A Mysterious Murder

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 82, 4 January 1890, Page 3

A Mysterious Murder

(Post's Correspondent.) [per s.s. tekapo at the bluff.] AIBLBOUHfIK, Dt't-Plllbl-r 2-i. An inquest was heid at Suud hurst last week ou the body of Win TrevH thick, who died from injuries whieu h said were liifiiotcd by v supposed ro>ber attackiug him while on duty as night watchman at the Uuiteu Devonshire crushing battery. Dr Thorn gave evidence that death was tho re- - suit of fracture of the skull, eyidently the result of a very severe blow apparently with a hammer. John Ingram, buttery uiau, employed at the United Devonshire mine, gave evidence as p»Jo fiudiug Trevethick next morniug pH**overed wifh blood, when he said tlmt two men struck hiui ou the head with a hammer, aud ran away. J. M'Coy gave corroborative evidence, tiud said Trevethick could not give more tha a; a very slight description of assailants!" He asked Trevethick why he stayed io- the mine from 12.30 at night till 6 o'clock in the morning hefore going for the doctor. Trevethick answered, % ' No fear of me going away That's just what they wanted, as they would have robbed the mine." There was some rich quartz beiug crushed at the- time. Tbe jury returned a verdict that deceased died from a blow given by some person unknown. Inspector O' Flaherty said t- isamouuted to a verdict of wilful murder. The Foreman replied that this was the inteutiou of the jury.