The Sydney Tragedy
KRESH DEVELOPMENTS. COTTLES ACCUSES UNKNOWN MAN < OF THE CRIME. ~ A DYING MAN'S DISJOINTED LETTER. By Cable —Press Association—Copyrigtit Received 15, 835 p.m. Sydney, May 14. Cottles' condition is still critical. It - appears that while lying in the lane, awaiting the ambulance, though unable to speak, he wrote jerky sentences on scraps of paper:—"Man cut my throat , ....love with wife....man kill me.... fire two shots, miss me grab me cut my children's throats, and mine " In the hospital Cottles raved all night about a man with a revolver and a razor. The, latter wag found in a timber yard near by. STRAINED FAMILY RELATIONS. Sydney, May 14. On the whole the Cottles lived fairly happily, though he was of a jealous dis* position. He had lately suffered from depression. A letter from a relative was found in his pocket, upbraiding him for his treatment of his wife. «* =====
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 294, 15 May 1914, Page 5
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149The Sydney Tragedy Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 294, 15 May 1914, Page 5
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