INQUEST.
An inquest was held at the Manganialioe Hailway Station by Mr Yon Stunner, District Coroner, on Monday on the body of Annie Lang. Annie Seymour deposed that she was the wire of (lliarlos Seymour residing at Mangamalioe, She knew accused who arrived by train from Masterton on Monday 2nd instant with Mr Thompson. Sho saw her every day till Thursday night at I) o'clock,|Oit Tuesday she seemed lively. On Wednesday sho told witness she was not able to wash, and she did not think sho would be tliore many days as she did not like the place. On Thursday she seemed very melancholy, She said she did not believe she would live long, and predicted that witness would not live long either, At night the baby woko up and cried, and doceased, becoming excited, said "I'll doze you up." Witness ask her what she meant, and sho said sho " would settle it," Subsequently she was speaking to Mrs Thompson whon deceased came up and said " Everybody knows my character" She had previously told Mrs Thompson that she had intended to put an end to hprsplf with- a jfiiifp, and by_ taking large doses of ohlorodynp. Witness left and only saw deceased's body on Sunday, There were no marks of violonoe on it. Witnoss stated that deceased had no need to get on the log from which it was said she had fallen. She had not gone to tho rivor for water as the buckets were in the house, full. Deceased was found nearthp place that water was taken from, bilt witness was satisfied sho v,-asnoti4 the creek for water for household purposes,
■ John Lewis Thompson, r contraotor, deposed to having engaged Mrs Lang to nui'so his'wifo, Ho was at Eketnburnt at work during the week, but hearing of Mrs Lang's disappearitnop he came home on Saturday, reported the affair to the police, andaftpr a search in oompany with Tina Donovan discovered her body in the oreekin about six feet of water. Ho said that Mrs Lang was rambling in her talk when he engaged her. The jury returned mi open verdict of'• Found Drowned,''
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2946, 10 July 1888, Page 2
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355INQUEST. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2946, 10 July 1888, Page 2
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