TRAGEDY NEAR ELTHAM.
Eltharo, Jan. 6A shocking tragedy occurred on a farm near Eltharn this morning. A farmer named William Percival Owen attempted to murder his wife and then committed suicide. While the employees were absent he attacked his wife with a meat chopper, left her ip a serious condition, and then shot himself. -xThe tragedy 4 ’Avas discovered when an employee (Watson) returned an hour later.. Owen was then quite dead, and the wife semi-conscious. Owen left a,letter stating his intentions, and also saying he aws mad. The couple had been married übout a year. ;Both! are members of well-known and respected families.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2376, 7 January 1922, Page 3
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104TRAGEDY NEAR ELTHAM. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2376, 7 January 1922, Page 3
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