ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18762, 16 January 1923, Page 7

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

(Pee United Press Association.) PALMERSTON NORTH, January 15. Glory Winifred Morris, aged two years, whoso parents reside at New 'Plymouth, dicfl in the hospital as the result of severe burns. A Chinese lantern suspended ove» tho child's bed had been lighted. The candle burned low and ignited tho paper, which fell and set fire to tho bedclotlies, enveloping the child. WELLINGTON. January 15. James Duff Cruickshank, 69 years of. rge, a well-known business man, ,wus found dead in his office hanging by a. rope. He watj for many years in business at Masterkvn. A Chinese woman, Ghee Ming, aged 33 years, jumped or fell from tho upper storey of a shop in Taranaki street yesterday, and died iu the hospital to-day. INQUEST AT ROMAHAPA. (From Odr Own Correspondent.) : BALCLUTHA, January 15. At the inquest at, Romahapa on Saturday on the body of the young woman, Elizabeth Jane Cull, who had died suddenly on tho previous day. tho evidence showed that the deceased - hud net been iu good health fop sonic time past. She was employed as an assistant by Mr A. C. Miles, storekeeper, ’and on the day of her death had complained of weakness, but had kept on working until her employer persuaded her to lie down. She retired to her room, but a few minutes later was hoard to call out, and Mr Miles on entering her room found her lying in a chair in an exhausted condition. Ho called in Mr Peterson, of the twine mill, who rendered first aid, and in the meantime Dr Drown, of Bnlohitha, was sent for. Tho doctor arrived within half an hour, but the young woman was dead when he got there. The medical evidence was to the effect that death was probably duo to heart failure, brought about by the deceased's run-down state of health and anosmia. Tho jury returned a verdict accordingly. SUICIDE AT MILTON. A man named David Windmill Choyno, in his sixtieth year, residing in Union street, Milton, committed suicide iu the early hours of Sunday morning by plunging bead first into a well at the roar of his residence. The tragedy was first discovered about 7 a.m. by the deceased’s young son, who noticed that the lid was off the well, and on looking in discovered two feet projecting above the water. Assistance was procured, and the body recovered, but modi-’ cal evidence showed that death had occurred about two hours previously. An inquest was hold at the residence yesterday (Monday) morning, before Mr TI. Y. Dixon, S.M. The inquiry was conducted by Constable M’Quitty. Evidence was given by Dr Edgar, Mrs Cheyno (wife of deceased), Wiiirnm David Cbeyne (young sou). Mary Eliza Cho.yne, Peter Thomas Hayward, and Joseph Powloy (who helped to recover the body), and Constable M'Quitty. The evidence showed that deceased had suffered for years from a nervous complaint, and had suffered much pain at times. He was in his usual health on Saturday night, but on Now Year’s Eve had remarked that “he could not coniinuo like this, and would have to cut his throat or do something.'’ The Coroner returned a verdict that, deceased committed suicide by drowning whilst in a state of mental depression owing to illhcalth.