CONTENTS OF A POCKET-BOOK.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 674, 26 November 1909, Page 7

CONTENTS OF A POCKET-BOOK.

■''■. ';.'; BEAD AT AN INQUEST. , ; / ; ,' 'C: The^inquest into the. death of-:; Thomas. Joseph H'Carthy, who. died,■/while- travelling on a train near Lower Hutt ■on Mondajy was advanced a further'stago yesterday morning, when two-witnesses' were examined.. : Dr; A. M'Arthur, : S.M.,oity; coroner, .presided. /SubInspector Norwood represented the police,, and Mr. O'Regan appeared for the relatives.. .. ■: Constable Cumniings stated that, ho found a pooket-book on deceased containing, the-follow-ing : statement:—:"- ' ~:: ' ;.;' -. ,■■:■.■(' "Mrs. ——and——l' have had no : : V money.■■''from loan 'companies for years,■-" and I have -paid', twenty ; times • over' in dO. .-. per cent.' ; for three and four .months run-.; "■ning for a number , of years; if the 'books "■'■ : aro looked at. I have.done my best, and. ' served .my life-' in misery. I have never., had an idle day or any. pleasure this 35 '■■ years. The "lawyers' have robbed nie. ; I" never did a poor man of a penny in, my- ■ .■.■Wβ."-..■■■'.. v ;V v-v .:..;,■-../.:-:

James Kemp, station-master at Upper Hutt, deposed that he saw tho man holding on to tho stanchion rail of ono of tho carriages as the train entered tho station. The man was taken off : and'thop complained that his feet w-ero sore. Ho said ho was uot hurt. "Witness inquired how tho accident occurred. Deceased replied,' "I walked over Iho side." To a question as to whether a doctor should.'be called, he replied, "Oh, no, I'm all right; don't Ret a doctor." Sub-Inspector Norwood said that the report of the analyst had not been received. The coroner said that on that account he could no.t rivo his final, verdict, but on the present evidence ho expressed tho opinion that death was due to shock, oaused by the fall from the oarriagc. ,