A GIRL'S STRANGE STORY.
ALLEGED ILL-TREATMENT.
By TeleersiDh—Press Assooiation-Copyrieht
.-■• ' : Brisbane,/ September 21. A girl named Birch, aged fifteen years,, had,been.living'with. John "Woods and his ■'fimily. for nino years, at. Oakey.. William Birch' recently came to Oakey and claimed her tis hia daughter. The family and . the' girl refused to recognise 'the claim.' The girl disappeared, but returned next nnd alleged that .Birch had jrayiaid and threatened to shoot her •unless she accompanied'him./ Terrified, she consented, and'ho dook her to a place where a large heap Of sticks had been gathered, , ■ and ■ compelled her to .remove most\of her clothes. •, He then , shockingly 'ill-treated heK after. threatening ; to roast lier, on a fire. Ultimately she escaped. '■' . . .'■ The police havo fonnd .the ashes of a fire containing.charred remains and part of a rifle. A'doctor no's .pronounced .the remains to be human, and those of a male/ -..:■■ V ' '
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1552, 23 September 1912, Page 5
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144A GIRL'S STRANGE STORY. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1552, 23 September 1912, Page 5
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