FAMILY WIPED OUT IN BRISBANE SUBURB
Four-Fold Tragedy
CHEMIST MURDERS WIFE AND CHILDREN
BUSINESS WORRIES. United Press Association —By Electril Telegraph—Copyright. Received Tuesday, 9.45 p.m. BRISBANE, March 5. Alfred Ellwood who conducted a chemist shop at Auchenflower suburb, his wife and two children, were found dead at their home to-day. Tho shocking discovery was made by a neighbour. All the bodies were in their night attire. The mother and the daughter Norma, aged fourteen were in one bed and the father and son George, aged 11 in another bed. The cause of death was apparently poisoning. Some time during the weekend a note was pinned to the door, “Away for the week-end.’’ The police are of opinion that the family was murdered by the father who then committed suicide, as a note discovered in the house in his writing indicated his intention to take Ms life, wing to business worries. Tho last seen of the family was on Sunday afternoon, when the boy was observed in the garden. Mrs Ellwood had suffered much ill-health. The two children were of fine type and intelligent.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6852, 6 March 1929, Page 6
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183FAMILY WIPED OUT IN BRISBANE SUBURB Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6852, 6 March 1929, Page 6
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