N.S. WALES TRAGEDY
attempted wife murder, husband commits stncnm Press Association— By Telegraph,—Copyright SYDNEY, January 13. (Received Jan. 13, at 8.45 p.m.) 4 A tragedy is repotted, from Ultimo. Edward John Hayes smashed his -wife's head, and her condition is serious. He'then fatally cut his own throat. The couple had had frequent quarrels, and after a row on Tuesday Hayes left. He returned: early this morning, smashed a -window with an axe, and entered the room where his wife was sleeping with six of their eight children. One of them unsuccessfully tried to waid off a blow aimed at the mother. A note in Hayes's pocket referred to family troubles, and' his intention to kill his wife.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 16591, 14 January 1916, Page 4
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