ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 13 June 1907, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Per Press Association. luvereargill, June 12. Robert Watson, aged (18, a farmer on the Oreli plains, was found dead ill his trap on the winlon Road this morning. The cause of death is supposed to lie heart disease.

r Xapier, June 12. The report of the Colonial Analyst showed that traces of irritant poison were found in the body Alice Simpson, who died suddenly three weeks ago, but it was too small to identify. The evidence al the inquest did not show how the poison could be administered. Deceased was partly an invalid, and there was no poison about the house. The jury found that death was accelerated by irritant poison.

Auckland, June 12. llenjaniiii liowsel], a Ulan aged about -12 years, committed suicide last night, lie was a medical man, and held in high esteem by a large circle of friends, to whom his tragic death caused a great shock, lie had been travelling in the South Island, more especially with a view to the study of elephantiasis, and had been in Auckland for the past 18 months, lie was especially well known as secretary to (lie St. George's Rowing (.'liib. The proprietor of the Commercial Hotel, with whom Rowsell had been staying, received a letter this morning slating that his hudy would be found either in St. Stephen's Cemeterv, Parne]l, or at Drukei, and asking the proprietor (o comniunicale with the police. Howell's body was found in the l'arnell Cemeterv.