POISON IN A TEAPOT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1827, 13 August 1913, Page 6

POISON IN A TEAPOT.

FOR EVENING MEAL. THE EFFECT OF MELANCHOLIA. A melancholy domestic tragody oo curml at Foxton on Monday evening, ao a result, of which u married woman named Catherine Hyiics, wife of a labourer, lost her lite, whilo her three-year-old child lies dangerously ill, and is now in an unconscious condition. I'ho allair appears to have been a, sad effort mi the part of the unfortunate woman to take not only her own life, but also the lives of her husband and two daughters, olio of whom is live years of age anil the other a mite of three years, l'rom information available it appears thaty yesterday alternoon, she purchased a quantity of "rougli-on-rats" from a Foxton chemist, and introduced the poison to tii'o tea which slio browed for tho oveimig meal. Oil arrival of her husband from work, the contents ot tho teapot wero pourcu out, but the meal had not. proceeded long beloro 0110 oi tho children began to vomit, and this was fallowed by the second chi d being similarly seized. The woman find her husband also' subsequently t>ecaino ill. Dr. iMancle was Ivurriedlv summoned, and tho wilo then admitted having placed the poison in tho ten. Mrs. 11 yni-s, who was ')o years of age, succumbed to tho ell eels of her act at six o'clock yesterday morning; fh o ] lus . band and ilio child of live vcars liavo recovered, but tho younger girl still lies unconscious. Another child, a babv, was not poisoned. Melancholia is llio reason adduced for t;ho act. Mrs. B.yncs had suffered from this trouble since tho birth of a child about two months a"o Hub-Inspector Jlarsaek left Palmcrstou North for Foxton yesterday morning in connection with the tragedy, nnd in tho' afternoon an inquest wns held, at which a verdict was returned that tho cause of death was tho effect of poison adminis. tered by the deceased whilst in an uiv sound folate of mind. Tho Hynes family wero ' comparatively new arrivals in Foxton, having taken up tlioir residence thero only two months ago. Tliey caiuo to Foxton from Paliiatua.