SHOCKING TRAGEDY.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 February 1924, Page 3

SHOCKING TRAGEDY.

THREE CIU LORE.VS THROATS OFT AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. (Received this dav at S a.m.) SYDNEY, February 7. At a late hour to-night, three little si-levs. named A\ illiams. aged l!\e. three, aml two year.-, were found in I)-d at their borne. I ndenvond Street. Paddington, with their throats tatallv cut and the father missing. The police ale now searching lor lum. ft is understood the mother is confined in a public institution. SYDNEY. February fi.

Williams i- a Professor of Music, and j was understood to have vacated tin- j house vesteiday. The discovery ol tec , tragedy was made by a woman who vent tn clean up the place to-night. Wi en she entered, she was startled to tlie three children lying dead in l.d. A search for Williams has so iai proved unavailing. The details available arc meagre. Nothing is yet disclosed to throw any light on the dime beyond the possibility of domestic vor-j-j as. The mother i-. in a mental institution. A strong force of police is engaged looking for the missing father. FIRTH EB I’ABTTCn.AILS. (Received this dav at 10.25 a.m.) SYDNEY. Feb. ~- The Williams's children were covered with a blood stained counterpane. They bad been dead since the previous day. On Tuesday Williams moved a quantity of his furniture from the house and went away. He was not sc . o „ to depart, hut it was understood he took the children with him. The children, who were exceptionally beautiful were fully dressed and apparently were placed in bed after Being murdered as tlu-v lay side by sale with haunting looks of terror on their faces. The father was always passionately fond of them and looked after them himself. They were the W ll,r children in the neighbourhood. The father himself was highly respected.