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Pei Press Association— By Electrk I elcrraph— Copyright CASE OF SUICIDE. OHRISTCBURCH, Jan. 0. An inquest was held this afternoon touching" the death of Thomas Godfrey Bezettj whose .body was found on the beach at New Brighton. on Sunday morning. The deceased's camping mate, Frederick George Gardner, said that Bezett went* to New Brighton on" Friday last, and he had then a gun in his possession. >He behaved during his stay at New Brighton in an excitable mannur as if he were drunk. He informed witness that he was in trouble at Temuka and that he was leaving the colony on Monday. He was peculiar in his manner on Saturday night, but he was not under the influence of liquor. He talked a lot to himself. - He had previously told witness about a friend who had committed auicide. - The jury returned a verdict that the deceased committed suicide while of unsound mind.
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Grey River Argus, Volume 07, 7 January 1908, Page 3
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153TELEGRAMS Grey River Argus, Volume 07, 7 January 1908, Page 3
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