MYSTERY AT THE HUTT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 1967, 26 January 1914, Page 5

MYSTERY AT THE HUTT.

REMITTANCE MAN'S DEATH,

Circumstances of a rather mysterious naturo attended the death of an elderly man named George Henry, who was admitted to tho Wellington Hospital on Friday suffering from a fracture of the skull, and who died shortly before 2 o'clock on Saturday morning. _ Honry, who ha 9 been in receipt of remittances from relatives in England, and -who has been residing at Bellevue Gardens, Lower Hutt. since April last, went out on Thursday, and remained out all day. Ho was brought back in the evening apparently much the worse fof< liquor by two men. Later he was found lying in a passage-way by tho proprietors of tho establishment, Mr. ana! Mrs. Campbell. They thought ho was sufforing from tho effects of liquor, but towards morning his condition occasioned. alarm as lie was bleeding very much from a wound in the head and medical aid was summoned. A local doctor, Dr. Mirams, attended him, and on examining tho man lie found a large wound on tho back of his head, also that tho base of the skull had been fractured.' Dr. Mirams ordered liis removal to the hospital. The injured man was brought in4> the Wellington Hospitnl in the ambulance. An operation was performed,''but proved unavailing to savo his life, and lie diod ' eariy on Saturday mftrning. i How ; ho came by the injury it lias not jet -been ascertained. Henry's appearance on his return to Eollevue Gardens on' Friday evening suggested that ho had been out in tho rain, which was failing heavily in tho Hutt Valley on Friday afternoon. Tho wound on tho head was not a very serious one, mid it is thought that death may have been accentuated by pueumonia, caused by being out in tho rain all day. It appears that the unfortunate mart conies from ft good famil.y in tho Old Country, his father being Colonel Henry, of Hereford, England. Henry, according to his own statement, was educated at Oxford. Ho arrived at Bellevue Gardens about ten months ago, and was very low down ill funds. -He worked about the establishment for a while, but was later able to pay for hi 3 board. He was stated to bo of a luce disposition, but on receiving his remit- ' tanccs was. apt to spend his money mthe wrong direction. An inquest will probably be held today. , ■