THE PALMERSTON SENSATION.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8102, 23 March 1906, Page 5

THE PALMERSTON SENSATION.

FURTHER DETAILS. PALMERSTON N„ March 22. Further details in connection with the shooting of Murfitt indicate that the tragedy was due to jealousy on the part of Mrs Harriß (~ho shot Murfitt), with whom deceased had been living for the paafc fifteen years. Jealousy first became apparent, the employees of Murfitt state, at Auckland, and inoreased during recent months. Mrs Harris was heard to warn him on numerous occasions as to his conduct. She also repeatedly naked to be allowed to go away and earn her own living. She wished Murfitt to sell one of his trotting horses, and start her iu a boarding-house, but, with strange perversity, he refused to pevmit her to leave him, though his neglect was apparent to the employees who had been with Murfitt for some years. Mrs Harris progressed favourably during the night, and there is now a probability of her recovering. In a statement made to the doctor prior to the operation at the Hospital, last night, Mrs Harris admitted doing the deed, and aicribed the cause to a quarrel with Murfitt, who intended leaving her to live with his niece. The inquest opened this afternoon, and was adjourned till April 6th.