ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, ETC.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1214, 7 August 1884, Page 3

ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, ETC.

In the breach of promise case at Auckland, Mackay v. Anderson, there whs no appearance of the defendant, A verdict of £250 damages was returned. Jacob Stokes, over 70 years o'd, was found dead in his bed at a boardinghouse in Christchurch, on Saturday. The deceased had been a station cook, and was supposed to be very poor, but among his effects were discovered papers showing he had about £7OO in the Savings Bank. He is supposed to have relative* in the north. A recent arrival from England named Barlow, was killed by being thrown from his horse on the Onehunga Road, Auckland, on Monday, He had been outriding in company with a barmaid named Agnes Wyber. f A lumper named Edward Johnson was precipitated down the hold of the barque Pelham at Auckland and sustained serious injuries. He refused, at the Hospital, to permit amputation of his arm, and the operation was postponed. A woman named Celia Hogan, cook at the Wellington Hotel, was found dead in her bedroom on Tuesday morning. She was fully dressed, and an gin bottle was beside her. She was addicted to intemperance. A telegram from Nelson states that George Moonlight ard another man have been out prospecting for 21 days between Lakes Roitoi and Motupipi, without having been beard of. Grave fears are now entertained for their safety. Search parties are out, but no news has yet been , received.

Annie Anderson, a Scam ■inavian girl, lias been committed fortrial on a charge of infanticide at Tauoru, near AlnsterUm (Wellington), on July 9lh. A man named John Hill, whilst bushfalling »t Greymoutb, was struck py a tailing branch on the head «.nd knocked down He was found insensible at 9.30 on Saturday mght in the bush and was brought in<o the hospital last Sunday night. He died on Monday mornig washout having recovered consciousness. An inquest was held on Tuesday at Pleasant Point, on the body of Colin Campbell, junior, aged 10 years and 8 months. It appeared that the liny left his father’s residence somewhat reluctantly, in company with a brother and two sisters, to attend the service at Totara on Sunday afternoon, that ha loitered behind, and was last seen alive at a small bridge. Towards night his parents, becoming anxious, instituted a search, which continued during the night, bat it was not till daylight on Monday morning that lie was found by Mr Charles Brotherway in a deep hole by the side of the road adjacent to the bridge. Prom his having been found directly under the wires which constitute the fence at this spot it is surmised that he was playing on the wires over the water, and must have fallen in. An open verdict cf found drowned ’’ was returned. , , . ■.