INVERCARGILL.
Wednesday. At the Police Court this morning a man named Tim "Whelan was charged with the murder of his mate. Both parties were engaged on the railway works between here and JRiverton. , Inspector Fox stated that the facts, so far as known, were that ;Whela? and deceased were working on the Kiverton line of railway, and lived in a tent close to it. Yesterday evening, a quarrel arose between them about a clay pipe, which deceased accused prisoner with having taken. He denied having done so, and offered his clothes to be searched. This was done, but no pipe
was found. Some angry language passed between the two, which was followed by a fierce struggle. A Mrs Carroll, living near by, hearing the noise, looked in, and on seeing what was going on, called on her husband to separate them. He came and did so, and immediately afterwards Lynch dropped on his side and fell down, and on being lifted up he was found dead. A remand was granted to follow an inquiry taking place before a coroner's jury.
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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3171, 18 April 1879, Page 2
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180INVERCARGILL. Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3171, 18 April 1879, Page 2
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