A SWIM TO DEATH.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3531, 19 July 1920, Page 3

A SWIM TO DEATH.

A strange story of a man who swam out to sea to big death comes from Jersey. Among the visitors to the island was a Northampton man named William John Bray, who was taking a holiday. After evening pinner he went for a walk «a"ong the beach with a friend, and fell behind him. ••Looking back presently the friend saw Bray swimming straight out to He called to him, but Bray shouted back, "I am going to have a good night's rest. Good-bye!" and swam on until he disappeared. At the inquest, at which, a ,verdiet of ''Suicide by sudden impulse" was returned, Mr Arthur Chamberlain. .the friend in question, stated that Air Bray confided to him that he had had trouble with his wife, and that,fralthough he thought a good dealabout or, she did not return his Bray stated that his wife took' 110/.50tice of him when he was ill. but"gave all her attention to her fafjierc.r%,£, -The ji'ry found no evidence of, £ll-