A SAD AFFAIR.
GIRL DIES UNDER PECULIAR. CIRCUMSTANCES.
[Per Press Association.] AUCKLAND, April 29. A "ill named Elizabeth L. Greenwood died ”o-day under peculiar circumstances at Pamnure. The deceased, who was under 16 years of age, was a witiicss hi 3- case aiii&t* u* mail named Frank Tate, who is to come up .for trial oil a charge of having had improper relations with her while she was under age. A constable received a message this morning to the effect that the girl had suddenly been taken ill, and on visiting the house found her m a very low state. The constable at once summoned medical aid, but the g irJ died within ten minutes of Dr. Barhor’s arrival. It is stated that the rj 11 told an acquaintance that she intended to take “rough on rats,” but no heed was paid to the threat.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2489, 30 April 1909, Page 5
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145A SAD AFFAIR. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2489, 30 April 1909, Page 5
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