SYDNEY TRAGEDY.
ITS MOTIVE A MYSTERY. By Tclcerapli—Press Association-Copyright Sydney, May 22. Although there was n complcto absence of furniture in the house at North Sydney occupied by (he Bast-ard family, whose bodies were found with prussic acid lying beside them on Saturday, the circumstances surrounding tho tragedy do not seem to denote destitution. The bodies of all were well nourished, and a quantity of food was found in the house. Bastard himself enjoyed good credit. 'I'lie motive of the tragedy is a mystery. HISTORY OF THE FAMILY. (Rec. May 22, 9.10 p.m.) Sydney, May 22. The Bastards came from Auckland, where they were married at All Saints' Church on October 10, 1001. The wife was formerly a Miss Bullon, and was tho daughter of a schoolmaster. Bastard was the son of 'a warehouseman. He had been in Sydney for four years. Tho post-mortem examination revealed tho pressure of prussic acid in each of [ tho bodies.
It is stated that Bastard was financially ruined through tho failure of ail invention for treating refractory ore.
The name of Segar Bastard, of Ponsonby Road, Auckland, appears on the New Zealand Pharmaceutical List. The deceased, who was a tall, stout man, carried on business for many years in Auckland, and was 'well-known to residents of that city.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1134, 23 May 1911, Page 5
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