THE BINGARA MURDER.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2, 29 April 1912, Page 3

THE BINGARA MURDER.

A recent cablegram stated that Ball tad been sentenced to death for murdering his wife at Bingara.' The tragedy occurred about Janu-

ary 18th. An immigrant and his wife had found employment on a sheep station in the New England district. During the temporary absence of the manager of the station the couple were left in charge of the homestead. To the manager's great surprise he found on his return that the married couple had disappeared. Ho had re-

ceived no intimation of their intention to leave, and they, in fact, appeared quite satisfied with their lot. A search revealed a note written by the husband to the manager, in which, lie stated that ho had left the station for private reasons, and asked that his baggage might lie sent on to Brisbane. It being surmised that there might be some mystery attached to the matter, a search was instituted about the station, with the result that the shocking discovery was made of a woman's remains partly burnt . it was learned that a man, described as resembling Ball, bad left by a train for Warialda station. The police pro-j ceeded to Mack's residence, and in j the remains of an old fire they found!

I several human bones, including the | leg bone, wrist bone, and parts of the vertibrae and skull in three charred pieces. The wire frame of a hat, corset busks, hairpins, and many articles of woman's apparel were also found in the fire. For some distance around the ground had been swept towards the lire with a brush, which had been broken off a tree alongside. Two detectives proceeded to the steamship Star of Scotland, lying in Darling Harbour, and on board found Ball. They arrested him on a charge of having murdered his wife, oil or about January 18th. Ball is 23 years of age. At the inquiry Detective Malone said, that the accused after arrest stated: "1 am going to tell you the truth. I could not bear to see her in pain, so I shot her and burn', cl her." Subsequently defendant said: "I only did it to put her out of her misery. 1 did not do it to get rid of her." iVjv.nda.ni after being cautioned bj Lhe'coroner/was sworn. He said thai his wife had drunk some stuff from a cup before he shot her. He believed that it was carbolic acid. He shot her. and then put her body in a wheelbarrow, wheeled it down the paddock and. burned it. He did not tell the police that his wife had poisoned herself, because be was so excited.