SENSATIONAL CASE OF INFANTICIDE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1740, 14 January 1888, Page 3

SENSATIONAL CASE OF INFANTICIDE.

RECOVERING THB BODY.

An amusing inoident, whioh occurred not a hundred miles from the borders of Tuapeka, has just been reported. A bank olerk having reoeived notice of removal, set to prepare himself for the journey. He had a lot of old clothes which be had worn ont, and wbioh he wanted to get rid of m some way, so he made up a tidy parcel, put. It m a blaok bag, and by the light of the moon wended his way to a river near by. Picking out a pretty deep spot, he tied the bundle to a briok ana dropped it ln. That same nlgbt the village policeman was waited on by a young oouple, who informed him that whilst sitting on the bank of the river studying astronomy they noticed Mr Brown, of the Intercolonial B*nk, steal quietly to the deep hole, take a young infant from his bag, and drown it with a heavy stone tied to Its neck. Here was & sensation, and a right-down first-class oase for a constable who badn't bad one for fully six months ; so determined to make the best of it, Constable O'Hooligan, obtaining assistance, proceeded with a grappling iron to tbe spot Indicated. The news soon got abroad, and, before many minntes, on the bank of that river stood a policeman, two parsons, three Chinamen, a journalist, a bank manager, a Salvationist, and seven sympathetic females. After about an bour'a search, the iron hook got attached to a bundle, whloh was carefully drawn to the surface and deposited with S an air of victory, not unmixed with horror, on the bank. The work of Investigation was commenced, "The heartless villains," exolalmed a parson ; " the wretohe .," cobbed a female ; " poor -little angel," articulated the Salvationist; "wel y wicked Eulopean," rf joined a 0 .inaman. In a minute the contents were laid oot on the tueaocks They comprised a pair of scatless pants of the mtsher pattern, a couple of well-worn shirt fronts, an old pair of gusset boots, a few old Book a, » crushed hat, and a thread .worn swallow tail m the pocket of whloh was found a lady's po.ket handkerohief, a peppermint 10l y, a fine-toothed oomb, and a pawn tioket, The inquest has not yet been held.—" Tuapeka Times."