BLENHEIM.
* This day. . At the inquest on the body of Mrs Daikie, found amongst the ruins of the house destroyed by fire on New Year's morning. The principal evidence was given by Daikie, who stated that he and his wife were intoxicated when they went to bed, and when he was awakened by the noise of the fire in the back room he got up, took his wife to the front door, and told her to open the door and run, as the fire was increasing. He did not open it himself, as she had plenty of time to do so. He then returned to the bedroom to throw out what he could get hold of, and, believing that his wife had escaped, he afterwards got through the window, and did not know that his wife was missing until the house waß so far' burnt that nothing could be done to save her. Other evidence given went to show that the Daikies lived on good terms together. The Jury returned a verdict that there was no evidence to show how the fire originated.
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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3750, 4 January 1881, Page 2
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183BLENHEIM. Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3750, 4 January 1881, Page 2
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