VIOLENT DRAMA
Two men, a Canadian named George Beaulieu, and a Frenchman named Taris, were killed in a violent drama in the little village of Plessis Trevise, near Villiers Sur Marne. ■ M. Beaulieu, who was about 50, had been director of a local bank, but was dismissed in October, 1934, when divorce proceedings were decided against him. As he was obliged to pay 2000 francs alimony (about £2B) a month to his wife, he found it necessary recently to put up his villa at Plessis Trevise for sale. The property was bought by M. Taris, a cabinetmaker, who arrived at the house to receive the kej's. It is believed that M. Beaulieu, incensed by tlie forced sale of his house, attacked the purchaser, whom he shot dead with his revolver. He then deliberately sot fire to the villa, flung himself into M, Taris's car, which was standing outside, set fire to it, and shot himself dead as he sat in the burning car. The police are stated to be searching for a woman friend of Beaulieu, who is bdlieved to have been a witness of the tragedy.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22823, 6 March 1936, Page 8
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187VIOLENT DRAMA Otago Daily Times, Issue 22823, 6 March 1936, Page 8
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