RIVERTON.

Southland Times, Issue 1231, 1 April 1870, Page 2

RIVERTON.

. (FBOM OUB OW3f CORBE^POJTDENT.) March 31st, 1870. On Friday, the 25th, a miner named Wm. Young met with a fatal acsident in his claim at Orepuki. Mr Rogers immediately sent off to Riverton for Dr Scotfc and Sergt. O'Keefe, and on Monday an inquest' was held on the body. It, appears from the evidence of Thomas WiUiams, j a mate of the deceased, that on the Friday afternoon he asked him for the loan of a shovel to prospect a certain part of the claim which had ' been worked round. He moved some little distance away, and in a short time heard a great* faU of earth. On looking round he missed hiß i mate, and, running to the spot, found him buried ; Under about two tons of earth. He at once set to work, but could only succeed in uncovering the: head and shoulders, when he went to the next: claim for assistance. When got out Yonng was. quite dead. Dr Scott Bald, on examining thej body, he found a leg broken and several scratches , on the face, but that death, which would be

instantaneous, resulted from dislocation of ths neck. A verdict was returned accordingly, and*, the deceased was buried in the cemetery the same, afternoon, being foUo wed by between 50 and 60 miners. At the Magistrate's Court on theSOth.jMn Mary Ann (alias " Biddy") Mackay, Was again brought .. up charged with stealing barley from the section of -■ B. Stenhouse. It appears that the barley wm- -, traced from Mr StenhouseV enclosure io Biddy** v stables. The presiding Magistrate, in summing . up, said, to. say the least, it was a\eiy suspioiou*"" case, but there was no evidence to show Biddy connected with the robbery, or to show, that she knew it was there, therefore the .prosecution must break down. Mr Wade defended.. Mrs M'Kiy was immediately charged *by. Mr Wm. Davis with a breach of the peace, declaring, he beUeved his life and property in danger, HU Honor gave her a severe reprimand, binding her over to keep the peace, herself in JBSO, and twogood and responsible sureties in £20 each, for twelvemonths. Mr J.L. M'Donald, wine and spirit merchant, was next charged with an • iniringement of the - Licensing Act of 1865. It being a trial case, the fee and costs were paid, and the information was withdrawn. A civil case, Shildrick v. -Causey, was settled out of court.