THE MASTERTON SENSATION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 13 April 1907, Page 2

THE MASTERTON SENSATION.

INQI'KST OX MISS HOWELL. •' Pit Press Association. . Mustcrtoii, April ]■>. Ail inquest on (he Uiily of Miss j low . oil, twice exhumed, begun to-doy Mr. 11. I), liell, representing Ulo down review.-,! the evidence, Blll | ex . Plumed the reasons why the application hud been made lor exhumation. UolK-rt Edward Howell, brother of deceased, was the first witness. He stated t mt his sister lived with Miss Hall for three or four years. Latterly they had had a nursing home in Masterton. ]\* first heard of his sister's illuess n few days before Christinas from a friend staying at the house. On Christmas Day Miss Hull rang him up, and asked liim to go with deceased us far as Tuneru. He did, ami noticed a great change in her. He detailed (lie symptoms, and said she complained of thirst and pain in the stomach. At the beginning of ■January witness and Dr. Ross went to Ciisllcpomt in coiirie.|uenee of a t»l«. phone message fi , Miss Hall, and loiiiul his sister in bed worse, and still jcomplaiuiiig of pain. Later. M the inquest held today on the hi'dy of .Miss Victoria Howell,' who died , "I tustlepoiiit on .liuiuurv !M, after , lengthy evidence had been taken, a ver- . dirt was retnmeil tliat deceased met her : death by zinc poisoning caused by drink- , mg water from „ tank at Castlepoint, no blame being attachable to anyone.