MURDER AND SUICIDE.
VERDICT IN MARSHALL CASE. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT LONDON, Sept. 28. The' inquest on Mr and Mrs Marshall; resulted in a verdict of murder and suicide. A chemist gave evidence that the deceased, oil the morning of the tragedy, bought an ounce of prussic acid, declaring that he wanted to kill a dog, Bits of a poison bottle were found in the burnt car. The coroner pointed out that Marshall’s financial affairs were very involved, and might, have caused Ins mind to give way. Apparently Marshall shot his wife, poured petrol oyer her, and then, inside the car, applied a light and swallowed the prussic acid.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 30 September 1926, Page 5
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109MURDER AND SUICIDE. Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 30 September 1926, Page 5
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