MURDER CHARGE
BODY FOUND IN HUT
31 CABLE —PEEBB ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT Received Sept, 5, 9.25 a.m. HOBART, Sept. 5. Richard Parry has been arrested and charged with the murder of Thomas Jordan.
A message dated September 1 stated: A case supposed to be murder was revealed by the discovery of the body of Thomas Jordan in a hut at Deloraine with a gaping wound in his forehead, caused by a shotgun. Deceased had been engaged in hunting game, and had spoken to friends on Friday about a quarrel with a man. No report of a gun was heard by the neighbours.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 5 September 1924, Page 5
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101MURDER CHARGE Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 5 September 1924, Page 5
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