DECIDED TO DIE TOGETHER.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 3683, 19 November 1912, Page 5

DECIDED TO DIE TOGETHER.

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN SYDNEY. LOVERS POISON THEMSELVES IN THE PARK.

UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT] (Received Nor. 18, 7.25 p.m.) SYDNEY, Nov. 18. A tragedy is reported from Wa verify

The body of a girl named Hilda Gowan was found in the Park with two lysol bottles alongside of her. A youth named George Veitch (18) was then found lying at home in' a dangerous condition suffering from lysol poisoning.

He informed the police that the girl and ho were sweethearts and that they had qtiarrelied and decided to poisoji themselves. After praying they swallowed the lysol and the girl died. He crawled home.

SOME REMARKABLE DETAILS

MYSTERY AS TO HOW VEITCH GOT HOME.

(Received Nov. 18. 1.40 p.m.) SYDNEY, Nov. 18. Veitch, in his depositions, states-t-hnt he drank first and became oblivious. The next thing he remembered was finding himself in the hospital. He had no recollection of what became of the girl. The doctor considers it impossible that anyone in Veitch’s condition could reach home alone. Veitch’s sister says he arrived at the house and gave two sharp rings on the door bell.

On answering she found her brother in a state of collapse in the doorway. It was impossible for him to have rung. She thought he must Lave been assisted home.

The medical examination goes to show that both took, a lug dose, butindicated nothing that would explain the tragedy. The woman was found in the park unconscious and died while being conveyed to the police station of hemorrhage of the brain due to a fracture of the skull, which the doctor declares was sustained certainly more than two days previously. The barman at a neighbouring hotel recognised the woman as having visiBoth were quite sober. The woman, was cheerful and the man was qnn-t. The woman was found only four hours later and has net been identified .

RESTRICTIONS OX SALE OF LYSOL. (Received Nor. 19, 1.10 a.m.) SYDNEY, Nov. 13. Replying to a question in the Assembly, Mr McGowen said he was unable to promise to pass legislation this session restricting the sale of Ivsol.