THE GLENBROOK MYSTERY
THE DETECTIVE AND THE • SNAKE,: : : ; . . (Received November SO, 10,30p,m,1 Sydney, November 30. The Glenbrook mystery-is now deepening, and a third man named Leslie is reported to be missing, The police are scouring the moun- . tains in the endeavour to find the remains of the missing-men, .■ • During a search of a disused shaft, Detective McLean had a thrilling experience. : ! . Two men lowered him, and when , - he encountered a large snakq at the bottom of the shaft, they were 1 nnable to haul him up. The detective passed a bad five minutes before an extra hold was secured and he » was hauled safely to the top. Preston.is the name of the second man. He was a student of mineral' ogy at Sydney University. Portions, of his clothing have been found at' Linden, and the police theory is that Welter (the first man) was inado away with at Glenbrook and Preston atLinden. • ■ The country round about ib mf . wild. A man named Harwood n v Butler is " wanted " in connectio' : with the affair. . L A similar advertisement sorted in the Newcastle papers, but replies were never called for,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5499, 1 December 1896, Page 2
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188THE GLENBROOK MYSTERY Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5499, 1 December 1896, Page 2
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