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Inangahua Times, 22 April 1932, Page 3

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(United Prtu Assn —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Haben Clarke’s Death Supposed Act of Suicide Reed 9 io a m New York, April 22 A mf-sssge from Miami. Florida, states that Mrs Miller bad been exonerated in the fatal shooting of her fiancee, Haben Clarke, aged 31 years. The State Attorney, Vernon Hawthorne, said that he was convinced that Mrs Miiler was in no way connected with the shooting and she was released from gaol. Clarke was fatally wounded in bed a few hours after he and Mrs Miller told I Lancaster of their plans to be I married. Mrs Miller’s acquaintance with Clark turned into love, as he wrote tile story of her life. At the funeral service Mrs Miller met Mrs Ida Clarke, mother of the dead man, and the woman embraced her and wept. The investigators said the notes left by Clarke pointed conclusively to suicide. Mrs Clarke agreed and said her son had financial worries. Mrs Miller and Lancaster were emphatic in their assertions that Clarke took bis own life. Letters forndby the investigators from Mrs Miller and Clarke to Lancaster told of their intention to marry and answering a telegram from Lancaster on Sunday, the letter told the two be did not want to be a dog ] in the manger, and wished them every 1 happiness, but urged that they defer t t their marriage till bis return. One of Clarke's notes, addressed I to Lancaster, read “ Bill, I can't make Grade tell Cbubbieof our talk. My advice is never leave her again.” A note to Mrs Millar said “ The economic situation is such I can’t ( go through wilh it. You have Bill. \ He is the whitest man I know.” t; N.S. Walea Legislative Council Cate Reed 9 40 a.m. Loudon, April 22 Messrs Latham and luskip “ addressed the Privy Council and the case will finish on Monday, when Pritt concludes proceedings- It is believed that the judgment will be delivered within a week. Curious Medical Phenomena Upside Down Case Reed 8 40 a.m. London, April- 23 A curious case, without record or parallel, is narrated In the Lancet by two medical 'men; of a domestic servant, aged 28 years, who wrote and read backwards, held the Prayer Book upside down, and when tidying a room put the vases and photographs back on the shelves upside down, and reversed the pictures. The case Is described as pseudo mirtor writing. The patient was restored to normality under light hypnosis. Iu her early life she had been in a mental hospital and lost her speech but recovered it afterwards.