THE DUNEDIN MURDER.
(UNITED PR KSS ASSOCIATION.) Dunedin, January 4. The inquest on Matilda Hancock was resumed to-day, and the first witness was Annie Fudel, a neighbor, who had gone to see the woman after she had received the wound. The woman told her that Pearce had stabbed her. Witness bathed and dressed the wound, and told Pearco he ought to go for a doctor, but he did not. Witness asked Pearce about the stabbing, and he said (hey had a few words, and he did it m a passion. Sarah JBqyjl, also .. a neighbor, next gave evidence. In her examiuation she said Pearce had told her she got the wound by failing m the yard on a piece of glass. Other evidence having been adduced, the jury returned a verdict equivalent to wilful murder, and the Coroner committed Pearce for trial. ?
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 32, 7 January 1884, Page 2
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142THE DUNEDIN MURDER. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 32, 7 January 1884, Page 2
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