A YOUNG MAN DROWNED.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 7166, 27 December 1894, Page 2

A YOUNG MAN DROWNED.

On Monday morning a yoang nu aajnod William 11. Hill met with hi* daata by drowning in a watrrhole io tha Maa*apapa cre«k, about a mile from Urn raaidaaoa of Mr H. al. VurUr. An inquvat «h bald oo Chriatmas day by Mr Booth, S M . coroaar, and a jury cooMating of Mraara J. Whiaray (forma**), W. Wibb, 8 McCoooall, B. Higgiaa, A. Skilliourn, and Patrick Moran. H. M. I'ortcr idaatiflad th« body aa that of William Hill, who bad bean in hia employ for tb« laat thra« moatht, aad who told him that b* cam* from Auckland. H« last aaw deceaaad at 6 30 oa Moaday moraiag. whs* Hill wm going for Urn oows. Afur nilkiag the oowa Hill took Ihta to Urn paddock. Bomo lime altar witness miawr! bi«a, aad ia Urn •rmion aaarcUd for hUa. la tk« paddock b* foand th« horw with aaddl* aad brUU oa which Hill bad ba«a ridlag ia Urn owraiag. Baaroaioff agata, wttaaa. oana acroat daomaaH's clothat a«ar a waUrfeoU, b«t ooald aa« oo aigaa of Urn mma bimaalf . rinamil wa» batwaaa H aad 23 yasn of ago. fftiiahttb Hyd*. domoatie aarraat ia Mr Pbrtar'a awploy. gave tridaM* l«*4 ah« laat a%w dwwaiil aliv* at ft. IS a.m., wan he waa gaiag baok Io Urn padifanfc with Urn eowiafiar atilkiag. Jobs Haaly gar» tridavoa tbal BiU Uld him that Im aa»d to twiai la a hola ia Urn Maagapapa cra«k/ Wita«« foaad tkt olotboa aaar Urn bol« at 6 p.m. CbaaUbl* Law tastifiad to draggiac Urn holaaad fladiag Urn body, oa whl3i Umts w«r« ac aavka of vioiaaoa. Tba iary rataraad a vardiet of "AociAmuOj dromwd wkiki halhiaf."