A Pecuniary Bercavement.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 187, 15 January 1887, Page 2

A Pecuniary Bereavement.

Recently an inquest was held at Norwich ,m the bodies of two boys, 10 and 7 years old, respectively, the sons of a wherryman named Frofldick, who lost their lives through falling from their father's boat while fashing The Deputy Coroner, H. G, Mill?, in opening tho proceedings, described the case as one of extreme pathos, as Prosdick had lost in all three children by drowning. This view of the matter was, however, scarcely borno out by Frosdick's evidence, as he prevaricated about the names of his children, while in reference to the deceased he said that they would now have been "worth £11 apiece." Interrogated as to what he meant by this singular expression, Frosdick explained that he ehould have "dr*wod" £22 for the lads, only he had been out of work and could not keep up his penoy-a-week payments to his burial club.

"Fathor, are there any boys in Parliament House?" "No, my Bon ; why do you ask that question ?" " Because I remember the rapers said that the members kicked Mr Brown's Bill out of (he house." A witness was asked how he knew the parties to be man and wife. "'Cause I heard the gentleman blow the lady up," was the reply.