THE GRAND HOTEL FIRE.
INQUIRY INTO THE OUTBREAK. A WITNESS INTIMIDATED. PBZSS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, Juno 28. A Coroner’s inquiry touching the recent fire at the Grand Hotel was resumed to-day. Jessie Minns, a scullery maid, refused to give evidence ; and the Coroner, after warning the witness that sooner or later she would be compelled to relate all she knew concerning the fire, allowed her to stand down until to-mor-roV morning, when she will bo again called. Mrs Minns, mother of the witness, was present with her daughter, and in answer to questions by the Coroner stated that the witness’s refusal to give evidence Was due to fear that some person or persons Would do her injury if ghe disclosed certain facts that had came under her notice. It seemed that her daughter had seen a man in the pantry on the night before the fire, and he had threatened her that if she opened her lips she would suffer for it. The Coroner said that if Miss -Minns would only disclose the name of the person or persons who had threatened her, steps would be taken that would effectually pjaco her beyond any fear of injury.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4396, 29 June 1901, Page 5
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196THE GRAND HOTEL FIRE. New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4396, 29 June 1901, Page 5
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