The Moturoa Tent Fire.
!• •» - : --' ''OPEN-IN^OF '-MQHEST/ _"'
ADJpUENED TiLL FE?IDAY ; NEXT/!
>' 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 , ,
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TH19030117.2.50
Bibliographic details
Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12198, 17 January 1903, Page 5
Word Count
346The Moturoa Tent Fire. Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12198, 17 January 1903, Page 5
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.