ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 7394, 18 June 1895, Page 3

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

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Wellington, Laat night

At the adjourned inqueßt into the ciroamatances oonneoted with the death of the woman Louie Smith, who died from the result of burns received during a quarrel in a Chinaman's house, the evidence went in the direction of ahowiug that Andrew and Jo»-ph Kennedy and Joaeph Jewett (who are in custody on a charge of causing the woman's death), forced their way ioto the house, where they found a friend named Robert Wilson lying on an opium bed with the woman Smith. A row ensued, and in the struggle the lamp was thrown ovtr, but as to who threw it the testimony was conflicting, one witnese declaring it was Andrew Kennedy who threw the lamp, while another declared it was Jewett. None of the witnesses were able to give a dear account of what happened, and Wilaon hims.li states that the woman Smith was not sobar at the time. The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against either Andrew Kennedy or Jewett. All the parties couneottd with the unfortunate affair, including the Ohinaman, were formerly residents of Dunedin. ~-,-,•_ A young woman named Louiae Gibson was found iv tho harbor this evening near tho Star boating eheds. Bhe waa rescued and taken to the police station, fciho had been drinking heavily all day, and the will be charged with attempted suicide. Uhj_.stobtji.C_c, Laat night. At Kaiupoi on Buudny a native named K__-itian_ attempted aiiieid. by hanging He wa» brought before tho Court to-d»y and committed tor trial. jjvsmnw, Laat night. At the inqu._t coi.cerniug the de-th of William Kelly, the letter carrier, the jury returned a verdict of accidental death by failing In a reoees in the entrance to the Post Office in Liverpool street,' and addedflj rider that the steps fhould be railing. Jt was said tbat tfih-.n three whiskies a short t^^^^^H

aooident, but although two fellow lettercarrier, said ho staggered somewhat, other evidence was to the effect that Kelly was all right.