MURDER AND SUICIDE.
banker and his debts. SHOOTS FAMILY AND SELF. ((Received January 27, 7.25 p.m.) A and N.Z. BERLIN. Jan. 27. An unsigned letter that has been received by the'police at Gotlia states:— " Last night the banker, Droste, voluntarily left this arduous and irksome life and took his family with him to a better beyond." An investigation led to the discovery that the banker had shot his wife and two little daughters and himself. The letter proceeded to refer to "Black Friday," May 13, on which date the Bours? credit was drastically restricted. Drcsle's liabilities, it is stated, total £25,000. The amount of his assets has not yet been ascertained.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19856, 28 January 1928, Page 11
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111MURDER AND SUICIDE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19856, 28 January 1928, Page 11
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