ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13264, 19 April 1907, Page 5

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

Per Press Association. , , / NELSON,, > 18. A man named. Willianv ; ,Gould killed b>a- falling 'tree .wlrile bush-felling near Murchfeon. He sustained a sey'ere fracture of the skull and lingered some, tyur- .. .teen hours-,., mostly unconscious. .He was single, aged about,, 24, asod a native of where, his family reside. . ... : ~X3HBIsfe?HURCH, An Inquest was "held, at the Jfiospital. to-nio-kt on- the bodv o'f--an ruiattt, »amed , Edith Mabel Malyard, who had,died in the morning., It was stated evidence that the mother of the child had.; been on a, drinking bout from-- April 1st v to 10th, and the death of■■■the child, had resulted from neglect during that period. A verdict was returned ; in. accordance with the medical evidence, "that death was due i'exhaustion following-on' marasmus, and the jury added a rider that in their opinion the'' police should make every effort to obtain information as to the places; where the mother, who was a prohibited :pe,rson, obtained liquor. , It is understood that the mother of the deceased child will be charged with manslaughter at the Magistrate's Coiirb to-morrow. 1 . GAMARU, ApriL 18Oliver Ward, aged 13 years, a tetegijapli nrsseng-r. died suddenly while playing football Ihis afternoon. He had been playing a h.nrd game, but feeling unwell walked off, telling the touch line umpire thai lie had had enough of it. Shortly afterwards he began to stagger, and vomited, and almost immediately expired., It was thought that he had bepn kicked during the game, but no bruise could be found on the body. DUNEDTN, April 18. An old man named John Burns was knocked over and killed by n shunting waggon in the railway yard at Balclutlia at 5.20 ii.m. 10-day. As far as could be ascertained he had no relatives in the distnet.