ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9066, 5 February 1908, Page 4

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Per Press Assoc a lon. j Dunedin, February The body of Robert Suthei] who was drowned in the ij harbour on June 15th, while pro] ing from Carey’s Bay to Otaku, found this morning. The body considerably decomposed, and head and arms were missing, ,'j At an inquest on fcthe body Joseph Robson, who was kills the railway near Ravensbourna terday, the jury returned a ve that the deceased met his deatt accidentally falling from a t while suffering from an epileptie The evidence showed that the ceased was subject to epileptic; and that he was always despot after them. The police said he very despondent yesterday mori Wellington, February A boy named Bertie Watkins, siding at Michelltown, died. morning. He returned from st yesterday, and complained of f« unwell. Severe attacks of vonfi followed and a doctor was called The cause of death is not known An inquest was held to-day to ing the circumstances surrona the death of Martha Annie Bard aged 64, who'died suddenly at j ton on Tuesday evening. B Bardsley stated that he was foni the husband of the deceased,] was divorced from her in Septet 1906. Deceased, after leaving] ness, had been arrested several ! and then had gone to witness foi sistance, residing with him at ii vals. The last time she had vii

witness was on December 1 1907, when she remained with 1 The only time she was not sober on December 31st, when she weii the hospital, suffering from ai bad ear. She was then consider weaker than when she resided him formerly. She got a lotion the ear and a tonic. On Sni morning the deceased complain® being ill and weak, but prep witness’ breakfast and went to directly. On Sunday she' had plained of being weak, and . wfi to go to the hospital, but as wil did not think she could be taker an in-patient without the order! doctor she did not go. On Tuft she became so bad that at 2j witness sent his son to the d( who had been attending her, so he could get an order for her mittance 'thereto. He returned the 6.80 train and said that as doctor was attached to the hps] he could not leave the hospitals deceased. Witness did not ask fo order, as he understood it was*m sary for a doctor to see a patient fore admission. Deceased was to look after herself up to Sm last, after which witness had; tended to her. The whole of time during Tuesday afternoon ceased appeared to be sleeping, death occurred about 3.0 o’clock doctor and the police were sent and on their arrival Dr. Henry. nounced life extinct. Dr. He who had made a post mortem animation, said there was’an atii on the surface of the brain; another at the base. He attrili death to the condition of the ra The condition of deceased's liver dicated that she had been givei intemperate habits. A verdict death from inflammation of brain was returned.