INVERCARGILL TRAGEDY.
THE INQUEST AND VERDICT. tar TELIiGIiArII.—I'BESS ' ASSOSIA.TIOR.J ' J l ." Inyercargill, April -,13; . _ The inquest concerning .'the deaths':' of. tho.: victims of the .Crinaii^Strcct,.tragedy.was concluded this' evening.'/'C; T: Archibald M'Lean, .city, had daily, opportunity'Df 7 relations with Ins famiiv, and would.spy,. tliCTj wore a. very liappv tain'ily.'j-. Baxter.was not' hasty tempered, and witness'had.never. hoard ■angry words.- Barfcr^JjaloOefjii^ll a month'. " ,'i. Dr. Ewart'described;the..wound, and afidecL. that " insane peoplo'''^o'lia l ble ,tonmpulses. which may son!etimes;bo,.pf..such.forco.as to bo irresistible. 'fcofc' signs of \intellcct;uar ,: abjefratibn; u 'Lho chiof; feature of the to do-, stroy, and it may nai'lbc'eoiitrolled by thoperson." ; • ' . Geo. M'Carter,'employed"in Baxter's shop and nursery, said that l(l oii .the.Monday, prer' csding' tho tragedy . Baxter was, pale, and very. quiet, and. seemed in He bad .-seemed depressed' night. At 8 .p.m.tho tragedy) lie wentttftllMWM tTftrfiscLfoj;': instructions,-and saw his'message.to Baxter,'and brought b'acK-'rci- 1 plies. She said Baxter's.head.,was, bad.;, ~ -x Margaret jM'Robio,"ivlib" had ililrsed' jMrs'r Baxter through a rcocnfcrilhtessfi'said: tltffr Baxter was kind toyliis^.fainily,- : but.rfor; ra fortnight before witness-doft tho-.house ho> had boon eomplainiugi'flf pains i in. thoShcad;. Witness thought him- far-from eqnfc-ir'Her would bo in bed all day.- si&pmctiines"ho- would-. ■ go out for part of thq-dn;vi;'and..then.'come' homo and go to bod. ■'Duringi this-fortniglit ho seemed iniscrablo,-. and-ate little. Onq-. night, ho took a bottle .of laudanum from.witness's room, and •.whoiv- askcdi-.to return ■ it,"said the bottle.v.-a.s.brokehv--" 1 ; nr:V ;. X T,-;r. : Tho jury found that-James^'Roid.-Baxter--ooinmitted suicide while.sufldi'ing.-from : 'immil'. I sivo.' insanity, thut>;tho mother •-.victim's.met their death at his'.hands whilo lie was-so suffering.-' The. polmcs -iWoro-specially: conn-. mended" for their . aetipn'-"dealing -.with,fit-he.- • emergency. , -'k aS,;..;'-. a, . Messrs. George and ifrapSrs, of Ci® ' Street, elsewlicro draw attention to warm clothing for the children, I
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 172, 14 April 1908, Page 9
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