FINDING OF THE BODY OF MR E. H. TATE.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2945, 2 September 1882, Page 3

FINDING OF THE BODY OF MR E. H. TATE.

A little before 2 o’clock to-day, word was brought to the police that Mr E.-H. Tate bad .been found lying dead on the cliffs in the vicinity of Scarborough. An express was at once engaged, and Mr Inspector Pender, Sergeant Cullen, Mr Dunn, and also our representative at once proceeded to the place, which proved to be the second ridge of land to the southward of Bloody Jack’s Point, near the edge of the cliff. The body of the deceased gentleman lay on its back, as though he had fallen asleep. The face was perfectly calm ; the eyes closed, and the limbs stretched as in repose. There was not the slightest indication of violence. Mr Godfrey Ellis, carter, living in the neighbourhood, was on the spot, and informed the police that his two little sisters had, about two hours before, informed him that a man was lying asleep on the cliff, and he, knowing of Mr Tate’s disappearance, immediately followed them, and found the body of deceased asdescribed,whereupon be sent information into town. An examination of the deceased’s pockets revealed nothing pedal or peculiar, beyond a small piece of paper wrapper on which deceased’s' name was written (notin his own handwriting). Dr Hammond was on his way out at the time, and was speedily in attendance. He, on examination, at once pronounced life to have been extinct at least two days, but could give no opinion as to the cause of death. A post mortem examination will be held in due coarse. , The body was at once conveyed into town.