AUSTRALIAN TRAGEDY.
Sydney, Oct. 31
A mysterious tragedy has occurred at Epping. Three recent immigrants, named Belcher, Rosen and Blunden, boarding with a friend, were breakfasting, when Belcher suddenly rose, went into an adjoining room, and, returning with a revolver, fired three shots. The first shot Rosen dead. The second inflicted a flesh wound on Blunden’s ne?k. The third missed. The murderer then escaped. The police are searching for him. The party had been on the friendliest terms, Nothing is known that could explain the tragedy, excepting that Belcher sometimes was peculiar in manner.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1018, 2 November 1912, Page 3
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94AUSTRALIAN TRAGEDY. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1018, 2 November 1912, Page 3
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