ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10891, 4 March 1914, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Per Press Association. Ashburton, March 3,

The body of a single man named Frederick William Frampton, 28 years of age, farmer at Willowby, was found beneath an apple tree in the orchard near his residence late yesterday afternoon. A double bar relied gun was lying beside the body and a wound in the left breast was evidence of the cause of At the inquest this morning the coroner returned a verdict of suicide while temporarily insane. Auckland, March 3.

James Doolan, seaman on a cutter, wea drowned while swimming at Motuiki Island, in Hauraki Gulf, this afternoon. He is supposed to have been overcome by cramp. The body has been recovered. A woman named McLeod was found dead in bed at her residence, Wakefield St., this morning. She was married but had been living apart from her husband. A man named Wood resided in the same house with her. When he awoke at 4.30 this morning he found that Mrs McLeod was dead, evidently the result of having taken poison. He reported the matter to the police. An inquest was held before Mr Outtan, coroner. William Rueben Woods said that he came home about 9.30 last night slightly under the influence of liquor. The woman McLeod did not go to bed. At about 10 o’clock she went oat and brought in a constable. He did not know wby the constable came or how long he stayed. He went to sleep shortly afterwards and did not wake until 4.30 a.m. He saw deceased lying on the floor and found that she was dead. He summoned the police. The constable stated that he was called in last night by McLeod, who alleged that her “husband” was “rowing” with her. Dr. Casement Aioken said that death was due to poison, There were two bruises on the body—one on the hip and one on the arm. The jury returned a verdict of death from poison taken while mentally depressed.