Telegraphic.
Inquest.
i ... ,■■', Westpobt, April 21. An inqueut on the remains of the late Dr Thorpe was held this morning, The medical evidence showed that thorewas a wonnd : on the forehead received before death, which had evidently been caused By contact with a stone or somo other hard substance, in falling, The jury returned the following verdict: "Pound drowned, but there was iio evidence to show how the oasualty.occurred. .The decased was accorded a military funeral, and about a thousand persons followed.
Not Murdered.
Auckland, August 21.
Tho statement that Jerry, a Maori, son of Matthew Tcpuke, had been .murdered at fyeroa,. is found to be incorrect. It lias 1 transpired that Jerry •was injured by au axe falling on his liead. 'The man is still alive,
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WDT18880822.2.7
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2983, 22 August 1888, Page 2
Word count
Tapeke kupu
127Telegraphic. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2983, 22 August 1888, Page 2
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in