AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
BOYAL HOTEL TRAGEDY. PARTICULARS OF THE CULME. Sydney, Februarys. QuinUn, and a younger brother wliouihe helped to support, lived at a j lodging house, the mother having j brought thom from Queensland and I left them. : Quintan received his discharge from the hotel on Wednesday owing to | being too young for the duties. , Mrs Gregory had shown him kindness and given him several presents. He went to the room with the intention of securing her jewellery, and hid under the bed. He had uo intention of injuring her, but when discovered, in the madness of fear, he stabbed her and again hid under the bed during the commotion following the discovery of the crime. He afterwards managed * to make his way downstairs and escape by a window.
FURTHER DETAILS. GREAT FEROCITY. Received 3,12.7 a.m. Svdnf.y, February 2. The attack was made with great ferocity. Mrs Gregory had terrible wounds on her he il and on manyparts of her body. Quiohu alunst severed two of his own fingers. Sonio of Mrs Gregory's jewellery was missed prior to the murder and was discovered iu Quintan's room. There are indications that he planned the robbery and bought the sheath knife.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8044, 3 February 1906, Page 3
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199AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8044, 3 February 1906, Page 3
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