SUPPOSED POISONING CASE AT OKAIAWA.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 9840, 28 October 1893, Page 2

SUPPOSED POISONING CASE AT OKAIAWA.

JURY RETURN AN OPEN VERDICT. The adjourned enquiry concerning the death on Bth October, of, Pura bo MoGlashan at Okaiawa, waa held at the Okaiawa Hotel od Thursday evening. Caroline Peacock, of Manttia, v fellow* ' eervdnt of deceased at Middleti'ii'tf Hotel, ' Opunake, gave evidence to the effect that deceawd'had "never expressed htiy eaii-i Inl intention^. -She .was, -a qujet.gjrl, .vm^at timeß melancholy Sho ÜB.odVvtu^rea'rt a great deal ii night. '- > k- v ,% f " W, D. Scott, auctioneer, Opunake/iviog at Mr =dloton'B Hotel, knewileceasedywlio , bad been waitress for about 15 months. ' She was at times melancholy and of a dull 3 and gloomy temperament Ho hud never heard her express any suicidal intent oils, and knew of nothing that cottl 1 have ia 1 duced her to commit euicide. George McLean, farmer, in whose Pervico ? deceased had been for six wcokn, suite 1 J that he had a quantity of arsenic in one of i his sheds, which was never locked. 3 Deceased seemed a quiet girl, hut appeared j to think herself above her position. , Slio read yellow back novels extensively. Samuel Adams, formorly gardener for last witneßß, stated that deceased wup di«< contented with her occupation as a servant, and had more than once expressed a wirh , thatßbe were dead. She talked ,o.f deairiajg , to go on the stage. 1 John Carroll, Okaiawa, sawdpeeased the 3 day. befoie her death going houie, walking J' in a staggering way. ' ■- Martin Stagpoole, sergeant of police, do- | tailed results of investigations inade^ arid stated that he could not obtain any information to Bhow that the poison was other '" thßtf.celf-administered. " ■ - •'• r ; The jury returned a verdict to tho effect I that deceased died from arsenical poison* j ing, but that there was no evidence to show '„ how tbe poison was administered — Star,