FATAL ACCIDENT AT JUDEA.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume VIII, Issue 688, 6 February 1879, Page 3

FATAL ACCIDENT AT JUDEA.

1 1 ,4„(3HJI^;PROWNEI) EST_A WElxf ? '.'_ Bomb &xcitejnent was caused iniawn/durmg 'Tu^'day^f^rnoon'^wihg to; a rejiorfc that a little boy, at Judea; had been accidentally drowiied through falling do*#n ah unfei?ces well. At first we fancied the story, was prov^f-1 TesZo lirue.^ke '^icul'-fra^ Jls folfotfst— " About 2 • Saihu&»l*Sly, edl.tw*6 v ye^Ufe 'ion oi Slr-Qeo-rge Brady^was playing near a tent St^i-ade^* '^liefee' -Ss£c'blbU^. r<sides'j! when he 5 fell into,, an unfenced well and was drowned. Tlie body was. discovered by the deceased's mother, whoj with a. young girl, named Sarah HattWell, : appear to have.been the only persons near the place at the timß. g'- , . THE INQIf&T. '-.'.■ >-< ?An inquest was heldajfesterday efterobon, ■jifrymen. % .-.; ;■•. - vSj/^*^^. VpSbali Battwell,. having been clttlvjsworn, -JsgT&^AJ&n^ 'now|i T^ft the eMd in the tent at*Jjidsi- M Splaying with soipjpannikins. After^ardsyj> j^ent Snout ayarMrom the tent-to" wash my 'fiieapf»y,i then went to the-fiteplace, and Mrs; Bi^^;j*wW--jl^^|%,lth© chiidywasV^T .saidjn^hei^nty !--I-wihtfo ; s6toe : briar.b|ißheis!' : . ne^ir' io^see if Tcb-dld^e him. • .Whilst there I hear4'Mrs Brady calling for her husband. She had the child iv her arms, Its eyes were open. I called to my father to;tell Mr, .jjrady tQ. come, and. ..thea. r went„ fqr.ymy f ''mother^ ''It was a wfeUa)>6dt-tKreefeet;d,eep , *htitHbe ; child 1 fell in. Tt w^'tiheft&b&dy with a willow gi-owing ove^it>;and is-noar the Judea Cutting, just off '.tiie road hetween itlie^uttings'ajid tlie Judea* •Btidge>' i '''W© neveKiised w&ter from that well. I have not iknbwn^the child go there* •-- J lfef6*re;'y- I. .used/J^aye charge of the child when- tho mbthe^wentra-ff-ay to town. At the time of •fche occuireHce Mrs Brady was in her own :: tent,' whichf was close -0 the well. *>:I?d6n't kriowho^it yrasshedidnot see the child, as f tHe Well tybM' -not tiioV# ? than liaif a-yfcr'd'off.*-->Tk6iis *#&§ no Sne elsewhere,- andnd/ori&.fi^, been near. I did notfses any bottles of liquor in the tents. ' --»*-'- ■ Captain Clarke : Is it not usual to have * medical -**. d vice*' 1 . . ** 'COTOher'-f-Npt unless you have any doubt .as,to the cause' df.death, r br if yQu think there ■ i m^e^m^^¥^i^x, - f ;;■;■/■ 'V*'"'-; rr Ik*amina*i(M ! re*3uni'ed '•':' T-wfetfdt'ih chairge; l of 'tlie cmld^lM^ 'Margie, 1 tiniest Mhfe -was gbi-b&oUfc. v ' ; - ; -''-'' * ; Annie Brady, mother of the deceased, hav-jag-heen. sworn by Mr Warbrick, who acted as interpreter, stated that she was staying at <, a spot near Judea, and that the last witness .toofei pSnnikjn^/^tch some water. She j 6 washing. The child went to a hole of water, but she did not see 4pnvf -ifShe '.fcajhsd getting^ n? an*. | aeiareh ;»nd fenn^-hi-oi^in^ the j ■paterdiole; i The., last jwiteass/ was. MP nt iwhe&'fihe foniid.ther..bfid.yt ( : l -ft Th<? /b»4. ..was de«da4eßhusbah4 t W4SrAway ; w^lwng's(/Sb c LaUowed^eiohild to.go afcout by,*i^e|f. ; j.y , fi /Constable; Dato^ren. dejpio^e4 t^^Wi 6*ahfifoedtthe body *^f rtheufleqea^e.d c i^4 j^t, ify >wastfree*i»?6m;any iontward ffi^J^o|jvip|^ce. nThe;fa6leoittwMahtba.b(^yA fooj!*an"a--a'rhjalfK Sri width. '-»nd<lthe : . .same, }w breSdthMndlabdwfe tj©<*£and,^h#i l eet Xffgm-1 , If the child had fallen in head first, it would have been impossible for it to got out. A verdict in accordance with the evidence zwas^ returned* T „.x V ... l; N .