THE AUCKLAND TRAGEDY.
POLICE THEORY OF AFFAIR. AFRAID OF COMING BLINDNESS. (Per United Psess Association.) AUCKLAND, January 27, The theory advanced as to why Peter William Gloss shot his wife at Point Chevalier and (hen committed suicide ts that ho feared (hat lie, might lose his eyesight as his eyes had been troubling him. The inquest was opened this morning. Evidence of identification was given in both cases by Constable Spellman, of Point Chevalier, who had known the deceased for the past 18 months. The inquiry was then adjourned sine die. It is believed that Closs was of German extraction, but his military discharge, which was found by the police after a thorough search of the house yesterday afternoon showed that he was born in London, and had been discharged from the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in October, 1917, as unfit for active service on account of wounds received in action. His service amounted to 1 year and 244 days.
Closs married soon after his return to civil life. He won the Auckland Provincial Middle-weight Championship in. 1914, and retained the title up till the time when he enlisted. , Seven or eight years ago he appeared in a of welter-weight bouts after recovering from a wrist wound.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20318, 28 January 1928, Page 10
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207THE AUCKLAND TRAGEDY. Otago Daily Times, Issue 20318, 28 January 1928, Page 10
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