SENSATIONAL TRAGEDY.
Invrrcargiia, January 19. A sensational tragedy occurred at Wairoto, beyond the Waiau river, yesterday afternoon, when Walter Galbraith, a single man, aged forty, fired two shots at Ka L e Thomas, wounding her in the arm and thigh. Galbraith was subsequently found lying dead in a pool of water with a wound in his side, and a double barrelled gun lying near. The girl is expected to recover. The tragedy is said to have been the outcome of jealousy. Galbraith was a native of Invercargill, and was described as a quiet and industrious man.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 944, 21 January 1911, Page 3
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96SENSATIONAL TRAGEDY. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 944, 21 January 1911, Page 3
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