THE SYDNEY TRAGEDY.
EVIDENCE AT THE INQUEST, ft KING IN FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES. Received Nov. 21, 10.12 p.m. Sydney, November 21. _ The inquest on the bodies of the victims of the Hotel Metropole tragedy did little to elucidate the mystery. The medical evidence declared" that there were no traces of prussic acid, but the volatile poison odor might have gone. A sister of Mrs. King gave evidence that, the latter failing to keep an appointment, she visited the Hotel iletropole, and was informed they were asleep. After waiting some time she entered the room and discovered the dead bodies. Mrs. King was cheerful when she arranged the appointment. A brother of the deceased ladv said Mrs. King intended to come to Sydney with some friends yesterday, but her husband alleged urgent business, and induced her to accompany him to the city. Mrs. King was in good health, and there was no truth in the statement that she intended to enter a private hospital. She had a separate estate, but encumbered it on behalf of her husband. Witness had received information since the tragedy that King was in financial difficulties to the extent of about £IOOO.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 22 November 1907, Page 3
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194THE SYDNEY TRAGEDY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 22 November 1907, Page 3
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