LAW COURT TRAGEDY.
DEBTOR FOUND SHOT.
DEATH IN A CORRIDOR. (Received February 4. 11.5 p.m.) MELBOURNE. Feb. 4. A tragic affair occurred at the Melbourne Law Courts this morning.
Robert Johnstone, formerly managing director of Langwill Brothers and Davies Proprietory, Limited, was found shot in one of the corridors, where he died. Ho was about to be called for examination in bankruptcy. Deceased's liabilities, due to land speculation, were more than £3OOO. He was well known in commercial circles.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20172, 5 February 1929, Page 9
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