MURDER AND SUICIDE.
THE HUOXVTLLE TRAGEDY. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Jlobart. July 23. Details of the tragedy at Crabtrec, near Iluonvillc (not Jluon Valley) showthat the house was situated in the remote bush. The husband, a laborer, -was absent a good deal on shooting expeditions, and Mrs. Wakefield had been known to complain that death was preferable to a life of solitude. Wakefield left enrlv on Sunday morning, and returned at five in the evening. The girls who were killed were seven months and four years old, and the boy two and a half years. A blood-stained razor was beside the mother. Slu' was twcn!\-t,wo years of age, and had been married five vears.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 56, 24 July 1912, Page 5
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113MURDER AND SUICIDE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 56, 24 July 1912, Page 5
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