SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 777, 9 June 1877, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

FATAL ACCIDENT. USTQUEST ON THE BODY Te Awauutu, Friday. About four o'clock yesterday afternoon, a young 1 man named Munaejr, starring* with the Messrs Taylor, at Greenhill, and who had lately arrived from England m the Electra, met with an accident \r hich killed him instantaneously. It appeared that deceased was sitting on ft [dray loaded vritb j>cmj|», Then the

reins became entangled under the } cart saddle, and m his endeavoring £ to clear them by, reaching oVer the shaft-horse's back,, th^. -JiprsP .1 rnafte a sudden staEJ&^forwUrd/ / whereby the deceased lost! his foot*, | ing- and felhoffthe dray: • Hu⪚ • i appßrehtljigettiag* foul :of;ihe 3p.ns| causini 1 his body to swrin^^undj:; ■; and .the wheel of the .dray fpassecv • 6T:sr llislhead; ptttshfng'^h'e btainjhV An Irvques'fc^waa; hoti tlil^-'a'ftei'-noon by Dr Beale, as Coroner, and a verdect of accidental death was •returned; -The -funeral -will- take, place to-morrow, (Saturday afternoon), at three o'clock. - - -i.."- ■ • -. .Auckland, JasLnight. - ■ David King, Hugh Mackenzie, ■and Duncan Mackenzie,. .charged with rape on an old woman, Ellen , Garret, at Howickj were brbug-lit up to - - day. ■ Tke' . eyobnce. of^ the . woman wai to the- effect , that'the" two Mackenzie's 1 had held ; her down while •King committed the offence/ . Dr Titegerald doposed to their beiug extensive brases on various parts of the womans body, which could' not have been caused by a fall. • Moanatftiriswerein steady-demand, throughout the .day, £9 ss, .£10; Bank of Wew ; Zealand shares, advanced, £21 lOsj Tokateas sold, 18s; Oiledtfnians offered, 92s 6d ;. Alburnias 525.