THE PALMERSTON TRAGEDY.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3445, 26 March 1920, Page 5

THE PALMERSTON TRAGEDY.

WOMAN ‘S STRANGE DEATH

I’ALl\.[]u‘RSTON 183., Man?!) 25.

A ooronial inquiry opened to-day concerning the eireumsta.nees under whieh Mary Etheline Webby, :1 married woman, met her death,‘her body having been found with the throat cut. on Thursday morning last in an unformed street. between Fitzroy and Ruahine Streets. Medical witnesses stated that there was a deep transverse incision across the neck, extending; from a. point. two inches below the level of the left ear to a point three ‘inches below that of the right "ear. At the left extremity the wound had two jagged cuts, and at the right extremity one jagged cut. The abdominal organs were quite healthy, and there were no other unusual marks on the body. Considerable force had been used to efiect the injury on the throat. It was possible to have been self—inflietecl,,but the ab~

some of any insfi"Tlfi—lent would preclude this theory. Considerable oV”ido]l(’..C was giveii by witnestses who Sftw deceased during the day pl'e<tet;ling'.‘ Evidence w:ls given by Percy Daniel Willis of seeing deceased in the company of 21 man near to where the body was found on the evening preceding the tl'ago(ly. Next morning when witness was proceodfiig to milk some cows, he found déc.eased’s body, and iui:'orme(l the police. At this .<t‘:igo "the inquiry was ad-jmn-nocl {'o ’J.‘lmsday next. ,