LIBRARY TRAGEDY.
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING OR JEALOUSY? [By Electric Cable —Copyright] [Aust. and N.Z. Cable Association."! y (Reeccived Wednesday, 7 p.m.) LONDON. June 23. A tragedy possessing several mysterious features was contained in the discovery in the Shoreditch public library of the dead bodies of Thomas Duddles, aged 60, the caretaker, and Edward Sarson, aged 37, his assistant. The former had been poisoned and Sarson had been shot in the head. Chalked on the bench in Duddles’ handwriting was: “Had a terrible accident, I’ve shot Sarson; I am going mad.” .The police arc uncertain whether the shooting was accidental and Duddles left a note indicating that men were cleaning rifles of which Duddles, an cx-Bluejacket, had a collection, when one went off. The men were apparently friendly, but it is thought that Duddles may have harboured jealousy against Sarson, who was shortly to succeed him.
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Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 2716, 25 June 1925, Page 6
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