ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13646, 14 July 1908, Page 5

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

POISONOUSMILK,

NINE PERSONS MEET I^EATH.

T|-esd Association-Bv Telegraph-^Cbpyriijut. Received '9.50 p.'*:,'' 'July 13th? 1 "' '- : ,\ '':'■■'.■'■ paris, 'juiy';i3;:. ; ■ "Fifty persons are ill,through drinking 1 mik near Alencom Nine of the'-'sufferers' died, arid ten are in a' critical ycqnditiou,, The milk cans : liad' beeirrprevibtisly .wAstied: in water from a polluter! well- ! Per Press. Association. • "'"" CHRISTGHUReH; > 'JuIy,,I3. ;., The St. Allans police were informed; ab0ut.9.15 yesterday mornjing;;tJiftt,,a; : .b»^'. ; containing the' Tjody bf a" newly-born'iß&ev child was- lying iu' : North street residence of Mr Edward Wilson who-Wade--' the discoverey. Constable McCliribhey, visited the locality and. found- the body 4' inside the box enclosed in a sugar 'bag!'' and later had it conveyed to the morgue." The appearance of the' bbi seemed 'is indicate that it Jiad been buried. It js unV 1 derstood that the> parents of;the child are married people.. At the inquest held "today, medical, evidence was given, that - the. child was still-born. A verdict.'w,as.given, accordingly. , ' . " ,■ ','•."'•

DUNEDIN; July 13 > The inquest, begaii ori;27th Jine, ,concerning the death of an child in a house in, Royal Terrace on ' June, was continued • to : day. The;: ojqily,, fresh' evidence'-was that of \Vpir<l; ■who testified to a statement made to him! by the mother. The jury 'returned; a verdict to the effect that the' cliildjaied'of ■ hemorrhage, the resxvlfc.of^negligence, but expressed an opinion that the neglect .'/wps., not wilful on.the part, of,the nether.. ■'■.

im r ERCARttILL, July 13. • Robert. Little,, who' was brought .-'iiifrom Winton on Friday, ,after-having:' slightly cuti his 'throat, . was remanded*. While in, the cells at the. gaol, he tofd the bandages off his throat and' attempted 1 to hang himself. He' will probably i ; ba isent to Seacliff; ■;,''-..■■: ;.;-{■■' •■';■■:■ ;'