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TERRIBLE GRIME AT OAR-
OOAR. ' j:
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horrible double murder.
A bank manager hacked to death by
aburglar.
a lady visitor's throat cut.';
A wife's brave effort to save her
HUSBAND.
escape of the murderer.
The following, telegram says the
"Age," was received from Carcoaf, a
small town in the Western District,
to-day : —
A most horrible outrage was com-
mitted here early on Sunday morning.
The branch of the City of Sydney-
Bank was entered by burglars, ene of
whom attacked Mr J. W. Phillips, the
manager, with a tomahawk. Mrs
Phillips and Miss Oaranagh, a visitor,
came to help Mr Phillips, and a short
but bloody struggle ensued, during
wutuu IUI jLiiimpa uau iTixaa
were killed on the spot. Mrs Phillips
was slashed in the face with a toma
hawk, and her husband was killed by
blows rained upon his back and head
with the same weapon. The murderer
escaped. Phillips survived his injuries
a short rime, and Mrs Phillips, who
was severely injured, lies iri a critical
condition. The murderer was seen by
the sister-in-law of Mr Phillips and by
a servant, who say that they will be
able to recognise him, but no clue as to
his identity has been discovered. /
Miss Oavanngh was a visitor, and
had only arrived at Oarcoar on Satur
day night. Mr Phillips had been' pro
moted to the Young branch of the
bank, and was to have left for there
on the previous night, but other ar
rangements were made at the last
moment. The murderer must have
known of the intended departure, and
expected to find the bank unprotected.
Mr Phillips was a most popular man;
though he had been resident of Oarcoar
only 12 months. He was presented
Wlflrl 51. nnnnCDina ffimurnll fotfimnninl
only two nights ago.
The police have left the town in
search of the murderers. There were
two men, but only one, a young man'
was clearly seen.
A horse was stolen from the vicar
age stable, with a saddle and bridle
and the rails of the stalls were this
morning stained with blood, showing
that the murderer had entered the
stable after the commission of the
crime. He is believed to have gone in
the direction of Blayney and Trunkey,
and the whole country is being scoured
in pursuit. \ '
Mr Phillips's body bears eight
wounds, including an incised and
contused wound under the right eye
and three incised wounds on the back
of the head, which had severed, all
the tissues and fractured the skuli.
There are also incised wounds on the
right arm, the thumb of the left hand,
is severed, and a wound 3 or 4 inches
deep and long is on the baok, severing
the spine.
Miss Oavanagh's throat was cut, the
windpipe and veins on the left side of
the throat being severed.
Mrs Phillips's left cheek was laid
open from the mouth to within half
an inch of the lobe of the ear, and her
tongue is severed from the base of the
apex.
Ihe young daughter of Mr Phillips
had a finger cut off and two others
almost severed.
Mrs Phillips is now quite oonscious.
She says that when her husband was
attacked, she went to his assistance.
The burglar had then disabled Mr
Phillips, who could not fire his revolver.
She tore the mask from the face of the
burglar, and blew out the light. The
man theri blew a whistle and an ac
complice appeared, but the latter did
not appear to have done anything.
It appears that Mr Phillips was first
killed ; Mrs Phillips was then attacked
uu-u miss uavanagn s tnroat was
cut and the child's fingers hacked.
It is believed that alll the wounds
were inflicted with an exceedingly
sharp tomahawk.
The search parries which were out
have returned, but nothing has been
seen of the murderers. The police
believe they have a clue, but are very
reticent. A strange horse, which
shows signs of hard riding, has been
fnnnrl V,.,#, in t ,
in ia uuo we noF58 stolen
from the vicarage, and is believed to
have been ridden by the murderer's
accomplice.
Miss Cavanagh was killed whilst
giving the alarm through a window on
the landing at the head of the stairs.
The struggle between Mr Phillips and
the murderer occurred in the passage
on the second floor. Mr Phillips must
have made a desperate resistance, as
the floor and walls were bespattered
with blood.
The diningroom window still shows
the marks, of ,-bldodyJerir1
from ,the gnd,!?®1
that pne of..the,men ,droPD f ,er,d
when , escaping,,. All the police o
Pjit. on. the alert tres
Oarcoar :tt£gedy was commenced
; tho first shock of tu
tragedy iKover,, more accurate h
the thief m the back room, and J .
downstairs, to. encounter :-tha hi
who struck -him: with a tn u8 '
disabling, his . hand, ' which heft
'Tpfe" LThe -®iscr»nt thft;
uaanded the :keys: of- the : snf®
being T.told they, were id the Do«n "
Ofth.e.peyf-managei-. hefell LJ
Mrsi.-PhiUips ; went to her I,
band s assistance,-.- and tore thn t
the .fcomahawk from him.-: The hS
m: : extinguished, and the bur-Sl
blew.fv.wtiiahl u. _ uurguir
;d..|Mrs-PhilHp3.ia3JP;
there, w.ere.-two men, and that only Si
look part-m- the murder.
; The. hnrglar regairied-the tomahawk
and ; struck Mrs Phillips as .J'
.described, and; then fell .upon Mr PMl
hps, again, and chopped . his .
asunder making a wound, four i£
wide and three inches deep,
i .MissiGavanagh had ibeen tryineto
alarm .the people of the- northern
f nd?8 fll6' an? then cauiB t0 the
.landing of .the .stairs. The burglar set
VL?i!r':'irU!h-' d ,;"Pstair3. and cut her
.uuo Diow. -.-He threatened
twp: other, women who came to her
assistance, ...that,, .if : they moved thej
would be similarly; treated. Miss
Gayanagh died .instantly.
. -The burglar, afterwards searched for
the, keys end booty unsuccessfully Ha
is .believed,, .to , .have taken a small
ampunt-of .gooney from Mr Philiins's
pockets. ;The; horse which was stolen
from; c the j, vicarage,- a bay with dark
points, ris reported to hare just turned
up at.,Qowta.-:. -.- - - .
- ! On -'Sunday, , Oarcoar was thronged
.With visitors, from : all : parts of the
district..-.- - « .1 t V
« urge- number in
town to-day, and great excitement is
manifest.; ; - - . . . -
" -M' Vicar, a, servant girl at the bank,
has '.suffered : from hysteria since the
tragedy.- The three witnesses are
positive . they can identify the mur
derer.;- -- ; i; -
. ''t, latf.R.
I -Bertie Glasson, the man- arrested on
a-charge'of murdering Mr Phillips and
-Miss- Oavanagh, : is- a resident of Car-
S?aIp.and » brother-in-law of the Rey,
F./W.-i Clark, from whom the horse,
supposed to,: have been used by the
murderer in his flight, was stolen.
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