ANOTHER TRAGEDY

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1760, 29 May 1906, Page 4

ANOTHER TRAGEDY

PALMERSTON'S TERRIBLE

RECORD.

(Per Press Association.) Palmerston North, last mght,. Thero was a tremendous eensation in Palmers'on this morning when it bicams known that still another had been aooc tp the list of tragi dies which havo occurro 1 in the town dn iog tho past three montl s About 10.2 S this morning Joseph Seu - ders, commits', will known all ovor the colony in ojnntotion wth several publ o worke, shot himsb f in the public rescue ulmoas cpposite tho Pjst Oflico. DoOoasid was seen by the hot rifled spec ators to suddenly raise bio right hand to Lis head and fire. They immediately lushed to him. Deceased had fallen on tho side oi the path, end was bleeding profusely from a wound just above tho ear. TlO abet paißed right through bis head. When medic*! arrived blunders was nos quito dcai, but he expired almost immediately after. Too builtt ontered just above tho right oar, aid made its exit li'gber up on the left side of the hiad A five cbamboiod rovolvor, apparently just puichastd, was still in d ooased s baud when the oyo witressos of tho rash act ruebod up. Deceased was a roeideut if Wollii gton, hut has valuablo prepotty a fiw milts from PolmerttoD, and put in a lot oi time here, He had also been ong iged in ooDtraot wo kin the district. H's two sons resido hero, ono on tho prop r y and another in Pa'morston. No reason is at piesent assigned for the uo*, but deceased is known to have Buffirtd from inßomoia far sane time patt.