KILLED BY A KATIPO.
The liangitikei Advocate describes the death of ft Mr Newman in such ft way ns, though \\\p Advocate 'joes not suggest if, to indicate that the deceased was killed by a nicml>er of the one venomous tribe of animals in New Zealand. Mr Newman was enttipg gorse fences on Tuesday, and during the day he lay down in a flax bush and went to sleep. The next day ho complained of a swollen wrist, and as it did not get better he rode into Bulls on Thursday and consulted Dr Frood. On arriving home he felt very stiff and sore, and the next d.iy fever was apparent, and he was unable to get up. The doctor was sent for, but the fever had then got such a hold of him as to defy all efforts to drive it from the system. On Saturday evening Mr Newman was delirious, andp managing to chide the vigilance of those in attendance, he sprang from the bed and made his way into the open air, and rnshed round the paddock. Although he had occasional periods of calmness, ho gradually got worse, and on the following Tuesday be expired, or about a week after he was, probably, bitten by a katipo.
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Patea Mail, Volume IX, Issue 1134, 4 January 1884, Page 3
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