ELECTRICIAN’S CRIME.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17973, 19 March 1930, Page 5

ELECTRICIAN’S CRIME.

ALLEGED TRIPLE MURDER. STRETCHED WIRE ACROSS ROAD. A RETRACTED CONFESSION. United Press Assr..—Elec. Tel.— roayrlirht VIENNA, March 17. An alleged triple murder, of a sort said to be unprecedented In the history of crime, came before the Court at lvorneuburg, eight miles north-west of Vienna. A young farmer, Franz Neumaycr. was accused of hilling his brother and two cyclists, strangers to him, on August 3, 1029, by stretching a wire across a road, which tie connected with an overhead power cable, which was capable of discharging a current of 20.000 volts into any one passing. The case offered no clue until the police found that Ncumayer was an expert electrician, and that he would also succeed to his brother’s inheritance in case of his death. Ncumayer first denied his guilt, and then confessed, and finally retracted his confession.

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CR)IYIE DUE TO JEALOUSY. United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel.—Copyrlaht. (Received March 19, 9.25 a.m.) VIENNA, March 18. It is stated that Franz Neumayer was jealous of his elder step-brother Matthias, because the latter was entitled to a large share of the patrimony, also a larger marriage gift. Matthias was returning from a visit iiis fiancee when he met his death.