FORMER M.P. SHOT
EARLY MORNING TRAGEDY Press Association. WAIPUKURAU, Monday. The body of Charles Lewis, a wellknowir resident and settler of the district, and formerly M.P. for Christchurch and Courtenay, was found this morning outside a window of his home with a rifle across his legs, a shot having passed through his mouth and the back of his head. He had lately been in a weak state of health. The family heard a shot fired about seven o’clock. Death was instantaneous. The late Mr. Lewis leaves fi widow, four daughters and three sons. An inquest will be held to-morrow.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 214, 29 November 1927, Page 15
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