GIRL'S STRANGE PLIGHT.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 January 1917, Page 5

GIRL'S STRANGE PLIGHT.

FOUND LYING IN A STREET. Auckland, Jan. 4. An extraordinary incident occurred itt the Grey Lynn district early this morm in». A ca, from Grey Lynn was passi ing Selwyn l!oad, when the and conductor noticed a dark form; which tiiey had observed on the outward trip, was still lying oji the foot- 1 path, The tram was brought to a stand-; still, and the two officials proceeded tqf investigate. They found the form which had at-< traeted their attention was that of 81 girl about twenty years of age. Sha was in a semi-conscious condition, havevidently been quite recently seiiedj with an epileptic fit. The tramway men lifted the girl into the car, and com ; roved her to the Newton Police tion. The ofileer in charge questioned. tM girl, but she could only give very meagre information about herself, being still only half-sensible. She stated tha.t» lii'i nanie was Violet Cole, and tbat ahaj had only come to Auckland three d»Wj ago from her home in the Gisborne dil-J trict. She said she had been staying inl Auckland with her uncle, whose nanWj she said was Henry Cole. As to tIMI hitter's address her mind, however, iw&fj a blank. y The strange part of the affair IS tuSl neither the police nor the hospital authorities have so far received auiriej.iMVAing tb§ patient,. .' r—* >