SHOCKING DEATH OF FATHER.
' "■ '■ ■-:--•.:., ■ W A very sad occurrence is reported from Deliliquin,'N.S.;W, Mr Patrick; ' Biaman, ith 6ld~ and highly respected '" [;. draper of that town, died-on Tuesday. I last, under very pniiifiiI pirsu mstancea. j ; OnTuesday evening, r Mr Slaman, who • ~'' was in good health and spirits, received •- nbotil six p'olocjc uu anbuymous'letter f' by po?.t, conveying to bim theintelli., . il gencqthat eldossi <lnugliter,.-ra-giri ' • about twenty years of age, ttase»eem<v I'arid .certain Roman Catbolio. f pueßt. who. |advlate]y'" left Delili^uin, 1 • was her. eqdiicej and tlj&fnther of the • !• .child- ;; ; )The : lettor cam {ike a thunder- &B '. ( bo)t. to. Slanian,; as-iK-was if Intimation of.the.~;r i unfortunate affair.. ,H«;. immediately i interviewed : the family, and- his'". o family,;and.iis daughter confessed • that-tte-gtaioineiit' was true, Slanian- • \ then"" became .iqarfullp- excited, and bohadsomo i He., r.ejiirtied shortly ,aft'6j«. ?; waVds., with iorael. of the, spiritsia a . e leinbnadd - bottle, fio swallowed, !■ .in;; »v. a family slP''lv byeVaud;left-;bis: ho'tajMu,a;very e «Wita^ : fl!d'thea';;Welittpi : several ii •hdtels's'o.dh'ad'solpe more', liquor,, and' \-: k .'stated.'he/ was -going';6if k very long I' jbufney.' :' H«> arrived at- , il; ;tbe!Tei'miuus , 'Hotel,wlioreho was re* •■• 1.,- fused liquor, b'ut.going'b'abmd the bar "'■'. i;. -ho .swallowed Somo'lihTudy oat of a. ». decanter.' aiid then..'became very ' it violent and. excited,..anil;shortly after* ■■;>, 8- wards bo fell-dowp oirtiw verandah; 'j if when he died about anhpurafterwards n| ; . Ills last words being in rcforonca to his-TO o daughter. The deceaseds daughter ;v----n has stated that the priest seduced her . !• by moans of administration of drugs,:'■'• •t ami ho afterwards compelled hor to, ' if submit to him. :A dav qr .bo prior to -, II the death-nf Si A'mft'it, : '.t)ift' , prie.st, who e hassiuce'lcftthechudi.Vwroteto tlja y girl and asked her t6 marry hint, U|> it cloning money to pay .he/'''expenß||A o Melbourne. The piiejt'left Q tj'iot about three months',ago, when' flf y testimonial and a" purso; .6T 150 sov> i, eriugs was presented to him, Sla» y man, who was a leading man in ,-, »e the Roman Gatholic' Church, being n the prime mover, in., the tea-
timonial, and • also tho .principal sub' scribor. The priest stated when he left there that it was. his .intention to visit Ireland on a twelve months' loave ofabseiice, bat ho is believed to be still in Melbourne, and is said to bo in-; disg:uis3,'Wii under an .lissunied name. '
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2714, 1 October 1887, Page 2
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379SHOCKING DEATH OF FATHER. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2714, 1 October 1887, Page 2
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