BANKER'S SUICIDE
TAKES FAMILY WITH HIM" (United Press Association.—Copyright.) BEELIN, 26th January. An unsigned letter received by thai police in Gotha, beginning, "Last night the banker Droste voluntarily left this arduous, irksome life, and took his family with him to the better beyond," led to the discovery that the banker had shot his wife, two little daughters, and himself. The letter referred to the Black Friday of 13th May, oa which date the Bourse credit ■was drastically restricted. Droste's liabilities are stated to amount to £25,000. His assets are not yet ascertained.
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 23, 28 January 1928, Page 9
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92BANKER'S SUICIDE Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 23, 28 January 1928, Page 9
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