ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 55, 14 June 1910, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

THE THAMES SUICIDE. By Telegraph—Press Association. Thames, June 13. At the inquest on Patrick Hogan, who committed suicide by cutting his throat with a penknife, the evidence showed that deceased was employed at Tairua, east of Tliames. He returned from Auckland the night before, and appeared strange. He said the police had injected a drug, and were after him, and would arrest him ou arrival. These were pure hallucinations. A verdict of temporary insanity was relumed. UNKNOWN" BODY WASHED UP. Auckland, Yesterday. The body of an unknown man was washed up on Xorthcote beach yesterday afternoon. The hodv, which has apparently Ik en three or four days in the water, has not yet been identified, though in the hat deceased had been wearing is writren either the name of "S. 0. Caillain' or "F. 0. Callain." His age is between forty and fifty. SUDDEN DEATH. Auckland, Yesterday. ' A sudden death occurred at Newmarket yesterday afternoon. A man named . ohn Hodson Aislabie -went to the back door of the house of William Doble, labor,.of Mamikau Road, and asKed for Dnll, who resides next floor. He complained of pain in the heart, and suddenly expired. WOMAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. Auckland, Yesterdav. A married woman named Elizabeth lardley attempted suicide by shootim? herself m the breast on Saturday. She was a recent arrival from Malta, and a few weeks ago underwent a serious operation The clothing over her breast «'.'.s smged. The revolver had been held in a slanting direction towards the left i tilth the result that the bullet followed round the ribs coming out under the left armp, . The wound is not considered serious. FOUND DEAD. Oreiymonth, Last Ni"ht. An inquest was held at Cobden, touching the death of Patrick McDavitt, found dead in an outhouse of the floral Hotel. The evidence showed that deceased was subject to fits, and foul a weak heart. A verdict of death from heart disease was returned.