A SORDID TRAGEDY

Tuapeka Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 5971, 21 August 1912, Page 3

A SORDID TRAGEDY

" THE WOMAN IN THE CASE." SYDNEY, August 15. A tragedy is reported from; Lilyfield, where Harry. Johnstone fatally shot George Morgan, wounded the latter's wife, and then shot himself in the mouthy Morgan and his intended wife (both young people) went to his brother s - place to stay on Saturday, and were married yesterday. At dinner time to-day< Morgan came home and asked his wife to accompany him tc the back yard, where the" found After some heated talk Johnstone drew a revolver and shot Morgan and his wife, then, rushing through the house on to the footpath be shot himself.

Later information states that varying stories are in circulation. One is that the woman is the wife of Johnstone, and that she quarrelled with her husband and left liini. Morgan took her to his brother's home under the name of Miss Russell, stating that ■ho intended to marry her, but it ia uncertain if he did so. She was admitted to the Hospital in the name of Mrs Johnstone. Sho is suffering from a bullet wound through the hand and a blow on the head from the butt of the repolver. died in the hospital from his self-inflicted injuries. Morgan did not g 0 through a form of marriage with the woman Johnstone.

Later. Mrs Johnstone has been discharged from the hospital. She'ymade a statement that her husband had been aw ;L v for some time. He returned a nd the quarrelled. She left him with the intention of taking service. The tragedy was due to jealousy.