ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9065, 4 February 1908, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Press Association. Dunedin, February 3. The body of a man named Joseph Robson, a groom, who was out of work, was found almost decapitated by the side of the railway, 60 chains south of Ravensbourne station, this afternoon. Two passengers by the North express state that they saw deceased throw himself between the carriages from a second class carriage platform. The deceased a day or two ago gave himself up to the police, requesting to be locked up as he was destitute and unable to obtain employment. He was charged with vagrancy at the Police Court this morning, and was ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. He left the Court with Mr Gumming, of the Patients’ and Prisoners’ Aid Society. A second class ticket for Oamarn and a shilling, given to him by Mr Gumming, were all that were found in the pockets of the deceased. At the inquest on the body of George Farquharsou, victim of the fatality at the wharf early on Sunday morning, medical evidence was to the effect that death wasjprobably due to shock caused by sudden immersion. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony, and added a rider that steps should be taken to prevent access to the wharf at night, except through gates under control of the night watchman. Invercargill, February 3. Milford Gray, aged 23, was sunstruck at the Bluff to-day, and was sent to the hospital. Charles Knopp, aged 39, an attendant at Wirbh’s Circus, had his foot injured by a truck passing over it to-day, and was sent to the. hospital.