Biography

The deceased was a well known and popular representative of Messrs. W. D. Moore and Co., Merchants, on the northern goldfields. He was found dead in his bed at Malcolm. At an inquest into his death, held on 26 August, it was determined that a small quantity of liquid found in a glass in the deceased's room, had been submitted to the Government analyst, also a portion of the stomach, with the result that traces of cyanide were revealed. The jury returned a verdict of death by cyanide self- administered. He had been associated with the northern goldfields for four years and was considered to be was a genial, good-hearted, straight-forward fellow. Mr McHarg had been appointed to a municipal office near Perth and a sendoff was to have been accorded him. He had lived in Malcolm for nearly four years.