MYSTERY OF MAN'S DEATH.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 August 1920, Page 4

MYSTERY OF MAN'S DEATH.

BODY FOUND ON RAILWAY. NO CLUE AS TO CAUSE. By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedin, Laat Night. An inquest was held to-day concerning the deatli of a man apparently named Angus Shaw, at Wingatui, on Monday morning, as a result either of a fall from a train, or being struck in some other way. The evidence given showed that when the train pulled up at Wingatui the body was found lying between the rails which the train had recently passed over. The body was mangled, and marks showed that it had been dragged about twenty jards. A railway ticket found in deceased's pocket, showed that it had been issued at Dunedin that day, and bore the punch of the guard,of the Otago Central train.

The guard of the train, in evidence, surmised that thei. deceased',Tiad got' ; off the train at Wirigatui, and'was trying to board it while it was in motion. A constable who examinee! the body of the deceased found two letters, one being a note to R. K. Smith, of Tarras, apparently deceased's prospective, employer, and the other to, "Dear Angus," and signed "Ruby." The latter was enclosed in an envelope and addressed to A. Shaw, care Mr. TyW, livery stables, Rangiora. There was also a savings bank book issued at Christchurch which was badly torn, and a wallet containing .£33 in notes and cash, and a railway ticket from Dunedin to Clyde. A telegram received by the superintendent of the police from "Ruby" was to the effect that she knew the deceased. He had no relatives in New Zealand, all his relations being in Australia. The deceased's correspondence showed that his name was in all probability Angus Shaw, and that he was known about Rangiora, following the occupation of a farm laborer. From the appearance of the deceased he would be about thirty-five. The inquest was adjourned sine die, pending further inquiry by the police in regard to his identity.