Sensational Case of Infanticide.

Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 168, 31 January 1888, Page 3

Sensational Case of Infanticide.

recovering the body. An amusing incident, which oc- * . urn- I not a hundred miles from the burden of Tuapeka, ban just lieen reported by the local Tunes. A hank clerk having notice of removal, set to prepare hiiu-ilf for the journey. He hud a lot of old clothes w hich he hud worn out, and w hich he wanted to get rid of in oinu way. so lie made up a tidy pared, put it in a black bag, and by the light of moon wended his way to a river near by. Picking out a prett' d. > p -pot, lie tied the bundle to a brick and dropped it in. That same night the village policeman was waited on by a young couple, who informed him that whilst silling on the Lank of the river studying astronomy they no: iced Mr Brown, of the Intercolonial it mk, steal quietly to the deep hole, i ale a yomi • infant from his bag, and \ drown it with a heavy stone tied to its p neck, lb r>- was a sensation, and a right down first-class case for a console iflio hadn't had one for fully six month.*; -o dot. mined to make the Is-t of it. Constable O'Hooligan, oht lining u**i tance, proceeded with a grappling iron to the spot indicated. To.- news s . hi got abroad, and, before many minutes, on the hank of that river ■-!" .1 a policeman, two parsons, three Chinamen, a journalist, a hank n .mfo'i.r, a Salvationist, and seven sympathetic females. After about an hour - arch, the iron hook got attached to a bundle, which was carefull drawn to tin surface and deposited with an air of victory, not uninixed i with horror, on the bank. The work * fiiivestigfttion was commenced. “The L 'i tli- - villains,“exclaimed a parson ; “ the wretches," sobbed a female ; “ poor little angel." articulated the Salvationist ; “w. lly wicked European," rejoined a Chinaman. In a minute the c in int- w. re laid out on the tussocks. They comprised a pair of scatI s punts of the masher pattern, a c ;.l of well-worn shirt fronts, Jan old pair of gu:-*. l loots, a few old socks, a cru h 1 hat. and a thread-worn swallow :ail, in tin- pocket of which was found a lady s pocket handkerchief, a }' o rutint lolly, a fine toothed comb, ; ♦s,i;iwn ticket. The inquest lias not yet beat held.