MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
I ' The difficulty in obtaining positive identification was exemplified some days ago in Wellington. A body lay at the morgue which no less than three men who visited the institution affirmed was that of a certain William Smith, a watersider. Satisfied with the result of his work, the constable who had conducted the investigations was patrolling the waterfront a few hours later when the identical William Smith stood before him in the flesh.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17984, 9 January 1922, Page 6
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75MISTAKEN IDENTITY. New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17984, 9 January 1922, Page 6
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