A MOTHER'S CRIME.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 October 1915, Page 2

A MOTHER'S CRIME.

y £ NEW BORN TWINS'MURDERED. By Telegraph.—'Press Association. ChristL'liuich, Oct. 18. e Mrs. Mary Ann Reid, of Islington, was placed under arrest yesterday on 11 warrant charging lier with the murder a of new born twins, male and female. The ~ information is that Mrs. Reid, who has e been living apart from her liusban-.; lor f over two years, left the house i,i her e parents, Mr. and Mrs. Weeks, at Tstiagrton, on Saturday night, t-he was absent for some time and on returning confess ;d to her omther that twins had heou burn in the bush. She indicated where they

I could be found, and when the narenl ' went out they found that, each cmid ha 1 a. strip of linen tied round iti dcjlc. At the inquest to-day, Mary Week mother of Mrs. Reid, gave evidence f.n stated that she resided with lior hnsban at Hornby. Mary Ann Reid was Ik married daughter, aged I?:* or '.! O. Sri had been married for about eight yeai and had four children living with he Mrs. Reid had been living with witnes for the past eleven months. Mrs. Reid husband was living. He had left h< about 2'/:. years ago. Mr. Bishop (coroner): He descrte her? Witness: Yes. Continuing, she sai that Reid had deserted his wife once In fore when she had two children, but sli forgave him and they lived together an had two more children. He again di sorted her, the last time when she had child only a few months oh). Mr. Bishop: Do you know where 1 is now? Witneses: No. The rovoner recorded a verdict thi deceased, being two newly born illegit mate infants, male and female, were kil cil by their mother.