MURDER BY A CHINAMAN.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2466, 18 February 1893, Page 3

MURDER BY A CHINAMAN.

I Adelaide, Feb. ii. About seven months ago an elderly Chinaman, named Gin Gab, was manic 1 at Trinity Church, Adelaide, to an English girl named Florrie Weilmit, about eighteen years of age. jhe girl was married unknown to her parents, but had since lived in a house in Register street, off Lindloy street, her husband ap; patently being well to-do. Atari early hour on Wednesday morning the constable, while seeking for Gin Gab, on a charge of stabbing a Chinaman named Ah Dick, discovered the dead body of Mrs Gin Gab lying in tire house with her throat cut from car to ear 1 . Gin Gah was arrested in a state of stupor causer? by opium, and had to be taken to the hospital. The fact was then elicited that he stabbed Air Dick from jealousy, believing that Ah "Dick had been familiar with his wife. Ah Dick was removed to tire hospital suffering from severe wounds, but he is not considered to be in a dangerous state. The unfortunate girl was of prepossessing appearance, and of a lively disposition. iShc did not seem to have lived in dread of her hnsband until a few days ago, when she mentioned that Gin Gah had threatened her, and Gin Gah himself stated to a young woman in the neighbourhood that lie would kill his wife if she got any more letters from another man. The police found in the house a sheath knife with which it is supposed the deed was committed. When Gin Gab was arrested, he was cautioned by the detective, but he admitted having committed the crime. He died in the Adelaide Hospital at eight o’clock the same evening.