ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 190, 31 December 1912, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

DEATH FROM NATURAL CAUSES. By Telegraph—Press Association. Gisborne, Monday. At the inquest on the body of James Kelley, aged 62, who was found dead on the road side at Te Karaka, a verdict was returned that death was due to natural causes.

A GUNSHOT SUICIDE. Dunedin, Last Night. An inquest was held this afternoon before Mr. Graham (coroner) on a body, supposed to be that of Charles B. Jarman, who found dead in the bush on Thursday. Dr. Gordon Mac Donald said that the body was that of a man of about oft. Tin. in height, and about 40 years old. In the man's pocket he found a new razor which had not been used. He also found a bank receipt upon the Union Bank, with a name like Jarman on it. In the shirt, in the region of the heart, he found a small hole and in tin: singlet and skin there was a corresponding hole. Pie would say that the man died from a bullet wound. Captain Beaumont said that C. J. Jarman was a clerk in his employ for about five yfears. Witness last saw him on the evening of December 2. Jarman knew witness had received a letter from the department stating that his books were to be overhauled. Jarman said that everything was in order, and witness had no'doubt on the matter. Jarman did not turn up next morning, and on his books being examined it was found that there was a deficiency of £62. It was very difficult to state the exact amount of the deficiency without a complete audit of the books. Witness identified the writing on the letter found on the body as that of Jarman. The coroner said that there was no doubt in his mind that the body was that of Jarman, and he brought in a verdict that the cruise of death was a gunshot wound self-inflicted while deceased was in a state of insanity.

A FATAL FALL. Dunedin, Last Night. News ltsis been received that a boy named John Gordon Mitchell .son of Mr. W. Mitchell, North East-Valley, the victim of a fatal accident at C'lvdesvale on Friday. Deceased, who was eight and a half years of age, went to Clydesvak on Friday for the holidays," and while out with Mr. Bumi he was'thrown from a horse fracturing Jiis skull. The boy died on Saturday.