ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES
DETf p|yiINED Su ICIDE' ' - ' -’ill [Per Pre6b' Ahsootation-.T . Blenheim, 1 r Defcemher *4] Huiidan f aged-' ahput '3 years' a grain and prodhcb nVhf'chtfni dfc Bldnheim', ’ was found dead athonn at Sprlngfields yesterday evening. Tin circumstances point to suicide. A shot gun was found with a strap tied to the trigger, and fastened to the stove. Evidently deceased placed the gun barrel in his mouth and PUB*, ed the st^ap'tpwards 1 , him, ' ’ charging the weapon. Hi's head j shattered.* beceased’s wife and chile i » { 141 I | were on a'visit to Nelson at tire »irima j of the tragedy. l i-u! a
LEVEL CROSSSINC FATALITY/ .Auckland, December 4. Edward Petford. a single man, 25. years old, who was driving a cart for Bond and Bell, merchants, across a level crossing at Kingsland, was struck by a ttain- Petford and the horse were both killed.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 81, 5 December 1913, Page 7
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145ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 81, 5 December 1913, Page 7
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