THE RANDWICK MYSTERY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 887, 3 September 1910, Page 4

THE RANDWICK MYSTERY.

Sydney, August 31. The Coroner opened the inquest on the girl O’Brien, to-day. The Government Analyst, who examined the stomach of deceased, deposed that it contained traces of an unknown drug. The girl’s mother, Nurse Roe (who had married again), gave evidence to the effect that she was not aware that the girl was in any trouble. Mrs Nock desposed that on the day of O’Brien’s disappearance witness was at Nurse Brown’s. A young lady went upstairs with Mrs Brown, and shortly after the latter came down and said the girl had fainted. Witness helped to carry her out on to the balcouy. Mrs Brown then sent her with a message to Nurse Roe’s- Witness saw no more of the girl. Ou the following Wednesday she saw Nurse Brown at the races, and was told that they had put the girl on the sandhills. Witness remarked, “How cruel!” Mrs Brown replied, “Better to put her there than to throw her over the cliffs, as the girl’s father and mother wanted.” N urse Roe denied having visited Mrs Brown and also the statement about having suggested throwing the body over the cliffs.