FOUND DROWNED.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XV, Issue 4688, 7 June 1890, Page 3

FOUND DROWNED.

At ■bone 7.50 this motnlosr. two Ssbermao named Cooper and M'Laucblan discovered toe daad body of • man in the harbor near the Ranks Peninsula bertb, and they at once informed tbe police. Constable Madden went down and bad the bad; removed to lb* Northern Hatel, ■ad It was Identified ts thai of Mr G. Walaoo, aa node to Mr Garden Wataoo, of Friatoo. It appears that deceased, woo «n about 50 years of age, his lived with Mr Watson on the farm for tbe last & years. Daring tha last few weeks be bat baaa (offering from iodoeczi, and at mii-day yesterday he pot oo bis beat clothe* and informed Mrs Watson than be was going to lake the boat to go to Port Chalmers, and wished to say good-bye. Mrs Watson remarked that sbe was surprised at bis resolve to leave them so suddenly, and asked bim to remain until Mr Watson came in. Deceased appeared to consent to this, bat went oat of the boon and afterwards went away. When Mr Watson returned and found deceased missing be went to look after bim, and found that he bad called at tbe next farm (Mr Russell'*) and bad bad a conversation there with Mr Russell's family. Mr Watson was on bis way to the police depot this morning, with tbe intention of informing tbe police that bis ancle was misaiog when be board of bis having been fooad drowned. Deceased was a native of iberdeeo, Scotland. He had been a coffee planter, and had resided In Ceylon foe a number of years previoas to coming to New Zealand, five or six years since. He was brooght up at the Resident Magistrate's Conn here on the Bth of Msy, charged with being of unsound mind, bat was discharged after undergoing tbe usual medical examination. An inqaest wasj held at noon, before tbe District Coroner and » jury of six, Mr Falconer, of Port Chalmers, being chosen foreman. After bearing the evidence, tbe jury returned a verdict of found drowned.