ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 35, 6 March 1909, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

AN KXIIAI'VSTIVK \S{}\WlX. Jiy Telegraph—Press Association. ' Dunrdin. Last Niylil. 1 The death of Sunnicl Campbell. who '\vas picked up ill an uiiniii?>ieou.-> coii'li'lion oil Monday night ami lodged in the 'po'lioe cells and who died in Uie hospital yesterday, was made the .-übjtvt of an exhaust ive einjiiiry to-day. The evidence showed that deceased was milch addicted to drink. A constable, w'iio kn-ew hini in Wellington, slid hi; cou'd eoasunie an enormous t|iiantity of

liquor, which would nave no vi>ible effect. The medical evidence showed that 'death was duo t-o hemorrhage of the brain, whicn would at just produce a fcondiiioii tiot .easily distinguishable irom ■dniiikeunptss. partn ulai'ly if the

had been drinking. A verdict was re'iurued iii accordance with the medical evidence. I'he poljec' being conipb'l el v <>x:onerateil.

■ Mr. James Grant, of Taiporuhemii, 1 fine I, with a. nasty accident on Wednesday isays the Star). He was holding up ' 'the foreleg of a. puny whilst one of its ihind was being dressed, and the uninial becoming roistiivo Mr. t-J.rant was knocked down, and for a few minute* t:ln ro was a general mix-up. ilr. Crant; l.va» so unfortunate as to be rather baddy hurt. Ue had a shoulder dislocated, t.vas bruised ou various parts of his body, and received a nasty blow ia the face. However, iu the circumstances il tvte no iToubT%cky that he was not \:\- ijured nill inure.