NEW PLYMOUTH, Nov. 23.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4244, 28 November 1881, Page 3

NEW PLYMOUTH, Nov. 23.

Iliroki was brought up at tho Police Court this morning, whin Dr O'Oarroll gavo evidenco ua to prisoner's having tin old wound nbove tho hip bono. Richard .Birch corroborutod Mr Frasor's evidence, adding that prisoner woro v cap liko tho one producocl. The caao is proceeding. Both Drowned. Veatorday morning a fatal accident occurred on tho Wuitnru river, resulting in tho death of William Ady and his wife. 'Ihey, witli their littlo child, about seven months old, were in v sailing bout on tho river, the wife. • (Hearing, when the bout jibed, und the main-

sail knocked her overboard. Ady jumped in the river after his wife, who clung to him, and after a struggle they were drowned. The man's body was recovered three hours afterwards, but up to a late hour last night, the woman's had not been. The child was in tho boat, and was recovered alive. William Ady was from Greymouth, and had for aomo time been trading to the "West Coast from Lyttelton. The child has been adopted by a settler at Waitara. [LATFK,] The body of Mrs Ady was picked up this morning on the Waitura river bank, a little below the old cattle wharf. An inquest will be held at 1 o'clock. DUNEDIN, Nov. 28. Arrested. H. B. M'lntoah, Manager of the Walton Park Coal Company, has been arrested on a charge of forgery. There are defalcations amounting to £1500.