CORONER'S INQUEST.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 834, 1 August 1881, Page 2

CORONER'S INQUEST.

[To ftp Editop of the Wajbmpa Dauy.] Sir. —Might I crave a small spaoe in your issue on the above subjeot. My letter arises nut of the death of our esteemed young friend Harry /Goodiu. 'lt appeared on the inquest that Dr Watt first attended him, and about an hour after Dr Spratt, the District Coroner, and one of H.M. Justices of the Peace arrived as : medical attendant. In their pfeaqngp he an. account of how the §cp{dent nappened, he u ma'cfo h'is will, "and yet in the face of'ihis a dnzen'men are railed (fijray from thejr work—a consideration o( no mean importance in these hard times—fo attend gin jnijuefl't a cqijplq of mjlea out of the township, having tq wade fqr'a lqng distance through a road bqt newly-forn)ed and consequently over their "anlfUs; in mud owing to the wet .weather, ;I was glad to' Bee our foreman Mr Gole put the questionito the 'cowner as to jWh'etheFan inqueßb Wsuch'a easefag this'' waf necessary although rnwer believed he <Would do it-though he told'one or two ot us he would before he.-.went, in, acted fairly I tffink l he v should'h'aVe* put ihißliu'estion inthespapefs as I know he acts for them,, The.ansperjbe. Coroner gave fa) him, I don't 'tijinf rqeotf fit §e said Mr Merew<Jbd'a frie&d of the 'family and related to tliem by marriage had said this inquest should be held; also

that Dr Watts had thought it should be held and that he the coroner thought that it ought to be held to clear his brothers, Now, Sir, the Coroner gets a fee I think "of 2a for every.inquest. If.the money had not been sticking outwould'.he have thought-Mr Merevood'i VM of ' much importance."- . . t^^albg'frl end •having made his Will , was -.it mmns, .. i. 1 jm'at house, at the-time;of I ; should,"ihave death of •young rtoddin or. aa soon fig wa« - - - been-handedito hi»;moth6c iq; whose favor it was drawn* or- gome rssponßiW* &rtv 'oivfier.behalf: '?fQ& r ?•<* 4 , rw6ulidrwy6urjt|entioaio:«nother * m»tter; : ; Hotelj ]>ytHeorder Spiral 'Depaty and remained there > fori twtffdayijt mcch to theinConvenience of the JjceMie, And •thiS^theit irai ■: dotie.- The : jfhe?e;. h? died not '.being aquarter of if iimleTiroffi- the Hotel, andyet in thif case we: had' tfl'trdrel the distance-! have stated. ; : '

•'lfone of. us will ever, to go any c? fllil dii ty requ irei .us to do "isbtot' : irfl:Want : cohsistenbyjiand not to be called away from:our.work when it is not requisite. , Which ,i|, tho, evidence, that of the deceased, who, perfectly concioua according; to medical evidence, stal&dhowthe .aecident ocourred,; or that of hiS.brother!a—oni.e at any rate, being ai i the Coroner observed;" 1 ' Anian in' appearance, but a boy in age"—Who. give their account of the mishap,' being at' some ..distance from him at the time—three days .after the fatality occurred;'' :.->•• lam, (fee., 1.;; ; OifBOF.TBE [lf the jury,thought the inquest, wai un- .. necessary they should have' eicpressed that opinion in a rider attached to the /^verdict... .This;, course.',ia,-.thoroughly i nefficacious in checking" the' praotioe which occasionally 'obtains' of hold- . ing superfluous inquiries at an expense to the Goverhment, and at the inconvenience of the public.—Eb. WiD.' .