BIRTHS IN PRISON.
A REPRIEVED WOMAN.
BOY AND GIRL TWINS.
(Received February 9, 11.15 p.m.)
LONDON. Feb. 9.
Mrs. Olive Wise, who was condemned to death for the murder of her infant child, tho sentence being later commuted to imprisonment for life, gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, on Friday in the prison hospital. The Governor, who is a surgeon, himself attended tho mother. The babies are progressing well. Only those in attendance on Mrs. Wise were aware of the evont. There had been considerable public agitation for Mrs. Wise's release before tho birth.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20794, 10 February 1931, Page 11
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