CORONER'S INQUEST.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 100, 9 March 1864, Page 3

CORONER'S INQUEST.

An inottes: wa* held ye.-i< , rd:n* before T. M. Philsou, Corom-r. at the Koyid Hotel, o:iiciul Bay, on the body «•!' Norictiiu whieh was found lloaiintx in tlu' v'wcv yesterday morning. Tin* 'Jury l»--in;x sworn, — Mr. Jo-n.ph Flower »oting a- fmvivan and having viewed the ho ly, the following «»>!•«' Ci»iled : Gabri.'l Lewi- bei*i;< >wo*".i.—-1 am h merehnnt iv>n:in Vnrklaud. I \v:i* jMveeedinq tlii? mcrn-Tuf-'ay. Mesvh Stb, abmo ten minutes part t> 0 fj.ji'L. «i««wT» the rliifojipoji'tf rhapel street, to take i.;v ru>< m;ary bathe. an.l h<vinu reuWied the beHeh, 1 remarked doatinu; at t !u> edge of tho w,.tei\ thi ! t'de ha\ 'iim then attained h* height. it was a*;oui 100 yir»* rii-nmf. from \h< >hore when f first .-aw it. On more irar.-iedy from a hei»hl, [ ju'ive.vi* t ih i 5 i !>»• i"/iec! )»"niin- was (he body Ot :* man, L knew tlii-j by th * <'l<uJ nent. io the top of lhi.' eliil' :i:i:i m«'l a man there, to whom I mentioned the eiivuniHtan-«•. he eame down to th<s i beaeh am! agreed wnh ine that it wa« the body of ii 1 man thai \>v .-aw iio:iti in the harbour. This nniu : «.•.;( f<»r the po'dv. 1 \v»*nl away aa «o«m as the po - Iter arrived. 1 tto imt know which of the constables | H wa* 1 iiaf i aine. A number of jmtso's hud now ! ;;nd tin 1 body was dr;i*\ i close to the shore, ; i saw that the ho ly was oloihe i hi a dark coat, light ! coloured :rnn*crs and hoots. The head was bare. I ! saw to .-::ti-=fy me thai ihe body was that of |a a an. I have no knowledge of the man in question. : P,v K"V:'Hk.Vi ••->*«•> medical man va« for. : Riehard liunuU. ~i am a «onMi.bie in the ! Armed JVlh eon duly in Ain-kiand. About 5 ini- : unies bekw 7 «hi- nwnm-j information w«i brought j to me tli.it a must had been found drowned near the ; shipv riojji>.' Point. I went at once to : the j la .• iivdie.it "i. and i'ouuj a ho "y floating in the ]v. at*, r, lihout 1-yuv.ls from t'ne lt>oi of the eti!f. Tlio i faee ««•» ;ij»pennost. I eoa'.d see pl'.dnlv th:\t it WAS j the dead body of ;> man. th.'iv wer rtevrm\ persous I oa the s|.»"t wiiL'ii t armed. I ilid no;, r *mark tlie last ; lhere. 1 dv.:w tit" body o«! of the water to • iliui wi-iv iJu-rt*. an.le\audned ; into its >tale. Tlie man uupeared bet wt'en 30 and '10 ' wais of iia'r blaeL la.'je aiidwhi>- ! kers aho bluek. e\es j;i*ey, r.o*\ l prominent, rouiewbat ; I'xe'jriiirod or bru"«ed, swarthy, teeth i p«'ihri. ttie body v.a> al out •"> Jeet inehe? in height. ' I here w;i< no eovevir.g on tlie head, but a scotch cup j w-is found Iloatiinx m the water iiear to the body, j Tlie I'loihinir of a dark br-»wn rout, ve&t of ' a >hnihu > eolor, of unib eordnrov. -hirt of i white eali -o. black sth; ncvlcerehie!', p:iir of water tight i boots and bine so,'U ; . 1 found a Gv hc.h metal wateli ' in ihu left vest pocket, w diout n it had stopped at hilt past 1 o'eluck, und a i\-.w otiuu* uuimpor- ; tant avriele-:. Th.e body appeitvei to have ooms j decree of warmth when J Jell it. 1 could not die* ! eovcr any marks of violence, ewepr. what I havo 1 nv'iuionetl the l'OS'-. Iha I t lij* body moved to the dead house. I could deioci no diuell of liquor ; about the body. | .Donald M"lnnee sworn—l am a rcstd- ■ in.i in l-'i-eeuma's Lnu. S?l*■!*< iy before the inoiiost I • i was i-d'orau-d t!i;;t a man !;ad b' t-n found di owned ; r.e ir Smales Point, 1 went io the dead hou»\ and ! i ik'iv W the i>;viv s. mim mimed X<>r«m» , liii-1.11, v.ho.il I i':ul li-M-.i :i IV.I- ui>wi'ris cf fhri'O > i I iei'O-ini/fil !ii- nt <>n»'o. 1 ■ i i..11 I'n.U.. lis •h.i.i !>•■.'» «•"«" ! ,„<• i..r I!'- , ! jii.,o illl'-l imt l ihH i IK-C. «=.< U I '"'s-r I . I him was It >>'V;i SiMVan. I 1...i uvea ::iKt ill y.i'.vs ngi-, and imiiuuTicl. • i'in-iv \i:h i.o between ine and . .U-1-iiis..il. Ills'.v." :< t.i .i'li. I' i fi.- .tun- li:i\ ivini-iiiv! .1 vcr iict Ot , —Vi.ui.il <ir»»viie.t. m.irks o(" violm'c —and ; ~N p ,.-j., .-j.- ili. lr i!i;i: viii'ii it e.:iH !:r-f. known that -.■in • .i-.--1-— oT v.' i'r.rui v.inuiiic.l in sito inxiv, no «f ve>.««...iu:io:i vi-. J, jsw ;.ny medical ''.<413 ft'!"