WINTON BABY FARMING CASE.
THE INQUEST. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) INVERCARGILL, May 29. The inquest on the body of the infant found buried at Dean's residence ab Winton was continued this morning. Detective Herbert deposed that when Charles Dean was shown the bodies of tbe two infants just after they were dog np he said, •' My God! I suppose I'll be brought into this ; I know nothing about it." Witness found in Minnie Dean's bedroom nnder a mirror a bottle containing about half a teaspoonful of liquid labelled chlorodyne and another bottle, and these had been handed to Professor Black. The head of the infant when, dug np was bent forward on the breast, the feet lying forward and the back curved. The body straightened out soon after being dug up. No one tried to fit it into the box, which in his opinion would hold both bodies. Mr Mac Donald, the Crown Prosecutor, stated that Professor Black, a most material witness, was now engaged in a grave matter in Dunedin, and an adjournment was granted till Tuesday afternoon, by which time ie is expected that the inquest on the other child, Eva Hornsby, will be completed.
CABLE NEWS.
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Press, Volume LII, Issue 9117, 30 May 1895, Page 5
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