MURDER OF INFANTS.
GRUESOME FIND AT NAPIER.
By Telegraph—Press Association. Napier, last night. A sensational occurrence took place yesterday afternoon. A pillow case, containing the bodies of two newly-born infants — apparently twins, being fished out of tho harbor near tho Tier Heads at tho Spit. The pillow case with its contents was first noticed by two very small boys, who were fishing. They brought tho object ashore on their lino, and ou opouing it and soeing its contents they threw it back, being frightened, but afterwards they gave information, and it was recovered by tho police. At present thero is no clue as to tho identity of tho infants. An inquest will be held. . ■-* Lator. —Tho inquest on tho two infants found in the harbor on Sunday was postponed until tho 28th inßtant.
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Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 864, 14 April 1903, Page 2
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