TIRTSCHKE MURDER
THE INQUEST CONTINUED. EVIDENCE AGAINST ROSS. GIRL SEEN IN WINE BAR. Pxoaa Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. MELBOURNE, January 26. The medical evidence at the inquest proved that Alma Tirtschke had been outraged. Ivy Matthews, in her evidence, stated that Ross was in the habit of tampering with young girls, and admitted to her that he outraged Tirtschke. Other witnesses testified to seeing the girl in Ross’s wine bar shortly before her disappearance. CONCLUSION OF INQUEST. ROSS COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. MELBOURNE; January 26 (Received Jan. 26, at 11.50 p.m.) Sydney Harding, a prisoner in the Melbourne Gaol, who is awaiting trial, gave evidence that Ross while in gaol confessed to him that he outraged the girl and then lost his head and strangled her with his hands. He then tore tile girl’s clothing into strips, which he threw in the river. The coroner committed Ross for trial on a charge of murder.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18464, 27 January 1922, Page 5
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