THE WINTON BABY-FARMING CASES.

Evening Star, Issue 9728, 10 June 1895, Page 2

THE WINTON BABY-FARMING CASES.

INQUEST OJT THE THIRD CHILD.

IMPORTANT EVIDENCE.

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INVERCAHGILL, Jl*nk 10. i-.i a ?J°. u ""sd inquest on the skeleton of a child which was found buried in the garden of Charles and Minnie Dean, at ".The Larches," Wuitoa, was resumed this afternoon before Mr Thomas Perkins,. J.P., acting coroner, and a jury of six, with Mr John Thomson foreman. t,- ,« an (° n account of Mr Hanlon and himself) watched the proceedings on behalf of Minnie Dean, and Sergeant MacdonelL conducted the inquiry. Margaret Cameron deposed that she had known Mrs Dean for fourteen years. She first lived witlr the Deans at a place called Etal Creek, and moved from thereto Winton with the Deans. After we came to Winton, continued Miss Cameron, a number of children were taken from time to time to live witli the iJeans. I remember a child named Cvril Swsoulai coming there, but I cannot sav how long ago-I think about five years. I believe he came from Oamaru. The mother's name was Ellen Scoular, and the father's, I think, was M'Laughlin. Mrs Dean brought the child to "The Larches," but I don't remember how long she was away. I think she got money with the cbild, because she had new things when she came home. I think the child ™?wS°? fT ?. e ears, ars With the Deans ' alld AM fZI f '" l " hile »ith them. Mis Dean did not treat all the children alike. Cvril was nS iS ' 'n* 1 particularly h£?*X HS T child was ™Pl«»ed to have been taken away it was on a Saturday that he veTs^rV' 1 the m ° nth of April, about two ? 3 , 8 - Cnt awa >' to a neighbor all Mr 3 D™" n y i ° disa PP 1 "« sent by Thf, Jmv! . been sent beforenorsince. This child was at the Deans' when I left, but not told this child was going away to some lady at Gore; a lady with her husband was going to come tor him in a After I returned Mrs Dean told me' the lady mL \v,r 01 ' lllm - I tlon,t remember if lather Wallw was at home that dav, but I think she went to Winton. Mr Dean was onlj be Mrs Dean and the little children at home that .lay. On the morning the child disappeared I saw Mrs Dean give him some laudanum. She said it was to keep him dosing? tLt ™ *° uW r\K e Cross - He w *» ™t ™?; that morning. I did not hear of any people having come to Mrs Dean for a child that day, nor did I hear anyone else sav that they had seen a buggy at Dean's that "day. I don't remember seeing any of the child's clothing at Mrs Dean s after ,t had disappeared. I took no notice. Mrs pean tod me the child was going from Gore to Sydney. Mrs Dean showed ire a photo or a boy which she said was Cvril Scoular. lhe photo produced is the one, I think, When Mrs Dean showed mo the photo I said the child had grown a lot. 1 did not believe at the time it was a photo of him, and I don't believe ApriH t disappeared long before 28th

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