CORONER'S INQUEST.
An lnrpicst was held at the Court houso, Collingwood, before Dr. Wilson, Coroner, on .Saturday the lOtli instant, on the body of Tliumas iJ'Aroy, then lying dead. ! The" deceased -^na found lying dead near the | ferry on the Slate river, .about 15 miles from Coli lingwood, on Tuesday the (sth instant.. After crossing the ferry with a mule and bullock on the previous evening1, lie appears to huvebcon carrying ii load of flour for some distance, and was proceeding to a store on the Slate River, lie was found dead next morning, on his hack, with his hands crossed over his belly. The weather was severe on tho ewnyig previous to the discover}' of' the corpse. Verdict—found dead, but no evidence to show by what means. Drunkenness appears to have been the case with nearly all the parties connected with the unhappy event oil the evening of the fatal occurrence.
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Colonist, Issue 1, 23 October 1857, Page 2
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152CORONER'S INQUEST. Colonist, Issue 1, 23 October 1857, Page 2
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