THE FEATHERSTON FATALITY.
RESULT OF TUB INQUEST. At an inquest held yesterday concerning tho death of Clifford C. lkiiton, thirteen yews of nee, who accidentally idiot himself at Featherskm last Sunday with a small Winchester- ratio, a verdict of accidental d<H»th was returned. x Tlio evidence showed tluvt deccasiod, when returning home from shooting, carried tho riflo pointing upwards, with ono hand on tlio breach und the other near tho muzzle. By some unexplained meant) the cartridge in the riflo exploded and tho bullet entered the lower part of deceased's none and penetrated hi.s bmin.
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Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 46, 23 August 1904, Page 6
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95THE FEATHERSTON FATALITY. Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 46, 23 August 1904, Page 6
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