ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13298, 6 February 1914, Page 4

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

(Per Press Association. l DUNEDIN, last night. At the inquest on the body of Robert Murray, who committed suicide at Outram yesterday.the evidence showed that his health had not been good. He could not eat much, and did not sleep well. He had been m bad health for about four' years, and ord no. worK. On Wednesday morning he was jnore depressed, not having slept the preyio.us. night. The medical evidence showed that the wound inflicted was so severe, that no attention could have saved the man's life. A verdict of suicide while temporarily insane^ was returned. Mr J. H. Irving, of Huapekapeka. met with a peculiar and painful accident recently. He was walking about outside his house, when he tripped over some tree roots, and m trying to save himself got his ■ foot m a hole, breaking" his leg. Whilo endeavoring to rise with ■ the broken leg he had the further misfortune to sprain tho ankle on his other foot. As "Mr Irving is 84 years of age the jshock was very great. * Mr Joseph DowthwaHe, tho wellknown shee.p-breeder, met with a painful | accident on Friday, morning. He and his son William were driving out to their . Redcliffc farm (says the Waimate Advertiser) and stopped to pick iip one of their dogs, which had gone lame. The pony swung its head, and the reins got caught. ' It began to kick and get out of control, and. bolted. Mr Dowthwaite was thrown from the trap against , a post, his scuip being split open and his left arm broken. : -. > y , , ,