ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES
FATAL LAPSE OF MBMORi'. !,i By Telef:T:i;u —Prc°s Association. Dunedin, Last Night. An inquest was held this morning on the body of Robert Martin Crogbic, found in the lmt.li oil' Dmulas street on °1 Sunday afternoon. On the evening of '' May 20, Crosbie, who was manager of P' Messrs- Harts' factory, left Port Chalm- li er.s by tin' 5.1.) p.m. train for his home P| in Ciimbcrltind slreei, Dnnwlin, but was vi not heard of again until his body was tc discovered. Evidence showed that the deceased apparently sot off the train at r " Peilchet Bay. Tin-re was no sign of a struggle where the body was found. A number of matches, Home used and some not, seemed to indicate that the deceased had been trying to find his way out. of the bush. A verdict was returned of death from exposure, deceased having temporarily lost his memory, and so been unable to find his way home.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 13, 3 June 1914, Page 5
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