A LOVE TRAGEDY

Hokitika Guardian, 29 March 1927, Page 3

A LOVE TRAGEDY

[Australian & N.E. C'ablo Association.]

WHY SHE SHOT HIM. LONDON, March 2". r Jke “Daily Mail's” Paris correspondent say: “The Cointes.se tie Jan/.o uas interrogated by the polite at the hospital. Sue said: "l decided suddently to commit this desperate action, after which I only thought also to kill mysell. I regret this act of tolly. 1 ' 1 lie police asked her the reason lor her rash act. L'omtesse tie Jaiizc said: “You ask me the one question to which 1 cannot .give answer. That's my secret I” 1 PARIS, Alai eh 23. It is not expected that the Comtcsse will recover, hut there are some hopes that Mr tie Iraflord will live. He nits regained though he is in intense pain, owing to the congestion of blood on the lungs. He refused to say anything about the shooting. LONDON. -March 28. 'hiic Comtcsse Do Janzc questioned nv the police said: “I did not want Lo kill him. I wanted to kill myself, lint don’t understand my motives for the act.” It transpires she fired while embracing De Trafford. Count do Janzc visited the hospital and saw the Conitesse. who was unable to converse. He left greaty distressed, lie said: “Although •separated for some time and a divorce is pending, nevertheless we were friends.” The bullet penetrated l)e Trnfford's stomach and blood poisoning is feared.