ANOTHER CHRISTCHURCH TRAGEDY.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13521, 1 November 1911, Page 2

ANOTHER CHRISTCHURCH TRAGEDY.

A GIRL’S DEATH. (Per United Press Association.) CHKISTCHUHCII, October L . On October 10 an inquest was 'iey.l in Christchurch on the body of a l'i-yw old girl named Daisy Florence Turner, and at the inquest statements were made oy Dr Edward Jennings which suggested the possibility that the girl’s death was not entirely accidental. The adjournment of the inquest was an unexpected development, and sensational rumours were m circulation for some days concerning the girl’s death. The published statements that the police were making inquiries,satisfied public curiosity for the time Umg, but during the past day or two :he question has been frequently asked when the inquest was to be resumed, and whether any further light had been thrown on the tragedy. Beyond the promise that the newspapers would receive duo notice of the date of the resumption of the rujcei.t, no information was given them by the police authorities, but an inquiry made by a reporter elicited the fact that the inquest had been concluded as stated on October 23rd, and that the death of the girl had been duly registered, the evidence of Dr W. 11. Symos, who m. do a microscopical examination of the girl’s clothing, pointed directly to the fact.tint the deceased had been improperly intimate with a man some time prior to her decease, but exactly how much prior the witness was unable to state. This concluded the evidence, and the coroner returned a verdict of accidental death.