A DEMENTED MINER
SHOOTS WIFE AND CHILDREN
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JOHANNESBURG, October 9
A n --•■rr-'l Pi'*"’>iifdi!’in, employed at tic Rand fo icin ' -.t'erv, suddenly became demented, and shot his wife and sister-in-law dead He then bicycled to the school, called out In’s three children, and shot each of them, after which lie rode to the mine and committed suicide by taking prussic acid.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 11 October 1913, Page 5
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67A DEMENTED MINER Greymouth Evening Star, 11 October 1913, Page 5
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