SUDDEN DEATH of Mr P. J. LE QUESNE.

Te Aroha News, Volume XI, Issue 1725, 27 March 1895, Page 2

SUDDEN DEATH of Mr P. J. LE QUESNE.

Mr P, J. LeQuesne, “manager of Sharland and Co.’s drug store, in Auckland;, and eldest son of Host LeQuesne of the Waikato Hotel, met his death in a somewhat strange manner. It appears from particulars to hand that LeQuesne was on his way home, and while crossing Queen-street to reach the tram car one of-Paterson’s Mount Eden ’buses, driven by Mr William Coleman, came up behind the car, and—according to the statement of Coleman and sdnie of the passengers—Coleman saw Mr {Le Quesne and called out to him, at the same time trying to pull up his horses, but Mr LeQuesne apparently became confused, - and before the horses - were pulled up he was struck either by the pole or the horse’s shoulder and thrown down, He was at once picked up and taken into the City Club Hotel, but apparently he was little the worse for the accident,' and he told those about him that he was. all right. Dr Haines was sent for, but by the time he arrived Mr LeQuesne had been sent home/in a cab, accompanied by Mr Henry Evans, one of the assistants-in Messrs Sharland and Co.’s shop. Mr Twohey, the cab-driver stated that when .they left LeQuesne lie. appeared to be all right and vvalked from the cab into..the house in Brisbane-street, Archhill, which lieofecupied conjointly withMrT. Davies; as bachelors’ apartments- Mr Davies, had not then returned home. When he did arrive, at about half-past twelve, he was about to- place his umbrella in the* stand;, when his foot encountered some soft object in the passage, and on striking a light be found' Mr LeQuesne lyingin the passage quite dead.