Another Tragedy.
A terrible tragedy is reported from Sale, about 125 miles from Melbourne. Short, manager of the branch of the Commercial Bank at Sale, blew his brains out this morning, having previously shot his wife and cut the throats of his two children. The wife is still living, but is in a pi ecarious state. Short did not display any unusual state of mind prior to the tragedy. The members of the family were devoted to each other. The wife was evidently asleep when she was shot* fftoo^lUtj passed olean through her lieileP* $•»&• The murderer then went into the room were the two children--rgjrls, aged four and two years— were having breakfast, and attacked them -with a knife, almost severing their heads from their body.— Prew Aj». dooiation.
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Manawatu Herald, 21 November 1895, Page 2
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129Another Tragedy. Manawatu Herald, 21 November 1895, Page 2
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