A BUSH TRAGEDY.
.«. DEMENTED ITALIAN MURDERS HIS MATES. By Cable—Press Association—Cop rieht. Perth, June 23. A tragedy took place at Übina, near Coolgaidie. An Italian timber getter nrnied .Moffati was found wandering in the bush in a demented condition. He stated that he had killed two of his companions, a fellow countryman named Vanni and a German whose name he did not know. A visit to Moffati's camp discovered Vanni and the German dead with terrible wounds, apparently made by an axe. Moffati was very violent when he was arrested.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 336, 24 June 1911, Page 5
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90A BUSH TRAGEDY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 336, 24 June 1911, Page 5
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