The Davidson Tragedy.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume V, Issue 635, 18 July 1891, Page 2

The Davidson Tragedy.

A DANGEROUS RASCAL DOES ONE SERVICE—KILLS HIMSELF. [SPECIAL TO THE STANDARD.] Auckland, last night. The Alameda brings news of the Adelaide tragedy, involving the elopement of Davidson with bis wife's sisler, end the suicide of both at Colombo, as reported in the cables. Davidson, on the morning that he left South Australia, arranged with his wife that they should visit the theatre in the evening, The younger sister, who had become strongly Infatuated with Davidson, left her home, ostensibly to visit a relative, The wife went to the theatre, but the husband did not meet her as arraneed, and it was afterwards found that the younger sister did not visit the relatives, both having left the colony by the German steamer. Davidson, who was employed as collector and ean. vasser for several mercantile houses in the city, and who victimised several tradesmen and others to the extent of £3OO, by means of valulesa cheques, had an evil record. It was known that fie was the means of bring, ing disgrace into a number of families to which he found access owing to his polished manners and unscrupulous conduct. Ho had been imprisoned in Melbourne for victimising traders.