INQUEST.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 6697, 4 October 1882, Page 2

INQUEST.

An inquest was held at the Tramway Hotel, Adelaide-road, before Mr G. Davy, at:ll a.m. yesterday, on the body of Frederick Williams, :the lad who was run over by a tram-car on Saturday night. , Mr J. Petford was elected foreman of the jury. The evidence was merely confirmatory of what has i already been published./Joseph Thomas Williams, the father of the deseased, stated that be was standing on the. front platform of the second car, and bis son on the back platform of the first car, when tbe latter fell off. He did not see him fall, but saw him immediately after the accident. The cars were running along a straight line at Sussex-square at the time. W. H. Rogers, who was also a* passenger, gave similar evidence. G. Gore Gillon Resident Surgeon at the Hospital, deposed to deceased being brought to the institution, but be was dead when witness examined him. He had sustained some severe injuries, the left side of his chest being crushed in, and tbe left shoulder-bone being wrenched out of its socket, and broken, so that it protruded through the flesh in two places. The back, left leg, and scalp were also severely bruised, and several blood-vessels were broken. Death was caused through the injuries received. The evidence of Frederick Lampitt, guard of the tram, went to show that the two cars were not full at the time of the accident. He felt that one of the wheels bad met with an obstruction, and sounded his whistle to stop. Deceased was found under one of the cars, and extricated with the aid of several men. He was not aware that there was any regulation providing that passengers should not ride on the platform. Mr Underwood, one of the jury, made a statement, which was simply corroborative of the evidence already given. Another juror called attention to the fact that Mr Smith, the Manager of the Tramway Company, was one of their number, but as all the evidence had already been taken, the Coroner said he would not do anything in the matter, although he could hot approve of Mr Smith being there. A verdict of accidental death was returned.