THE RANDWICK MYSTERY.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 September 1910, Page 3

THE RANDWICK MYSTERY.

EVIDENCE AT THE INQUEST. [iJY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH-COPYRIGHT.] [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.J SYDNEY, August 31. The inquest touching the (tenth of the beautiful young girl O'Hrien, who was I'ouncl lying dead on the sand hills at Randwick, lias opened. The Government Analyst, who examined the stomach of deceased, deposed that it contained ergotin and traces of an unknown du-ug. The examination is not yet eo'niplete. The girl's mother, Nurse Hoe, who married again at an advanced age. said she was unaware that the girl was in any trouble. Mrs Xock deposed that on the day of Miss O'Rrien's disappear-, ance, she was at Nurse Brown's (the woman who is under arrest for causing the girl's death) and saw a young lady arrive nnd go upstairs with Mrs Hrown. Shortly afterwards Nurse Mrown came down and said the girl had fainted. Witness helped to carry the girl to tho balcony and Nurse Mrown then sent her on a message to Nurse Hoe's. Witness saw no more of the girl. On the following Wednesday she saw Nurse Hrown at the races, and Nurse Mrown told ilier that they had put the girl on the sandhills. Witness remarked, "How cruel," and Nurse Mrown replied: "Hettei put her there than throw her over the cliffs, as the girl's father and mother wanted." Nurse Roe denied baying visited Nurse Mrown, and also tne statement about throwing the body ovei the cliffs.