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Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 342, 29 May 1877, Page 2

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VERDICT OF MAIVoLAIKUI

(By TELEGiiArii, ekom Press Ai

DUNEMX, Itllljl The inquest on the girl JlJ| M'lntyre was concluded to-day. 1 The Coroner, in the course of si\ ; a up, said : —Tlie medical evidence tli ; l o\it was given most lucidly, and i!i. 1 mortem examination had evidently 1 made in a most accurate and ox! in 1 manner by Drs. P.akewell and 11:itc 5 The verdict would probably depone 1 great measure upon the evidence of I gentlemen. Tliere was remarkable 1 imity in their opinions as to the c;u 1 death. From that, evidence the juvyvl be entitled to judge that death \v,i i the result of disease occurring in a ], J natural way, but was induced In 1 treatment which deceased underwent 1 that was their conclusion, they must J decide by whom this treatment was 9 sued, whether, in other words, tließ voluntarily subjected herself toslarvaß and the effects which followed fromfl whether her mistress (Mrs. Roiil)B culpable in the matter. .If they riccH in favour of tlie latter (and he thougliß evidence would justify thorn in so dniß they must next say—and on thus jB depended an important part of tH verdict—to what extent Mrs. Rciilß blameable, whether trilling if so, or tfi extent of being guilty of ma.uslaughtuß even of murder, lie then drew atteuS to tlie distinction between murder B manslaughter. II Mr. Stout said lie did not think B Coroner, in his charge, hud stated tlmß correctly. Tliere was no legal dutyß on Mrs. Rcid to provide medical ailvfl whatever moral duty tliere would H secondly, even supposing Mrs. lleid ifl supplied deceased with iusuliieieiit f»fl yet, if the g ; rl chose to remain, Mrs. Itß was guilty of no crime. The C'roner said that no doubt i Jury would consider that point with attention. After the Jury had been locked about half-an-hour, the Coroner was i prised that they had agreed upon tli verdict. The Foreman stated that the Juryli carefully considered why the girl had n returned to her mother's home, tu found—Firstly, that deceased did n come to her death by natural, ctvnsi secondly, her death was caused by trc; incut received at; the hands of Mrs. Kciil thirdly, that Mrs. .lleid had been guiltyi culpable negligence, to the extent of mat slaughter. The Coroner : I am sure, genllenici the evidence hears out. your verdict, must thank you for the great attentki you have paid to this case. If thei'oi one pleasure in so painful'a case, ifisii having so excellent a Jury to assist nit Every question possible has been put, juii the public, no less than myself, will fun obliged to you.