Theft That Led to Murder
HOW BURGLAR KILLED CLERGYMAN United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received Wednesday, midnight MELBOURNE, Mar. 25. Giving evidence in his own defence on the charge of having murdered Rev. Harold Laceby Cecil, at St. Saviour’s vicarage, Fitzroy, on December 12, Edward Corpelius admitted that he went to tho vicarage t> steal money. He had a spanner with him. The vicar Burprised him in his -study- and grappled with him. He hit the vicar once with the spanner but tho vicar attacked again. Accused said he lost' control of himself and did not remember, what followed. He denied having intentionally injured the vicar. The case is unfinished. ,
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Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 72, 26 March 1936, Page 6
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110Theft That Led to Murder Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 72, 26 March 1936, Page 6
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