DOUBLE DEATH

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 717, 18 December 1933, Page 5

DOUBLE DEATH

(Press Assn.-

gas poison1mg well known couple s. AUCKLAND DISOOVERY AN UNSIGN'ED NOTE

— By Telegraph — Copyrlght).

Auckland, Sunday. A double tragedy was discovered at Remuera Road at 8 o'clock this moiming when William Brander, aged 60, well knovm in Auckland business circles and his wife, RutH ;Mary Scott Brander, aged 42, were found dead in the kitchen. Gas poisoning is presumed to be the cause of death. Mr. Brander was manager of Collins Bros.' branch' in Auckland and both he ,and his wife had been widely respected desidents of New Zealand for some 18 years. Previously they lived in England where Mr Brander was a stockbroker. It is understood that an unsigned note led the maid employed at the house to communicate with a doctor and the tragedy was then discovered1. The couple were lying on the floor with pillows beneath their heads. The gas escaping from the oven was turned off, and police assistance was ohtained. The Branders were a most devoted couple and did not have any children. Mr. Brander had lately been in ill health and it is understood that the doctor'- s viewpoint is very disquieting. Prior to coming to New Zealand in 1915 Mr. Brander was a member of the London Stock Exchange. He was a keen sports enthusiast, a member of the Middlemore Golf Club and well known as a tennis and billiards player. He was a member of the Northern Club and was married in 1919.