A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.
HUSBAND ATTACKS HIS WIFE. Auckland. February 1. A tragic occurrence is reported at Otahuhu. A laborer named Charles John Mnhon states that in consequence of her in bed, striking her on the head with a hammer, inflicting serious injuries. Airs. Mahoii states that in consequence of her husband having made unjust allegations regarding her familiarity with a young man, she left him and stayed some time with her mother at Takapuna. She returned home yesterday, and her husband received her kindly. During the night he got out of bed. dressed and went outside. He returned and struck her with a hammer. She became unconscious. When she recovered she saw sheets covered with blood and heard 1 her husband say. "Oh. Eva!'' The husband ran out of the house. He was found later in a very serious condition, having taken some lysol. Restorative measures were employed by a doctor, but the man is not expected to recover. The parties have five children.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 218, 3 February 1913, Page 5
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164A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 218, 3 February 1913, Page 5
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