Accidents, Fire, Suicide, Offences.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2009, 13 November 1886, Page 3

Accidents, Fire, Suicide, Offences.

(Per Jjress Association). Auckland, Nov 12. George ifarah was arrested at Karangahape, on a warrant from Palmerston |qrth, oharging him with desorting his Wife and family in February, 18?5. ' qtto Tnndre yyas committed for trial for stabbing. Henry George Woods was found dead in Albert Park to-night with half a bottle hf onrbqlic acid alongside him. He was a Pemittaficq man who arrived by the Rimu(aka last March, A fire broke out to-night in WhPney and-Co.’s cartridge factory, Mount Eden. The fire broke out over the oven in the annealing room, the fire of which had been left banked up, igniting a number of caser which had been left there to dry. It was suppressed by trree employees, living in adjacent cottages, who discovered It! A number of caps exploded but the powder in the magazine. 150 yards distant, was untouched. Tie damage was net very great except to the roofing, belting,"machinery and a small portion of materisl. Insurances unknown. Christchurch, Nov. 12,

Last night a young nun, John Hawkins. was thrown from his horse in Lower High-street, receiving injuries to the head', ifrom which he died three hours bfter the acciden*.

" Arnold resilient of Oxford named Isaac B van met with an accident yesterd*y whi’e f 1 ing a tree, and died fo-diy. His cVst was crushed by a falling branch. Nov 12. As the pnsseugeis by the morning tr in on the northern line were passing through >he Makarewa Bush this morning. they saw a man hanging from a tree. Th'« proved to bs a settler name] Michael Crowe, who lately went through A '.« fVknwfc UaA *

r J - ‘ ) ** • . 4 **'" rnglH refuge from bis trouble* in suicide. r lhe y >ui g man Irederick H Dale, employe! for 3 number of years as letter carii r, was charged* at the Police Court tc.-ldy with stealing a-letter contaiuiug

three one p tind bnik lives. He was remand d for cigh da s. Accused wjs well known fr m hi* connection with the Odd Fellows and V lun'e is. Accused admitted the of! nee o the Postmaster and the police. In the ho' se of F. 11. Dale, letter oarrier here, arrested for p irloining lett‘ rs. 287 letters, 149 circu'ars, 134 newspapers, 192 book packe's and 24. postal card», total 786 we e found. It is supposed that the hulk of these were left at tiie bouse by Dale through sh er neglect of dwty. Accused was look d upon as a y L rv t r u tworihy mao, hut it appears he Ins been drinking t o much I.vely. Stepi will be oken as s on as pos-ihle to deliver the de'ayei matter. Twenty-two letters hid been opened anil it is suspect, d that Dale has appropriated such of tho contents as were valuable.