ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1762, 29 May 1913, Page 7

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

(By Tcleirrn ph.—Press Association.) RKCKNT CT.UTIIA SKNSATIO.W Duncdin, Mav 23. At the adjourned inquest at Balcluthft on Frederick Littlewood, who .set firo to n house and then attempted to commit suicide mid wife murder, the jury found that he was temporarily illume, but thiu there was insufficient evidence as to whether .lentil had been mused by the nrc or the self-inflicted wound. EX-BU[TISII FOOTBALLER HURT. Marton, Hay 2S. Harding, who captained the AneloWeish footballers, who toured New Zealand, hail his left shoulder-blade fractured through his horse slipping alid throwing him lieuvily. ACCIDENTALLY SUFFOCATED. ~ Christchurr.h, Slav 28.

A.'.i inquest was held this afternoon beforn Mr. 11. W. Bishop, coroner, touching the death of l'oter Murdoch, of Mosgiel. farmer, age was -IS. Murdoch came up to Christchurch with a party of children who were visiting the battleship New Zealand. The evidence of tlio manager of Coker's Hotel, where deceased staved, was to the effect that the deceased, after registering at about 9., 10 p.m. on May 19, went to bsd. Ho had a single room with a gas jet with an ordinary burner on the brocket from tlio wall. It was in a position which coulil not bo reached from the bed. It was not an easy burner to turn on, and was ono with a "stop," which made it clear that it was either on or off. Tlio impression witness hod formed wns that deceased had got up to light the gas ami had tutned it on and then dropped back on his bed, as he could not find matches;. His position suggested that. Other evidence was given as to the means adopted to -restore deceased to consciousness. A verdict was recorded that deccassd died of accidental suffocation by gas.

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