ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS

Evening Star, Issue 16090, 15 April 1916, Page 6

ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS

John O'Grady. single, 68. died in the Auckland Hospital while on remand on a chargo of drunkenness at Pukekobe. The evidence at, the. inquest showed -that the deceased was ill when be was admitted to Mount F.den Prison, and stated that he had been drinking swamp water. A ver-

diet was returned that death was due to gai-tro enteritis. While shopping in Wellington yesterday afternoon, with a relative, .Mrs AVilliam Midline, aged 42 years, suddenly collapsed on the pavement. She was carried into a shop, and expired shortly afterwards. The decea-sed's husband, who was a- farmer near Wauganui. sold out lately, and Mrs Mullius and her live children wont to Wellington to stay.

At Takaka. i\\d.son) yesterday, Vernon Solly, aged 18 years, was out shooting with a double-barrelled breerh-hmding gmi. While he wa.s getting through a fence both charges w.—.t off. shooting him over the heart. Nolly got up. walked ,1 few f-.teps, a?!-il then dropped dead. Ktleen Doohcrfv, residing in South Duncdin, was admitted B> the .Hospital in an unconscious condition yesterday afternoon. She was picked up in St. Andrew street by the police in what appeared to he. a kind of tit. She is sutfering continual lapses into unconsciousness, and her condi--1 ion is serious.