ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1741, 5 May 1913, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

S death of hugii.dyett. FINDING OF SUICIDE. ■U tho Magistrate's Court on Saturday Mr W G. Hiddell, tUt., held an inquest touchius the death of Jlugli Dyett, a ' tailor, 38 years of age. Deceased was 1 found lying in his room on Ihmvduy Willi : a revolvt/r in his hand and ix bullet wound] i ill tho' temple. ' Geo. Watson gave evidence as to hear* ! ing the shot and finding Dyett. Dr." Mackie Begg, who was callod b.r 1 Mr. Watson, said that when he arrived Dyett was quite dead. Death was due to' tho bullet wound. William Drummond, tailor, said time ho liad been in company with deceased in tho morning ami he then eoemed despondent. At about 1(1.30 o'clock deceased . turned round to witness and said: Jls end has come." }>«'«V' c L nl? 7 n that his nerves were shattered. He WW n sober, steady man, and ft good worken but subjeet to frequent fits of despomM l "c'oiistab!o Anslaud. staled that when lie examined deceased nt the there was ft wound in his throat nlso. It. was only a superficial wound. His Worship returned a verdict to tll« clVeet that; deceased died from (lie bullet wound in his head, selfanlhclodf whilst in a lit of depression. CITY 110T01! 'Smash, car pole. <11 about 11 o'clock last night, a bad motor smash occurred in Courteuny Place -where a car 011 tho way from Oriental Hay to tho city crashed into one of the tramway poles which stands in (ho middle of the road. The driver, Mr. Geo. Pmnock, stales that there was 110 light on tho pole, and lie Eimply drove right into it, tliuikiiiK Hint tho next polo (which was lighted) was ronto short distance ahead. The ear was badly damaged in front, and tho tramway polo also suffered. Mr. Pinnock was not i'njuml except for a slight eut 011 his left leg, but his escap? from being very soritfusly hurt was remarkable. There was 0110 passenger m tho cai (Mrs. Johnston), and when the impact ■ eamo she was thrown against tho glasf window and received cuts about tho hcadj Tho full extent of her injuries is noi known. SUDDEN DEATH. Mrs. Emilv Kate Wilson, of 113 Tinn. tiori Bond, died suddenly in Molesworth Street at about seven 011 Saturday evening. Dr. M'Gavin, who had been attending Mrs. Wilson, states that death was .duu to heart failure. .No inquest will be held. SAWMILL EMPLOYEE KILLED, (lly ' Telegraph.—Prwa Association,) Invercargilli May 4. William Cnrvcth, aged 22 years, a saw., trill employee, was accidentally killed a( r,oiißWood 011 Thursday, He was driving |v,'o trollies and fell 011 tho rails, sustaining fatal injuries through both trollies passing over him. The jury returned a verdict- of accidental death, but that thoro was not sufficient evidence to show how (he accident happened.