DEATH OF A WOMAN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13299, 7 February 1914, Page 7

DEATH OF A WOMAN.

mm ALLEGATIONS AT THE INQUEST. SEIZING THE FURNITURE. (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. Some extraordinary allegations were made m the Coroner's Court this morning during the course of an inqtiiry concerning- the death of a young woman named Catherine Ann Hearn, who died on Saturday last at Cross street, Newtone Evidence given, by Dr. Williams at the; formal opening of the inquest on Monday indicated that shock was the immediate cause of death. Joseph Draper, father of deceased, stated that his daughter and her husband had resided with him prior to hi^ daughter's death. On Saturday last deceased complained of a headache and went to lie down on her bed. While ahe\ was resting a bailiff named Davidson^* whom witness did not then know, opened the front door and walked into her. room. Witness went m and asked the v ma.n what he wanted. The bailiff's rep^ly was; "Fro Emanuel; I want the property belonging to me, and Fin going to get- it.'' ■.■■:■• While, saying this the bailiff took hold of the bed that deceased was lying on.:. - -.'».--..•.. • L ..: : -:_;, .'.-:....-.:. - :. .. ■■■■if ■ -■■:•■ Witness told him to get out, whereupon' the bailiff called him an ugly name, told him to get out, and gave hint a. shove. \ . "It was God's will- that I should get him," continued witness, "and I^grip« ped him. by the throat and put him outside.". Chief Detective MacMahon: You believed all this time that it was ESna-nuel?— Yes. And what 'happened then,--Aj man whom I .knew no"w. to be '-Louis Emanuel came' along to j.. help . the bailiff. Continuing, witness said that with the- assistance of deceased, he succeeded in' pushing^ the' door to. The bailiff and Emanuel; then ' went away, and deceased complained of feeling v ill. &h© went back to' bed, but subsequently went into her sister-in-law's hou^e next door.. A 'little ~ while later '■ witness heard a good deal of commotion outside. Be saw several people who appeared to be excited. The women folk- returned to his houße, and five mihutes later his wife called to him : "Come quickly ; Rate is dead." Mr Singer, ♦for Mr Emanuel, put questions which suggested that tlie bailiff hadr gone to the wrong house. He .had sold furniture to deceased's" sister-in-law, who liv-d. next; jdoo'ri and- subsequently proceeded there. . Margaret Hearn, sister of deceased, stated that she went into her own house to find Louis Emanuel and a man named Humphreys m the bedroom shifting her furniture. Witness sent her children for ■-. deceased, .'who 'had ; com© from the other house, 1 and-several other women were standing at the top of the stairs. Emanuel: took the clothes off witness's bed and threw them on the floor, after which he tried to take the; .bed to pieces. Deceased was standing Vat the corner of the stairs with a poker m her hand. Emanuel asked her for the poker. She replied: "You will get no «. pokier here." Emanuel's reply was : "I'll get the poker yon ___^" and. putting his hand -on 1 ; dpcea_ed's shoulder, pushed her oii onr> side, causing her to fall. It wa_s a ..deliberate, .push. A neighbor named ."-.Mrs Jackson picked deceased up and asked- her was she hurt, Deceased replied: "No: I'm more upset than bui-j.." 'The furniture bad by this time been removed,-" "and before they drove off : deceased said to Henry Emanuel. "I'll make you prove what* yott said about me to Jackson," and Emanuel's reply was to' spit into his fingers. De-* ceased, witness, her mother, and several iioighbors then went into the kitchen of deceased s house, but within a few minute* -.deoeagnd ..became unwell and suffered a miscarriage, and died m a few,; minutes. -■-...,. Chief Detect 've MacMahon: What peiaod io~_ar>sod between the time of your sister being pushed by Louis Emanuel and the time of her death?— A quarter of an hour. Previously she had been m comparatively good health ?~~Yes, except -for a sli«rnt bilious attack. ."•, Had shb had a'fall previously?^— Yes. on the previous Wednesday. She said she'had slipped on the bottom step of the stairs, but told us that she was none the; worso,,J<a\ the > mishap. .., Rose Draper, mother of deceased, gave evidence corroborating the statement that" deceased 'bad' been' pushed ove* by Louis Emanuel. The inquiry . was; : : adjourned for a week. . ' .: --