TRAM FATALITY.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 79, 3 April 1911, Page 6

TRAM FATALITY.

qORONER'S-INQCBST,

The Coroner (Mr. Thos. Gresham), •with, a jury of six, opened an inquiry at the hospital jthis morning into the circumstances connected with the death of Samuel Bradley, reported on ipage 5. Sergeant Treanor appeared for the police, Mr. Bell (from Mr. W. Ooleman's office) ifor the Tramway Company, and Mr. Styak for the relatives of deceased. Mr Matthew Dennieon Sprigg identified thetkSdy. As. Mr William Erifie, at present residing in Albertrroad, Mouafc Eden, was anxious to gn away, hie evidence was taken by the Coroner. He stated that he and deceased went together to the Royal Albert pictures on Saturday night, and came out at the interval about 9 o'clock, deceased wishing to get some change. They went to cross the road near the Shamrock Hotel, and witness was five or six yards behind. Seeing a car coming down, and, knowing deceased to be somewhat deaf witness called out to him, "Look out for the car." He shouted- as deceased was very near the car, but could not say if he heard the •warning. Almost immediately afterwards deceased was knocked down by cue car. No other vehicle was near deceased, and witness was the nearest person to him. He heard neither whistle nor gong. The car was travelling at a speed of seven or eight miles an hour. Deceased bad his back turned to witness, and appeared to foe looking straight in front. j To Mr. Bell: They irere walking straight across the road, arid not at an angle. To a Juryman: Deceased had time to step .back. There was no chance of getting across the line before the car. Deceased appeared to be struck about the same time that witness shouted out. He could not say if the bead light was visible. To Mr. Styak: The deceased wee thrown by the impact on to the six-foot way .between the two sets of rail. To Mr. Bell: When he shouted deceased- was on the eix-foot way. To Sergeant Treanor: The car stopped at the' United Service comer. • .To Juryman: When be first saw the car deceased was about 20 feet away. 'Had.the gong,been sounded the deceased eheraSd ihavte heard it. Possibly ihle looked down the street, and not up. Witness -would have heard the gong if it had been sounded. .. The inquest was adjourned "till Tues-; day, Utli inst., at 10 o'clock.