MURDER IN CAR
FATE OF CONTRACTOR. New York, July 22. Mr. Philip Rum bold, aged 60, a wealthy contractor, of Tonawanda, New York, kissed his wife and seven children good-bye yesterday and crossed into Canada dr.ving alone in his own motorcar, intend.ng to spend a fishing holiday. This morn.ng workmen, found Mr. Rum bold murdered in the seat of his ear. His hands were tied, behind him and his pockets had been .rifled of about £lOO. His head Lad beaten in with a hatchet, wh.ch lay on the seat alongside the body. The police believe the murdered ma'n to have been £lie' victim of bootleggers who were recently tngaged in a liquor war. They think Mr. Rum bold had no connection with bootlegging, but that he unwittingly walked into a trap prepared for someone else, and was killed to prevent trouble.
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Taranaki Daily News, 2 August 1930, Page 2
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