BURNED TO DEATH.
THE NASEBY FATALITY
(Per Press Association.)
DUNEDIN, March 17
At the inquest 011 the body of Dugald Sinclair., who was burned to death at his residence at Naseby on Thursday evening, Margaret Healy, of Kyeburn, deposed that on Thursday evening she went to debeased's house about 9 o'clock. She had known deceased for thirty-seven years. Her husband, who was staying with deceased, and deceased were inched. A light was burning dimly in the bedroom where her husband was sleeping. Deceased was lying on the sofa in the kitchen. Both were dressed. She requested _ her husband to come home. He said he would. Witness left shortly afterwards. Before doing so she removed a bottle of beer and put it outside. Deceased was certainly the Avorse for drink. Healy was sober, though he may have had a few drinks. The lamp was quite safe. There) was no fire in the stove. She had no words with deceased or her husband. Her husband and deceased were, very friendly. Witness had no reason to believe that the house was other than accidentally burned. - The, coroner found that deceased was burned to donth at his residence, through the said residence accidentally catching fire. .
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8825, 17 March 1909, Page 8
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