TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN GALICIA. Vienna, Novembers.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 332, 9 January 1889, Page 6

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN GALICIA. Vienna, Novembers.

Thi, market town of Stuposciane, in Gahcia, was on Friday night the scene of si Lerribl 0 tiagedy. About three years ago a native of the locality left his home for America, pro* mising his wife and children, w ho remained behind, that he would send them money for their lonrney as soon as he should earn it. About ti week ago, the magistrate of Sonpopciane i*eccivcd fiom tlie United .States a post office older for 1.000 florins?, accompanied by a letter, in which he was lequested by the emigrant to hand over the money to his wite, and to assist her in making the necessary preparations for her journey. On receipt of the letter the magistrate paid the sum to the woman, resoh ing at the bamc time to get it back into hifa possession. He took his wife and eldest daughter into his confidence, and after disguising them in some of his own clothes, and blacking their faces, sent them at midnight 'to' 1 the woman's cottage, with instructions* to threaten her and her children with ,clcath .should they offer any remittance. On arriving a<" the cottage they demanded fell a thousand florins. The emigrant's* wife, who seems to have kept her piescnce of mind, told them to follow her to the stable, where she said she had hidden the money for safety. No sooner were the two women inside than she locked the door fiom without, and taking up a hatchet for self-defence, in case ot need, she sent her son, a boy of eleven, for the magistiate. When the lad got thei c the magistrate thrashed him till life was extinct. His ciics were overheard by the gendaimes, who came and placed the magistrate in irons, bub not before one of them had been mortally wounded in the sti uggie. When the stable door was opened the two wome n inside were fou nd to have com - mitted suicide by hanging themselves, fearful of the consequences of their intended ciimc.