ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER.
TAXI-CAB DRIVER ARRESTED. AUCKLAND, October 13. An inquest concerning the death of Charles Goldsmith, who was killed on the of October 9, was concluded to-day. The deceased was a passenger by an Epsom tramcar, and after stepping off the car he was knocked down by a taxi-cab driven by John William Mercer, and received injuries which resulted fatally. The jury returned the following verdict : — i; That Charles Goldsmith died suddenly near Owens road, Epsom, on October 9, and that the cause of his death was a fracture of the skull and shock, and that one John William Mercer, the driver of taxi-cab No. 303, by his negligent driving, did kill the said Charles Goldsmith, and is thereby guilty of manslaughter." The following rider was added: —"That the jury is of opinion that motor cars should travel at a moderate speed when approaching tramcars when they are at stoppingplaces." Mercer was arrested this evening on a charge of manslaughter, and was remanded.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3005, 18 October 1911, Page 60
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