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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1209, 21 October 1882, Page 2

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\vmm> PRESS ABSOUIATM] Dnnbdin, this day. The store and dwelling of-George Bell, postmaster at Inohclutha, is burned down. It was insured in the Colonial for SOO. The loss is estimated at over the insurance.

ALLEGED POISONING CASE AT AUCKLAND.

Auckland, October 20. A girl named Amy Hedges, aged lfi, has reported to thepolice that her mother, who died 16 months ago, and who Dr Bayntum certified as having died of apoplexy, was really,poisoned by her stepfather with arsenic. She also states that after the funeral the stepfather attempted to violate herself and her sister. The body of the deceased Mrs Hedges was exhumed this afternoon, and a post mortem will be held to-morrow.

Latfb, 7p,m. A sensatioual rumor of a most remarkable nature has been in circulation through the city during the last week, and as most serious allegations have been contained in stories afloat, the police have at last keen compelled to take measures to ascertain whether or not there is any truth in them. It was known more than a week ago, that a girl living in the neighborhood of Wellington-street had made oharges which, •if true amounted to murder against her father. Enquiries set on foot by the police led to several interviews between Superintendent Thompson and the coroner (Dr Philson) and eventually resulted in the exhumation of the body of Mrs Hedges, a woman who died hero sixteen months ago. This step was taken to-day, a warrant being issued hy the coroner in the morning, and the body taken up late in the ifternoon by the police. It will be opened in the presence of Dr Goldsboro', who will conduct a post mortem examination, and hate the stomach forwarded to Mr Pond, the Government analyst, for analysis.

This Day. A. Campbell, of Wellington-street, says lie knew Mrs Hedges, she told him that her daughter was weakminded, and- of peculiar disposition.