THE MARTON TRAGEDY.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 528, 21 December 1912, Page 5

THE MARTON TRAGEDY.

— . <3> [HY TKLKCHAI'II. -I'RKSS ASSOCIATION.] Marton, Thursday. At the conclusion of the e-vidence given at the inquest on tlio bodies of William Urquhart and Lena Gordon, Mr Collins, solicitor representing the girl's parents, said it was quite clear that when the deceased girl discovered what Urquhart was, she had no desire to have any further dealings with ' him. Mr Collins suggested that from the tone of the letters Urquhart exercised a powerful influence over the girl, and while she was under that influence she had told Mrs Urquhart, the wife, that she would not give him up. However, when she did get away frum the influence, she had no desire to have anything further to do with him. The attitude of the deceased Urquhart was such that he had no doubt entered upon a scheme of revenge, because the girl would not have him. The Coroner, in reviewing the evidence, said it was quite evident that the two had been infatuated with each othermight he say it was almost a mad in fataution? Then, when the girls' infatuation waned, Urquhart was piqued at her treatment, it gat on his brain, and he allowjed himself to be worked up to such ajstate of excitement that for the timel being he was practically