MURDER IN FRANCE
BODY FOUND IN SEINE. A HUSBAND’S CONFESSION. (United Press Association.) • (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) PARIS, April 24. (Received April 20, at 1 a.m.) A most unusual type of murder was revealed at Troyes, when the body of a young woman was picked out of the Seine. It was at first presumed to be a case of suicide, but inquiries led to the .arrest of Georges Groaclaude, a coach builder, who confessed that the woman was his wife. He calmly told the following details of the murder;—The couple separated two years ago and met accidentally. The husband suggested a stroll along the river side in the evening, to which the wife agreed. When they reached a propitious spot Grosclaude pushed her into the river. She clutched at reeds and shouted for help. The husband dragged her out, lit a cigarette, and commanded the woman to follow him. The drenched figure tremblingly obeyed, and they continued thus along the river side till they reached a high bridge. Grosclaude, without a word, picked up his wife again and threw her into the river. When satisfied that she was dead lie walked tranquilly homo.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21010, 26 April 1930, Page 13
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