NELSON.
Tuesday, July 11. Manson Sinclair, son of Mr Donald Sinclair ; solicitor, was practising detonating a needle revolver, and got shot. One charge did not go off. he was trying to adjust the 'pistol, the charge exploded, the ball entering his stomach. He went into the house, said he was shot, and lay down on his bed. He is still alive, but no hopes are entertained of his recovery.
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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 17, Issue 1066, 12 July 1871, Page 2
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69NELSON. Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 17, Issue 1066, 12 July 1871, Page 2
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