WHY THEY WERE DROWNED.
[by telegraph.—press ASSOCIATION, J Napier, Saturday. At tho inquest upon the men Clunie and Orr, who were drowned at Opoiti, the evidence showed that both men were the worso for drink. When they reached the ferry Orr deliberately rode over tho steep bank, about GO f jet, and pitched hoad first into the river. Both had been drinking atOrr's house, where a five gallon jar of whisky was found, besides other liquor. A verdict of accidental drowning was returned.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10098, 6 April 1896, Page 5
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83WHY THEY WERE DROWNED. New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10098, 6 April 1896, Page 5
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