WAIUTA INQUFST.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 September 1921, Page 1

WAIUTA INQUFST.

j Tin* inquest touching till' c 1- *;l tll of Heinrich Heidnrn. who was reported to lmvo comuiited suicide at his ie-sidesne at Waiuta on Tuesday last. was 1-old at Waiuta last Wednesday r.efore Mr (!. 15. Main roe. .I.l* . and a jury »f four. Tito disclosures were of a startling nat nre. Front tTiP evidence of 'let ens,.,l*,. „ if,. it was slum n that f<>r si.hulinn', tlrr-rnsorl hn<l Ih»pii worrying n (jood deal and his health had hcen failing. On the day of the tragedy he ! n - :l> unusually fjtiiet and pale. Ahout j I a.O pirn.. she saw him go to the wot.d- ---! s ':e.l, and ahout two minutes later she |....,d . \plosion, and on rushing to tile sited round if full of sniolse. T>e- , eased was lying oil the floor with his head blown off. Kviileuee was also given liv Mrs T nr. is. a neighbour, as to hearing the evplosion in the slied. and on going there sh- found the hotly ns deserihed hv tile

j ]>rrvi«us witnoss. C,iii«tnli'(' O’Donncdinr' stated ’lmt >u> r n:imini'll Uio sluvl aTinnf 10 minutes J n n,. r tl.o frnnody. l«nt ronld pet no f«> wlint tv ns iieorl N"> ( :ni<r* deeensod’s ilnn tli. Tn r.notlior Hied ,1,)-,. liv I>o fivniul a rpinntitv of fr«'licand fn.-e. One pin" of opti-nite l,n l l .v„ f.-esldv ."I . Fiinn deoensed's cio'diM' ii il npoearrd Hod ultllr lii l '*’ ad lioon pinned in tlu> nnvilli and ipnitnd. \ rt >-r lion!-in : Urn nvidnnnn Hip inrv n.dif in n venlnt lint doeea«ed enni(o!l H „i.-id.' ivliilo temporarily in-