MAN FOUND DEAD
WITH HEAD IN GAS OVEN
(By Telegraph—Press Association)
AUCKLAND, This Day. William Patrick Lennox was found dead in the scullery of his home at Takapuna yesterday. A detective and a constable who went to interview him found the blinds drawn and the doors locked. They broke in and found him dead with his head in a gas oven. On a table nearby ,'was a pencil and envelope with the words "not guilty” written on it.
It is stated that deceased was a labourer and that his wife had been away since January.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 2 June 1930, Page 4
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95MAN FOUND DEAD Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 2 June 1930, Page 4
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