INQUEST.
DUNEDIN, December 7. At the inquest held on the body ofc John Major, the engine-driver who* opmniitted suicide" at Moegiel Railway Station on Saturday, the evidence showed that the deceased suffered keenly from domestic troubles. On a piece of:. f paper found in deceased's pocket waiswritten "Goodrbye Ellen. I hope God> wilL forgive you as I have forgiven you. I still love you with all your, faults. I will end this life on arrival at Mosgieli. to-day. lam quite sane." Tlie lettersscttihg forth deceased's troubles wereaddressed to Mi;. Widdowson, S.M. Thejury returned a verdict of death from a,: bullet wound while temporax-ily insane.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 8 December 1908, Page 5
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104INQUEST. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 8 December 1908, Page 5
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