INQUEST.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 439, 23 December 1876, Page 2

INQUEST.

An inquest was held on Thursday afternoon last, at the late residence of the deceased, touching the death of G. T. De Moidrey, who came to his death from a fall from his horse. Mr W. W. Wilson attended to watch the inquest on behalf of deceased’s friends. Dr Nesbitt acted as Coroner. A panel of twelve jurymen hiving been sworn in

William Knox Chambers deposed, as follow: —Deceased and I rose at 5 o’clo :k this morning. Wo went out fo exercise the horses. When wo came to a gate about 209 yards from the house, he proposed to jump his horse at a four railed fence, saying “ I bet. you £5 Chambers, I jump that fence.” I said, “ I don’t want to win your money," and I went through the gate. Mr DeMoidrcy turned his horse rounir, and ft'de back about 50 yards, putting his horse at the fence. When he arrive 1 at the fence the horse baulked, and, in trying to jump, struck both his knees heavily on the top rail, and turned completely over, falling on his back, with Mr DiMoidrey under him. The horse, after a struggle or two. got up, and, I think, trod on deceased once oitwice. I immediately dismounted, and ran to his assistance. He was lying quite still, and the blood running from his mouth, nose, and one ear. I procured some water and dashed it on him. He gasped once, and died a few moments afterwards. He neither spoke nor moved after he felt I sent for Doctor Pollen immediately. By a juror : Deceased was perfectly sober.

Peter Jacobs, sworn, stated that he did not see the accident, but he heard a crash at the fence and saw two horses without riders. Mr Chambers was standing by the side of his horse, as if an accident had happened. He called me to him, and I saw deceased bleeding at the nose and mouth. Ho helped to get some water, and deceased died in a few moments after.

Henry Pollen, a duly qualified medical practitioner, gave evidence as to the cause of death of the deceased, in accordance with the foregoing. Deceased was dead when he saw him. He said the evidence given by the two preceding witnesses agreed with his own observation that deceased came to his death from a shock to the system caused by a heavy mass falling upon him, and internal hemorrhage. Arterial blood oozed from his month. He examined the body, but did not find, any fracture of the ribs, spine or chest.

There was no doubt that the accident, as described was the causa of death. The following verdict was reem-ded : —That deceased, George Tardiff DoMoidrey, did on the 21st December, instant, come by his death by pn accident from a horse falling on him. ,