ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, ETC.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2882, 17 October 1895, Page 4

ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, ETC.

A rather serious accident happened on Saturday last at Mr E. Mitchell’s farm, Waitohi. One of hia sous, named Eli, the aged 14 years, was driving a roller, when reins got under the tail ofone of the horses and it, being a young one, played up, and the whole team bolted. The lad was thrown out fa front of the roller, which passed over his back. He was carried home and attended to by Dr Hayes, and is now doing as well as can be expected. Some time ago the lad lost one of his legs by an accident. At Dunedin Mary Ann McGuire has been committed for trial for striking Georgina James Meredith with a shovel. The body of a Chinaman has been found on the river beach about eight miles from Alexandria. It is believed to be that of Kong VVah Jun, who was about to return to China, and who when first missed was supposed to have £340 on him. He had, however, left the money with liis brother. At Invercargill Martin Norman Breen, Charles J. Pemberton, James Power, and James Whybrow, were charged with bur glariously entering Templeton’s store at Waikawa and stealing a safe con aining cash and documents of the value of £BOO. On the a'pp ication of the police the charge against Whybrow was withdrawn, and ho 13 the jjflucipal witness for the prosecution. According in hi? evidence Power was the ringleader, and it h 4 been intended to commit the burglary a mouth before, on the payment of the co-operative workers, but they were late in maturing their plans, and pat it off till the 2nd October. Power took out a window and opened the door, Pemberton going in and assisting him oft with the safe, Whybrow keeping watch. They carried ft a mile away, where Power '~ ; ed to open it with a pick but failed, and thou iu the scrub, thinking it hidden tlioy leu . -o was very drunk when from view. Breo.. J , , they met him some dista.. store. The charge was practicdly U.t„ denied and the prisouoF3 were committed for trial at the Supremo Court. Power, who has been in trouble before, was the ringleader in the ;>ffair, the others going about it iu a very half.-hearted faftnon. Pemberton and Mre m have mads ,a written co'ufesuion of guilt.