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CORONER'S INQUIRY OPENED.

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CORONER'S INQUIRY OPENED. The inquest was opened on Wednesday at St. Pancras Mortuary (before Mr Schroeder) on the body of Esther Praeger, the victim of the murder at Bernard-street, London, on Saturday morning. Mrs Cooper, sister of the deceased, identified the body, and said for the last 18 month4 de- ceased had been leading a bad life, but witness never knew of anyone threatening her. Mrs Cooke, housekeeper at 3, Bernard-street, described the finding of the body as already fepdrtea. Arthur Chappie, son of the landlady, gave similar evidence. He lit a match and found the clothes heaped on the bed. On pulling the clothes aside- he found the face of a dead woman with some dark marks under the right cheek. He im- mediately sent for the police. Dr. James O'Donnel, who was first to ex- amine the victim, said a towel was tied tightly round the neck, but he could put his finger between the towel and the neck. Inside the towel he found a piece of insulated electric wire, but not round the neck. Close to the wire was a piece of cotton wool about the size of the palm of the hand with some blood on it. A similar piece of wool was found on the floor, and a third piece in the centre of the bed. He also found a second piece of wire attached to the bedstead. There was over a dozen abrasions on the neck and cheek. Death was apparently due to asphyxia. The hands and teeth were clenched, and there was a wound on the right breast. There was an agonised expression on the face and the eyes were closed, but on opening the lids they were protruding. There were abrasions also on both hands. The body had been dead between 16 and 18 hours. A lodger in the house stated he heard screams about two o'clock in the morning. He heard the words Ga Volt meaning Help and Police," but thought they came from the outside. This was all the evidencs and the inquest was adjourned till Monday, the 26th instant.

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