BACK-BLOCKS TRAGEDY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15646, 27 June 1914, Page 9

BACK-BLOCKS TRAGEDY.

WOMAN'S BAD DEATH.

[IJ* TRI.MMl'iy. •I'li'V'? AHIMCJATION.)

Wa.s'i.ant;, Friday A bad tragedy occurred thin afternoon at jPatnngi, a newly-opened book-blocks (Ktl'imont 37 miles up thn Wiinganul ilivcr, and Iw • miles from the waterway. Mm. Ha rah ,\; inn Bmylli, aged 37 yearn, tho wife of (i ji'ttl'-r, had been acting peculiarly Piriro her tint rhild wan horn about Uirn« montliH ago. lor four littlo children ore Buffering from whooping-cough. Mr», Htnyth brought her two-year-old child into Iho hospital a few days ago, and Iho doctor, noticing the condition of iho woman, notified the police. Two coilaloblfio ami a matron therefore went to I'atongi today, Mr». Binylh at Hint refused In i{o In Wangamii, but eventually iln niul I/O do no on condition that thn matron took rhurgrt of t.lio baby, Mm asiii'd |iiiniiitiiioii to go into llm Imilronni to draw, and the ollienm remained out. aide, lulling Mr. (Smyth Id watch bin wife,

Tim husband wont into the ballroom, bill, at bin wlfft'a ici|iii'ni, want out, Kim followed him, awl Immediately fried ' I've done It," at thfi aainn lime throw, Jug a bflllln I" Hi« llt'oi'

Tim unfortunate woman became mi (oiiwilmja, wttl liitwwl ii way two Imiii'ii J«t*r when being carried to » leu/mb,