A Deserter's Sad End

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1511, 19 December 1905, Page 2

A Deserter's Sad End

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';. By' Telegraph.—Press Association. Chm6TOOTROH, ; this day. An inquest was hell at the morgue ynstov day concerning the death of a,man I'iiown as.Bbiiard Lawson, who was found dead by the river bank in the llichtacnd district i on the previous night, with a bullet wound J in his head and a discharged, rovolvor lying beside: him. Tho evideuM revealed the; fact that Law?on was really Goorgo Sanderson, who had deaorted frjin tho warship Eoyal Arthar j>lwo years ago.' Deceased hadbrooied over his position, saying he was nevor s:>fe, and had stated ni* intention to commit snicido; Ho told cue woman that ho deserted hocauso ho was not treated properly, A verdict was returned that tho man ooramittod suioicio whiloof unsound mind,