THE LONDON TRAGEDY

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 98, 20 January 1919, Page 5

THE LONDON TRAGEDY

DRAMATIC DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED ,-,'. "/' ;■ ' S\:' : at Inquest ' ' .: RUTHEREIORD'S ROMANTIC J .-."■-'.■•' :>: : : : \' MARRIAGE . ■ ?, ■'. ■.." iy Megraph—Press.AEsooidtion^Copyriglit '; \v ' ■ •' London,' January 15. \ ' •' ' ;;The inqueet into the death of Major i . Seton. will be held on. Friday, when .[■'' ..;.-."dramatic developments are expected. !';"■'■ ■ Tliere is considerable speculations asto '.'. the conteats of the message which . ■■■'•' Lieutenant-Colouel Rutherford wrote ; ,to his wife telling her of the tragedy. \ . Hβ wrote.a'draft, but threw it on -\ : floor, and rewrote the': letter. The ; \ 'police' are now. iii'.possession' of the ■■ ■ . draft. It is significant that Rutlier- ; .' .ford throughout. was. quie£. collect- \ ed, though he momentarily broke down i. when his,wifo'siiamo was mentioned in ..'...,-.. Court.. -His friends believe that hie r'■'.' action was dictated'by a. deep, sense of •• .chivalry. ■■ '.-,., :. . '

. Mrs. Rutherford, is described as a charming woman, "with fair hair and blueeyes. Her youngest child is tsirce years old:' ',-.-'■;■■ ■. '.•''

Rutherford made; a. runaway marriage. The couple despaired of securing the consent of the girl'e father, Mr.: Roberts, and eloped and married secretly. < Mr. • "Roberts only forgavo them several.years later, when he.provided Rutherford with a lucrative appointment and a handsome residence at Saltaire. ~- v■' : Major Seton's body will be buried with military honours." . : The newspapers;recall Major Seton's daring ride, across Strathbogies during the bush fires sis or s,even years ago. s — Aus.-N.Z. Cable Asen.' , ; .