JEALOUSY AT NINETY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2747, 6 December 1894, Page 3

JEALOUSY AT NINETY.

An inquest was held at Pukekohe (Auckland) recently into the circumstances connected with the death of Sarah Pepler, a woman upwards of eighty years of age, who, it was alleged, had been assaulted by her husband, Noah Pepler, a man ninety years of age, and who was in custody. The inquiry, which was conducted by Inspector Hickson, was of an exhaustive nature. There was general evidence of continuous squabbling between accused and deceased, and it transpired that the old man was extremely jealous of his wife. On the occasion iu question, it was alleged, there had been a violent squabble iu regard to a piece of paper which accused tried to get from his wife, and he pushed her down on the sofa and pressed his hand on her chest. The evidence of the daughter of accused and deceased was elicited with great difficulty, as she was in a hysterical state. The medical evidence of Drs. Carolan and Dalziel did . not throw much light on the matter, until a post mortem examination was made by Dr Forbes, who discovered no traces of injuries inflicted by force, but discovered advanced fatty degeneration of the heart and other organs. and he attributed death to syncope and senile decay. The jury were extremely puzzled with their verdict. The first verdict was in effect one of manslaughter, but when this was pointed out to them they disclaimed any intention of bringing in such a verdict. They did not desire to bring in a charge of manslaughter, nor did they wish to altogether acquit accused of blamo. They finally returned a verdict of death troin senile decay, with a rider recommending the coroner to reprimand Pepler I for his apparent unkiudnes3 to his wife aud daughter. There was one dissentient jto the verdict. The coroner then severely accused for his conduct to his wife and child, tolling him that the jury elt he was to some extent to blamo for the death of his wife. He had a very narrow escape, and ho (the coromin ' it would be a warning tq ">-- ihanked the tlnCi »&*•* " -oJiised forgut the ww-iiiu>» ■* ne would not hrouitht bP f ~ j- Accused was th;n cap*"" \' ro . Mr Wilkison, in his . ~ii.y as justice of the peace, on the cha'jjjo on which he had been arrested and remanded, that of assaulting Sarah Pepler, with intent to do her grevious bodily harm. Inspector Hicksou appeared for the police, aud said he did not intend to offer any evidence in support of the charge. Accused was then discharged from, custody.

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