"I WILL BE IN HELL."
A SEAMAN'S SUICIDE. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TZLEGEAII.) AUCKLAND, June 21. "I will be in Hell, but forgive me my faults." This cryptic message, written in pencil on a crumpled piece of paper, com--prised the final words of Norman McLeod. a seaman, aged 40, who died at the Auckland Hospital last Sunday following the taking of poison. The message was to deceased's wife in Scotland. A message was also left for deceased's parents. These facts were revealed at the inquest this afternoon, when a verdict of suicide was returgtid by the Coroner.
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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19343, 22 June 1928, Page 11
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