ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 503, 10 May 1909, Page 4

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

? NOTING WOMAN -DISAPPEARS.' :: !'v : ; ;' . . . (BX TMEGBAPiI—PSESS ASSOCUTION.) '." ™: ■'..;■ "• -tliamcs,,May 8. - ■ 'What, appears to-be a case of suicido.hal been reported to" the.poh'ce.V'Elsie Johnston. ' aged 23, daughter, of,a Thames, resident, left, homo on Thursday, and has not boon soon since. On' Thursday she'was seen heading for Kauacranga Valley, where there is a river, deep in, places.. Yesterday a note was found in a drawer.' In the note the girl expressed , the intention of making-away with herself.' ;A. search of the rivor .was.made,' and tkoro' wore found, in the vicinity' of a deep pool, her hat and boots. . ':. .-''>'■ •__A later- message. states that tho body of Elsio Johnstoiv missing'sinoo Thursday, was' found in the Kauaoranga River on Saturday morning. Tho girl's skirte:were found near the water. .Thero is N no doubtthe case is one of suicido. '~, v.-.-.- '••;, .'■>■.;.;,'":.. ■■!.'.'.,. :'('■'

WOMAN TAKES' HER LIFE,

. ' (BI TILKOK4PH—PBESS ASSOCIATION.! „, ; '"'■•;' '■•■'' -I'-'di '■.■■'.■■.'«. D«nedln,:,May;'B'.'"«i' The wife of Henry Jeffrie, a farmer near. Berwick, committed, suicide";; yesterday, by hanging herself', at tho foot'-'of' a bedstead. Deceased had been in ill-health: and confined tohor bed. Three years ago she made a similar attempt, which nearly succeeded.

THE ASYLUM,' THE BUSH,, AND; DEATh!

(BI.TELEOBU-H— !i. ... '>■,■:■ V' V ••'..;' \ Blenheim,' May 8. The body.of. a man. found in tho bush at Para;on Tuesday afternoon has been identified as that of Walter Blackie, who for some timo' l lived in Blenheim.-' Ho was committed to tho Wellington Asylum last November,.but was . released' about; throe months ago, whoa ho . oame back to this district.'' Whoa last soon hewas going,in tho direction of the gully wherejhisibouy'was found. - ■ •;' ~',.■; %',";' ATE pbISONED,POLLABD.: ' • a>T'WLBOBir-a—raKss ißsocmrioifj v '"■■ ■ c °">t May8. A three-year-old boy,'son of Mr.'J. 0, ■ '■' M'Kay; of Goto, picked up.Bome pollard to' bo uiod for rabbit poisoning, yesterday after-:;' noon, and,' mistaking it : for' oat-cako, ate - some. Ho died at 3 o'clock this morning. :■,, ; FROM >,■;„;/ (BY TKtEOBAPE—OTEOUIi .COBEESrONDBNTj. w to t -, : j ' Mastorton, May 9., /' '■ - Mi. W. Langlands, contractor, mot with an accident on Friday evening.' He and his son wore driving into Masterton from the Weralti Road-contract, of which he has charge; ■■ when' tho horse took" fright' and," swerving' 1 ' 1 into the Bide of Waipoua Bridge, Mr. Lang- '•' huids was thrown' heavily, on to tho iioad.',' , The horso continued itscareer with thotrap. tho boy being also thrown out opposite Ox- V ford House. Tho lad was not seriously hurt, but Mr. Langlands was found to havoonbol ' tho:bones.of his loft arm broken, '■. ".'"■". \\ ■'■>'■' //SUPPOSED. BOATIN(} ACCIDENT.: tDI IBLSOUiI'UprUBSS ASSUCI4TION.) n ■;_' ,;:. • ; : ; - ; ," V ' Nelson,-May 7,- '■' On luesday. morning, William Lightbandj;. ■ arosidont of Brightwatorj and a youth' named Jackson, son of Mr. Ralph Jackson, a well-known citizen, left Nelson in a Can. adian canoe, intending to,canip on Rabbit Island, about sis miles from the city. Thuy' . ■ took with thorn a dog, tho body iof which was washed up at Tahunajlast night Fears - aro entertained .that tho.' carioo , may' havo been upset, and tho occupants drowned. Tho polico and others havo boon out • all day searching the'island; but up to the present nothing has been soon of • cither the mon or the canoe, or any traces' of tho camp, Tho search is still proceeding. ;■■■:. INJURED AT FOOTBALL. \ ; A young man named Roland Hastings, ro< I- siding at Brooklyn, received rather serious injuries to his log while playing football on Saturday, aiid was admitted to tho Hospital "yesterday for treatment. . '. ~ .'. ; ' . SUDDEN DEATHS ':.'■' .•, ■' J A married woman, named, Willina Edna Archer,' died suddenly at a boarding-houso in . \ Martin Street at,a« early hour on Saturday' ' morning. ,' It ap'peftrß that deceased had been ailing for- some months,, and'had boon; attended by Dr. Martin, who gave a certificate of tho causo of death—an internal abscoss. The Coroner, Dr. M'Arthiir, thereforo hold that an inquest was unnecessary.: