A TRAGEDY.
By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, last niglit,
Mrs Atkinson, formerly known as Mrs Worthington, of Temple of Truth fame, >vas found drowned early this morning in a fountain behind her residence, which contained only about two and a-half feet of water. Deceased was recently married. Mrs Atkinson had b.een ill for some time, and was depressed. She refused to have anyone sleep in the same room or sit up with her. Gn the servant going to her room at about sis o’clock this mi
__ lorning she found the bed empty, and as the result of a search the deceased lady was found in the ornamental fountain in the grounds. Her feet were tied, and she had a blanket wrapped round her.
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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 127, 8 June 1901, Page 1
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