THE COLLINGWOOD MURDER.
Melbourne, June 22. The inquest touching the death of James Lane, produce dealer, Collingwood, has concluded. Not a particle of evidence, even of suspicion, against any person was produced. The murder was committed about 9 p.m. as deceased had shut his shop and was leaving by the side door. It was thought, at first, that the fact that a woman had been seen sitting in the shop about half-past nine might afford a clue, but this was proved to be a servant girl from a neighbouring hotel, who was ascertained to have stayed in Ids shop -vhiUt he had a drink with a frond. The Coroner, in summing up, said the jury would have no difficulty in deciding that the deceased had been wilfully murdered h>' feme poison or pevsona upkn.n-.vn. 'Pie deirriniiu'd violence ~?jih which the fat-d blow had been inflicted, was proof positive that robbery was not the principal object of the assailant or the The i'.'vy f'uind "That the ':'.'''.'i;;'.~e.i. -I'l'iie.s i.;i"e. was wilfulw and ;:i '!u>i! ; iU »m!n)->!(;:' .<? -;■<■ .day 2'Jth \,y some person or persons
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Kumara Times, Issue 3015, 2 July 1886, Page 2
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