SHOOTING AFFRAY.
MURDER FOLLOWS DOMESTIC ALTERCATION. By Cable —Press Association —Copyr'gbt. Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association. BRISBANE, April 30. As a resu't of an alleged domestic altercation, Mrs Mary Al.wnrd was shot twice in the head and died shortly after being found. Her husband, James Alward, was taken to hospital with a gunshot wound in the head. He is not expected to recover. Ho had been unemployed since the recent building strike. DEATH OF ALWARD. TROUBLE DUE TO UNEMPLOYMENT. By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received May i, 5.5 p.m.) BRISBANE, May 1. •James Alward succumbed to Ill’s injuries. He had been out of employment for some considerable time, and following an altercation with his wife, apparently while in a demented state of mind, lie fired the fatal shots.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 2 May 1927, Page 9
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