until the afternoon. The police stated that it had been reported to them that Mullens was seen on Saturday morning, and if that were correct Roberta is exonerated. The accused was remanded to enable enquiries to be made as to the correctness of the report.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1276, 29 June 1886, Page 2
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145WELLINGTON TRAGEDY Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1276, 29 June 1886, Page 2
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