ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16539, 12 November 1915, Page 4

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

BODY FOUND IN JUBILEE PARK. Tho body of the man William Jeffrey, of ' Nairn street, Kaikorai, who wae reported as being missing from his home eince the 2nd inst., was found yesterday afternoon in Jubilee Park with a bullet wound in tho right temple, and a six-chambered revolver (containing three discharged cartridges and two loaded ones) in the right hand. The discovery was made by a lad named John Gibson, of Mornington, and the police wero communicated with and had the body removed to the Morgue, whore an inquest will bo held. ' The Inst information the police had concerning tho deceased was that after he left home on the 2nd inst. he went to his late . employer (Mr Hindle, of Maori Hill} and collected some money owing to him. From there he went to Messrs J. and A. Wilkinson, hardware merchants, King street, where he cashed Mr Hindle'e cheque and paid an account. Later on—either the same day or -the following day—he wae seen in Mornington. The deceased when found appeared to have been dead about 24 hoors, or porhape a little longer, and the police would bo glad to have any information ooffoerning- him later than what has been given. Lewis Wrigley, the nine-year-old eon of Mr and Mrs A. Wrigley, of Whangaroi, was severely burned on Friday night under peculiar circumstances. It appears that the little fellow, after playing with a playmate, put a box of coloured matches in his trousers pocket By some inexplicable means they became ignited, setting , fire to his . ' clothing. He wae severely burned about tho body and legs before the flames were extinguished. ITe was removed to Whangarei Hospital suffering from severe shook in addition to burning . .