THE DACRE TRAGEDY.
Received November 19,10 p.m. Sydney, November 19. At tho inquest on tho Dacres, the ovi.'lence showed that prior to their engagemot at tho Theatre Itoyal iu " The Land of the Moa," Dacre said to a witness, " Don't lot there he any fuss when the end comes. We have talked it over together, and wlion we can struggle no lougcr wo will lie down side by side and a bullet will end all." A verdict was returned that the wife had been wilfully murdered by her husband, who had then committed suicide. Received November 20,11.30 a.m. Sydney, November 20. The funeral of tho Dacres was largely attended. Further letters have been discovered proving that their death was a premeditated arrangement between them.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5186, 20 November 1895, Page 2
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124THE DACRE TRAGEDY. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5186, 20 November 1895, Page 2
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