MAN STABBED.
WOUND IN CHEST. WELL-KNOWN PIPIRIKI FARMER. POLICE RECOVER KNIFE. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WANGANUI, Wednesday. A well-known up-river settler, Mr 'A. E. Davey, was found on his farm near Jerusalem this morning suffering from a wound In the chest, all the circumstances suggesting that he had been stabbed. The injured man lives inland from Jerusalem and at this time of the year the homestead is not accessible by a motor vehicle. Dr. W. J. Feltham, of Raetihl, who was called to attend Mr Davey, motored to below Pipiriki and completed the last part of the journey on horseback. The doctor found the patient suffering from a severe wqund in the chest and in such a condition that it was dangerous to move him over the rough journey to the main road. Detective-Sergeant Robertson and Detective Murray, of Wanganui, motored to Jerusalem and rode the final lap on horses. They took possession of the knife and interrogated those who knew of the happening. Mr Davey’s condition late to-night was not serious.
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Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20258, 29 July 1937, Page 9
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171MAN STABBED. Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20258, 29 July 1937, Page 9
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