ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, ETC.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1175, 8 May 1884, Page 1

ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, ETC.

A man named Horan, at Gisborne, has had his nose taken clean off by a falling branch. An old man named Alfred Hawley was found early on Monday morning in the railway station at Woodside, Wairarapa, in an unconscious state. On examination itwas found that one of his wrists was cut severely, and he was also stabbed in the 'eft side. On regaining consciousness Hawley said he had commited the deed himself with a sheath knife, which was found lying at his side. No reason for the rash act is assigned. A native, named Wirihana has been arrested at Helensville on suspicion of a rape on a native girl aged 14, The young man, Huxtable, who absconded with £SOO by the recent San Francisco mail boat, has been heard of. He became enamoured of a lady passenger, married her, and settled down on arrival at San Francisco. A man named Beatey was dangerously gored by a bull at Gisborne on Tuesday. A man named G. Moyle was killed at Goat Valley, about four miles from Wanganui, on Tuesday, by a tree which .be had been falling knocking down another one, which fell on his head. • At the Police Court, Dunedin, on Tuesday, John Pearce was committed for trial fer abducting a girl aged 13. He had brought up the child from infancy, the mother making occasional contributions to her support, and lately she had obtained possession of her by an order from the Supremo Court of Melbourne. The girl was going to school at Dunedin when Pearce met her, and at his request she went back to live with him. They were stopped at the Blufl on board the Melbourne steamer.