CASUALTIES

Evening Star, Issue 12396, 9 January 1905, Page 4

CASUALTIES

John Herbert Rutherford, thirty years of age, ■single, was killed on the "Wauga-moa-Hill (Nelson) road on Saturday by a waggon he was driving capsizing over the side of the road. A verdict of accidental death was returned at the inquest. The evidence went to show that when passing another waggou a young horse in tlio lead pushed the other horses over the side, Charles Gordon, a well-knowm stafttekeeper, resident in Wanganui for over thirty years, dropped dead yesterday after. noon.

Albert B. Williams, detest son of Mr T. B. Williams, wag drowned at Kai-Iwi Beach yesterday while diving off tie rocks. Sergeant Warring received word front Constable Gillespie, officer in charge of the Tenrnka station, on Saturday morning, that a boot containing a human foot had been washed up on the Milford Beach, about ten miles from Temuka, The boot appears to be a size 6, and the foot is broken off at the ankle.

At an inquest held on the bodv of Joseph Rogers Clark, of Newtown, Wellington, who was fomd hangintr in his residence on Friday evening, a verdict of "Wilful suicide ' was returned. Deceased's wife and stepdaughter said that ho had frequently threatensd to take his life. Deceased was fifty-six or fifty-eight years old. The wife said they had been murried seven, years, and during the whole of that time she had never seen him properly sober. During the past eighteen months'he had contributed practically nothing to the household expenses. *

An inquest was held at Oamaru on Saturday afternoon touching the death of Geor<re Leslie. The evidence went to show that the deceased was sober when he went to bed, though he had had one or two "shandies" during the evening. A verdict of "Accidental death" was returned, there being no evidence to show how the fire occurred. Deceased was well known, and was accorded a large funeral yesterday afternoon, the Garrison Band, of which he was a member for many years, turning out for the occasion.

On Saturday evening we mentioned the bare fact that Major Jtockron met with an accident that afternoon through a collision* with an electric car. It now appears that the major, accompanied by a youth, was coming from the north end of the City along King street. When Teaching Howe street they took the precaution to tee if the electric tram line was clear, but before they knew where they were a car crashed into the kngey, throwing the occupants on to the roadway. Major Jackson was badly cut about the head, and received a severe shaking. He was at once attended to by Dr Fitchett. The groom escaped unhurt. * The buggy was smashed to pieces, and the horse, a valuable one, received fatal injuries, dying a few minutes after the accident. 'The major had a very narrow escape, being within an ace of being run over when the motorman promptly palled up the car. On inquiring this morning we were informed that Major Jackson's condition is not regarded as serious.