YOUNG WOMAN'S DEATH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18173, 19 August 1922, Page 10

YOUNG WOMAN'S DEATH.

QUESTION OF THE CAUSE. EVIDENCE AT INQUEST; INMATE OF HOUSE AT EPSOM An inquest into the death of Mrs. Male . May Fraider, aged 24, -who died on Wed- , nesday at the residence of Mrs. Imrie, . 75, The Drive, Epsom, was opened yesterday, before Mr. J. E. Wilson, b.M.,_ coroner. .A doctor had been unable to certify the cause of death and a postmortem examination had been made. U was stated during the proceedings that Mrs. Imrie- was identical with Mrs. O'Shaughnessy. ' - ~ I The first witness was Lome! 1 raider, [ driver, Whangarei, husband of the dead woman. There were, he stated, four children, the eldest being about B» yeaft old. His wife left Whangarei last Saturday to come to her parents' home jn Auckland. She' wis somewhat run-doWn after having had influenza. She told him about two months ago that she was in. a certain condition. Her reason for coming to Auckland was to have a rest. She had written to her sister at Waikiekie.. just outside Whangarei, asking her to come in and look after the family while she was away. The sister did not receive the letter, but arrived in Whangarei last Saturday morning to spend the day. Deceased prevailed upon her to stay and mind the children while she went to Auckland, and she left.that mght By the Manaia. As far as witness knew his wife had about £10 with her, including £5 which she had drawn last Saturday from the Post Office Savings Bank at Whangarei. She did not say she was going to stay with her Pf>pK but he took that as an understood thing. Detective-Sergeant Hammond: mo. your wife ever mention Mrs. lmne, 10, The Drive, Epson*?— Witness. : No, Have you ever heard of Mrs. O'Shaughnessy ?—Yes. First Intimation of Any Trouble. Was your wife downhearted over her condition or make any suggestion in regard to the matter?— No. If she did have that on her mind she would know it would be no good saying anything to Had your wife ever mentioned Mrs. O'Shaughnessy?—No, she never mentioned her name and I never mentioned it to her. The only thing I ever heard of Mrs. O'Shaughnessy was when she got into trouble some years ago. Can you give any reason how,, your wife came to know Mrs. Imrie of Mrs. O'Shaughnessy?—l have no idea. Why do you say Mrs. O'Shaughnessy? Well, your wife was in her house, you know.—What, Mrs. O'Shaughnessy's? The Coroner: Mrs. O'Shaughnessy is known now as Mrs. Imrie.—Witness: Well, that i# news to me. Replying to further questions by Detec-tive-Sergeant Hammond, witness said the first he knew of 75, The Drive, Epsom, was when he received a telegram saying his wife had died. That was last Wednesday. He could not remember the exact wording of the telegram, but it was somethine- like "Come at once. Regret to say your wife died. Imries, 75, The Drive, Epsom." That was the first intimation ho got of anything being wrong. Later ho received a telegram, which had been sent earlier, notifying him his wife was dangerously ill and to come at once. It was a long telegram and was sitmed in the same mariner as the other. He then communicated with his father-in-law, who resided at Mangere. Never Saw Any Correspondence. Detective-Sergeant Hammond: You can-, not tei» us of any correspondence between your wife and Mrs. Imrie?—-Witness: No. I have never seen any. And you merely understood your wife was coming to" Auckland to visit her people?—l did. When did you expect her back?— Last Thursday morning. Dr. W. N. Abbott gave formal evidence that he was called to see the deceased at 10.15 a.m. last Wednesday. The woman died in his presence at 10.30 a.m. in the house it 75, The Drive, Epsom. The driver of the hospital ambulance said he received instructions to proceed to the house and arrived there at 11 a.m. He conveyed the body to the morgue. George Pennell, market-gardener, Mangere, father of the deceased, said his daughter arrived at hiß house quito unexpectedly last Sunday afternoon. She stayed until Monday morning and then left to catch the 10 a.m; train to Auckland, saying she was going to meet some people from Waihi. i"3he also said she would return next day and would .stay with him until left for Whangarei on the Wed- - nesdav night. She was in good health and spirits as far as he could see when she left the house last Monday morning. . The inquest was then adjourned to a date to be fixed. I