Accidents, Fires Offences, etc.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2049, 29 December 1886, Page 2

Accidents, Fires Offences, etc.

(Per Press Association.) Auckland, Dec. 24. Hood was committed for trial for the Ohirawai Post Office safe robbery. Hallitlay who turned,approver was admitted to bail. . v . 7 ' oc. 28. A hoise belonging to Dr Giriders, Government Doctor at Rotorua, lias been taken front the paddock by the 1. atives, und. afterwards found shockingly mutilated,' its entries hanging out. ;Humauiremains were found yesterday dri. thf top.of Rangitoto, a volcanic Island in AuckTa'nd TfarborU' by a par y of tourists. Portions, brought to town were identified as parts of a femaio’s body. It bad evidently beeu there a number of years. * i ; ) CfißisTcifuncir, Dec 23. *- Georgs E. Bentleyi was committed for trial to-day, charged witli forging the itkfrd bf-Hi S: 'Austin y. solicitor, to two cheques of LlO each. Djb.vei'T.v, Dec. 23, a Thorny Martou., about 23, bi-ciy catEußKe.fiii%s a compositor at the Cast: bn Was killed on the Port Railway last night. He fell off the platform of a carriage just before Blanket Bay , Tunne l . Both legs were cut off, ind he was in a state of collapse when licked up. . He died afew minutes afterwards. Gisborne, Deo. 26. A young man named James WyLe was ound on Xmas morning hinging to a tree n one of the suburbs o ; the town. He tad been missing from homo a few days i ,nd was known to be in a despondent I tale of mind- It was a case of deliberate uicide he having evidently clirnte 1 uphe tree, tied a hampen and wire rope 1 oudJ his neck and jumped off. The drop vas 20ft and death must have been intantaneous. An inquest was held when be verdict wan suicide while of unsnund ttind. Timard, Dec, 28- I On Saturday a fatal accident occurred l I, Arrowln 2ua whereby a ohikl named < tirey lost his life. At the inouest fcbe,: i , ■

the mother of toe child gave evidence t,h G she last saw her son alive about 10 o’clock. * A quarter of an hour after that time she went for a bucket of, water to the creek that runs past the froiM tf the house when she discovered the body i« ihe creek. All signs of life wefe extinctT It is suppose 1 that the child wa* followio t the father, who passed over the creek a short time before. Tho jury letnrned a verdict ot MecuienrU death.