FOUND IN HARBOUR
SCOW-MASTER DROWNED NO SIGN OF FOUL PLAY "Accidental drowning” was the verdict of the coroner, Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., at an inquest held yesterday on the death of William Glass, who was found floating in the water off the Western Wharf on July 26. In the opinion of the coroner the man was under the influence of liquor and there was no evidence of intended suicide. He was part owner and master of the scow Alwyn G. A member of the crew, James Scollan. said that he and deceased had been with a third man in a city hotel ‘ afternoon of July 25. wb"" well unde** the influence of liquor. Dr. Gillie..*. t there weie no signs of external injury except a slight abrasion at the back of the neck. Deceased was a married man, aged 46.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 742, 15 August 1929, Page 11
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