Williams/George or Lehane/William
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Last name
Williams
First name
George
- shattered body found below the bridge on morning of 24 September 1932 was identified as that of George Williams (57)
- At inquest - Williams a married man, came from Papakura, near Auckland
- on morning of suicide, William Lehane a retired sugarcane worker residing at Surry Hills was last seen walking towards the city from his lodgings.
- He had been in ill-health and told relatives if he wanted to commit suicide he would jump from the bridge on to the concrete below and make a proper job of it.
- Nothing has been seen or heard of Lehane since
- Lehane was in the habit of taken chlorodine medicinally
- in the pocket of the coat found on the bridge after the fateful leap was a bottle of chlorodine.
- Williams' widow in NZ could not reconcile the description of the dead man with that of her husband
- Lehane who was unmarried had a considerable amount of man in the Commonwealth Bank - relatives considering the question of the administration of his estate.
- The question has arisen as to whether there has been a mistake in identification
Date of attempt
Newspaper
Western Argus, 24 October 1933, p. 18
Gender
Male
status
Died