BOWENFELS TRAGEDY.
SUICIDE THEORY FAVOURED. A VICTIM OF DELIRIUM. A. and N.Z. SYDNEY. Dec. 20. With regard to the death of James Dwyer, at Bowenfels, near Lithgow, the police now believe that Dwyer took Kis own life while in a state of delirium tremens. The theory is that Dwyer pushed a penknife into his own body -17 times. On each occasion it did not penetrate further than the rib, against which the point struck. Later he plunged it into his throat, but this was not sufficient to cause immediate death. He commenced walking around and came across a large stone with a sharp point, and with this he caused the injuries to his head. Dwyer's staggering movements were then more pronounced.
The fact that there was only one set of footprints is considered strong evidence of suicide.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18888, 22 December 1924, Page 11
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137BOWENFELS TRAGEDY. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18888, 22 December 1924, Page 11
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