Thank you for correcting the text in this article. Your corrections improve Papers Past searches for everyone. See the latest corrections.

This article contains searchable text which was automatically generated and may contain errors. Join the community and correct any errors you spot to help us improve Papers Past.

Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image

MURDER AND SUICIDE.

MARItAL BKMIHIV, L\DS IN V TRVGEDY iljr.TelesresDh—l'rcss Association—Copyright .. (Itec.; January 23, .8.15 p.m.)... -■ Syon-sy, January-23. • ,- At tho inquest to-day touching tho recent tragedy at East Maitifind, when a man'' named . Richard Marsh shot. his wife .and. then ■ committed suicide, tho evidence showed, that Mrs. Marsh had been separated from her husband, owing to the latter' taking to drink. ■ She returned to the house a few davs before the tragedy. ' ;V : " - * Tho son deposed that his parents had boon quarrelling, v Ris mother had asked him to take down ~a picture of his sister, to prevent the father from breaking it. The mother then stood in front of it, and the] father said ■ he would shoot her Unless she stood side. ■- She replied: "You aro not game!" S Two fatal shots followed, . After the tragedy the sister's picture was.found riddled with bullets. , .... A verdict c-f murder, and.'suieide was returned..

Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19140124.2.46

Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1966, 24 January 1914, Page 5

Word count
Tapeke kupu
151

MURDER AND SUICIDE. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1966, 24 January 1914, Page 5

MURDER AND SUICIDE. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1966, 24 January 1914, Page 5

Help

Log in or create a Papers Past website account

Use your Papers Past website account to correct newspaper text.

By creating and using this account you agree to our terms of use.

Log in with RealMe®

If you’ve used a RealMe login somewhere else, you can use it here too. If you don’t already have a username and password, just click Log in and you can choose to create one.


Log in again to continue your work

Your session has expired.

Log in again with RealMe®


Alert