SUICIDE.
CHRISTCHURCH, April 25. .At an inquest respecting the death, on the previous day, of William Allenworth Lewis, a labourer, aged 49, residing at Hazebean Road, Addington, it was stated that the deceased, who bore a high character and was greatly respected, was formerly a member of the police force, but retired voluntarily to .enter into business, the non-success of which had evidently preyed upon his mind. The man's wife related that he had been strange in his manner for several days. The jury returned a verdict that the deceased committed suicide by poisoning, while in a state of unsound mind.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9075, 27 April 1908, Page 5
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101SUICIDE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9075, 27 April 1908, Page 5
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