TERRIBLE TRAGEDY. London, November 29.
A dreadful occurrence is reported from a village in Staffordshire. A railway signal murdered his wife and two children, and then cut his own throat. The murderer is still alive. The bodies of the woman and children were hacked in a dreadful manner. The murderer was suffering from a fit of insanity when he perpetrated the deed.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 321, 1 December 1888, Page 4
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62TERRIBLE TRAGEDY. London, November 29. Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 321, 1 December 1888, Page 4
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