TRAGIC DEATH
OF A COUNTY ENGINEER. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Tft .KUITI, Last Night. Walliam Henry Adams, Cbunty Engineer, blew his brains: out to-day. The sudcide is aupplclsed to have Ibeen thfr result ©f depression, consequent on the deceased being, behind with his work. The Council liblds a meeting to-night, and several contracts (which should [have ibeen pa'ssted by deceaeed had. not (been £b passed. Ajdams was- seen,. ait his office at 2 o'clock. He must have gone stiraJght [to Green ." arat , Oolebrook's store, where he purchased a gun'and cartridges. Proceeding tJo Green and Oolebro'ok's back yard, ha dommiattled the deed. The deceaseo! was an. old resident, and was widely esteemed- He was formerly emplbyedr Iby the (Government Roads Department laying off" district roads-, arid had beeaengi'neiefc (to the Waitomo County-;.since its• inception.. He. leaves a widow and Ifamilv cf three children'.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10641, 21 May 1912, Page 5
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141TRAGIC DEATH Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10641, 21 May 1912, Page 5
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