AWFUL TRIPLE MURDER

Feilding Star, Volume 8, Issue 2505, 19 March 1930, Page 5

AWFUL TRIPLE MURDER

THREE ELECTROCUTED UNPRECEDENTED CRIME SEQUEL TO JEALOUS FIT By Telegraph-Press Assn-Copyrlght (Aust. and N.Z. Cable) (Received March 19, 9.50 a.m.) Vienna, March 17. A triple murder, unprecedented in tlie history- of crime, came before tlie Court at, K.orneuburg. A young farmer, Franz Neumayer, is accused of killing bis brother and two cyclist strangers on August 3 ■last by stretching across the road a Wire connected with nil overhead power cable which was capable of discharging a current of 20,000 volts through any one. passing. The case was without a clue until tlie police found that Franz was an expert electrician land also was'to .succeed to bis brother’s inheritance in ease of the latter’s death. Franz first denied the crime, then confessed ajnd finally- refracted th confession.

1 j RETURNING FROM LOVE v '4 TRYST Vienna. Alarcli 18. It is stated that Franz Neumayer was jealous of hte elder stepbrother Matthias because: the latter was entitled to a large share of the family money also a larger marriage giftMatthias was returning from a visit fo his sweetheart when he met his death.