PATHAN RUNS AMOK

Patea Mail, Volume LIII, 23 July 1934, Page 4

PATHAN RUNS AMOK

UNREQUITED LOVE TRAGEDY. THREE DEAD; TWO INJURED, Mr. Downes, the European Resident at Xaini Tal, India, ami his daughter, were seriously injured and his ayah and her husbUml killed "hen the Pathau cook ran amok with a revolver. The Plat ha n fell in love with the ayah. Her husband complained to Mr. Downes, "T,o remonstrated with the cook, like cook in the morning appeared with, a pistol, fired point blank at Mr. Dowifcs and his daughter, then went to the ayah’s quarters and shot her and her lursband dead. He then shot himself. Mr. Downes may live, but his daughter’s life is despaired of.