The Moturoa Tent Fire.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12198, 17 January 1903, Page 5

The Moturoa Tent Fire.

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>' An : in<juesf> concerning* the r death of George- Thonias-Inee^^ho' 'di«d- in » the Hdstfital? -on 'Friday afternoon • from in. juries recfeved" through* tbe burning of has' tetffc- ai vMbitirtsa; >'» ori^JDecerriber ilth," waff-Opened >'in ;^he ; Courthouse, at 11* o'clock on Saturday, motfning, before' r; M¥ 1 'E 1 . r L.'-^tailfotfd; 1 ; Co-rbner,' and the l oJldwSßg"iury •' «-WW Ai 1 "Collis (foreman) , Hv.ißi' -GoMwatery -• W Amfe^,' Jjames'M'drey^C-. 'Ttftifefeidga, and 12. F.Brittain. " - - : -> x '""*'* '- : ■ThV' Coroner; 'Vhetf thfe"iu*y ; ' was 'eni^pa'hnq'n^d, was^ ' Only intended ! to" vieV'tße" feoidy arid' •' take *of Hhat day, 'atfd'h'fe-thett^pfbpo'sed'^to adjourn the; enquiiyl'ftilKnifct^d&Uio any date; thatrWduldrjb^^BuMable^to the jury,' Hei .sjugfg^teipljr^W'sday. „<>The- fpreniattj^said i.that -.^ftat, , day. would not be suitable,,,-.., [.-, > r ... | ,rtfPHei <Eordßtty©gg#tfe<lf ?f|day>, and: the /jury; implied that- « date (w.ould be' •suitable'/ :•'}'">•! •,-} i-fr >.5". 5 " H .■:<;•. ■/>/' .i r The jury* theft ,to £he jr.orto- jvie,w i!ih© >body; in '.'J,r -offllr „Kerr i(Standfeh. n inGtruc--ted'"by the -police, Appeared, to r con-; sdudtith'e ,ehquiiy^'<and{3Mir <T. ,S. Wes-' -ton-, sen.,: fwestfon :j and .Wepton;), , ap-peared-to !wa4;(?hM the 'proceedings, , for Walter Simthr-whais in on a charge connected with' the' -, fire. , .Sergeant iHWklrell 'wawalso . present..,-. On returning from viewing the body the following evidence was taken :— Constable Me Bac stated' that at 2 a.m. on December 12th he. went out to Mo.twoa on* .receipt .of & telephone artfissagq, nW •vr« l * * ne rfP. re ?^ ore where Tnce had been living in a tent. lie found Ince lying down and wrapped up in blankets, and he removed him to the Hospital, After arrival

4tMhe -Hospital he asked- Inco ixdns- as.to, the cause of the fire.\ 'v Mr ;Weston Risked, if this was i evidence., . C JaPhfere * was" a/ reporter in CJoprtJ''* and ' evidence might. be - . ,publfshed that would prejudice his' • client in th^pnbriß ! Mn& f ° '' , "TKe Coroner ' thought ii would, bo better to confine the evidence to-day to identification. .. cbn%inu(idHhat^he knew Ince before that date. Tfie body he saw to-day was that of. Ince,,, the man he took to the Hospital on December 12th. . . .... The inquest was then adjourned till 10 a.m.. on Friday. next. St , ,