THE LATE CASE OF DROWNING. INQUEST.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 4004, 22 June 1870, Page 4

THE LATE CASE OF DROWNING. INQUEST.

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A Coroner's inquest was held yesterday, at the Railwajr Terminus Hotel, before Dr. T. M. Philson, M.D., and a respectable jury, touching the circumstances attending the death of John Hannigan, an old military pensioner, lately an inmate of the Asylum, aud who was found drowned in Cox's Creek, on the 19th inst. The jury having been sworn, they proceeded 111 1 view the body, lying in the dead-house ; after which the following evidence was adduced:— - Robert Ridley, a fisherman, residing at Cox's Oreek, three milea from Auckland, deposed that the deceased came alone to his house on Sunday afternoon, June 19th, about 4 o'clock, and purchased a pennyworth of tobacco, He seemed sober, Last saw de» oeased on the top of the hill, three or four hundred yards distant, on the road to Motion's Mill. Knew him by the nickname of "Fish," but did not know his proper name. Witness's father and mother were in the house at the time. Deceased did not request a night's lodging, nor say where he was going. Was aroused at 11 o'clock that night by men calling to bring the boat. Witness, his father, and Mr. Mathew H. Bennett went with the Boat. Was told by the men who came that a man was lost in the creek. A second boat went out, and the two men pulled near the spot pointed out, but could see nothing. It was about high-water. Continued the search for about an hour or more, but heard no cries. .Resumed the search at 6 o'clock on Monday, when the tide was out. Mr. Bennett discovered a dead body lying in the channel of the creek, in the mud, with the right leg embedded above the knee. Witness identified the body as that he had seen on the previous night. The body was found half-a-mile from 'the witness's house. The body had been covered by the water at hightide. Removed the body to the shore, being compelled to use ropes to pull it out. Witness acquainted the police, and Constable Carrigan came out and re moved the body to ' the dead-house. — Matthew H. Bennett deposed : I am* a painter, residing at Cox's Creek. On Sunday evening, al>out 9 o'clock, I had occasion to go up my garden ; while there I heard deep groans as of some one in distress. I procured a light, and followed in the direction of the cries. After proceeding about a mile I wwats t unable to get down to where I heard the cries/ on aocount of the height of the cliffs. I called out, |" Who is there, or where are you ?" I imagined I heard him answer, '♦ Here," and then followed two or three deep groans, and then a chattering of his jaws, and then a splash as if some one had fallen into the water. I called as loud as I could, and was answered by some one on the other side of the creek. I told him to go to Ridley's, and get their boat and- light, as I thought there was a man in the creek. Next morning at daybreak I again went down to the creek, and after an hour's search I found the body imbedded in the mud.— t Jeremiah Carrigan, water-police constable, deposed to having proceeded, in company with another constable, to Cox's Creek, and to bringing the body to town. Had known deceased for some time. < He was a pensioner belonging to Panmure. His age was aboxit 70. His time was' chiefly spent in gaol, and in the' Refuge. — Thomas Mack, manager of the Old Men's Refuge, in Grafton Road, -was next called, and said : The deceased has been an inmate of the Refuge for a long time. He has frequently tried to get away. Last missed him on- Sunday last; about 2 o'clbck,- and gave information to the police of his being missed. — This was all the evidence adduced, and the jury, after a short consultation, returned- a verdict of " Found drowned."