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Death From Exposure.

An inquest was held at Cameron's Hotel, DiataurM, yesterday morning, bsfore Mr Thomas Culling, acfcing-Cotoner, on the body of a man believeJ to be named ChhWe? W-rt, but knowa in the ciatrict as " Cocky.' D. ceased was a travelling watch and clock mak-er, and led a wandaring iife. It appears he ba3 been well eonnectaa at Home, ana he was very chary of letting people kaow Lis right name. Ihe proceedings Vrere con Jucle i by Constable Keaney, and Alex. McDonald, farmer, Hedgehope, depost d that he had known deceaasd for about 10 years. He had do home, and of late he occupied a hut about three miles from hiu place. He did a little rabbiting, bat w»» not able io keep himael*. He cam<j to his bouse on tbe 6lb, and was then very weak,- He appealed to have been suffering from » bad cold. The family did what ■ h«y could for him, and intended having him removed to the hospital on Saturday, but on Friday night he became weaker and died on lh« m-xt looming at 5 o'clock.

Arch McKay and John McKay corroborated the evidence of the former wi-.nesß, the iftiter stating tbat there was nothing surprising about the death or deceased, as the hut as occupied and the clothing ho wore and am general surroundings were euoijgh to hasten the death of a more robust person ih.m decertsed.

i'he veruiet, was that deceased died from exposure.

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