LIFE FOR A MOTHER-IN-LAW.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1730, 22 April 1913, Page 8

LIFE FOR A MOTHER-IN-LAW.

BATH-CHAJI? INVALID SAVED BY A I'OUiSCi Wll'li. Iti-,a brave attempt to savo her invalid mother-in-law from a motor-car at Leightoil Buzzard 011 Thursday afternoon, March 6, Sirs. Maud Robinson, - the' young wife of a boot dealer in ■ tho town, was herself knocked down and killed. The accident occurred while Mrs. Bobinson, who was only -twenty-seven,,- and. a relativo were wheeling the invalid in a bathchair along the Hockliffo, Koad toitards .Lgginton, a village near Leighton, Buzzard. Owing to a bend in tho road they were unaware of the approach of a motorcar from the opposite direction-until-it ■was almost noon them. Perceiving the; danger, Mrs. Robinson and her companion) pushed the bath-chair on tho path; ■Tha.life of ,the .invalid was t-huy saved,, biife.Mrs. Ito.Miij6u was.caught- by the'cat, and thrown to.'the'ground. Mr. Arthur. Jlayor, ol' Egjinton; who was driving-tho car. tflok the injured woman,to a. doctor and - then -to her home, where sho .died soon afterwards.' ■

Tlic news of her death readied her husband, a prominent footballer, whilo playing for the Leigh ton Buzzard team 'in'a match against Bedford at Bedford. The police in the former town telephoned particulars of the accident to tho Bedford, police, who dispatched a messenger to the football field. Hay w;i? in progress when the news was broken to Mr. fiobiiison, who was overcome Villi grief.