INQUEST.—CONTRADICTORY VERDICT.
TO THE EDITOR.
Sir, —I have for many years taken considerable interest in deaths by drowning, hence my particular attention to the sad death of the lad Richard A. Kearney, by drowning. 011 the 6th iust. In your published report of the 15th inst., there is ovidenoo that a seaman named Lovell jumped into the water and attempted a rescue, and there. is also evidence that on the first alarm being, given the deceased was seen floating face downwards. But there is no evidence to; show why the rescue, which should have been an easy one for a swimmer, was not effected; 1 in fact, the police, coroner, and jury appear to have relied 011 the statements of two or three small boys. Now, sir, allow me to direct your attention to the most extraordinary verdict in my experience : " That deceased fell into the water and was drowned, but that as to how he came into the water there was 110 evidence to show." Will Mr. Coroner kindly explain which part of your jury's dual verdict is correot? That deceased fell into the water? or that there is no evidence to show how he came into the water?—l am, etc., J.T.A. Auckland, February 18, 1901.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11580, 19 February 1901, Page 3
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207INQUEST.—CONTRADICTORY VERDICT. New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11580, 19 February 1901, Page 3
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