ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 73, 13 August 1912, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

SUICIDE BY HANGING. By Telegraph—Press Aesociatiro. Duiedin, Last Night. The police to-day received from Constable Meßae, at Milton, a report stating that Christopher Robinson, aged 18, a son of Mr. C. Robinson, a farmer of Loveil's Flat, committed suicide about noon yesterday by hanging 'himself in a stable on Mr. Bowie's farm at Crichton. The youth left a note announcing that he intended to hang himself, but said nothing about hie reasons for contemplating the act. FOUND DEAD, Christchurch, Last Night. An inquest was held to-day on the body of George Wilson, found in a plantation on Sunday at Dunsandel. Henry Bilborough, farmer, gave evidence that he found the body lying face upwards in a plantation about half a mile from the public road, partly dressed. Dr. Gerald Russell said that lie made a post mortem examination of the body, It was that of a man about sixty years old, and was in an advanced stage of decomposition. The tongue was completely missing, having been removed by an operation. The liver showed cancerous deposits. Death was due to cancer. Constable Cassidy said that Wilson, who was a heavy drinker, called periodically at Dunsandel. About three months ago he was missed, and a search failed to discover him. A verdict of death from cancer was returned. A TRAM-CONDUCTOR'S DEATH. Wellington, Last Night. The verdict respecting the death of Conductor Ambrose McKay, who died from injuries received through falling from a combination car in Manners street, on July 26, was delivered by Dr. A. Mac Arthur, S.M., Coroner,, to-day. Dr. Mac Arthur said that deceased met his death through compression of the brain, due to hemorrhage following on a fractured base of the skull. McKay accidentally fell from the car while in the execution of his duty as a tram conductor. The duties of conductors necessarily entailed a certain amount of danger, but the Coroner was of opinion that some of the risks might be mini-, mised, and he Tecommended the serious consideration of the matter to the tramway authorities and the Public Works Department.

DEATH FROM BURNS. Gisborne, Yesterday. An inquest is being held to-day on the body of an aged native found dead in Muriwai. He seems t» have fallen across a lamp and sustained severe burns about the head. A FARMER'S SUICIDE. Feilding, Yesterday. A farmer named John Andrew Frizzell committed suicide on his farm at Makino yesterday by shooting himself in the head with a shot gun. He had been depressed lately through illness, and went out in the morning, saying he Was going to shoot ducks. Some time afterwards his body was found by his son; He leaves a widow and a family of small children. He had recently come from Dannevirke.