THE BAILIFF'S ENTRY.
, EXTRAORDINARY SEQUEL. j WOMAN PUSHED OVER & DIES (By Telegraph.—Press 'Association.) Auckland*. February 6. Some extraordinary allegations wero made in tho Coroner's Court this morning during the course of an inquiry concerning the death of a young woman named Catherine Ann Hearn, who died j on Saturday last at Cross Street, Newton. Evidcnco given by Dr. Williams I at the formal opening of the inquest on Monday had indicated that shook was tho immediate causes of death. Joseph Draper,' father of deceased, stated that his daughter and her husband had resided with, him prior to his daughter's death. On Saturday last deceasod complained of headache, and left to lie down on her bed. While she was resting, a bailiff named Davidson, whom witness did not then know, opened the front door, and walked into her room. Witness followed, and asked tho man what be wanted. The bailiff's reply was: "I'm Emanuel. I want tho property belonging to me, and I'm going to get it." While saying this, the bailiff took hold of the bed that ceased was lying on. Witness told him to get out, whereupon the bailiff called him an ugly .name, told him to get out, and gave him a shove. Struggle With the Bailiff. "It was God's will,that I should get him," continued the witness, "and I gripped him by the throat, and put him outside." _ Chief-Detective MacMahon: Yeu believed all this time that it was (Emanuel. Witness: Yes. And what happened then?—"A man whom I : know now to be Louis Emanuel came along to help the bailiff." Continuing, witness said that, with the_ assistance of deceased, hn succeeded in pushing the door to. The bailiff and Emanuel then went away, and deceased complained of feeling ill, She went back to bed, _ but subsequently went into her sister-in-law's house next door. A little while later witness heard a good deal, of commotion out*side. He saw several people, who appeared to bo excited. The women folic returned to.his house, and, five minutes later, his wife called to him: "Come quickly; Kate is dead." Mr. Singer, who appeared for Emanuel, put questions which. suggested that the ' bailiff had gone to the wrong house. Emanuel had sold furniture to deceased's sister-in-law, who lived next door, and he subsequently proceeded there.
Second Stormy Scene. Margaret Heam, sister of deceased, stated that sho went into her own house to find Louis Emanuel, aaid a man named Humphries in tho bedroom shifting her furniture. Witness sent her children for deceased, who had come from the other house, arid several other women were standing at tho top of the stairs. Emanuel took the clothes off witness's bed, and threw them on thefloor, after which he tried to take tho bed to pieces. Deceased was standing at tho corner of tho stairs with a poker in her hand, and Emanuel asked her for the poker. Sho replied' "You will get no pokor here," and Emanuel's reply was, "I'll get the poker, you ," and, putting nis hand on deceased's shoulder, pushed her on one sid6, cansing her to fall, . It Was a deliberate push. >v. Dies In Fifteen Minutes,
Witness went on to say that a neighbour (Mrs. Jackson) picked deceased up, and asked her if she was hart. Deceased's reply was: "No; I'm more upset than hurt." The furniture had, by this time, beeri removed, airf before the men drove off, deceased said to Emanuel: 1 "I'll make you prove what you said about me to Jackson." Emanuel's reply Was to spit into his fingers. Deceased, witness, her mother, and several neighbours then went into the kitchen of deceased's house, - and, within a few minutes deceased becameunwell, suffered a miscarriage, and died in a few minutes. Chief-Detective M'Mahon: What period elapsed between the time of your sister being pushed by Louis Emanuel and tho time of her death ? Witness: A quarter of an hour. _ Previously she bad been in comparatively, good health?—" Yes, escept-for a slight bilious attack." \ Had she had a fall previously ?-» "Yes; on the previous Wednesday shesaid that she had slipped on the bottcm step of the sta-irs, but told us that she was none the worse for tho mishap. Rose, Draper, mother of deceased, gave evidence corroborating the statement, that deceased had been pushed over by Louis Emanuel.
The inquiry was adjourned for s week
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1978, 7 February 1914, Page 6
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726THE BAILIFF'S ENTRY. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1978, 7 February 1914, Page 6
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