ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 100, 8 June 1900, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

(PJiH PRESS ASSOCIATION.) [nveucaugill, June 7. Joseph Sherlock, aged about 60. I owner of tho Ooimrty Hotel, w« t>uined to death at tho housa of Mr., Frederick, Inveivargill, where he waboarding. He was sitting in front of small fire when tho iumatos retired si eleven, and was found dead at 5.30 i the morning, lying on tho houni. severely burned about the boly. Tui deceased was under tho influence o! liquor. Auckland, June 7. Tho adjourned inquest touching the death tf Alftoi J.imes Bjons'ra wu> concluded this morning. The Oorouu pointed out that limy hud no evidonci is to Bconstra's movements betwen. the hours of 7 and 10, and comments on tho dieciopancics betweon the statements of Booustra an 1 Mosolem an> thosa of a number of othor witnossff. With regard to the inconsistencies i IJojiiitia's statement, ha believed th tho young man, fmm his condition » tho tim ■, was not responsible for whu ho said. The jury brought in the fo> lowing verdict: —" That there is n< evidence to show how tho doesas i

■jamu by « rup'.ure of the invthra." Th jurors jvlrle-l u rider tluit; th- y wishec '0 i-xpi s; tin it- sympathy with Cjn -i libit} Fiiinsi'ty on the iii'foriuuut position i;i which In has besn phcodi' tlio fulfilment iif Ins du:y, and ihafc i> their opinion ho leavc-s tho ii;ques without any blama or stain on hi character.