KILLED BY MOTOR.

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

KILLED BY MOTOR.

OLD MAN RUN OVER. | I'IK.I) IN HiisP! |'\| . 1

Ixiio, k.-.l down hi ~n automobile a- I lie was crossing Ilea, h IMad at about Sj' o'clock last evening an old man mimed I, I'hurles Mallotcs. agsnl t',-J, ae.d living.; alone in Wellington ,st,.. t .t. wa.- coincvcl I ■ to the hospital and died slinitl.i after'ad ' mitlaiiic. I nn! a late le'iu tin- iimrn ing tin- man was iinidcntitied. but Michael Heath, of 1(H). . ni..ii Str.-l. -iibseepicutK '. paid a visit to the Xlorge.e and idcntiti.-il ' the body as an iicipiaiiitaii, c » horn Inhad esc-n earlier in the . icinii- | Urease,l. who wa- ~ ~„„,,«., ~,, j wood, was last scon v Ihe neighl ,- ! hood of Itench Komi. XI tin- lime „f | In-j accident 1„. had a large 1.e.,,,He of -ti-ks| in his hand. Crossing th.. road in- .lid 1 not notice a motor car driven by XX. I'tting proceeding along the mad from the direction ~f i.lu-cn Mrc-t. (in s.'.- ' ing Mallntes mi the road the dru'r iminetliiitidy pulled up. but to,, laic ... prevent an accident. lie- man was ,-auglu . by the mud-guard of the. ,-ar an,l liolctttli ' tiirown to the ground, sustaining severe fractures to the skull ami other i nim i.-s. j He was rendered llllcons.ioll- an.l piaced . in Mr. I'tting's car. wliere together with, ronstablc Mania, he was lak.-n lo the] hospital. An operation wa. peifonn.-l ' imtnediatcly after tin' man's admission. hut it was soon s-.cn that there »;.- little lii>| f In- recovery. Deceased had for s, ' time I-en slip ported by the ( harilable Aid Hoard. An ' inrpiest on the body will prob.eeli i«. held , this afternoon.