DOUBLE TRAGEDY

Hokitika Guardian, 14 November 1932, Page 5

DOUBLE TRAGEDY

CRIME AT SYDNEY

DEATH OF MAN AND WOMAN.

(Australian Pxß » Association.)

(Received this day at 9.25 a.m) SYDNEY, 'November 14

I/yale Withers, aged 38, a bookmaker of Narrabri, and'lsabela Golden, aged ■25, a married ■woman with three young children, were murdered early this morning. Mrs Golden had been house, keeping for Withers for six weeks. Her head was terribly battered, and tlhe neck was almost severed. Withers’ throat was cut, and he had a gunshot •wound in the chest.

Neighbours heard altercations, shots, and screams, also a strange man’s voice. The police have detained a man, a former acquaintance of Mrs Golden, who recently returned from Queensland.

CASE OF MURDER AND SUICIDE,

SYDNEY, November 14

The police are now of the opinion that the Narrabri tragedy is a cas e of murder and suicide. They believe that Withers committed the deed, and the detained man is to ho released.

WITHERS KILLED WIPE IN 1925.

THIS CRIME DUE TO JEALOUSY

(Received this day at 10.25 a.m.) SYDNEY, November 14,

It is now revealed that six young children, three belonging to Withers and three to Airs Golden were in the house at the time of the tragedy, and their frantic screams .roused the neighbours.

Withers killed his wife in 1925, and ■was sentenced to seven years’ gaol, but was released on parole a few months ago. Jealousy is bepnrdd to be the motive for his latest crime, as, with his dying breath, Withers tried to murmur a man’s name.

Previously, he gasped to the police —“Look at what he did” pointing to his wounds.