On Saturday, February 3, deceased had two bottles of beer and when he left he was only slightly under the influence of drink. Witness delivered to him a letter from a friend of his aboard H.M.S. Peterel and when Roy read the letter he laughed end ordered another bottle of beer. The letter was handed to the Coroner, who stated that it was only a letter from a friend stating that he would not be able to meet him that night.
Mr.'Levinsohn added that Roy had a bottle of beer and then: he kissed the bottle and said, "Tomorrow Til finish with everything." When asked what he meant by this Roy replied that he would finish with all kinds of drinks. Witness then told him not to stop drinking as he would be invited to witness's wedding anniversary on February 7. Private Roy, however, said he would not be able to go but he would have a drink with the witness on' February 29, his birthday.
Dr. I. G. Anderson stated tat on February 6 he conducted.2 post mortem examination of the body of deceased. The first time he saw the body was when it was in the position in which it had been found. There was an entry wound in the forehead, he said, and also a burnt powder mark. This was a clear cut circular area about five eighths of an inch in diameter.
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