TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
A SELECTOR MURDERS HIS WIFE
SUICIDE OF THE MURDERER
A terrible tragedy occurred at Lucky Valley about twelve miles from Warwick, Queensland, last Tuesday. A well known and well-to-do selector, named Daniel Sweeney, murdered his wife in a most determined manner and then committed •uicide by shooting himself with a shotgun. iThedetailsfco hand are somewhat vaeue, but \t appears that Mrs Sweeney was engaged to the milkirijr-yard when her husband catno »ut with a gun and shob her ' , b,,t fround did not prove fatal. He thereupon Jeized some heavy weapon and beat h*r to fleath. He then shot himself, death reJulting in a short- time. The motive of khe crime is unknown, but it is said that Sweeney had been slightly deranged at Intervals duriug the past few montbe. IWe it » family of fix children left
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Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 87, 14 April 1891, Page 5
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