Wife Murder near Auckland.
Last Thursday a settler at Pokeno, Auckland, named Robert Pi eudergast, shot his wife through the heart io their home. After Commuting the crime he went to Mercer, got drunk, and told several people he had »hot his wi'e. He was not believed, as be made other incoherent statements and was in a lunatic asylum two years ago. The murder was committed about midday, Mid wu not discovered till the evening when two *OD| borne and found tbc dtad bodj of their mother on the kitohs" floor. Prenderga.l was arrested last night and said, “ Ob. ye». r I;. voa’ll get the pistol on the shelf.’ A large hone pistol, which had been recently discharged, was found as stated. end his victim were both about e«ty year* of age.
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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1677, 23 February 1885, Page 2
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132Wife Murder near Auckland. Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1677, 23 February 1885, Page 2
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