THE DUNEDIN MURDER.
The Coroner’s inquest upon the bodies of James Murray Dewar, Elizabeth Mary Jane Dewar, and Elizabeth Lindsay Dewar, the victims of the Dunedin murder was begun at the Hospital yesterday. Mr Inspector Mallard was present on behalf of the police. Thomas Atkinson, a shepherd on the Hampden Downs estate, identified Mrs Dewar as his daughter, and said she was born at Portland, Victoria, Mary Grant stated that the deceased, James Murray Dewar was her son. He was twenty-nine years of age, born in Glasgow, a Presbyterian, and a butcher by trade. The child was nine months old. Husband and wife lived on the best of terms. The inquest was adjourned till three o’clock to-day.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2184, 18 March 1880, Page 2
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117THE DUNEDIN MURDER. South Canterbury Times, Issue 2184, 18 March 1880, Page 2
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