CRIMES AND OFFENCES

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14655, 24 January 1912, Page 5

CRIMES AND OFFENCES

A MUB.DEH, IX THE DARK. Pr'osa .Association—By Tel.—Copyright. SYDNEY, Jan. 23. A mysterious tr;!£..-dy occurred at Hillnrovo yesternight. Sirs wile of p. fanner, whilst awrdtiny tho arrival of her husband It.,;ii -jie township, heard a. shot and cere;. us. Rushing ou t sho discovered her husband bccddo tho cart bo was driving, with a. bullet wound in. his head, cud ho died beforo assistance* arrived. A yenng man named Skinner haß boon arrested on. ts- chargo of murdering "Watson.

AN UNNATURAL MOTHER Mrß Bray has been committed for trial for the murdor of her child by poison at Leichardt on December 22nd. Ii- Ins evidence her husband admitted that ho and Iris wifo had frequemt quarrels, and sho threatened to oommit suicide. THE BLNGARA TRAGtIDY. WARRANT AGAINST HUSBAND. SYDNEY, Jan. 23." 11'e Bmgar.a tragedy is most mvStfrieus. Ball recently returned from KtF.'and, briiis up; a Y<J"ae; wife. Ti ;o couple were left in cliurco of Mark's selection, and Mae-lcs, on rcturninu a fcr.- days ago, found the house opes ar.l no one about. A EParch eiisciosed the remains of a lire in the bu.ih. raid tho remnants of a woman's dothin:*, a cb.-d-red pelvis, ler;, and skuil banrs. A man, supposed to be. Bali, visited the hotel on Tuesday n-ieht, -ind cashed a checjue shjued by Araclw. Next irioi?) : .ng. he pnreha.setl ~ Ticket at a railway station twenty miles di.st.int. A warrant ha s been issued for Ball's ar'tst on a charge, of murdor. Received 12.23 a.m., Jan. 24th. AN ARREST REPORTED. ■ SYDNEY, Jan. 23. It is reported thrit a. man was arrest" ed tn-niebt in connection with tho Eir-trara tragedy. The police ere i-e----t:<ent.