A LAMBING DOWN CASE.
Attention is being directed to a “ lambing down" case which has occurred in Queensland. A man named Henry Wedge died at ths Douglas Ronds Hotel on Slat January. He had been a shepherd, but a legacy of £l6OO falling to him he bought the hotel named. After two month's enjoyment of the free run of his own bar, he sold the hotel to one Edward Cureton Tomkins. He lived on at the hotel until he died, and in ten weeks spent £129 4s 6d on grog alone. Hie highest score for one day was £3 16s. For eight days prior to his death he was confined to bed, and during that time he was raving in his mind, eating very little but would drink all you gave him. How much this was may be judged from the following record : —£l 6s on the 24th ; 13s on the 25th ; 18s on the 26th ; £1 2s on the 27th ; 15s on the 28th ; 10s on the 29th. For the last two day of the unfortunate Wedge’s life he does not seem to have been able to drink anything. Such is another story of a debauch ending in death, and of the cajolery and cupidity of a publican. These facts were elicited at an inquest, the dispositions taken at which have been forwarded to the attornev-General for the Colonv,
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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1304, 3 April 1883, Page 4
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230A LAMBING DOWN CASE. Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1304, 3 April 1883, Page 4
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