TWO KILLED IN FALL OF CAR
ALLEGATIONS OF DRINKING.
CORONER RESERVES THE VERDICT
By Telegraph.—Press Association.
Wellington, Last Night. Investigations into the deaths of Ivy Adeline Byron and Chandos Richmond Batkin, who were killed on the morning of December 22 as a result of falling off a motor-car on Hutt Road were continued to-day by the coroner, Mr. J. S. Barton, S.M. The principal witness, John Glenn, was in the box over two hours and was subjected to searching cross-examina-tion by Mr. Barton and Mr. W. E. Leicester, who appeared for the relatives of - Miss Byron. Glenn admitted both victims had drunk neat whisky when the car stopped at Lower Hutt, and that he and Chandos Batkin had had several drinks on the afternoon oi the accident.
The coroner reserved his verdict until Monday. i
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Taranaki Daily News, 17 January 1931, Page 4
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