A MODERN BLUEBEARD
ALLEGED TRIPLE MURDER. SMITH ON TRIAL. Received June 28, 11 a.m. LONDON, June 27. The evidence at the trial of Smith on a charge of triple wife murder in connection with the death of Alice Burnham showed tiiat Smith wrote to the North British Mercantile Company demanding that half the commission paid to the agent of rh o company should be repaid. The company was surprised at Smith raising the question of a paltry £2 10s when ho was paid the full £SOO and a bonus of £6 a week after the insurance was granted.
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Waikato Times, Volume 84, Issue 13210, 28 June 1915, Page 4
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