Drink Again.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 73, 29 November 1887, Page 2

Drink Again.

A horrible tragedy has taken plaee in Carlton (Melbourne), Catherine Sanders, a woman of forty, having been murdered by her husband. The latter was law clayk of good reputation, and seemed to be a quiet, inoffensive man ; to desnera'ien by tlie drunkenness, and unfalthfulne** of his wife, he committed an act which will cause his indictment on the gravest charge that a man can ba called to answer. It appears that tft the night previous to the murder ti e woman was at the bouse of a para* mour—a baker named Johnston—end when Handers went to inquire afts* her he was threatened by Johnstot> ( According to his own statement, he ihen went home and waited up all night brooding over his wrongs, and when his wife returned in the morning be met her in a lane off Cardigan street and struck herdown with an ires bar. I'he first blow must have rendered her helpless, if not insensible, bui the enraged husband proceeded to batter her head with the bar in. a terrible manner. Having left his victim in a lying state, he went t> a neigh* bouring hole! and left his business address, stating that he would be found there if . anybody wanted him. Ha then went to work in the ordinary wiry and when arrested by the police con* fessed what be had done. At th* inquest, which resulted in his comof wilful murder, te -poke in an incoherent fashion, but otherwise seemed perfectly sane.