DEAD IN ARM CHAIR
YOUNG' MAN FOUND. A young man named Francis Charles Nelson, 30 years of age, residing with his parents at No. 3, Somerset Avenue, was found dead in his room at six o’clock on Saturday morning. He was sitting almost upright in an armchair when found, and had a small bullet wound in the left chest. On a table alongside was an empty pea rifle. The deceased was in good health, and •whether death was due to accident or suicide is not definitely known. An inquest will be held at the Magistrate's Court this morning at 9.30.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11786, 24 March 1924, Page 7
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