WELLINGTON.
This day.
Horriklo Death by Burning,
A woman, named Catherine McColl, 60 years of age, was burnt to death late last night or early this morning under most horrible circumstances. She was housekeeper to a gentleman named John McLaghlan, and was ldfst seen by him about 9 o'clock last night, when she was lying on the sofa helplessly drunk, he left her there and went to bed leaving the candle burning. On rising this morning he found her charred remains. With the exception of her stays, all her clothing was burnt; a portion of the wall had also been on fire. Mr McLaghlan states that he heai'd no noise during the night, and was unable to say how she was burnt. Deceased had been drinking heavily for about ten days. An inquest will be held tomorrow.
A little girl named Uussell was run over by a vegetable cart this morning, and killed. The driver was unaware of having passed over anything until called to by the spectators.
A man named Henry Greaves was killed on the Foxton-Palmerston railway on Wednesday owing to his accidentally falling between the carriages,
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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3516, 2 April 1880, Page 2
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189WELLINGTON. Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3516, 2 April 1880, Page 2
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