THIS LATE FATAL ACCIDENT AT NORTH
TAIEItI. An inquest was held on Monday at the house of Mr. James Stevenson, before H. Howorth, _ Esq., Coroner, upon the body of William Fisher, of Dunedin, aged twelve years, whose death was caused by his having got entangled in the machinery of' a chaff-cutter, as reported ( in our issue of yesterday. It appeared from the testimony of Mr. Stevenson, that the deceased had been driving for pleasure, the horses attached to the machine, and had fallen from the part of the machine on which he had been seated, and got his log caught and twisted by the shaft. Mr. Stevenson, who was by at the time of • the aceideat, at onea rushed to the boy's assistance, and after disengaging him from the machinery, carried him into the house. Subsequently medical assistance was procured, and amputation" was performed by Dr. M'Ewan, find Mr. Shirlan, surgeon, about four o'clock on the ' following morning, but the deceased expired during the afternoon.
In accordance with the above particulars, the jury found a verdict of "Accidental Death."
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 172, 4 June 1862, Page 5
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