CHARGE OF MURDER.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 91, 29 March 1902, Page 2

CHARGE OF MURDER.

PEE PiIESS ASSOCIATION. Dunkdik, M arch 27. | The fira at Aiiautou hos led to a se. i„u* utivclopment, lu the body of the woman Sinnott, was found a curving fork, which had penetrated the heart. Hugh Sweeney, who had been living with the decease;), was arrested on a charge of murder. | Lateb. { Very few particulars are available regarding the alleged murder at Allanton. The victim, Mrs Sinnott, 50 years of age, was a widow who had an l income of her own. Sweeney, a labourer and groom, was living with her for some time, but lately resided in a place of his own. On Tuesday he was at the house of Mrs Sinnott with another man and some di inking had takec place. After the fire on W^d-j

nesday night, wh«n Cons'uble Carmody found the woman's chirred remains, the chest wad found exposed and a carving fork was sticking in the body soaiewbefe in the region of the heart. Sweeney, when questioned, said he had not been near the house on Wednesday, but there aie witnesses who saw him about. An inquest tors opened to-day. but only formal evidence of identification, etc., was taken, and the inqur s t adjourned till after the post mwtem. Sweeney is a single man and has resided in the district for smq« years.