INQUEST.

Greymouth Evening Star, 6 April 1910, Page 1

INQUEST.

JACOBS ACCIDENTAL]A" DROWNED. This morning Mr Crooke, S..M. and Coroner, held an inquest on :1k body of James Edward Jacobs at tin residence of (he deceased’s parents, Onioti, Road. The following exidence xvas taken, viz:--Dr. McKay, duly qualified medical practitioner, win, said he was called to see deceased arriving at the house at 6.15 p.m. yesterday. Deceased had been dead some hours apparently. There xvas a well marked bruise over the right ear but no other external signs of violence were to b-- seen. Portions of masticated food. viz., apple were in Ins month. The appeaianeo of the skin showed that lie xvas alive when he entered the water. !n witness' opinion deceased met will his death by drowning. Arthur Jacobs said deceased xvas bis brother. He identified the body. Witness last saw deceased at C3O p in.

•e iday when they wore together at lin- orchard about a mile from (he I house. Deceased left witness to go j and look Ur (lie milking cows and to bring them In me. That was •h ■ last ! time he saw dm'utsedjjJm;. When he I did not come home, it, being about 4.40 p.m. witness went to look Ui him and whistled but got no answer. He then seart'ln-d the (hnoto 'Clock. E.-nml deceased lying in the creek face up wards. Ills head and should us xxviv under a log which was across the stream. lb- was about six inches under water. Ihe log xxas n-d Ur i'esf;,_. ii!" fit ok. Witness lifted tiie body on: of the (.'reek and railed Henry Hill to assist him wit.; ;t up the bank. Ihll had also been searching lor deceased. Witness Mieil to get the water Oilt of deceased's lungs but the body xxas cold and tb.uc wain, sign of life. Deceased'- xvaleli had stopped at about, 1.50 n m.. No- : iced a little blood on tl"iv;-ed's ear when Ik found him. Witness formed tie opinion that deceased hud slipped eft tlie log while crossing uk creek and had struck his head on tin- log. ( 11 1 li and he can ied the body to the! house where it 'till remained. William Jacobs, falhel of the de- j ' asfl. a farmer, said dexvas; I xxas ins son aged 50 years last bin inlay and was working on the farm, Ihe last lime witless saw him was hi I ween , and 8 a.in, yesetrday. After milking at about 4 p.m. witness got anxious its deceased had not come home xvith tne eoxxs at the usual lime. Deceased xvas single. Ihe creek xxas about U , , wide where til" log crosses it, lb agreed xx il!i tlie last witness that deceased must bax>- slippxJ "it ibe log and bad sti in k ins iiemi in falling. Ihe Colonel found t hai Jam. - ( /.dxvard Jitx’obs hail been ac Mental h ( ,j l, iwiieti ill the ( Ilil'Jt" Creel'. I (trough toiling off a log which he was cros- | dug and tailing into tin deck.