CALLOUS WIFE MURDER
WOMAN THROWN TWICE INTO RIVER HUSBAND THEN WALKS HOME PARIS, Thursday. A most unusual type of deliberate murder is reported from Troyes. The body of a young woman was tateen out of the Seme. At lirst it was presumed to be a case of suicide, but inquiries led to the arrest of Georges Croselaude, a coachbuilder, who confessed that the woman was his wife. The man calmly related the following details of the murder. He and his wife had been separated for two years. They met accidentally and the husband suggested a stroll by the riverside at eventide. The wife agreed. When the couple reached a propitious spot Crosclaude pushed the woman into the river. She clutched some reeds and shouted for help.. Her husband dragged her out, lit a cigarette, and commanded her to follow him. The drenched figure tremblingly obeyed. They continued to walk along side the river until they reached a bridge 30ft high. There Crosclaude. without saying a word, picked up his wife and again threw her into the river. When he was satisfied that she was dead he walked tranquilly home.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 956, 26 April 1930, Page 11
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189CALLOUS WIFE MURDER Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 956, 26 April 1930, Page 11
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