Killed by his own Contrivance.
o Melbourne, May 10. A settler on the Cann river, named Palmerston Sewell, met his death under singular circumstances. He had an impression that someone might break into his hut, and, with a view to protecting himself, fixed a loaded gun inside the hut so that when the door was opened it would pull a wire which he had attached to the trigger. It is believed that Sewell must have accidentally touched the wire and been shot by his own contrivance, as he was found dead in the hut, lying upon his bunk, and with the charge from the gun lodged in his breast. At the Magisterial enquiry a verdict of accidental death was returned. — Post correspondent.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 269, 17 May 1895, Page 2
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