SUSPECTED MURDER.
MAN FOUND WITH BULLET IN CHEST. Opitiki, May 10. The police received word yesterday that the body of Samuel MeAllese, an employee of the Public Works Department, had been found dead on the Motu road, Tapataoa Hill. On an investigation being made, extensive injuries to the man’s face and a bullet wound in the chest were found, which point to foul play. The police are reticent in the matter. The inspector and deteclives are expected Ho-day. The bullet wound was not discovered till the body was admitted to the morgue. Two shirts were on the body. The outside one had no bullet- hole and must have been buttoned up after the shot was fired. The body was found by another road worker, named Scotty Lappin. The scene of the tragedy is a very lonely spot on a steep road. Papamoa Hill is part of the mountain range between Gisborne and (Bay of Plenty and reaches a height of 2000 feet. It is a rugged bush clad spot, Along the road several men are employed, their little huts being perched in the bush above the roadway. -Service cars passed the spot about 12,30 yesterday and, according to one driver, nothing unusual was noticed.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3941, 11 May 1929, Page 2
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204SUSPECTED MURDER. Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3941, 11 May 1929, Page 2
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