THROWN FROM A HORSE

Otago Witness, Issue 3526, 11 October 1921, Page 52

THROWN FROM A HORSE

GIRL’S TRAGIC DEATH. A verv sad accident occurred on the Warepa-Carte rhope road about 4.20 on Monday, 3rd inet., as a result of which Margaret Jane Murray, only daughter of Mr William Murray, manager of Carterhope Estate, met her death. Deceased, who was 13 years of age. was returning from school on her pony, and shortly after passing Mr D. R. Jack’s property the pony apparently stumbled or bv some means caused the little girl to be unseated and fall. .She was dragged for a distance of about 20ft,. and when found was unconscious, and had a mark across her forehead. She was found by a daughter of Mr Jack, who signalled her father and Mr Murray, the fattier of the girl. Both burned fo thp aeene and conveyed the little girl no her home, where Dr Stenhouse drived some time after only to pronounce thvt the c-bt'd had expired. She had been ruling si-os she was throe j cars' c-f age, and was c.c*ifidored a good rider, 'The Pony was also unknown fo stumble, and the cause of the Mi-.fortunate accident is more or !«u conjecture An inquest was held on the 4ih before M>- D. R. Jack, acting coroner, and a jury of five. William Murray, father of deceased, stated that at 4.30 on Tuesday afternoon no was called by Miss Maud Jack to the Oarterhope road, where he found his daughter lying on her back. She looked as if she had been thrown from lier pony, and had a bruise on her forehead. .She was not breathing, and did not speak. She was in the habit of riding to school every morning, and usually returned about 4.30. She was well accustomed to horses, having been able to ride for about eight years. 'J ho P on .y was quiet, and must have shied. Ciho always rode the same pony. The pony came back with the saddle hanging and the stirrup irons were found subse°quently about half a mile away. He knew of nothing on the road to cause (he pony to take fright. Dr Stenhouse, having examined the body, said that death was flue to concussion of Hie brain, caused probably by a fall from a horse. A verdict was returned that deceased met her death by falling from a horse and thereby sustaining concussion of the brain.