(UNITED PBESa ASSOCIATION.) ‘ Auckland, June 10. Captain Lilewall shot himself through the heart to-night in the street opposite bis resi dence on the North Shore.; He is stated to have been drinking lately. He was son of the late Captain Lilewall, of the firm of Lilewall and Rattray, Later. Lilewall, who resided with his mother, had been away from home for a day or twe, and was being taken to home to-night at 9 o'clock by a young man named Moss when the tragedy occurred. Moss lift Lilewall in the street, and went into the honse to see Mrs Lilewall and inform her that her son had returned. While speaking to her he heard a shot, but entertained no suspicion. Moss went out of the house and called on Lilewall, in the Samoan language, to come inside. He received no answer, and, on going Into the roadway, found Lilewall lying there dead, .with a revolver beside him and fifteen ball cartridges in bis pocket Dr. Parkinson was soon in attendance, and found the bullet had entered near the right nipple and into the heart, Lilewall recently married a widow, a barmaid at the Wharf Hotel, Latterly they had lived separate, and Mrs Lilewall again returned ,to her situation ; to. maintain her children by her first husband. It iu reported that at the time of the fatal deed, he was suffering from the effects of drink, and was troubled in bis mind as to pecuniary matters. ; , r;.
