LORNE STREET MYSTERY

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8343, 1 February 1913, Page 5

LORNE STREET MYSTERY

EXTRAORDINARY CASE WOMAN FOUND IN A GRAVE CONDITION. A case presenting some extraordinary features has been reported to the police, who aro at present inquiring into tho causes which led to a woman, Edith Richards, residing at No. 23, Lome street, being found in a serious condition. About three weeks ago a neighbour was aroused early one morning by the woman, who complained of having been very ill. A medical man’s services were obtained, but when he arrived the wick woman would not open the door. This happened a time, and the doctor did not call again. On several occasions tho neighbour visited the house, washed the woman’s clothing, and attended to her "wants, but her condition became very grave. The woman refused to give any information regarding her condition. When a constable called at the house yesterday morning he was refused admittance, and the only way ho could enter was through a window. The woman, when found by tho police officer, presented a distressing spectacle. Bools of blood were on the floor. The woman said she did not know what aiied her. Dr McDonald, who was summoned, said the case was one of septic poisoning, and that the woman’s case was tho worst she (the doctor) had experienced. As her condition was serious, the doctor ordered her removal to the hospital. Inquiry at the hospital last night elicited the information that tho patient was doing “ as well as could bo expected.”