Liverpool Weekly Courier. — 1893-10-28 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

MYSTERY.  At the Kensington Town-hall on Saturday the West London Coroner opened bin inquiry ooncein. inc the dmtha of Mary White, aged 17 years, and , EMMY Selina Mitchell, aged 14 years, who dio appeared from their homes on the 11th init. under ' myetesious eireamitaucee, and whose bodies were euMequently found in the Grand Junction moat. nom ilatithi Green cemetery, on Wednesday last. James White, of 1, Telbotinewa, Notting-dale, , an iron moulder, said one of the deceased girls wag his daughter. The last time he saw , her alive we., on Wednesday week, early to the I morning, when she left home to try to obtain a situation as ironer. Thu girl Mitchell was With her, but that was the first time witnees bed . seen her. The emue evening she had not re turned at eleven o'clock, and (he witness thought she was staying with friends st Collegopmk ; hut', no owe of her could be found when bis ode made inquiries the Dem day, arid ten polies wets informed. The deceased girl bed been vaty quiet of late. On Wednesday he heard that her Ludy, had been found. His daughter was a very steady girl, and the night prior to her disappearanee was very depressed. She had often complained of her head and heart. He knew of nothing to cause her to commit suicide, and no one co4ld lead him to believe she took her own life • she thought too much of herself. John Mitchell, of 22, Blitchyn' den-street, Nutting Hill, bricklayer, identified the - second' body as dirt of his daughter, who was an ironer. He last saw her alive on the 11th inst., when she was in bed. Upon his return she was miming. He knew she was a friend of Mary White. The nest day he communicated with the police. On Wednesday he heard of the discovery. She was a eteady, hard-working girl. Ile had seen her with a young man. She had always ale peered cheerful, and he bad no reason to think efia would take her own life. Htlward Jeffries said ho knew the deceased, Mary White. Be lash sae hoc on the evening of the 10th inst., whim they went for a walk together. She than eeetneffi quits I cheerful, but mid she and Nellie Mitchell kid so ranged in drown themselves that day, and said. the latter had juet called for her, but ihst she had , left her. Witness had no quarrel with her, hut at the time he said ehe seemed strange. When they had pond funerals, the deceased White bad sitifl to him, I wish that was me." She left bun promising to see him the next evening. John Hendon, of 10, St. George's-road, Notting Bill, mind Ito bed been keeping company with the girl Mitchell. He lam taw her Mire as Tuesday week. When he met her at the corner of the mews wails lag for the deceased girl White, cite said. "MO and Polly White are going to drown ourselves tr• night • but as ehe laughed witoms thoughtehe was jolting! When they pined- she said, "I don't suppose I shall one you any more." The nest night, wows she wee reported missing, he told her father what she had said. Dr. William Jickson M'Oilvray mil he was called on Wedossiay morning to the canal near the Mitre Bridge,wliere the bodies were being taken out. They were fully dressed, escape for the tints. At the time he die. covered no marks of violence, sod the deaths impaired to be due to suffocation. There were no eigne of • struggle. The jUty returned an open verdict.  Lobenguis will yeabsbly &be its faros MO* is avoccoottiog km kw Bataan got Tali-4,64 fDr /mob_