THE DARLING RIVER TRAGEDY
SANKOVITCH'S CONFESSION. By Cable—Press Associations-Copyright. Melbourne, September 29. According to the story Sankovitch told a fellow-countryman he and Eumond were fellow students at the Gatsdhinski Institute, St. Petersburg.. Eumond's parents were rich, and Sankovitch's poor. As a result of reading sensational novels he decided to seek adventures. Eumond drew £7SG of £12,000 he had in the bank, and after a, visit to various continental cities, came to Australia. He intended to buy a boat and make a trip along the coast from Sydney to the Gulf of Carpentaria. The Russian Consulate dissuaded him. Then he went to Bourke, seeking adventures in the interior. Until he reached Bourke the thought of hurting Eumond had not entered Sankovitch's mind. Suddenly, one night, came a prompting to kill him and get his money. Eumond was rolled in blankets and asleep. Sankovitch seized a hatchet, struck him on the head many times, rolled the 'body in the tent, and threw it in the river.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 147, 30 September 1910, Page 5
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164THE DARLING RIVER TRAGEDY Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 147, 30 September 1910, Page 5
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