CHARGE OF MURDER.

Otago Witness, Issue 3098, 30 July 1913, Page 55

CHARGE OF MURDER.

DEATH AT A MENTAL HOSPITAL. CHRISTCHURCH, Jniy 26. Joseph Martin Chapman, a warder at tlio Sunnysido Mental Hospital, 36 years of age, was arrested to-day on a charge of having murdered Chatles Thomas M'Meekan, an inmate of the iiv-titution. M‘Meekan was married, and was *l2 years of age. Ho diet I on July 9, and in the ordinary course an inquest was held at Sunnyside before Mr Bailey, who returned a verdict that death was due to hcvniorrhago of the lungs. It is slated, however that, the circumstances connected with M'Meckart’s death were such that the authorities caused further investigations to bo made. It is understood that as a consequence Chapman was suspended and ’.hi,- whole matter was put in the hands the police for further investigation. ’.! ho detectives made very searching inquiries into the matter, and this morning Detective.? Ward and Torrens arrested Chapman on a charge of murder. Chapman will ho brought la-fur a the court on Monday. Cl lit IS ITT! IRC FI, duly 23. Joseph Martin Chapman appeared in the Magistrate’s Court this morning charged with having caused the death of Charles Thomaa M Meekin at the Sumiyside Mental Hospital. Accused was remanded till Friday.