SUICIDE OF A MINISTER.
"UISAWUISTEJJ AT iIY OW.N WEAKNESS." Sydney, February 3. The Kev. Thomas Bird, a Methodist minister, eonunitted suicide in King's Park. He first followed strychnine and then shot himself. Deceased was a witness More the Royal Commission on th e Illingworth land scandal*. Hig connection with the matter rose from his purchasing a property from Illingworth on which the latter obtained a loan from tile Treasury in the name of Dunning. There was no suggestion of dishonorable conduct on Bird's part, but the notoriety raised evidently preyed on his mind. He left a note stating: "For a long time I have wished to die. lam so disappointed at my own weakness. Men do as they like with me in money nutters. My conference since 1901 has always opposed me."
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 38, 4 February 1908, Page 3
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132SUICIDE OF A MINISTER. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 38, 4 February 1908, Page 3
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