A CALLOUS MURDERER
TWIN BROTHERS COMMITTED FOR "f TRIAL. (United Press Association^ Received April 18, 9.40 a.m. SYDNEY, April 18. The twin-brothers Keith and Lionel v Shaw were committed for trialfor the murder of George King, a prominent Melbourne commercial man, at Katoomba on 2nd inst. Keith, in a remarkable confession, admitted that he became possessed of» an overwhelming desire to obtain King's diamond ring. He described entering * A'fi the room, and said he had 'absolute pleasure in dealing seven or eight blows with a hammer with no more pangs of conscience than if he was serving tennis balls. He secured the ; || ring, which he then buried at the front gate and went to bed and slept. When > r : arrested Keith said he felt like a person in two parts, one part quite serious and the other as if at a picture show, and did not seem a bit put out oyer""-?* this. j^ggKjgjS
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Waikato Times, Volume 88, Issue 13463, 18 April 1917, Page 5
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