A Strange Suicide.
[PEB PBESB ASSOCIATION.! New Pltmouth. May 12. At tbe inquest held this afternoon on the body of Charles Francis, found drowned in the lake in the Recreation Grounds, a letter was read which had been sent to the Wanganui Herald by deceased, intimating that he intended to commit suicide, and stating " I take this course to save my fellows from starving. I cannot expect the order to outstep its constitutional proctice on my behalf; I cannot carry out my desire without death. Therefore, I willingly give way." The jury returned an open verdict.
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Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 313, 14 May 1894, Page 2
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96A Strange Suicide. Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 313, 14 May 1894, Page 2
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