A DREADFUL DISCOVERY.
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER COMMIT SUIOIDE.
(Received February 7,11,40 a.m.) Melbourne, February 7. A shocking discovery has been made at Railway Crescent, South Melbourne. The neighbours noticed a foul smell emanating from a small shop occupied by an elderly woman, Mrs Perkins, and her daughter. The door was broken in, and the mother was found sitting in a chair, and tbe daughter lying at her feet. Both bodies were decomposing, In tbe centre of the room was a dish of charcoal, and they had evidently committed suicide. Nothing had been seen of them since Friday. Both were educated people, the daughter being a music teacher, but they were in poor circumstances, and the mother had on several occasions,informed her neighbours thattliey had not known where to get food. They had lately received aid from the benevolent society. A pathetic letter was found, written by the daughter, asking God's forgiveness for the deed she,was : going to commit, stating that were deeply in debt, and she, could not bear to see her mother turned into the streets. • Mrs Perkins once possessed a considerable sum of money, bat lost , it iatlw bank failures,
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WDT18950207.2.16
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4045, 7 February 1895, Page 2
Word count
Tapeke kupu
192A DREADFUL DISCOVERY. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4045, 7 February 1895, Page 2
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in