TRAGEDY IN AUCKLAND.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15453, 4 December 1915, Page 12

TRAGEDY IN AUCKLAND.

WOMAN AND CHILD Jig MURDERED. MURDERER ATTEMPTS M ' ■ - SUICIDE. ' (rBESS ASSOCIATION TZLVCfRAM."/ ' AUCKLAND, December V-jf A ghastly tragedy, occurred when a half-caste named George don, a labourer by occupation, raurfsf dored a single woman named McKeo, with whom he had been living for eighteen months, - and also thcir|f child, aged eight months. It appears that Gordon attacked tho®: child with tlio butt-end of a ! fcatchefjs|| smashing its head practically,.to pnljj£y£ I Ho then attacked McKeo with.ihe-.lia&jm ' chot, inflicting, tcrriblo injuries. -Bow*died in tho hospital shortly, . mission. . The murderer then cut lis own ilttjm'" I from ear""to oar with the slashed his abdomen, inflicting wound. Ho lies in hospital « a condition. ' : There is every indicaiion of a orato and sudden attack. tho woman lived in a room in street, on tho first floor, tho rogm lookirfg the street. Nothing vat knfljMf ft of the tragedy until tho. Bister Keo called ana found tho doojs windows locked. There was child, aged about 2i years, in the apparently the child of Gordon's riage, tho whereabouts of hia ing unknown. Gordon did riot this child, and McKee's, sister sucQMtfg u ; ed in getting her to' push tEekeySUHf'\ dcr the door, and thus gained adntf**&?f sion. . Very little is known of Gordon's *&.//- teocdents. Ho came to Auckland froa j ; Kihikihi, some weeks ago. A' letter dressed to his mother at Kihikihi fcrs to his intention to do somothing*\l, violent in an indefinite way. t * T The two children wero left alone in } room this morning. Shortly after H* - o'clock .Gordon entored the house went upstairs, and the landlord state#'?, that he not see him again. The.V. woman McKee returned about o'clock. The landlord adds that during the next couple of hours the onl<r v *C sound from Gordons' room was aa IF bed were being moved. No scream or s \ sound of a struggle was heard. Gordon is sinking rapidly.