TE AWAMUTU NEWS. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1432, 6 September 1881, Page 2

TE A WAMUTU NEWS. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Fatal Accident. A man named George McKeon, a waggon driver for Mr Corboy of Kihikihi, met with a fatal accident while driving with a load of puriri posts from Te Awamutu to Kihikihi on the evening of Friday last, the waggon return without the driver at a little before seven o'clock, George Cooper, blacksmith, and Michael Reynolds walked towards Te Awamutu, and at a distance of about a mile, found the unfortunate man lying on the ground bleeding at the mouth, and in a dying condition. One of them went for Dr Blunden of Te Awamutu, who on reaching the spot found McKeon unconscious. It was evident that he had received internal injuries, his arm' was broken, and he breathed with difficulty. He was taken to his house in Kihikihi while the doctor went to get pome surgical requisites, and soon after reaching home he died. On making an examination of the body the doctor found that besides the fracture of the right arm above the elbow, several of the ribs were broken and had penetrated the lungs. From the evidence takeu at The Inquest ' ; held on Saturday, before Mr Thomas Greshara, the coroner, it appeared clear that the deceased while riding on his load of puriri posts must have slipped and fallen, and that one of the heavy posts must have fallen on him and inflicted the injuries that caused his death, and a verdict of accidental death was returned accordingly. Great sympathy was expressed for the deceased's wife and five children, and at the 1 coroner's suggestion a subscription was started for them, Mr Greßham heading ,the list with thn amount of his own fees for the occasion, and others present liberally responding. funeral took place yesterday afternoon, a large, number,, of ;the inhabitants, of Kihikihi following the tbody to the churchyard of Te Awamutu. A Violent Assault. - . » 1 On Friday H; Pohlen, an elderly man, was 'charged at Alexandra before, the ■ Resident' Magistrate;. Mr Northcroft, with having committed a violent assault upon MrE/G.-McMinn, at HarapipL It appeared that the defendant had .threatened to murder Mr MoMinn, and expressed violent ill .feeling towards him for some ' time past in consequence of a fence which

i th&fc genfcjinan l*A'p oaj|i3 k o«land' having obliged the^efendant to mate a ' slight diversion from hie direct track, of not more than a chain or two, to the high road, aud on the day the assault was cottmrifcled' he Jjsppeiad 1 " I tgr~ttf^t Mr McMmn, who waa leaning* with His\,jtrm oil tho fence, and rushed" tit him with "a i fern hook, iufiicting a severe injury to his arm with the first blow and striking [ .ig-iitt at hi* head,! the second blow fortunately boihjr j&rned with a stick that waa^brojcen j$, J p,ie.cj3§..by.the. Molspce with which it was ctriif k. Mr McMinn beat a retreat, the defendnot following him with a pitchfork and threaten! u<? to take his life. The Magistrate decided to deal summarily wW the oaso and fined defendant £5 with costs or in default one month's imprisonment, and required him to find two sureties of ,£25 each and his own for £50 for his good conduct for twelve months. As Mr Pohleu is too wellknown by]h!«, neigh' bba'ra for'h'if amiable infirmities of temper to be able to find securities, he will have to cool his hoiblood and learn discipline in Mount Eden, to which place he departs this morning. Cavalry Firing. The Te Awamutu Troop met at the butts on Saturday for the first day's firing for the prize, the following total scores being made at the ranges of 200, 300, 400, and 000 yards .-—Lieut. * ilkinson, 55 ; Lieut. Bruce, 52 ; S. Short, 43 ; H. Short, 41 ; and F. Bruce, 34. Entertainment. Lieut. Herman paid us a visit in the course of his round of this district on Friday, his coniuring and ventriloquial performances affording a capital evening's amusement to a very respectable gatheri ing. — Sept. sth.