BURNT TO DEATH.
CLOTHING CATCHES FIRE
(Per Press Association.}
Auckland, March 27,
Through his garments 'being ignited by a candle C. E. Leeds received injuries which resulted in liis death this morning. Deceased was taken ill in the night, and lighted a candle, by some means managed to set his clothes on fire. It is conjectured that a seizure was the cause of the fatality. ■ Deceased was a married man, a retired solicitor, 65 years cl age.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 78, 28 March 1912, Page 5
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77BURNT TO DEATH. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 78, 28 March 1912, Page 5
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