DAMAGED LAUNCH.
STATEMENT TO POLICE. BROKEN HILL, Mav 14. A long voluntary statement, made by Alan Thompson, and signed bv himself and his brother, declared that while they were fishing Harold remarked that he was in a “hell of a mess with debts” as a result of personal operations. Alan described bis brother’s efforts to sink the boat by withdrawing tbe plug and striking the side with a killick. Harold had “a mad look in his eye,” and suggested that Alan should swim shore and let him go down with the boat, adding: “You can say the boat was capsized by a sudden wave and there won’t be any stigma of suicide.” Alan-persuaded his brother to go awa.y with him, Harold declaring that he was determined “either to die or get right away.” The statement then detailed the journey to Broken Hill and their discovery by the police, who gave Harold good advice.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 140, 15 May 1936, Page 9
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153DAMAGED LAUNCH. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 140, 15 May 1936, Page 9
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