MYSTERIOUS STABBING AFFAIR*

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LVI, 28 April 1909, Page 5

MYSTERIOUS STABBING AFFAIR*

A SYDNEY SENSATION.

IMPRESS ASSOCIATION. 1

SYDNEY, April 27.

W. N. Willis, a leading figure in the la.te land scandals, was found stabbed in some scrub near Randwick about midnight). The affair only leaked out this afternoon. Willis was alive*, but unconscioua He had two wounds in the left breast Qark, trainer for Willis, states that Willis was at his cottage last night, and left there late in cheerful spirits. Hei was found by a stable hand and conveyed to the cottage. Foul play was not suspected by those at the cot-, tage, and medicail aid was not considered necessary until later, when Willis ' became deliriouis. It was then discovered that ha hM beem stabbed. { The affair is mysterious. Willis was to have appeared in Court 'today in connection< with a case in which a man named Daly was charged with attempting to extort money from Willis. The Judge ordered Willis to show cause for failing to appear on his* subpoena, but lateir on news of the tragedy leaked out. (Received Atwil 28, lO^a.m.j SYDNEY, April 28. In connection with the Willis mystery, a well-known lawyer engaged in the defence of Daley in the alleged extortion* case, has received an anonytoous threatening letter. The lawyer ignored the, letter.