BURNT TO DEATH.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LVII, Issue LVII, 12 April 1910, Page 5

BURNT TO DEATH.

EVIDENCE AT THE INQUEST.

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CHRISTCHURCH, April 11. At the inquest on Daniel Buckett, burned to death in the fire at Richmond on Sunday morning, a verdict was recorded of accidentally burned to death. Deceased's sons, in their evidence, stated that, their father was given to drink. One son was sleeping in a tent in the garden, about sixty yards from the house, but was unaware of the fire until wakenea by a policeman. Another son .stated -that he last saw his father alive at 10.15 p.m. on Saturday. He was then perfectly sober, and was talking to a man on the road. Witndtes left shortly afterwards on a shooting expedition. A married woman, who saw deceased about a quarter of an hour later, stated that she saw him speaking to a man in the road. She thought he was intoxicated.