INQUEST.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1382, 18 May 1883, Page 2

INQUEST.

An inquest, was held at Ray's TaraUhi 'Hotel'on Thursday the. 17th inst., before the District Coroner, DrT. H. Spratt, J.P., to inquire-into the cause of the death of Neils Madsen, . A jury of twelve haying been duly ; empaneiled elected Mr T. Gole as their foreman, and viewed the body.. Ole"'Steyensen was sworn in as Danish interpreter, ■'" ,-..!.'',',' , Ole Jensen, on oath, deposed: I am a settler residihg at' Carterton..' I last 1 jaw. the deceased on Wednesday the ,-9th inst. ; | %<s, came to my-house on Connolly's Lifie,.; I arraftgedtogo out and cut ngawariver."..lt was a.,bush falling contract he had on Mr|;T.^Moore , s. land. I pronaißeil.to go tfiefe-on the following Fndfty if £ had not on.the-Batui'ffay,'' . I^tning : pn t6. rain so'heavily I jd not go.out until .the Monday. ! -I left'.m^' l two o'clock, ah'd got upihere abo'at Onithe way I met/two of Ridgway's boys and inquired the : 'way, I'went to the door of igot up to his ami Ifound it was I called put for 'Madsen several times. Receiying no 1 reply I thought he had not got home, frojn; workj and waited, outsido for half Then I went to ttedoor and tried to force itopen, but could not do so. I then went j to the and piished it open;; I wanted tb get.on-asll had.como up to stay, thought'l would'ligki ;'a and get tea \ .window open'asit.TOnailedjinside. There sWas a tahle in front of the window—close under it,', I^crawled;over the

table, and stepped on to something. 1 . did not at first know what it was, but found it was Madmen's body,; I struck a match and lit a candle standing on the table.: I then saw some blood sprinkled about the wall and table, and v ' a pool of blood on the floor. Madsen was lying full length oh the floor, face downward; T called "toWand caught hold of his|bbdyj( I\jfaw he was dead and got ,out:of.the .window-again, andput the,window in its place. A did not seo whether his throat was out or not! I then. went to look for my horse, which, thmk'ilw|J[i}waß going to. stay, I had turned loose. It was.dark 'at this, time except for the .moon« light. After finding, my horseil l left■■..-, m 7 sSg outside the fwhare, and rode straight back to Cartt'rton. I reached home about |10.30,| [BjiiKihg .it was•■; too'late then'to do' anythlng, , early the next morning I went and told the Gonstable;in Gartertonlabout it. That isaimuiowi . By ithe known deceased about five years, ft lad never heard of bis.: beingssy By the Jury—He did' not'complauv l '. of'any illness,! nor Sid tf see anything •• wrong about bim,when J.saw him on the Wednesday,; He said 'he wanted a mate j he did noUikHietyg alone by- • himself. He was stiff and "cold when I touched him. 1 did not see any knife or anything,;about. There was. no disturbance of anything i& the ■> room. I never heard of his having • at any time- had- the' appearance of/' drinking on him. Ido if he had.bpen/ to see the .doctor;; on Wed-.. nesday; : ' It was abojif. :Wpi '••• riesday when he saw me at>my house, He said he wbb going out ito, ( <lns.placed .that night, and got some-cooking utensils from me; which he took with him. . oath, deposed: 1 I'am f the brother''of the deceased. Hast saw him on Wednesday the 9th inst, He came to ittvihouse in Carterton pn'th|_pre^iqii| He ifeyfid with me until the Tuesday,': when he went fe mf'bjpjh.errin-la/s. . He said be d|d nol fpe| imjjp;'jjjjdjj-ts wj? sometbiiig-||e mftflßp, ■with his head, He told^wKnJS;» ■bead was bad at times, i ■ he would be very bad, Ho said to heVslifi was not to ! tie frightened, as hp was not 'going to, hurt, hep,., Hp said,' something'of tbe'same\kind : to,n)e} Hfr.. said'it seemed ( B3 if ; 'ail ithe blood went '•■ to liis head sometimes, He. | said at times he forgot.'every could • riot remember anything,, He'said he., thought it began in the gravel pit,■• about a month or six weeks beforo, when he.gpt, a, Bo.rt.o| ; :. sunstroke—ho ■ had not felt well since,; wLaskqd him to step with 'ttje foraweek : or''|wo, and he might get 'better.' 7 ' He" said he would/W)t g's b> get on with his contract, and left,' He'spfMiji'also, ( left a dog athis whare,' 'and:''jtl would''" ;&ta'trve if he did not. go, back/' 'He was ! yery queer when a child."about!ten., years of age, but had got overit. They , did not then know what was the matter, with him. He had not been ill since, I asked him if anyone had done him ■■ any'ijiarn), He said no. but he felt-.! and it was through; %t lje $t ', .*» go-up,.. I went up tp bispJaqepß.;.. Tuesday with the Corißta'ble'land Jen» . sen and saw the body. We first looked ' thrbiigh the window before we went in, and saw a knife and some blood on the table. The to'mo—l cannot tell it "exactly in English.'' We got the key up throughthe window,. We then undid the door'aid went }!)#): .his.body andsaw hisUhrQaWag cut, /He was-lying on his face, partially 'under the table. There was no signs of any struggle. I believeihe/imust of done,it himself. By the Jury—l to '■< see.Dr Bey. He saw biiii and brought 'some inedicino back >yith. liini,: Ho said he felt better^-am}'' thought 1)6. •■ 'would-be ajl right,' ".'". • . Constable Jtqbprt M#Hjy, :, s fifth, deposed: On information given I went to the •residence of thfi deceased or Tuesday with the twA'pev'ioiife wit» nesßes.; I found the door fastened inside.; I went to the window and;foumftbat fastened, too, I looked.'., through the wtodowfand, sijWf|s£knife >' and Bcythe stone on thenable. It was" • a common table knife, I returned to '"■> his brother, who had come up, and said I think you may prepare for the worst. I said this, as I jjjd no) kngw,pctly how he woulf: the window open, It wag by - two nails inside to preyent'i(; blowing in, and two outsit ioprpvent jt bjgw: ihg out. ft was »n prdjn&iy fipp pf four panes of glass.:il putjuy;.h{|nd jn.. and found a key on a nail, This would. .' not. open the door. I agAfctmt my' hand % and pushed bolt jit i! the top of the look. I enrod, aij:* found sOjbody and shoulders partially under theiablßjiJ: the.aiTns across tho chest, [Con3table.N Darby fee shewed'4he position of thai? bpdy,] I turned the body over, and found the windpipe severed. The throat was cut right across. It appeared as if two attempts had beeni;-. made, as there was a light, gash and a ■ heavie.r..Qne on the left'side',' From what.i saw. I, conclude]}, tjip, had committed the deed himself, < Hell bad his shirt, trousers, and boots on, jThcreiwaf) nothing the whare, no? where hia clothes torn,, I . produce a sketeh shewing the position .pf the body and things in the whare as I found them. Blood was on the door, and wall, as if it had spurted on either side., j There was apool of blood* flopiri. I tl]wk,. he mjist \mM b>n\deothree'pffpyte" " " .'"' ;v>The jury at qhoe' returjied a yprdjpfr. " That deceased caused-hu'own death ; | bytWtting hty throSt withla knifej:!',! being insane at the time, oirior about! :: "the T2th Mayi;lßß3 r ßear4he head theWaingawa River, on thafTarataM|] Block, in the Wairarapa We|t The remaimipf iinterred theaaratahi y Joemetery on :! Thursday brethren of th» Court •Mrqui'Qil Noimanb|j A.0.F., of which the ftp p brother are/members, who could ge v . leave of ~ theirjwork attend^|he jfunerajif . W •Western condncted the' Ctiurcn of iEngland 4 funeral i service! and Bro, Oole, EO.R.V in the absence ote;t Edwards, 0.R., delivered the funera) at the house and grave.