ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES.

Evening Star, Issue 3697, 28 December 1874, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES.

A young man named Cunningham, who recently started business as a saddler at Palmerston, was killed there on Christmas Day by falling from his horse His Excellency the Governor’s warrant for the removal of Henry Bedford (charged with forgery) to Eaglehawk, Victoria, has at last been received per steamer Ladybird, and the prisoner will be forwarded to Melbourne by the next steamer. John Brennan, alias Roach, a native of London, and late seamen on board the Scimitar, who pleaded guilty at the late sessions •f the Supreme Court, Invercargill, bef ire Ids Honor Mr Justice Chapman, to assaulting Mary flail, a passenger per Scimitar, with intent to murder her, and sentenced to penal servitude for life, was received into the gaol yesterday, escorted by police-constable Flannagau. Prisoner has served as ordinary seaman on board H,M. ships Fox, Amazon, and Mersey, also has been a prisoner in the 'aval Prison, Lewes, Sussex, and Wandsworth House of Correction. A special warrant was g > anted' by' Ilia Honor M r Ju.-tlco ( hap&an for prisoner’s ’removal to Dunedin Gaol Another case of drowning is reported from Southland Henry Creber, for some time engaged as clerk in a sawmill Stewart’s Island, left the Bluff on the evening of the 23rd instant in a small cutter, named the Jessie Traill, with four other men oh board, bound for Stewart’s Island, but’being unable to beat out ot the harbor, as the flood tide paipo in hiiaipst theqi, they dropped anchor at Tewaia Poipt, to ayait the ebb' tide. Two of those oh board wept bplow 1 1 go to sleep! The third person fell asleep against the hj it hway, and the deceased refused to go below, and went asle p on d<ck t about 9 p.m. one of the men was awakened by a splash alongside, and on looking on deck missed Creber. He at onoe gave the alarm to the other two, and on coming on deck the deceased was distinctly heard swimming astern of the craft, being carried away by the tide. The anchor was got up with all haste, and the vessel pulled astern, but no trace could be discovered of the missing man. The ‘Times’ says it is surmised that he must baye awakened suddenly, and either rolled qr walked pvep thp side the bulwarks not being Sufficient to preyept this) vefore being awake, this is another' case 'which cqu be aflded to the long poll either directly or’indirectly paused by drink. Creber baa ft wife and family in Melbourne, 'lbe ‘ Mount Ida Chronicle’ has the following reference to the case of James Murray, whose sudden death and prompt burial have excited much comment at Maere:—“There appears to have been no difficulty in obtaining the burial certificate from the easy-going authorities. It was not even considered necessary to send a policeman up to inquire into M‘Donald’s statement of facts. The magistrate is reported to have said, * If the man’s dead I suppose you bury him.’ Whether that be so or hot, it is vigjjt that an inquiry should be made aa'to why the authorities should be so inert. This is not tjijii flrst case tte district has bad a right to .complain aboft. A fpv? years ago a fpau was quietly buried, and the strange story started, and stranger still believed, that be died from eatipg tutu berries. Later still, C : arke. a min r, died strangely, and was buried without inquiry. Murray have have died from natural causes, or ne may have been poisoned by adulterated spirits. The fact that he th ©w away tb© contents of a large cinque over the bar of the pub ic house alone would justify an enquiry. Quayle was the name of tbe mate who accompanied Murray heme, and reported bis illness, but was t6o drunk, or stupidly incapable, to return to help him.”