Adam Lindsay David (1910 - 1932)

Born 16 Feb 1910 in Queensland, Australia

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Died 22 Dec 1932 at age 22 in Moresby, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Adam was born on 16 February 1910 in Queensland, Australia. He was the son of David David and Florence Edith Chase. ^[1]

He passed away on 22 December 1932 in Moresby, Queensland, Australia, murdered by being shot. ^[2]

QLD BDM Records

Adam Linsay David Event date: 16/02/1910 Event type: Birth registration QLD Birth Registration details: 1910/C/12878 Mother: Florence Edith Chase Father/parent: David David

Lindsay Adam David Event date: 22/12/1932 Event type: Death registration QLD Death Registration details: 1933/C/1289 Mother: - Father/parent: -

Murdered - Shot In Bedroom

Sunday Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1926 - 1954), Sun 8 Jan 1933, Page 4 MURDER UNSOLVED LINGUAL DISABILITY INNISFAIL, Saturday. — Apparently the murder of Lindsay Adam David Young (22), labourer, at Guhdha Singh's farm, in the Moresby district, near Mourilyan, on tbe night of December 22, will be added to the list of unsolved crimes. Lindsay was shot as he was retiring for the night, and died almost instantly. The police have made intensive investigations, and have found among the foreign population their greatest difficulty. Innisfail has had several unsolved crimes, mostly because of the difficulty of obtaining information from persons not familiar with the English language.

Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Sat 24 Dec 1932, Page 6 Mysterious Shooting. NEAR MOURILYAN. Young Man. Killed in Bedroom. INNISFAIL, Dec. 23.— Lindsay Adam David (22), single, laborer, is alleged to have been murdered at the cane farm of Gunda Singh, his Hindu employer, at Moresby, near Mourilyan, about 10 o'clock on Wednesday night. David was retiring to bed when, from outside his room, the sound of an explosion was heard and David called out, 'I am shot.' When members of the household reached his room they found David lying outside on the ground. He did not speak again, and died within a few minutes. It is believed that the bullet entered his right side and passed through his body. At midnight there was no clue either to the motive or to the identity of the assailant. David's mother resides In Goondiwindi.

Johnstone River Advocate and Innisfail News (Qld. : 1928 - 1941), Tue 9 May 1933, Page 1 TRACKS OBLITERATED. Moresby Tragedy. CONONER'S ENQUIRY CONCLUDED; Hearing of the enquiry into the death of Lindsay Adam David, at Moresby on December 22, was concluded at the Innisfail Coroner's Court before the District Coroner (Mr. A. E. Aitkin) on Monday. Senior Sergeant C. Hegarty examined the witnesses. Constable C . W. Generich, formerly stationed at Mourilyan, and now at South Johnstone, gave evidence that at about 9 p.m. on the date in question he had proceeded with Senior Sergeant Hegarty and Acting Sergeant Kalone to Gunda Singh's farm at Moresby. After examination of the body of David, he had it placed in a blanket and taken to the Innisfail District Hospital morgue. On the following day he made an examination of the blanket in which the body had been wrapped and therein found a .32 calibre nickel bullet. There were signs of blood on the bullet. A post mortem examination was conducted by Dr. R. F. Craig, who issued a certificate. Acting Sergeant Andrew Malone said that when he examined the body at Gunda Singh's farm he discovered two bullet wounds in the lower part of the abdomen. He made a search of the yards and also of the house and other buildings on the farm and the only firearm was found in the house occupied by deceased. It was a .32 Winchester rifle, but an examination showed that it had not been used or handled for some considerable time. Witness said that he continued enquiries through the night and at daybreak made a thorough search of the house and yards but was unable to discover the shell of the bullet. On December 23, in response to a telephone message, Sub-Inspector Mclvor and Detective Mares, with a black tracker, arrived from Cairns. Later in the day tracks leading into the cane paddock from the horse yard were observed . The dividing fence was constructed with barb wire and on one of the strands there was dirt as though some person had stepped on it to negotiate the fence. In the cane paddock, near the fence, witness continued, the ground had been newly scarified and tracks of what he would say was a man running, were seen, apparently a man wearing size six or seven boots. On account of the loose nature of the soil the tracks were not very well defined. The tracker followed this trail through the cane paddock and on to the Mourilyan-Moresby road. The tracks were followed for some distance towards Moresby or Silkwood. Rain came on and obliterated the tracks and further tracking was impossible . Sergeant Malone said that he continued enquiries with other officers, but no suggestion of the motive could be found and up to the present time he had not been able to establish who was the cause of death. According to enquiries made in the locality and elsewhere, David was of a quiet disposition and had no quarrel with anyone as far as could be ascertained. Enquiries were still being made in the matter.

Truth (Brisbane, Qld. : 1900 - 1954), Sun 12 Feb 1933, Page 19 "MOTHER, I'M SHOT" What Motive Lies Behind Tragic ' Death Of Y oung Farm Hand? CORONER PRQBESMY STERY (From "Truth's Innisfail Representative.) A SHOT in the night outside a farmhouse in the flourishing sugar cane centre, of Moresby, some miles from Innisfail, and a young man named Lindsay Adam David fell to the ground with the cry of "Mother, I'm shot," to expire a few seconds afterwards. Such was the tragedy, Mr. A. E. Aitken (Coroner) inquired into at the Innisfail Coroner's Court. How and why was David shot. No light was thrown on the tragedy at the inquest. JEAN MAY SINGH (a British girl and wife of an Indian, named Dunda Singh) stated she had resided at Moresby with her husband since 1928. David had been employed by her husband since coming to the farm after the 1931 crushing season commenced. He worked for her husband as a farm laborer and lived in an adjoining house on the farm. Sergeant Hegarty: Did anyone else live in the house with hlm ? Mrs. Singh: .No. He had his meals with my husband and myself. Who lived in your home? — My mother (Mrs. Fay), my husband, and myself. "On Saturday, December 17 last," said Mrs. Singh, "my mother and David and I left the farm and went to Cairns, and we returned on the following Monday. David was working as usual on the farm with my husband. They finished work about. 5 p.m. David had his tea and I washed up, and we remained talking at the table for a while. My husband fed the dogs and went to the barracks, where the Indians were, and subsequently returned to the house and went to bed. "I and my mother and, deceased remained in the kitchen and started to play euchre," said Mrs. Singh, "continuing that game until nearly 9 p.m. Then David looked at the time and said he had better go. He got up and went away to his own room." Senior Sergeant Hegarty: Did he have anything to do before he went to bed that night? Mrs. Singh: Yes; he had to let the horses out. You understood, when he left the room he would go to the stables and let the horses out. What was the next - thing you heard? — He had just about time to walk to his room, when I heard a ne and thought it was a cracker going off in the direction of the room occupied by David. Then I heard deceased call out,. "Mother; mother, I’m shot." Hegarty: Who was he referring to when he said "mother." Mrs. Singh: To my mother. I called out to my husband, "Come quickly there is something wrong, with Lennle." Mr. Aitken: Did you call deceased Lennle? Mrs. Singh: Yes. Hegarty: Did your husband reply? My husband asked, "What is the matter?" and came running downstairs and called out to the Indians, "There is something wrong." They all ran out to where they had heard deceased call out, and I went to the telephone to ring the Mourilyan police and the Innisfail ambulance. After that my mother and I went to the room occupied, by the deceased and saw him lying face downwards on the cement path in front of-the room where he slept. Hegarty: Was he alive?— I don't think he was. Did he make any movement?— No, he was lying still and did not speak. I could see blood on his left side. Could anybody in the horse yard have a clear view of him on account of the light?r— Yes, you could right into the room.' Do you ' think anybody could make. a mistake in identity?— No,- they could .see who he -was' Apart from the noise like a cracker, did you hear any other noise about the time deceased met his death?— No. Did you see anyone there who should not have been there ? — No. None of you had been out of the house that night until David left?— No. Have you any idea as to who shot deceased? — No. Is there anything further you can say? — No. Mary Fay, married woman, residing with her daughter, Mrs. Singh, at Moresby, and Gunda Singh also gave evidence which was of a corroborative nature to that tendered by the first witness; after which the inquest was adjourned "sino die."

Sources

1. ↑ QLD Birth Registration details: 1910/C/12878
2. ↑ QLD Death Registration details: 1933/C/1289