SUPPOSED MURDER
LONDON, March 18. Th. 3 body of Mr Nesbit, cashier at the Weddrington colliery, Xma found huddled up. under a seat in the Newcastle train. It is believed that he carried with him a fortnight's pay far the men. There were several bullet wounds in Mr Nesbit'e head, and some in his forehead. The shots had evidently been fired from the opposite seat. A bag wath wages, amounting 'to £370, is missing. March 21. The London police are searching for a man who was seen in Mr Nesbit's compartment on the train. The Colliery Company has offered a reward of £IOO for the discovery of the criminal.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2923, 23 March 1910, Page 26
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109SUPPOSED MURDER Otago Witness, Issue 2923, 23 March 1910, Page 26
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