INQUEST.
OruNAKE, This day. An inquest was held yesterday on tho bodies of Louisa Marian Plumridge and her two children, who died from poison administered by Mrs Plumridge on Sunday evening last. Deceased's brother, George Taylor, stated that deceased was 40 years of age. She had a daughter by her first husband (Captain Higgins), about 2-1 years of age, living in the King country. Latterly deceased had talked about poisoning herself in consequence of love troubles, but he (tho brother) thought it was only _" gammon." Tho jury, after retiring twice, returned Avith a verdict to the effect that the deceased died through poison administered by her own hands, but the evidence did not prove her state of mind at the time the poison was taken. Dr Gibbes, who made \ho jwst mortem examination, stated, in reply to the jury, that there was little or no restriction on the salo of poison beyond requiring the signature of the purchaser in the poison book, and a statement as to tho purpose for which the poison was to be used. He thought tho law very lax in that respect.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3969, 9 April 1884, Page 3
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186INQUEST. Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3969, 9 April 1884, Page 3
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