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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1168, 2 September 1882, Page 2

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| UNITED I'RESI ASSOCIATION | RIFLE ASSOCIATION. . Wellington, this day. At a meeting of Council of' the New Zealand rifle association last night it was ' decided to hold the next prize competition at Dunedin commencing on friday 3rd ; November. The programme was decided upon, and includes four matches for each > champion belt, the twenty highest aggro- , gate scorers to fire a fifth match to decide the ohampion, prizes vary from £IOO ' to £l2O per match. Two aggregate prizes ■ for eaoh class £lO2 10s £SO with belt. The teams for matches are the same as prcviouf years, four prizes varying from' £4O to £5. The Otago ladies shield match is inoluded in the programme. , AUCKLAND POISONING CASE. . " ' Auckland, this day, The investigation re the Cleaver poisoning case under the theory of suicide is untenable, so the case resolves itself into accidental poisoning or murder.' At first it was in- . sinuated that the'girl's relatives might have - had something to do with it, but when it became apparent that this could not possibly be the case, suicide was the doctrine of those most interested. Drs Richardson and Walker made a joint analysis for the purpose of giving evidence at the inquest. The. i details of the analysis mil not be made public until disclosed in evidence. They were authorised to state that thorosult has not modified the conclusions come to by the ■ medical gentlemen on making their first analysis and in the private post mortem , examination. Dr Richardson suspected ■ poison from the first, but did not use the { stomach pump as by the time be was called, 9 twelve hours after the first symptoms, the . stomach had been cleared by Vomiting, and > the poison absorbed into the system. Dr Richardson put a question to deceased, " had she taken any poison as he was unable otherwise to account for . symptoms," she replied perfectly frank and in a straight-for-ward manner that she had not oi her own knowledge taken anything injurious, Her feeling seemed to be that of surprise that he should ask such a question, and her manner appeared to him that she was speaking the truth, and that ghe had nqt trje slightest idea of suicide or had contemplated it. The • Rev, Mr Tibbs, who administered the sacrament, states there was nothing to make anyone believe the girl was passing into eternity with deception on her lips or any mental reservation. He entertains entire disbelief that deceased committed suicide, He regarded the marriage as mockery, but as friends of deceased thought otherwise he did not use any urgency to persuade them against it.