THE FATAL THIRTEEN.

Taihape Daily Times, 8 October 1919, Page 2

THE FATAL THIRTEEN.

Believers in the old superstition are making much of the fact that Landru, the French Bluebcard, had thirteen fiances, whom he is accused of having made away With. But a. far more remarkable part was played by the fateful figure in the career of George Smith, of the “brides Of the bath? case. Miss Lofty, whose murder led to his rlr.-tectionv, was the thirteenth woman he was definitely known to have deceived 9.1161 1-obbed_ He deserted Miss Munday, affer rr;i)--bing her of £l3O, on September J 3, 1910. and later on, after rejoining her, he murdered her on July 13, 1912, the Ii:-tin-os of whieh year acid up to, thirteen.

Fillall_\'. the judge summed up thil~ teen deadly points against him, and he was hanged on August .13.