STRANGE FATALITY.
SUFFOCATED IN MUD. ffiy Telegraph.—Own correspondent.) TE AWAMUTU, this day. An inquest was held at Otorohanga yesterday to inquire into circumstances surounding the death of a young Englishman named William Cass Stephenson, who was fotmd lying dead on the Waitomo Valley-road about 1 p.m. Stephenson and his brother had been out from Home about a year, and had just completed the purchase of a barn near where his body vyas found. Deceased, who was 27 years of age. left Otorohanga about noon on June I<s on horseback, carrying a cart saddle strapped to liis back. An hour later he was found by Walter Turner lying on his face in Ehe mud, dead. Medical evidence showed that Stephenr son had taken a fit, and had fallen in the mud, and died from suffocation. A verdict was returned- accordingly. The previous of the farm met' nis death by drowning during the floods ip January of 1907.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19080618.2.12
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 145, 18 June 1908, Page 2
Word Count
156STRANGE FATALITY. Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 145, 18 June 1908, Page 2
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in