A Strange Story.— Two boys, named F. McLougblan and W. Hawthorne, went to the Central' Police Station at 9.15 on Saturday night and informed the watch-house-keeper that there was a dead man lying under a tree in a plantation off Eilice-street. Constable Foley immediately went to the scene, accompanied by the boys. On his way he met Constables Cox and Baskiville, who had received similar in* formation. The boys p :inted out the spot where they had seen the dead man, but he h?d gone in the meantime. The boys stated that they had first seen him on Thursday afternoon, and he then had a pillow under his head. They saw him again on Saturday, when they put their hands on him, but could not wake him. Constable Cox visited the scene again on Sunday, but could find no trace of the maD.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 934, 24 January 1890, Page 23
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166Page 23 Advertisements Column 1 New Zealand Mail, Issue 934, 24 January 1890, Page 23
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