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Hokitika Guardian, 1 October 1927, Page 4

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DROWNED IN LAKE. LONDON, Aug. 2. The story of a bathing fatality was told (yesterday at Parkhill farm, Castle Ashby, near Northampton, when an inquest was held there by Mr C. H. IDavis, the county coroner, upon the body of Mr diaries William King. aged -IG, managing director of Messrs C. AY. King anil Co., butchers and farmers.

The inquest was held within a few yards of a lake in property owned by the Marquis of Northampton, where Mr King met his death. A verdict of accidentally drowned was returned.

The chief witness was Mr Charles Victor Ramson, who (was one of a picnic party to Castle Ashbv-. Mr King, be said, suggested that they should have a swim in the lake. Mr Ramson and his son. aged 13. plunged in and Mr King followed.

When half-way across Mr Samson heard shrieks from Airs King and Mrs Samson, and turning round, saw that Mr King was in distress. He immediately swam to the thank, ran along and jumped in again. By that time Afiss Sturgess. of Easton Alaudit, who was swimming m the lake, had gone to Mr King’s rescue and was bolding him by the wrist although the rest of his body was under water.

Afr Ramson said: ‘T seized him by his forearm and was being dragged down also. It was either he or T.” At this spot the water is 31ft deep and Air Samson, who was himself exhausted, had difficulty in reaching the hank.

The cries of Airs King also attracted the attention ol Hie Marquis ol Northampton’s lorester, Afr Pctei Smith. JTe swam about for more than 10 minutes, and being unable to find the hotly, called to his workmen to get the Alarquis’s boat out and start dragging operations. Eventually the body was recovered and artificial respiration tried for more than an hour, hut without success.

XAUGHTY. COUNTERS!

LONDON, Sept. 1G You ea n go to hell!

According to evidence given at Marlborough St reel Court, where she was fined C2O for dangerous motoring, and disqualified from driving for three \cais. this was what the Countess of Kinuoitll said to a man whom she nearly knocked down in Golden Square.. ••That the fourth time she has said that.” ihe man told the constable who gave evidence that the Countess seemed quite sober. She drove, off quickly, and twice ( ireled the square, scattering spectators who were watching repairs to collapsed houses. The Countess of Kimioiill has been live times previously lined for speeding. She has appealed against the sen-

tence. U'STRALIANS FLEET ED. LONDON. Sept. 10. Edward Carson, living in the AYest End, was remanded at the Liverpool Court recently, after being charged with having obtained from Thomas Gibson Johnson, an Australian chemist £4350 by means of a eonfdenee trick. The prosecution said that Johnson and his wife were travelling front Australia in April, when a man named John Duff joined the ship at Port Said. They became friendly, and stayed in the same hotel ill London, where Carson was introduced as a financier. •Carson offered to let Johns n and Duff into speculations on the Italian lira, so Air and Airs Johnson returned to Australia to raise funds. They Mere hack in England in August. and met Duff, to whom they wont to Liverpo’l to meet Carson.

Carson took out a bundle of notes, saying that they represented £12,300. Johnson then handed over £1350 to Carson, who told Duff to rush t i the Stock Exchange and establish “our credit.”

Duff returned, saving that he had put the lot on cotton. Carson exclaimed: “That’s wrong ! We must get the money hack,” and both wont off and disappeared. MAX MURDERS AYTFE. LONDON. Sept. 10.

Hearing a violent quarrel in the next-door house, Afrs Ernest C'larko, living at West Ham, a suburb of London, suggested to her husband that lie took through the letter-box and ascertain the situation.

The husband did so. and saw George Riley standing over his recumbent wife in the passage, hacking at her head with a chopper. ■Clarke, after crying: Stop, you foil!’’ ami receiving a reply: “All right, Mr Clark!” hurst in the door, and found the woman dead. Riley then rushed in to the scullery and slashed his throat with a razor before t’x: mirror. Clarke snatched the razor,'lint Riley collapsed and died, At the inquest concerning the deaths the jury returned vedicts of murder and suicide while insane.

Riley’s son gave evidence that his father had been without work for nine months, and had suspected without grounds, that his wife was associating with other men.