One-legged Farmer.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 75, 28 November 1913, Page 5

One-legged Farmer.

buried on his farm.

evidence at the enquiry. [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright j [United Press Association, t l-ertn, .November 2b. At the enquiry into the numlor ol Thomas Williams, tJio one-legged Liraior living alone at Waroona, whose body was exhumed last week on his own farm, the evidence showed time Williams was last seen on September ,j. A jew weeks previously he engaged Cmirles Odgers as helper. Un September hi, Odgers was in -possession of a horse, cart, and rille belonging to Williams, and he said that cae latter was selling ihe aorse and cart. Odgers rode to the residence ch Mrs Molyneanx. whom it is alleged he shot and dien attempted suicide hy exploding a dynamite cap in his month. He was found two (.lays later in the send) nenrlv dead.

Odgers, who recovered, says the shooting of the woman was accidental and that he had never seen or known Williams. , Williams’ skull was smashed.