The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1913-05-10 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

UPTON TRACER,  SENSATIONAL DISCOVER! IN A BEDROOM.  NURSE'S SUICIDE AT GREEI  BANK HOUSE.  The death in tragic circumstances ct single woman named Christina McGregI aged 64, a nurse in the service of Xr. T. S. Hannay, J.P., of Green Bank Hoeit, Upton, was the subject of an inquire hali by the West Cheshire Coroner t3li. J. C Bate) yesterday morning. The deemed was missed on Wednesday afternoon et after a search, her body was forted habit ' from an exercise rail in a disused be room at Green Bank House, the door d which had been locked (tom the inside. From the evidence of Mr. Willa Sinclair Scott Hannay, cotton merchant, of Arnside. Church-road, Upton, it appeared that the deceased was a native of Aberfeldr, Perthshire. She entered the employ d witness's father thirty-seven years ago, and had been nurse to the whole of its family. Some years ago she suffered from insomnia, for which she was medical, attended. Since then she had enjoyed good health until about eight weeks ago. lhea she became depressed " owing to !ha family growing up," but there was nothing in her manner to induce fears for her own safety. Deceased had been attended tot some weeks by Dr. Johnson, of Birkenhead, who saw her last on Saturday. Witnea explained that preparations were Ism made to send the deceased to Southport for a month with the obiect of improva, -her health. Alt old friend of hers in come down from Scotland to accomp,m deceased. Entering the bedroom to ad witness's father on Wednesday, deceased remarked that it was a tine morning.A that "it would be all right " if they ad such weather at. Southport. The dour had never advised that a watch should a kept on the deceased, who had been a faithi ful servant in every respect. She had practically been one of the household, doing only light duties, which she chose heal, in the house. She had no relatives in England, her brother being resident is Washington, U.S.A. Mary Jones, a housemaid employed at Green Bank House, said that deceased up peered to be in her usual health when es saw her on Wednesday morning. Mary Devine, a waitress in the service of Mr. T. S. S. Hannay, spoke to taliMcGregor's dinner to the nursery about 1 o'clock on Wednesday. Deceased aul not in the room, and witness was unable to find her. In the course of her baulk at• ness found that the door of one of the tel• rooms, which was not in use had heni locked. Knocking at the door she received no answer. Witness looked round the. garden, but saw no trace of the deceved: She then returned to the bedroom and tried the door. There was no answer tros within to her calls. AccordinglY witn,t/ informed Miss Jane Hannay, who asses her to tell the gardener to in her in see search for McGregor. . sated The gardener, Arthur Calvertl that he forced the door of the bedroos an axe. Within he saw 3lc6regor heft f bbueta.lotlayfromcut dthe doaneceaewnexildrce iswbeoaderyailqautoi:eOnrcedthe, aed. tightly round her neck were a black kV!, shawl and a black silk necktie. It aPPer, to witness that the deceased had comiel the shawl and tie with the exercise wwhaderehile satesbtidtdiaxn.gfrinoomnchet ' deceased was fully clothed. , A search was made by Poileen."',°,l, - uoa Myatt, who found nothing to SUgges' F minAdverdiwasct returned. uSeud.icide whilst of uno rhshefer front the :1:1.2de rd. tiTr- ;to  It was officially announced on 51%.,e111 that Montenegro has placed the fature Scutari unconditionally in the 11.:Ido the Powers. : ...L-••••••••  0. A. w 11ALIAIIS, Viz LADLES' I GENTLEMEN'S TAILO RI OLAUGHTON•FIR7i,