Suicide by Burning.
A Sydney telegram in the Melbonrne Argus reports : — " Some strange allegations were made at the inquest on the body of a married woman named Catherine Ann Maloney, aged 19, who died at Adamsstown, near Newcastle, on the 30th ult. It appears that the deceased and her husband had quarrelled regarding Mrs Maloney's frequent attendance at dances. With a view to preventing a recurrence of these visits, her husband endeavoured to detract from her personal appearance by cutting off a portion of his wife's fringe. In a fit of temper the young wife unnoticed threw herself into the fire-place, where the flames ignited her clothes. For some time she bore the torture without flinching or screaming, but her husband at length discovering what had happened, did his utmost to put out the flames. The injuries received were, however, so severe that the un fortunate woman died. Deceased admitted to a neighbour that she had tried to burn herself to death. A verdict was returned by the jury that death resulted from self-in-flicted injuries."
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Manawatu Herald, 1 July 1897, Page 3
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175Suicide by Burning. Manawatu Herald, 1 July 1897, Page 3
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