DOMESTIC QUARREL.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 17986, 1 February 1924, Page 9

DOMESTIC QUARREL.

BEHIND BRISBANE MURDER (SS CABLE—MESS ASSOCIATION COrTBIGKI.) (AUSMIAXAAH AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Ileceive-d January 31st, 7.20 p.m.) BRISBANE, January 31.' According to the story told by Mrs Laydon, her husband was a returned soldier and suffered from the effects of gas.

Ho anil Whitford were very friendly, and . Whitford frequently visited t their house to play cards. Laydon also assisted Whitford in his election campaign. Then the breach came. Laydon accused his wife of certain relations between herself and Whitford, which alio denied. Quarrels, followed, with threats against Whitford. On the night of the tragedy he asked her to accoinpany hirn to a picture show. When Laydon saw Whitford and his wife entering the vestibule, lie dragged his own wife thither arid accused Whitford of breaking up his home: Whitford smacked Laydon across , tho face, then walked out. Laydon, still dragging his resisting wife, followed. He" fired five , shots with aii automatic pistol at Whitford, in the presonec- of the latter's wife.

]ylrs Laydou attributed the crime to the madness of unfounded jealousy.

[A; E. Whitford, formerly njemb&r for Surrtim in the Queensland Legislative Assembly,. was-shot dead outside the Tivoli Thedtre in Brisbane. Jsimes Luydon wits arrested, charged with wilful murder, and remanded to • February 6th.J