THE PIRINOA TRAGEDY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4705, 28 April 1894, Page 2

THE PIRINOA TRAGEDY.

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The following additional partioulars are published by the N. Z, Timet ;- Mr Hare, accompanied by the J brother of the deceased, proceeded by the afternoon train to Pirinoa, which is 16 miles from Martinboiough, where the deceased held the position of schoolmaster. Inspector Pender also received a telegram fron Constable Bowden, of Martin borough conveying the news, but without tin Slightest details of the occurrence The Cproner has been communicatee with, and an inquest will be held, The cauee of the auioide is, ol course, at present a mystery. We an informed by the frionds of Mn Edmonds that alter the marriage coremony the bride and bridegroorp left for Pirinoa, • where they lived together for a week, at the conclusion of which period Mrs Edmonds returned to Wellington for the pur. pose of attending her cousin's marriage. While here she stayed with, her parents at Oriental Bay, and in about a fortnight waß joined by her husband. On Tuesday last they relumed together to Pirinoa,and that was the last heaid of them until yesterday. Some unpleasantness appears to have ocotu'red between Ed> tnOndß and his wife at Pirinoa concerning the locality where they were living, Mrs Edmonds describing it as an "outlandish" place, and it is stated that threats of violence were used by Edmonds. It is even asserted that he produced a doubly barrelled gun andacoupleof cartridge^," The whole of the cifqnrastances, however, will no dqubt be fiijly sjfted at the. inquest,' •The friends of Mis. Edmondß are' indignant at;tbe,prev,ailing gossip to.tbo effeotthatsheleftr'h'er busband.and deny positively ajithingQf the kind. ! Much monds and for the family o^^^K,.:' Edmonds' father is reiefc;