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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12451, 18 September 1933, Page 5

The funeral of the late Air M. Quillinan, of Pahiatua, took place yesterday afternoon, when the cortege included several old residents of the town and district. The floral tributes included several from relatives and friends, whilst the pallbearers v.-ere Messrs B. Golder, J. Beech. J. Callanan. J. Murphy, 51. Murphy and T. O’Brien. Rev. Father 51. Cash man conducted the service aqthe church and also at the grave-

A shooting tragedy at Taromta. (N.S. Males) had peculiar features. Lwo dead arc Ronald Hangars, aged 25, and Audrey StoekwelL aged 15. the latter a farmer’s daughter. The police are of the opinion that there was a death pact. The pair wore sweethearts, and Haggers bad been warned to cease his attention to the girl, who slipped out in a nightdress. Her dead body was found" with

a bullet wound in the chest, propped against a free’. Remnants of a mask were over the eyes. Hangars’ body, with a gunshot wound. was found beside tlie girl. String was tied from the trigger to his wrists. Both vie--1 inis were gashed with a knife or razor.