DEATH OF MRS TUKE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8000, 11 December 1905, Page 2

DEATH OF MRS TUKE.

A SAD END. Il is with K reat regret that we have Io record the death of Mrs Mary Louisa Take, widow of Major Take, wliicn occurred on Sunday niorniiifr under circuinstani-es which leave no room for doubt that the case is one of suicide consequent mi an acute a'tlack of melancholia.

It appears that for some time past Mrs Tuke had been sum-ring for an ajßrravaln! form of depression inteusilied hv deafnes... and has been under treatment l.v D- Home. With a view Io being free from hoii-choldjnnrries she was staying al a quiet boa-ding house in town, and on Saturday night iv.ired to rest, the hmdli.ly offering to sleep in the same room with he . lull Ihc offer was deelin-d. A boa! o'clock on Sunday morning when a cup of tea was taken i, ,0 the bedroom, it was discovered that Mrs Tuke was not there, although the bed had evidently been occupied. No lime was losl in making inquiries among the lady's friends, hul as she could not lie traced Ihc police were cnnllllulliclltedwith.it being feared thai in consequence of her sad stale of mind she might have made for the beach. Sergeant Haddrell and Constable Woods at once instituted al thorough search along the foreshore but without any lestill. Shortly before| 1 o'clock, just 'alter the police had re-1 turned, sonic buys brought word Io the station Ihal lluv had seen some lady's! clothing on the hank of the Henui river. Constable Russell, accompanied by the boys, w cut to the spot and found a lady's hal. jacket, and umbrella on the western bank of the river in the vicinily 11I' the Chinaman's garden, almost iii a line with (iill street. Following the river down for aboul 100 yards Constable Husscll at length

saw tlir l.oily which, with assistance, lie brought lo land, anil Lad conveyed lo the morgue, where it awaits the Coroner's impicst li\cil fur nine o'clock this morning. 'Hie deceased ladv was n daughter of the late Colonel Slj'ipp. and was about la years of age. She leaves three dauglilei's and seven sons In mourn lier loss. The grrale-l svnipiilliv is fell for llie family in their sudden' hcreavcnt.