INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.
By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. TWO ATROCIOUS MURDERS. (per press association.) Sydney, April 1. A terrible murder has been committed near Myngau. A human body was found burnt almost to ashes in a Are at the roadside, and in the vicinity there is evidence of a fearful struggle having taken place. A razor smeared with blood was found near the fire. A man named Black has been arrested in connection with the murder. Melbourne, April 1. A man named William Colston, a car-
penter, has been arrested, having confessed to,murdering Davis and his wife at Narbethong on the 20th of February last. He states that he was driven to commit the deed owing to the blackmail levied by means of the female victim. _ The Agent-General has been instructed to place the three million loan on the market at an early date.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 996, 3 April 1891, Page 15
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141INTERCOLONIAL NEWS. New Zealand Mail, Issue 996, 3 April 1891, Page 15
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