SUICIDE BY AN AUCKLAND DOCTOR.
{".'n.-ted Press Association.! AUCKLAND, Wednesday. Dr Benjamin Ron-sell, aged about 42, committed suicide last night. He was a medical men, held in high esteem by a large circle of friends, to whom the tragic death has caused, a great shock. He had been travelling in the South Sea Islands, especially with a view to the study of elephantiasis. He had been in Auckland for the past 18 months, and was especially well-known as secretary to St. George's Rowing Club. The proprietor of the Commercial Hotel, with whom Dr Rowsoil bad been staying, received a letter this morning stating that the ,body would be found either in St. Stephen's Cemetery, Parnell, or at Orakei, and asking the proprietor to communicate with the police. Dr Rowseil's body was found in the Parnell Cemetery.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 12 June 1907, Page 2
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136SUICIDE BY AN AUCKLAND DOCTOR. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 12 June 1907, Page 2
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