INQUEST.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 17, 29 October 1874, Page 5

INQUEST.

— -■-■ <» : ■ I An ; irj^ue^t["intb;.tbe cause of death of John Lindsay ■©f: Tp^otnaiqo, who .died on 26th :i, lnst.; 'was^h'eld hy'.Tir.- j. G. Smith, CffA-one^for the district, and a jury, at the Balclutha-Hofel on'Tueßda7 last, > The jury having been sworn; elected Mr, John M.Donald, storekeeper,. foreman, : and proceeded to, yi.ew.Jthe body. . . The following evidence was then letf':'"«r-' Thomas M>Donald^farmer^ Inch Clutha ' ! -^-Knew- deceased j John > Lindsay. » (He called at my phice on the 19th inst., for the purpose .of purchasing, cattle. He bought, and^renipyedjthem. ;T asbisted him to take .themJacEJoss jat? the Jpurit. 5 si accompanied, him as far as' Mr JBassett's. This wm about 1 1 o'clock^ a^mU ' I remained in his company, at- ,, Bassett's for.> mahout an hour; Wben'theredeceasVd had sr'glasi df brandy , also brepd and „milk M as he r eaid he was hungry,** having^ had an early breakfast. 1 He accompanied\ me back\a little hit of tho road. We parted there „and be left to go after ...hisycattle, .which"; were abead>of him. I never eaw"h'fm; again' untir.at Baiclutha Hotel. -.• Jse,was a t^tbe.; time we.partedr-per'!'-fectly soKer— not;tHe T IiBaBT^VQ. s V^i[!drinJc upon him, and he seemed to. be in good .health/; rvyy^ny. Aur, y/.y. '.;" yzz':. George H. Gilroy— ji-am a blacksmith residing at Inch Clutha. I-k4ew r 'decea!sed :,: ' Saw bim at luch Clutha on the 19.th; lie was removing cattle' from th%re. !ij lacc6m^ panied him that day a short distance; along the road as far a^ fMr^Basßett's; :;i!was' with him Mby.re, about . ljtf, minbties,: and! - during thai time h^'bad, I tbiulc,^a'piaes of ' brandy.. sI, pa* ted, jwith bim in, Baßsett'a house, about' ha|f:Part! eleven,, and never saw. him. again. He wasthen in his«sual hta'th." ' "'"'"' ' " '" ■''"' -' •■'■ r ' " " ; Robert Couperthwait, settler, at .Hill, end — Oh lOthirist. when'returhk^g/frpm Baiclutha I saw. .a man trying. to. mount; a, horse near the , junction of tbe Kaitangata road. This -. wasj about; one ; o'clock. .ijHev got on to the horse, -when~the-horae-swervtd short round, and bolted down the Kaitangajtajroad. He immediately got out of my view aod T met tbe^borse without the 4 , rider. . When I,got tp^tbeTvaitangataroad'l saw the f mah lying? on ~th;e load-on {< his back. I know him to be the dVceasea'"! I wa^ riding one horse and leading another,' and when meditating VJhat'to do! saw. two drays (Coming Jtowardis^ where deceased l was l)ing. ' I fp; them and told them what I had seen, and asked them to have 'a look at him and see if be .was hurt. I did not turn. back but went, home.. I did not get off my borae t^.lookat him. I did not know wbojhe, was.atthe time. Tbe Coroner :. I think! it is, a pity you didnot get off your horse to; look at the man. jYour conduct shows very great indifference. '•'"■' ■ ' '- :-.'/-_.•■.. *■ tTatnVs Lirid'sayi^-I wm coming froni. Inch Clutha. on the :19th inst., ; and , wherttiear %tbe : Kai tangata : ■ j unction J.-., saw my brother's horse without tne* rider.: 1 The ' horse, was grazing. .; Tbe deceased .was about three' chaius distant!. He was lying on bil back.' I iikd to ; rouse^im but' could not. I rode after a man named ■■>, Shaw^ and asked him if "he would come - back and stay' with my bfbtber till I went for a doctor^-ais .he was. qiiite ? Bensele6s. *T rode on to the Fary and sent- 1 for Brs. Smith and S.tewart. I asked Shaw if he had seen my brother Tying' at the; rbaOside. He said be had, seen a man but did not think it was 7 Mai) -So r far as ; I know l Shaw did not ""turn" back "to~ stay beside my brothers When I returned irom Balclutaa ? I found my 'brother ; lying in vbe same posi*" tionand,,a. r few .mer^ywitb, him who weie strangers to me.' M T then" !fla.lh?Hi 'removed tolthe, .Baiclutha xHotei; cSbaw drives f .a: waggon . for <, jbe ; M,e^drs Brogden— eight! g re ys- ,-S^.aS. had acquainted witb my brother" for The horse l'\ my brotber -rode was/well known to' be a sby--ing horse,* audybad »thrownv ihiin several times. Shaw, must have; jjassedt within., a t yard of niy-Vrother,- and-. £~wonderhe did. d^Y?^ipe,hprsejs over/himi C r \ tx v JameS/M'Bean Stewart, sworn— l amVa^ mediccL^raclitlpng^esidmg^a Milton. ,Gp J i,osta ii dt wag^el>graph'ed for by Jw r i s J^nd^ayto^cbm¥dbd'"B^^ his brotherv W->0 had^fal^n^from bisihpxse..,. .^ v sawhitn in the BalcTutha ;Hoter about 9^ o'clock at ;/ nigHty JOHe^aitifisVnsible, t.and^^ right'siQe payaliz^d^/prpsknting rfhejappfwance of a, „ imanvs?ho had tSTUsfaipedili seyere, Injury, to ' |tbe^bfairii bt twaßirealiedgby^the Coroner to j Wake a post^mbttetav esattii nation jo£<;the !»^ddy^vHMc| ftbis^dayft tJS^tej Iwere npi external inj ary . On- reIm'eving :thw3calp;&tiltfeJapexjofrithe-head^l' > jfound; ;,tbe peripstuhiyi^s^e'obgestediv &Qaq fMmavingJbiLlh^^^djex^ i substance, il ibucd v a< very ; exten s^ye clot 'oi ; jbloodhetwein tb^men^rane^f %He brain^ • : and.the brain; itself,. on the right posferiort „ hohlrWt^mmikhWMb^m^mmm i ,bf tbe hft tobe.^|^th^ceiejb|ujln.; Tbe.ba r e 1- lot the brain contaißed#uia blood. Tbere, , Iwas no^m^itif^&im^n^^tm ; noj; .further, /jjaminObe '. body.. The in-; ; had -been a aQg^bey(pf6ner)v ! :t^^'^(^iß^i^^iM^^^ao[^ , '■ some difjticulfyTQleiyibg,^^ ■ ''back t&tbejgj^^y^ ■"*s!. I Tbe tt «Tuor r^eturn,ejrl a.verdii^^b^ccoinil^! - i ari'ce. test- wmy^-f^.

deceased died jrom .i^-'juri -i m' tbe :'btfti,i^S can?edby afajl from a bor.W. "■';■., ."•";.■ f The Jury ad^ed «?iftr:d«r,.t>i^t,Mei^ir^H Cquperthwaft and Shaw shewed -great ne^S ■« .lnßeMibleMSpndmbji^^ ' i ' 'Tbe^roh^ f attendance, and they were then dißchargii<ii€|