ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 139, 3 June 1908, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Per Press Association. Auckland, Tuesday. lices Williams, who committed suicide by jumping oil' the train at KUerslie last evening, according to a certificate found on his body was admitted to tlie .Normal School, Cliristchurch, in January, ]S!)1, and passed a course of one year's training for teaching. There was also in his pocket a letter from the secretary of the North Canterbury Education Hoard. The pointsman at Kllerslie station stated at the inquest that he saw Williams, who was on the platform as the train was passing, rush to the edge of the platform. Witness seized Williams' coat and a struggle ensued, the coat coming oil'. Williams fell under the engine, and the tender passed over him. The jury returned a verdict that deceased committed suicide while temporarily insane. Oamaru, Tuesday. ilolm Nicholson, blacksmith, of Maheno, was found in a dying state in a shod near his houSe with a breech-loader beside him and blood issuing from his mouth. He died during the morning. He was til) years of age. lie was confined some time ago in a mental home. Lately he had been despondent. Duiiedin, Last Night. A man named Geo. Wright, laborer, iiO years of age, who resides at Green Island, was killed to-ilav at 5 p.m. by having his head crushed between a truck and a dirt lip at Mosgicl. Wellington, Last Night. William Smith, ten years of age, son of llr. William Smith, of Palmcrston, was found unconscious in iliis" uncle's stable at Brooklyn to-day, with his skull fractured. It is supposed he was kicked by a horse. The lad is now jn the hospital in a serious condition.

The den Hi of Mr Uavi.l Patclictt, aged tilty-.six years, occurred at Ilia residence, Pabialua, on Sunday morning. His wife -went to call liini to go to clnircli, and found him sitting in a rluur dead. Deceased, who leaves a widow and live children, all grown up, formerly resided in Canterbury, and went to Pallia tun about seven years ago. I-ov many years he took an aclive interX-st in Weslcyanistn, and was a, circuit steward. The cause of his death was heart all'ection. The borough foreman, T. Roberts, who was shockingly injured by a fall W gravel on Monday, and who was taken to the Stratford Hospital, was in' Anin-li the same condition yesler.luy afternoon, says the Post. ' Hardly' any hope is held out of his recovery.