ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 597, 27 August 1909, Page 6

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

GORED BY A BULLOCK (By folegraphx-PJosa Asßofci&Uoil.) > - Chrlstchurch, August - An inquest was held this. morning: touching the. death- of ' FoX, -' seventy-five years of " age, ; who: died ,at the hospital," from ,injuries Sustained through being , gored -by a j bullock/. William John} Mow ;said that, p'n Thiu , Bday last'he was, killing fcriirs, . aiitl waa'down "tho '■ yard .'getting; a bullock 1 wHen; Fox/ canle', along;' and', .was going-, into .the'yard... Witness ;him not ;to .iio .k>. -Eos' -started .to get.'.through thevriiiiiigs /when > the bullock'charged him and "put':it-s : horn through the -log-pf . his trbusots; •preventing - him '.from . getting vout. Tho "'animal then, charged; him •Sgsin l three timeSj.'althtfugh' witness did his best-to' get Hiin.'j blf.'' By!,this "tinib' 'witness •• &6t' the •bullock's" vh'e'ad . outside, of • the . rail.. , | He : ( then got hold of Fox, .who./aiH, "I'm, hiirt,' /aiid laid-.him : bn,the grass. 'The Coroner,r.etuttied 'a,-verdict-! that/ deceaseji; die3'/ffom, injuries accidentally, received;;,:':;■/' /{'/;/ SUICIDE., . ::Christchurch',?'Aiigiist; 26. V •Al\ v inquest' ; was: iielilrtoiday ;Cbncei;nt.ng ■ the death', l of Jane»Harris,Kwjto ,:w;as .fo.und dead;, in; bed; -.with; a' .bullet •Wound':; iii .'her head, "a.tfher-residence a't';:\Vsflolstdn> ; •■vers dicf. of' Buicidfr.wHile'tempotar'ily insane.was returned.':V .v;/;"/', '.vi." "'I •FOUNT)! IN AN UNCONSCIOUS STATE.;'' ■"■•'/: 'Tlmaruj. August 26. ■ :>The niati .who was found, lying']n' an' un-coiiscipUs-.state on the 'road;flt.,Oriiri is J>rogrossing .well at -Timarii;, hospital. ,T<Klay ho gave/his name as.:Philip,Desmond;, of Ho-; bart. y: He.'Cannot as yet explain, how he ca.me to bo' lying on .road. ■/:-.■<' •- ■ ■ . ■ HEART FAILtTRF. ••^The' police; have; received ,advice.vf roin. Blen-' hfeim'^"'tp : " the\ offect' thatFrederic^-■ Skolton, ageel '59; who has-'Keen" rcsidoht-'in'.the ;diss trict for about eleven-month's), died suddenly .atf;.'thff'U?oyai.vHotel", on"■■ Wednesday nijghfc. k'%oQsofs certificate':,hSs,;be£n; given, "Showing i that the' ■ ;caiVse',;:.pf,..'dea.th:',"■ jras 'heart disease:--Deceased. waa.employed as. a rbtop about,at.;the,hotel. ; ~ ' ;" Whilst' assisting to load -a cart.'in ; ! Messrs.. Dtithie arid' COnift yards; a married man nataed iSydhey. 1 Richardson";- jlitiUjg at; 'Bro'ok-' l.yii,;ha'd"his left>g-broken-through ;a- pijx) falljrig u^ph^it;' ,; vHe' was : taken/tothe :hosi pital'' ;,■,'■>■ . ■