AN UNHINGED MIND
EX-SOLDIER’S TERRIBLE CRIAIE. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received Alay 31, 7.30 p.m.) PERTH, May 31. At the inquest on. Wynne and Edwards, a verdict was returned that Wynne, while temporarily insane due to war privations, shot Edwards, and then, committed suicide. Evidenco was given that Wynne was sometimes queer in his manner, and seldom spoke to the, other men, and even refused to work with them. Three returned soldiers named Rogers, Wynne, and Edwards were jointly farming near Wagin. Rogers arrived in the township, and reported that, after hearing two shots at tha homestead, he encountered Wynne, who threatened to shoot him. The police visited the farm, and found Eldwards shot dead in the house, and Wynne with his throat cut and fatally shot a mile away. *
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11224, 1 June 1922, Page 6
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131AN UNHINGED MIND New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11224, 1 June 1922, Page 6
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