THE TIRTSCHKE MURDER.
THE INQUEBT. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received January 26. 11.20 a.m.) MELBOURNE. January 26. The medical evidence at the inquest proved that Alma Tirtschke had been outraged. Ivy Mathews, in evidence, stated that Ross was in the habit of tampering with young girls, and admitted to her that he had outraged Tirtschke. Another witness testified to seeing the girl in Ross’s wine bar shortly before her disappearance. (The naked body of a girl named Alma Tirtschke, aged twelve, was found in a lane off Little Collins Street. The girl had been sent on an errand, and. tailing to reach her destination, she was reported missing. The case created an enormous amount of public interest, and large rewards were offered for information that would load to the identification of the perpetrator of the crime. A man named Ross, proprietor of a. wine saloon, was arrested. Tne inquest opened on January 25, the principal Witness being Ivy Matthews, formerly manageress for Ross.)
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16642, 26 January 1922, Page 7
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