DEATH OF A COUNT.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 224, 20 September 1924, Page 11

DEATH OF A COUNT.

STARTLING REVELATIONS. A MAGISTERIAL INQUIRYTHE COUNTESS CHARGED. ißy Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (Received 2.30 p.m.) LONDON, September 19. Most important discoveries have been made in regard to the de Kerninon mystery. The Countess de Kerninon, who i was accused by the count on his deathbed, maintained there was only one shot fired, which was accidental. The magistrate's inquiry discovered that a second bullet was embedded in a door, and asked how a defective revolver would explode twice accidentally when requiring to be cocked by hand each time ? It was also discovered that a door panel had been broken by vigorous kicking. The countess said she kicked in her anxiety to fetch assistance. The magistrate pointed out that she was wearing only stockings, and this was done with boots. The countess refuses to confess, stoutly maintaining her innocence.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.) The body of the Count de Kerninon, whose wife is charged with his murder, has been exhumed. It is stated that an autopsy has revealed the fact that two bullets penetrated his body. The shooting was not accidental, but the result of a crimee.