A DOUBLE MURDER.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2812, 7 May 1895, Page 4

A DOUBLE MURDER.

Melbourne, May 3. A fearful tragedy occurred this morning at Colliugwood, where Michael Dooley, a laborer, murdered his wife and mother-in-law in the presence of his children, and inflicted serious injuries on a lodger. Mrs Dooley was a hard-working woman. Her husband illtreated her, and fearing that her life was in danger she obtained a warrant for his arrest. It was the intention of tho police to execute the warrant this morning. Dooloy, however, broke iuto the house with an axo before iluylight, and after gashing his wito with the axe took her by tho hair and cut her throat. Tho bix children, huddled together in bed, were helpless witnesses of the Dooloy then went to his mother-in-law's room and dealt her a fearful blow with the axe, and afterwards nearly severed her head from her body with a razor. He thou looted tho house and took all tho money ho could find. On g«ing outside ho mot Noalo, a lodger in the house, who was running for police assistance. Dooloy struck him a terrific blow with the axo, fracturing his skull, but there are now some hopes of his recovery. Mny 4. No trace has been found of Dooley, who murdered his wife and mother-in-

aw, though a report, which is not confirmed, Bays that ho committed suicide by jumping overboard from a harbor steamer