A TRAGIC CASE

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXVII, Issue LXXVII, 5 June 1919, Page 5

A TRAGIC CASE

INQUEST OX YOUNG WOIv!aVDEATH. " ' (by telegraph— pkess association v. WHANGAREI, June 4' bensat.onal evidence was tendered at the inquest.to-day concerning the death ?u J.vl le AYest > a Sed 32' housemai,! at the Whangarei Hotel, whose hod* w;^ tound m the upper reaches cf the \VI.--in-pre.. Horbor last n.ght. Pearl Burke housemaid in the same hotel, tos-t^c-cl that the tragedy was the outcome 'of •spiritual meetings he!d i n deeej.^d^ roorpi. After such a meeting on T> • ■<■- day nigkt, at 5.30. Avitness and de-^a'.^ walked to the town wharf, where the latt?r remarking ".Freddy call Acme,-' d.si-obed herself, and put on -her nightdress. At deceased's request v, tress took the clothes and w-a-lked j.v-jiv though being fully aware of deeea«-d's intention. A verdict was returned thrh a^ath was due to drowning by dec-aM>d throwing herself into the water.' Th« Ooroner remarked that the girl BiM-f*" though apparently "simple-minded "w-U morally responsible for West's death "if not 1 able under the criminal code '