FOUND DYING.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 128, 30 May 1914, Page 9

FOUND DYING.

IN ALBERT PARK. \ SUSI'ICKiLS CUICI'M S'|"A NC I. S. !

Jiving un- the iootpai.ii at the liowcu I Avenue entrance vi Albert .'ark niih arm-, kn.-cs, and legs bruised, a welldressed man. of about 4.",. who— iiniiie is believed lo be A. lIn.UiwHI. was found shortly before -ix o',-|,«k tiiis morning. lie now he, in the hospital in a .riti.-al •iondiuon. When found, the man was Iviti.. fa.-.-downwiirds on iii,- p.u!, Kll \, ) I \J arm doubicl up uiidcrii-ath 1.i,11 blood How- 1 ing pi-,,l'iisi-!v from the yyouinl 011 hi- | '"'ad. \ later examitiation ..f Ihe hat being found a short disuii.-c awavl at the lop of Mi,, path. Am,,n-st Ihe I man's cll'.-cts w.-rc a wat.-li and gold I chain, a M -iis,iu ticket lo she l.xhihii ion. about. 1.'7 111 a -owreigii ,a-e. an,! a docuinetll from I Ik- Public Works l)c partment. I p till 1 he lime ~f going lo press it ha- heen impossible 1.,' obtain any further information about the man. I or' a- to how he ,-ame to b- found in j this condition. A lirst, e.xaniinal 11,11 ol Hi- -.-„,. ga\e| Hie impression thai the nun had heen I assaulted from behind, and struck a j heavy blow on Ihe head an.! arm. 'Ihe- I condition of Hie man'- bodi 11 ion .1 was lii-t discovered |e,|,l- , ■,lorn ~, lh.it theory, though tin- fa,a thur 11.111- of his valuables wore stolen discountenances | Ihe idea thai he had been -d upon for j tin- purpose of robbery. Tile iln-orv that ; lie fell oyer while in a .-tai,. of mioxi-a j lion is a!-o improbable, a- llicrc wa- no evidence ..f In- baling ! 11 drinking. | Ih- ch.ilie- v.ere -atiiial-l will ' ~-■ j rain, an,l he had probahh '..en lung ~11 { t.lie path lor -. ii-ileralile I.in.- !,cfo-e .ii-eoiere-d. The man was lir.-l —11 in Arthur | Ixeenan. a workman wi... was crossing th.. park on hi- hi to work. He rang 1 up lie,- poll,-, and "illlorme I lie, in thill he ha,l —„ a man on liie path. le;- I att'-niioii having been arrested by heat j ing a groan In.ill Ilia I .|.lar!er. 1 on stable I'.orke to-cth.-r will, I oii.lable I Watcrnmii. immcdiaic'ii pi'..,-e.-,1.xl to I 110- park, where they 'found lb.- man J llurke opened one 01 1 h- man'- ev.-s. and ! -aw thai the pupil wa- con-idcrabh vi : laled. II.•ali-iii. that t.he 111-.111 .i.i- it, a i bad colidilion. h- imiiiciiatcly -~,,, i,, r [ Ihe doctor, and had li vi rcmiw-.l :,, liie h.R.piu.l. ('nil-table Kuike -üb-i-ipieiiilv inu.le an cxaminai 1 tn- .-;«.!. and ; llOSpit.ll. ClllLSl.ll.le I'olll.e Ill.ule a siibseipienl cxaminiitie I the spot, an! later found 111- mail'- iial .11 a icl'.v batu-ri',l c.n,iii 1..11 Piesuniing thai the man had l.llb 11 down in a 7 or had boon taken siiddeiil, ,!!. 11 1- |nis.-il.;.-I ll.lt iie fell ill the -pot W here lac hat was found, and 1011.-d down the path alie.nviif.l-. the information tnai the iiijurvd man's recovery i- \er\ i:ii|,co',.ablc.