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MURDER WILL OUT.

SIXFOLD CRIME REVEALED AFTER

THIRTY-ONE YEARS

The Rome Assize Court was, when the latest English mail left, investigating a sensational charge of sextuple murder by poisoning. The accused, Pietro Giaconl and Marie Boneili, are alleged to have committed these crimes 31 years ago.

At that time Marie Boneili lived in Rome with her husband and three children. She fell in love AVith Giaconl, who was the son of wealthy parents. The intrigue culminated iv the death—all within a period of a few months—of Signor Boneili, his three children, and the father and mother of Giaconi. These sinister events were followed by the marriage of the lovers, and excited the suspicion of the authorities, who opened an investigation.

The pair fled to Constantinople, but after an Interval of some months returned to Italy and settled down in Naples, where they lived in safe obscurity for 30 years. But when Pietro's funds became exhausted and the pair were reduced to penury, quarrels broke out. Pietro had become cnamcured of a young Neapolitan girl, aud to rd himself of his wife he denounced her to the police as the murderess of her husband and three children.

Mare on being arrested promptly accused her husband of poisoning his parents, and be also was apprehended. The trial of the pair is now proceeding.

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Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 292, 8 December 1900, Page 5 (Supplement)

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MURDER WILL OUT. Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 292, 8 December 1900, Page 5 (Supplement)

MURDER WILL OUT. Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 292, 8 December 1900, Page 5 (Supplement)

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