INQUEST AT CARTERTON.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3431, 10 February 1890, Page 2

INQUEST AT CARTERTON.

An inquest was held on Saturday afternoon before Colonel Jtobertsß.M. and n jury of six touching the death of Eliza Nichols who was found dead in her residence on Saturday morning, The evidence adduced did not show any particular reason sho could haro had for committing'suicide, sbe was not in wint, as their was plenty of food found in the house. She was a woman who earned her living by dressmaking and used to go to persons houses sewing wherever she was wanted t>nd used to bo absent from hor house sometimes for days bo that her neighbours did not think it any way unusual in not seeing her about, On Saturday morning last in passing the house thoy smelt something which appeared to bo very unusual and on looking through the window they saw the woman dead and at onco reported tho circumstances to tbo'constahle, who proceeded to the house and found tho woman wit l ! a rope around her neck and sitting on the floor, She had fixed the rope through""the door where the knob had been and then threw the rope over the door and fastened it; around her neck and sat down on the floor, She was in her nightdress. The doctor's evidence showed that she mußt Inve been dead for several days, Decomposition had set in so far that it it was impossible to make any minute examination of the body, A verdict of suicide whita in a state of insanity was returned by the jury. The body was interred in the Carterton Cemetery yesterday in the presence of the Constable and two or three neighbors

AuoliiandNews. ' Auckland, February 8, . 1 The well-known musician, Mrl Taitis Trimneli, loft for Wellington to-day to take tip the position of organist of St. Peters Church, Three nominations for the liconsing : 'eleotions were received to-day. The inoderato and temperance parties! havo both nominated candidates at ; AuoMand North and East aud at i Ppn.sOnby, when another prohibition ; struggle will tako place. In Grafton, : Karangabape, and Auckland South the temperance party have been : elected without opposition. . Whilst he 'was at Whangarei a a deputation met Mr Hislop and urged,upon him the necessity of some provision for the establishment of a High School, or for the continuation of ; a Forestry School. In reply the Colonial Secretary Jsaid that ho I would consider this as part of the general system of schools for outlying districts. ; The Trades and Labour Council intend to takeaotion in the direction of shortening the hours of labour, of thos'e engaged in the bakery business.