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DEATH DRAMA.

HUSBAND ACCUSED OF

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FRIEND DENIES TRUTH OF ALLEGED STATEMENTS,

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GRAF ZEPPELIN LEAVING ON FIRST OF SCHEDULED FLIGHTS.

Berlin, March: 30: --A regalar trans-Atlantic airship servies will A dramatic, statement, said to be inaugurated to-day at midnight have been made by a husband who when the Graf Zeppelin leaves its was accused of murdering his wife,shed in Friedrichshafen for the was road at Stratford, E., Potty first of its regular fortnightly flights to Pernambuco, Brazil, which William George Ellis Craker, will be continued throughout the

LONG SERVICE TRADITION.

FAMILY RECORD OF 159 YEARS.

SCENE AT SYDNEY DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

BRIDGE OPENING.

CAPT. DE GROOTE" PRO- NOUNCED TO BE QUITE SANE.

Buyers Ballers

Sydney, Mar. 21.-Capt. de $1,440 Grooto, an Irishman and a member of the "Now "Guard, the anti-

organisation

Communist

The long service tradition rarer now than it used to be. Yot there are still examples to be found whershman and members of his family" have devoted a long lifetime

which to thoservice of one arm.

An example has just come to mior Lang to open the new harbour stated that it would not allow Pre-

notice, Mr. James H. Brumwoll, who recently retired from the post-day of a charge of insanity. His bridge, was formally acquitted. to- aged 43, of Rushcroft-road, Ching summer. The dirigible will carryion of warehouse foreman to discharge camo from the stipendiary ford, E., was charged with the passengers, mail and freight Da Mesars. Shorter Brothers, china and

Sessions.

murder of his wife, Nollie.

theau skips, and it is stated that He was committed to the old all berths have been booked for a Bailey for trial. Ho pleaded Not long time aboad, both ways. The mail, too, is expected to be heavy, Guilty und rmerved his defence. as this periodical service practical Mr. Vinesat Evans, prosceuthgy halves normal transmission times anid that Craker was a railway for mails which will be distributed and collected from and to bath tor- porter whose work, took him out at mini of the service by neropianes. night. Mrs. Craker for some time

It is expected that Dr. Eckener before her marriage waisted in will take command of the Graf on its first of those regular fight. For business a Mr. Alfred Davis, all subsequent flights, however, he, tailor. In 1939 he went into part will relinquish the command to nership with her in a tailoring Captain Eehmann. business. Et did not pay, and the partnership was broken up, but Davis used to bring, work home, Ang machining fecessary was done for him by Mr. Craker.

in the house-B Mrs. Craker wars the only persous

Davis said that he paid Mrs, Crakor 15s, a week. That entitled him to sleep in the spare bedroom when he was working late. She would go to bed about 11.30 or Hetwelve, and he would go on, work-

After Crakar had marrieil her

Davis, took work to Mrs Craker at night after he left business. had a key of the house, and on

February 10. he arrived about 7.55. p.m.," but could not open the door because it was Botled.

ing until about two o'clock in the

morning.

glas merebants, Elephant and Castle, sorved the Arm for sixty His father Mr. Thomas years,

unwelly worked fifty years for it and his brother, Mr. John Brum well, forty-nine years. Thus the three members of the family gave 130 years' service to the samo firm.

Although this

is probably a modern record for a single family, the service of four members of a firm of solicitors in the City is a longer one.

The hand of the firm has worked with it for forty-three years, his partner for forty-two, and another member of the staff has just com- pleted his fifty-first year. over, in 1916, the chief cashier of More the same firm died with sixty-two years' service to his credit. These four members served 198 years and thres are atill working.

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from his action when just previous Cupt. de Groote's arrest resulted

to the formal opening of the har bour bridge by Premier Lang, ho laapt forward on his horse-he was disguised as a mounted policeman $12

and sovured the ribbon with his sword, declaring at the same timn:

declare the bridge open in the game of the people of New South Wales."

charged with insanity. However, He was immediately arrested and'

New Guard' requested that he be Col. Erie Campbell, lender of the examined. This was done and re suited in his being pronounced as

quite unc."

Dr. Maurice Ernest, Secretary of

Souvenir, Hunters Steal Flags. Sydney. Mar: 21-Souvenir hunte the Centenarian Club, pointed out. are last night stole flags worth £50 Davis said that he did not sup-to a Morning Post representative from the top of the arch of the- ply the household with whisky,ast month that the longest period Mrs. Craker would, sometimes sendo active service that any one ma

new Harbour Bridge. Mr. Craker out for whisky,

can hope to accomplish is limited Craker never seemed jealous of; to: 70- Yours,

or

:

He heard a woman screamh inside. Looking through the letter-bes he him. There was no affection be Assuming that a boy began saw Craker standing over sween him and Mrs. Craker. Cruker work at the age of twelve," he Craker and beating her over the seemed fond of his wife, but he had said, which is the earliest when hend with something he had in his heard them quarrelling puen

he could be actively employed, he hand.

twice. He said to Craker. If would have completed only sixty you're quarvelling abous me I had eight years' service when he was! better not come here, but he said, eighty, which, in my opinion, is the her ways I cannot stand"

It is not about you. It is only | agelimit for any hard-working

Seemed Rational...

As Davis could not get in he shouted, Police! Murder!" and as nobody came, he fetched a police

mant

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The policeman knocked at the dom, and Craker shouted, "Coms in, guv'nor, This is the finish of

He seemed to be quite ration

al

On February 12 he made a long statement, in which ho said:

Last Wednesday I was. in bud when I heard a rat-tat at the door, I went down and found my wife haff just come, fa...

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Sho anid: "I cannot underaand you getting up whenever I go out If I want to go out with this man and have a drink I am going to. It does not come out of your pocket."

I said: This man is all you think about. I cannot prove it.'

She then picked up a milk bottle and aimed it at my head, Wu started fighting in the scullery und went into the passage. We fell down in The passage way, I got all kinds of things, "and she said she would go anywhere with me and give this man "up if I would leave her alone.

I saw blood coming. I did not know what I was doing. The man I have spoken of was Mr. Davis, who used to work in the house uu til two o'clock in the morning five, nights a week..

He used to sleep there, because she used to say that she could not shop in the house" alone.

She

Our marriage was aneret, did not want anyone to know about it. Everything she did in the way of business she did with him. I

was merely a ent's paw.

Dr. M. Joseph said that Mrs. Craker's injuries were terrible, and must have been caused by a frenzied person,

Interruptions."

Alfred Davis, of Beach Hall crescent, Highams Park, E., who took the onth in Jewish fashion, said that he was a tailor and liv ed with his wife and daughters. Mr. and Mrs, Craker naked him to be witness of their marriage.

There was a dramatic interrup tion when Craker shouted: "I did not."

Mr. Davis continued ;

When I was late with my work until one or two in the morning it was arranged by the Craker's that I should sleep in the spare bedroom. On the Tuesday night wo had supper together in the work room, Mr. and Mrs. Craker and I." Craker again interrupted, and said: "I was not there."

He was warned by thì chhirman not to interrupt again,

In reply to Mr. W. Daybell (for Crakor), Davis said that ho never quarrolled with Craker.

Mr. Daybell. Mrs. Craker liked you thero Yes, because of the work. Craker would for the house at 11 p.m. "and "would any."

Clood aight" to me.

And left you there with his wife) -Yes.

Without cay complaint-No complaint whatever. He said he trusted his wife and was not jeal bur He used to bring ma hot rum. when I had a cold..

No Ansotion:**

When you slept there, you and

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