FARMER KILLED BY A BILL.

Shannon News, 23 April 1924, Page 2

FARMER KILLED BY A BILL.

PLUCKY ACT BY BOY. ATTACKS ANIMAL WITH STICK. ' TE KUITI, April 14. A farmer, Mr William James Eveleigh, aged 50, one of the best known residents at Otorohahga, was tailed this morning by a dehorned Jersey bull. He was driving the bull a.t- the time with,’ a- stick on his farm. No pne ’ witnessed the- beginning of the ocourrenoe,.tout it is. surmised .that flic bull suddenly turned, knocked him down, and killed him: A boy named Jack Watt, employed by deceased, who was milking a.bout. 200 yards awa.y from toe the scene of f ive accident, saw the farmer tossed by the beast. The boy seized a heavy stick!- and drove off toe infuriated animal j with toe help of a dog. The hull was afterwards shot. : Mrs Eveleigh, wife of deceased, was a witness of toe 'latter part of toe tragedy, but her attempt, to rush to her husband’s assistance was prevented by her 12-year-old son. An inquest was held this afternoon. The coroner paid, a high, tribute to file gallantry which the toov Waft had displayed in driving off tlie bull, j The late Mr Eveleigh has been a farmer in the locality since his early manhood, and was ‘very highly respected by a wide circle of friends. His father was one of toe earliest settlers of the district: