ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 135, 31 July 1911, Page 5

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

(Per Press Association.) Wanganui, July 30. A case of sudden death occurred at Kaitoke near Wanganui this morning, the victim being a man of 45 years named Edward Barrett. Ho took up a position on Culliuan’s farm on Friday, when lie seemed to lie recovering from a drinking bout. He complained of feeling unwell at 8 o’clock this morning, and two hours later his dead body was found hesido the stock yard gate. He was a married man living away from his wife. Christchurch, July 30. An inquest was hold on the body of Wm. Fred Buchanan, an inmate of the Salvation Army Prison Gate Mission Home. Adjutant Stevens stated that at 3.30 p.ra. yesterday, deceased appeared to be in his usual mental and physical condition, but later ho was found lying in the yard face downwards on a heap of ashes with his throat cut. Witness believed his age was thirty-two. Another witness stated that deceased had been melancholy during the past fortnight. The verdict was that deceased committed suicide whilst in a state of unsound mind.