THE REDFERN TRAGEDY
A A!VSTEKit)US CRIAIE. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION SYDNEY. March 12. Airs Alary Smith, aged forty-five, one of the victims of tho Redlcrn tragedy, died shortly after admission to the hospital. Her daughter, Alice Quirk, is in a critical condition. Details showed that the first indication of the tragedy the neighbours had was a woman’s scream, and then (be sound ol several blows. Alter that all was quiet. Then, a few minutes later a young man boarding in the house ran into the street, shouting “Run for the police!” He returned to the house, hut he reappeared a few minutes later shouting “ AT,under!”
The police were informed and, on arrival, found both the. women lying in bed. with the bedclothes pulled •over their heads, which were badly battered by a tomahawk. The first report that the women were shot was caused by the neighhours seeing one of Mrs Smith s sons, aged about fourteen, who, on hearing the cries of “Murder!” became terrified, and climbed on to the roof.
where lie was fired at by another neighbour, who thought he was a burglar. Mrs Smith was living apart from her husband. The latter is living at Woy Woy. Alice" Quirk is Mrs Smith’s daughter by a previous marriage. ’file boarder who gave the alarm told the police that lie was awakened early in the morning by a revolver shot and screams. He ran clown stairs and saw two men leaving by the back door. The eldest boy said that after being awakened by the screams of his mother ho heard a man approaching bis room, where he and his brother, aged four, were sleeping. Tic became Lightened and climbed out. on to the roof, while the younger boy hid under the bed. As the boys’ room is right at the back of the house, and upstairs, and the women’s room is downstairs, one theory is that the murderer intended to kill the hoys also hut became alarmed at the noise and fled. Ro far there is no clue or motive for the crime.
SYDNEY, March 12. The police have detained a man i connection with the Redfern murder.
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Hokitika Guardian, 13 March 1925, Page 2
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