ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 102, 16 May 1901, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

[PBB PBBSB ASSOCIATION.} Pahiatda, M»y 15. Gerald M*clo«ky, s >licitor, shot himself th's morning. He has been suffering from consumption for a long time. He was highly r-speded. Gretkoutk. May 15. The rem tins of John Ho wan, of Wanganni, missing sinre the fire, were found tliii afternoon with part of bis valisi alongs'de. It is suppose! he wai smothered while trying to get out rf the frout d„or of Alton's hotel. He had drtssed jto como down stairs. AU tho other iema'.es got out the back way. He steady man, about 28, and wcr.h some momy. Dunrdik, May 15. An inq'iest was opined to day on a m-n named Jas Campbell, who died in the hospital under rather suspicious circumstances. He was arrested for drunkenness and window breaking, but, becoming ill, was it moved to th« hcepitaf and fi'und to ba suffering from ncuto pcritoniiis. He never rallied and died this mo*ning. He made a ata'eroent that he had a few drinks and Lad been kneh on, but did not say Iby whor.\ Tuo inquest was adjourned to enable the police to investigate. DI/ukdin, }lay 15. John Stewart, 35 years, laborer, eiog'e, wa» drowned at Rattray-strest wharf to-night. He rfent to the wharf with a boy to fish, and on returning the bny being ahead heard & splash, and looking round missed his com- | panion. He immediately give an utarm, end, after draggi< g, the body wis rrcoyered.