WASHED ASHORE.
MANACLED MAN IN WOMAN'S |.■:.•;.'■". '. COSTUME. ' . ' . ■.. (nr tblsoeapb—pbess association—copyright.) ; : ■ London, May 2. The body of a man, dressed in a; woman's ball costume, and manacled, 1 has been washed .ashore at Penzaoce, Cornwall.- ■ 'It has been identified as that of'a: man named D. Platen, who is believed to liare been an actor. : ': ' : ' ,'•' • '■• ' ■ '■ \ . - :: ' •■■'•■ : FURTHER DETAILS.- '; '. : (Rec. , May 4, 0:5 a.m.) ■ . ■ ' . }, '. • -. London, May 3. The Penzance. victim is. Douglas S. Panton, of' London, a'solicitor, and.an amateur actor. 'The case is regarded as a,fantastic suicide. . ■ . , .-.' .. . . 'The "Daily Chronicle" states that Panton waa a grandson of W. P. feth; Royal Academician, and recently suffered from a bad attack of influenza. ■ .'. ' .
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 498, 4 May 1909, Page 5
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107WASHED ASHORE. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 498, 4 May 1909, Page 5
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