CHILD MURDERIN WELLINGTON.
INQUEST.^ j niUUi^BYrTBIBGRAPa,^ - ; •'.';;"- i! (UNITED, PRESS : ASSOCIATION. ) ' December 17. This afternoon the District ; Coroner conducted an into the circumstlnye^a'ttend'ing the death of a a.ne wlyborii:infant, daughter of one Kate Boyle, the discovery qf which in an outhouse j was re'pprtejd on Saturday. JVledicali testimony proved that around .the[neckof the^ child tl^erewas a^tliick.pieca.of rag tightly tied-j wil h a double knot. The mouth WJis tightly piugg<jd.with a piece, ef. wet rag.. iT (The umbilical cord ■was. -hot tied.. The body wafc pale, and noTdiscblouved. The right side, andback of the head were discoloured and bruised,.. and the scull was prusshed into j small pieces. .The lungs had trhjj appearance of complete inflation, and thjjj.'ewas no, doubt the child Jwaa born alive. Any !pf the mentioned above were sufficient to have caused dea^h> : ,jTjbe jury. -returned a verdict of ■wi^ul^urder against Kate Boyle. • .-■'■. Later. The police to day- laid an information against Kate: Boyle, charging.ber with the wilful iriurdev other infant. ■>. ."
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 17, 18 December 1883, Page 3
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162CHILD MURDERIN WELLINGTON. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 17, 18 December 1883, Page 3
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