THE NEWTOWN POISONING.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXIX, Issue 61, 13 March 1906, Page 2

THE NEWTOWN POISONING.

HTNCHCLIFFE BEFORE THE

COURT;v: :

[JPEESS ASSOCIATION.] *' '. , WELLINGTON, Mai-ch I^. .Allan Hmchcliffe, was charged, at the Magistrate's Court to-day, with the attempted murder of Mabel' Clarke qh the sth February. The pair caused-a sensation on the date mentioned' by announcing their determinatidri to die together. 'It-was now alleged that Hinchcliffe administered poison "to his fiancee, Miss Clark,! and %6ii <£ook some himself. ■. . v ' /; '}''%' Giving evidence to-day, Mis§ Clark said.she could iiot'.reirietiibtef How "she got tiie t)oison. ,: She f liad been i intimate with Hinchcliff^,1 anii her mother ; had discovered ihex lact.1 Hirichbliffe had said>previous^ 'Betterf#6r ■ ' ';- - ;'■ ; '.J^ater. ' , Allan^^Hinchcliffe,'chargedvwith'; the ' attempted murder of Slabel Cl*rk; rrfeserved his defence," and wa"s ''«committed for trial,/ -, ■:'.-■■ \. ; ; }; ;._,-;- >:, r ,;,:' v i X-<\\:-.