A SHOCKING OCCURRENCE.
Greymoutk, November 10. At Cobden this evening a man named Gillinghain, on arriving home, is supposed to have found his wife and a woman named Scalmar the worse of liquor, and, in an outburst of passion, picked up an aze and struck his wife with the blunt end, inflicting a severe wound across the mouth, which is not thought to be serious. He then struck the woman Scalmar with the face of the axe just behind the ear, inflicting a deep gash, and she is believed to be in a critical condition and was removed to the Hospital. Gillingham, who appeared to bo suffering from severe mental strain, called the neighbours in to witness tho rash deed. Medical and police aid was quickly on the scene and Gillingham was arrested. Gillingham is an old and respected resident, and the news of his action came as a shock to all who heard it.
Tho body of a man named Sloss, who died in the Hospital on Monday, was in the residence of Gillingham, and was to b 8 buried to-morrow.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1289, 12 November 1896, Page 21
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182A SHOCKING OCCURRENCE. New Zealand Mail, Issue 1289, 12 November 1896, Page 21
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