SUICIDE
ARMY OFFICER AND WIFE. TRAGEDY IN LONDON FLAT. \ BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. LONDON, Aug. 12. A verdict of suicide was returned at the inquest on Captain T. J. R. Gedcles, of the Indian Army, and his wife, who were found shot under curious circumstances in their fashionable flat in Jermvn Street.
Evidence was produced that deceased while in London lived beyond their income, despite liberal advances by the India Office. Captain Geddes was £4OO in debt, mostly on account of hunting expenses. Captain Geddes was mentally unstrung and possessed a suicidal tendency. His father also committed suicide.
There was no evidence of a death pact between Captain Geddes and his wife. i •
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 14 August 1924, Page 5
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112SUICIDE Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 14 August 1924, Page 5
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