SHOOTING FATALITY.
(Per Press Association.) DANNEVILIKE, Jan. 30. A shooting fatality occurred in the hush at Tiratu yesterday afternoon. A. settler named Thomas Preston, aged 25, single, was out after rabbits. and is supposed to have allowed his own gun to fail when crossing a log. . He received the eontents of the weapon above tho heart and was later on discovered dead. At the inquest this morning the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death." Deceased came here about fifton months ago. His parents reside in the Waikato.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8196, 30 January 1907, Page 5
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