TO BE EXHUMED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 100, 1 May 1933, Page 7

TO BE EXHUMED.

Wealthy Englishwoman's Body. MAUNDY GREGORY CASE. LONDON, April 30. The Home Office has ordered the exhumation of the body of Mrs. Edith Marion F.osse, who died last September, for the purposes of a post-mortem examination. At the inquest on Mrs. Rosse, her former husband, Mr. Frederick Rosse, stated in evidence that he and his wife resided in the lower half of Maundy Gregory's house for two years. Then they were legally separated. "Although my wife possessed a fortune I contributed half my income toward her support," said witness. "It was never under £364 a year. She remained in Gregory's house, passing as his sister." The inquest was adjourned. Mr. Rosse told journalists that the inquiry into Mrs. Rosse's death was started at the request of himself and relatives. Mrs. Rosse, who was 59 years old, was the first wife of Mr. Frederick Rosse, n musical composer. She was a close friend of J. Maundy Gregory, of Hyde Park Terrace, London, who on February 21 las!; was sent to prison for two months and ordered to pay a fine of £50 and costs for an offence against the law in connection with honours, it being proved that he had attempted to obtain from £10,000 to £12,000 from LieutenantCommander Edward Leake in payment for the " working" of titulary recognition. Mrs. Rosse died in Gregory's London home on September 14. In her will she left estate of the gross value of £18,865, with net personalty ol £18,699. All was left to Gregory. Death was certified at the time as having been ' due to cerebral hemorrhage and chronic Bright's disease. Mrs. Rosse Was buried in Bisham churchyard, near Maidenhead.