ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 February 1919, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

FOUND DEAD ON RAILWAY, \ Sj 1 elegraph.—Prm A«ecmti«*. i Taumarunui, Feb. 1, 'i A man named Ernest Tyler, better \ known as .Jack Jones, was found de.v; <j to-day on the railway line on the north I ■side of Okahukura, with three leather i bags of whisky near-by. It is thought i the man jumped oil' the Auckland express 3 early this morning bfeore the train's ar- 1 rival liere. The body was removed to i Taumarunui.

Taumamnui, Last Night. j An inquest was opened last night regarding the death of Ernest Tylur, aliu i Jack Jones. Deceased was a bush feller 1 41 years of age, horn in Tasmania, and I married, but it is not known where the ' wife is. He had been eighteen yews in ; the Dominion, and was defendant in » ' court caso Inst court day, charged with having liquor for sale, but the caso was adjourned till Monday, FebruarV S. Ha ' went to Auckland on Thursday night. 1 and returned on Friday night, and wu - aeen near Ongarue to leave the carria«» •with one bag, and failed to return. Tha \j police were on the look out for him at . • Taumaritnui. It is believed he f«U 1 ; lu W a wircß 1111,1 rebounded h't '• tee train, his face being terribly m»asl|.' 1 mJ " th v oUght *** iot S om o tia»» 1 whisky wu being dropped from moving ' trams near Taumaranui. The inq.,%£ i waa adjourned till Thursday |