SUDDEN DEATH AT OTOROHANGA.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 455, 10 April 1912, Page 5

SUDDEN DEATH AT OTOROHANGA.

INQUEST ADJOURNED. Early on Sunday morning Mr Moffatt was horrified at finding the body of a man dead in Mr Solomon's yard adjacent to the main street. He immediately informed the police and Constable Drummond went along and identified the deceased, who had evidently been dead for some time. Deceased's name is John Farrell, and he was one of the Government aided settlers in the Rangitoto No. I. block. He lived by himself, and when seen during Saturday afternoon appeared in the best of health. The constable knew that some liquor had been consigned to farrell that day, and, was on the look out for the man. About midnight he found his horse harnessed to the cart, and wandering around an allotment. He unharnessed the horse and searched until about 2 a.m., but did not find any trace of deceased. An inquest was opened on Monday afternoon before the coroner, Mr Teasdale and a jury of four, but was adjourned for a week.

The evidence taken so far shows that deceased had taken his liquor to Solomon's, and others had also taken liquor Anere, and they all consumed a quantity of it, but their recollection of further events are very hazy.