The Dunedin Murder.
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PRESS ASSOCIATION.) ■is hi' . • - . . ■ ;; 14; ; v ... Dunedin, Tuesday. At the inquest on the body of Georgina •Butler, tbtday, the; evidence of Police tier'ge'anii'McDonneil 'to the effect that • whertHio was called "m Jie found tlio woniaii lying, on the berl witii'hei' clothes on^Sr/(l-a,'gooa deal of blbod on the wall, some spurts being as high as 2ft above tjtip bed. Mrs Brown told him that her mother had been very drunk on. Friday and; fell m the .scullery, in.tlio. .^itch'en, and m the backyard. On searching the. house the police found a. pillow- 1 , rslip. with, a spot of- blood on it, a- ' girl's .pinafore under some' ■ clothes wltlva good' deal of Hlood'* 6n ! ;itj 'arid a dress itriprover; I , also under' some clothes, I 'with blood on it.. Di HBcWen, i 'iti'tiis evidence^ described thief, wbftnds, and std^edvtHkt" there were, a few female hairs ' iriVthe fingers of each hand and a vp'ieQe! of bed.tick, and amongst the hairs were wbat appeared to be the ,bristjles of bi;ush, is'milar to a dusting! brush, pib- ' d.uced.: The . • daughter, after being ; vtipned, 'also gave; evidence, and stated ■ thaii %hen she got up '_on Saturday'rnbrn'ing =tlie r back door was i[ shut, but' not 1 locked ; ■ Slie then found' her mother ;dea<J . h'She denidd ; l hat aiiy quarrel ( existecl ' be'.t^reen hci' < ':nibther and herself. ' The '.blb.pcl'pn the pillowslip wasfrpmihjer.little • giri 7 s hose ; put;, s.ntt..cbuicU not. jaccpun.t for ; .tliat/on the pinafore. ..The inques'fc was adJGurned.j , . .•> •'.'•'•. ,* '■•; ;•: -./. '• :
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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1474, 7 October 1885, Page 3
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244The Dunedin Murder. Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1474, 7 October 1885, Page 3
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