THE BALCLUTHA TRAGEDY
Dunedin, April 28. In connection with the death of Littlewood, at Balclutha, his wife made a statement to the police that between one and tw* o’clock on Sunday morning, her husband cargo into the bedroom with an axe and struck her on the head. When she regained consciousness, she found the house in flames, and with difficulty escaped with her soli through a window. The body of Littlewood was found in a • charred condition wTch his throat cut, and the doctor’s examination goes to prove the truth of her assertion.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 94, 28 April 1913, Page 6
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93THE BALCLUTHA TRAGEDY Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 94, 28 April 1913, Page 6
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