FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED.
THE DEATH OF A FISHERMAN. Press Assoeiation. —Telegraph—Copyright. Received October 23, 8.25 a.m. SYDNEY, October 23. Last mpnth the body of a fisherman named William Purcell was found in the Camdenhaven River loped to an anchor. There were indications of 111-treatment. The deceased’s mate, Janies Piper, has been committed for trial on a charge of murder. The evidence showed that at the end of August some neighbours heard quarrelling in Piper’s shed. Purcell was not again seen, and Piper explained that he uad left the district.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume L, Issue 14743, 23 October 1915, Page 4
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89FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED. Wanganui Herald, Volume L, Issue 14743, 23 October 1915, Page 4
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