CHRISTCHURCH TRAGEDY.

Wairarapa Age, 7 November 1930, Page 5

CHRISTCHURCH TRAGEDY.

EVIDENCE AT THE INQUEST. CHRISTCHURCH, November 6. The inquest into tlie deaths of Mrs. F°.nny s>wwf.y?.J her —sonj—^ryll--Francis Dunfordi VAfKWr-Wr (if ~j> njUn cod- »hyll Ezs’£• Disc’d T" soatc vras ’’«Uy“ t’s puisun aaministurv<l isy his inutiier Dr, Arthur Thomas gave evidence that gn the yrjnner 31, a yeunff weaaaai Irin TSunfmii, i»iinii hl bis house saying that her brother was very ill and that her mother had tried to poison him and herself. The mother had given them sulphur and treacle, which tasted bitter. Iris Dunford had noticed it was bitter anti spat hora aut. WUnaoa went to Ikg bongo a t 53, rjallobury fttreet. anil flnisH tha kaj? t» a state of . (■blja ilsi l Mrs: JIUHfHVH tsss £St_is_ttle Bhttfiq-n isM* CvllapsCu. Botli w.ere tsfeon to .hbsiiitel. JieAjwitEim g_ few, minjifeS nf amt -the reCovetea; l-atej-fEe. pol'cg.feundthp iLe Iteufora ja, = locked shed at ‘the rear of the house.

mho -aad..t»"tei-S<aßplO62 of -the vlnabii and sulphur given to the boy and girl, ?aid ; he. had-found poison in it. - - The .evidence of, Jris-Dunford, was taken in the public hospital, where she if'-/* .Ut.ik din: ribr.ii. hxyiv. her„mpther and tried to.. force }ier U.uilA-r is'nr’suu- ro-.tajte striphttr.«gd ihiu:g>ti;i:'oefß. tssSed vM-To.ts'mei* io tEke iAutiiet-their-irietrfo' roree her. to.take it. Later she heard her brother scream in pain. and--sho c,aid to her-- motlrer; '• You’vc poizsned us,” • -Hcr- moiiier replied,Don’t be’Silly. He’s only got the stomach aehe.” Witness felt sure it ’.vas poison and went for the doctor. Witness assured the Court she had no recent disputes with her mother and that her mother had no money troubles.—(P.A.)