A MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 10, 12 June 1913, Page 5

A MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY.

A WOMAN'S SUICIDE. By Gable—Presi Aaaoeiatioir—Copyright ■»'.', - .-Melbourne, June 11. The Capeness case was resumed to-day. Evidence was led to show that the deceased had contemplated suicide. She remarked once, "Don't be surprised if you hear the worst in the morning." A woman testified that a year ago she took poison from the deceased, who said that she had no desire to live. Another woman gave similar evideifce. The case , was adjourned.

, •; A?Melbourne cablegram of Mav 18 ■aid:—Peculiar evidence was tendered at the inquest on the wife of George Samuel Capeness, a commercial traveller. Capeness testified that he resided at Oxford Chambers. At 5 o'clock in the morning he was informed by the caretaker that his wife had fallen out of a window. Witness asked his wife what had happened, and she replied that she did not know. Witness and his wife occupied the same room. He last spoke ( to her at 10.15 on the previous night. Wit--ness and his wife were not very happy, •wing-to his attachment to a young girl. His' wife was a, sleep-walker. He believed that that caused her death. His wife often requested him to give.the ,-;girl up. He tried to, but .found the attraction too great. Thp girl accompanied witness and his wife,, at his wife's on a holiday to Tasmania last Christinas. , The caretaker (Normand) -»f the Chambers testified that he.heard •a scuffle, and ; then someone running •away. He Tieard a tremendous scream a 'few moments later. H' s w >fe also heard. it. He "then found that the woman had ■ 'keen carried into the basement by a • constable. The noise of scuffling lasted about five minutes. He heard no voices. An attempt to open the window would 'not explain the sound which he took for scuffling. He admitted that his hearing was not too good, owing to tar trouble. He slept on the third floor, some distance from Oxford Chambers—about 35 feet. The' medical evidence was that there i were, no signs of injuries that could not 'lave'been caused by a fall. The inquest was adjourned.