RIFLE BETWEEN KNEES
ACCOUNTANT FATALLY SHOT. (By Telegraph-—Press Association.) STRATFORD, Monday. Mr. William Tower, a prominent Stratford accountant, was found dead in, his office this morning by his daughter, Marie. A .303 rifle was between his knees. Deceased had left home at 8.30 this morning and his daughter arrived at the office, where she was employed, at the usual time. Going into Mr. Power's room to open the window she found the body. Mr. Power was secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. He served on Gallipoli and was wounded and invalided home. He was secretary of the local War Funds Council, and was until recently secretary of the Stratford Racing Club. He had been in ill health for some time past. He leaves a wife and three children.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 237, 6 October 1936, Page 15
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