CORONER'S INQUEST.

Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 101, 6 October 1877, Page 2

CORONER'S INQUEST.

.'Yesterday, , the sth .inst,, the District ' Coroner, Drßockstrow, held an iriquest :at the Royal Hotel* Palmerston, on the bodies of two men named "respectively Paul Christensen Nissen and jehs : Lund, who had been found :dead <>n the bank of the Manawatu River.The enquiry into the death of Paul ; ;]N"issen was 'held firsts .for '^which ther following jurors revere imparinelled.':— - '■'.- R. Leary, (Foreman)", E v Metard. J> "Morriss, G. A. Green, T McMahon, R. ' Johnston,- C.- Litchwark, E. Colfihs, JIBrandon, L. G. West, J. Barton, TI King, and R. IST. Keeling. ,; : A Whakapaki; being swOrn; deposed : I remember 'J'ufesday, the 2nd October. I Went to fish for eels on that; day ia, the river 1 Manawatu. near AwaA 'Piihiv When 1 1 discovered the body now A before the* jury lying near the water's" edge. In the evening I; returned- to my : place, and on Wednesday morning I gave notice to the police. Hans Christian: "Nissen^r being sworri r 1 deposed : I have seen the body now be-A fore the jury. I recognise it by 'the.fi clothes: and watch as that of my brother I Paul. I last saw ' my brother alive otM .the 24th July, at the Hokowhitu Mill; f Qn* that day he went across the MabayAwatu. Not iseeing my brother for some days afterthe 24th July, I made m- 1 ; and a search. I sawA him on the 24th m company; with Jen*|

■ ... — — -* - Lund, I have not .seen Jens Lund since then. "My brother was 19 years . old on the 6th January last. He was a native of Apanrada, Sleswick. I have no doubt that the body now before the Jury is Jhat of my brother. By the Foreman: I do hot know if my brother could swim. He was.a sober man. Kuhd Jensen, being sworn, deposed,! lam a laborer," and reside at Stoney Creek. I remember the day when I last saw deceased. It was on the other side of the river Manawatu. - He came on a visit along with Jens Lu'hd, and stayed at^my tent about -half ah hour. They A came at about half past 3 p.m. and left a about 4 o'clock. .It would take* them about 20 minutes' to fret to the river crossing. They told me they had crossed the river on a log. They were ' both sober. * • . . The Coroner having summed '.tip, the jury returned the following -verdict: . " That on the 2nd October,' 1877, Paul Christensen Nissen wa& found drowned on the bank of the Manawatu River, hear Awa Puni, but by what means he. got into the river there is no evidehee. jtb show." ■'-.. r A V The inquiry into the death of Jens Lund was then held before the same jury. Mr R. N. Keeling having been " ' "* A Paraterii Te : ARangitupaki, . being sworn, deposed-: I "remember Wednesday; the 3rd October. On that day I - adzing jtotara, timber close to the 'riyer^-heiT found the dead body of' a pakehaf lodged on Some timber at the riser's edge. I came there and then and informed the police. The body was on thg south side of the river, near to ' t There were no Maoris "■' about that, place previous to my discovering the body. Hans Christian Nissen deposed : I recognise the body now before the jury by its clothes and watch as that of my cousin Jens Lund. He was 18 years old, and a native.of Apanrada, Sleswick: Deceased had been about 12 months m New Zealand* „ By the Foreman : The river is for--dable at low water where my brother and cousin are supposed to have crossed. : _ The Coroner having summed up,' the jury brought m the following verdict »'-'.. " That the deceased, Jens Lund, on the | 3rd October, 1877, was foundj drowned on the bank of the Manawatu River, J hear Kairanga, but -how or by what j means the said Jens Lund came by his deal h there is no evidence to show."