Fatal Accident at Nelson
[PER VSITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Neisox, January 21. Mr William Tonilinson, master of the Auckland College, and son-in-law of the late Samuel KingcLbn, of' this: city, went out this morning with a double-barrelled gun, intending to shoot gulls. He was accompanied byj his little son, aged about 12, and in climbing up the hill on the Wakapuaka road He slipped, when the gun .(a breechloader) , exploded, and : tb.e shot, from the cartridge entered his body like a bullet. He ■ was shot, right through the heart and, fell dead. At the inquest the jury returned a verdict that death was caused by a gun-shot wound, accidentally received while he hfiid a gun in his hands t Deceased was well known and esteemed here, and great sympathy is felt for. his family. ;, ; , s
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/FS18860123.2.9
Bibliographic details
Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 96, 23 January 1886, Page 2
Word Count
134Fatal Accident at Nelson Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 96, 23 January 1886, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in