ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 3, 5 January 1903, Page 3

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

NCR PBBBB ASSOCIATION. Ddsxdih, January 4. TheJcquiry touching the death of Jas. MSBride, a labourer residing at Oaveraham, bas been adjourned pending a post mortem. Deceased, who was 53 years of age, stated, when he was found lying at the back of a stable, that his aon-in Uw,Thos. Btoofie'd, had knocked him about, and that Mrs Broofield prodded bim in the stomach with a crutch. On this atatement being repeated in Broofield's presence he said be had uover touched deceased, - J. N. Wilson, an old age pensioner, committed suicide at Mosgiel by hanging himself. The jury returned a verdict ot suicide. A young m*n named Rogers, whose neck was broktn at Kaitangata oni Christmas Day while wreitling with another young sun, died at the hospital last night. Rogers exonerated Bowman, . with-whom he had bten wrestling, from all blame. UiLßOinan, January 3. Major Dallimore, who recently returned from South Africa, went fishing, accompanied fay his brethsr and a young man named Wilson, near Cape Colony. They have not been he.*.rd of ■inoe. A tidal wave broke on the dealt the same afternoon aad it is . (eared the three were drowned. Uaktok, January 4. Janus Kyle was found drowned in . the Tutaenui stream at Marton this ' morning. It is suppaeed that he fell white crossing a smnll bridge. His relations live at Timaru. Wxluhoton, January 4. : Tfarbody of a middle aged man was found fi ating in the watar this after'noon near the Queen's wharf. It is , supposed to bi that of the man who -jumped off the Botomahana about ten days ago. *■ • ■ ■ i