CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 20077, 13 October 1920, Page 8

CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.

CORONER’S FINDING. TPer Phess Association ] ■ln mvilf jLING P N - octobe r 18. on AISJi u •! Ver ? lct ,. at the inquest ttii'ftT o lVIn i le 'i"’ 10 aiecl at the hos- ' S ? pt f m , lHir 29 . following on ■ rSfefl L \\ur d dow , u }’ y a ta*i driver, panlod Arthur Webb, Mr te K S ’ Gor ° ner > , said he believed that Webb was travelling too fast. There ™.v no Me at the time to give " Si? , if' l , nny difficMlt y in Passing , lth s- w « re travelling at a reasonable speed. -The driver swerved to avoid a handcart. 3 kept, on m tho direction of the men whe were plainly visible to anyone fel “ I , ook •°" t ' dnS jng pace, _ turning aside, or sounding the horn in time to warn tho men, he' ran . over Made. _ inflicting fatal in’ juneii, and carried Barnard, hanging fr n et l Jf 0 '" I 1 "101 ’ f ° r nhoilt n ' aet V tcct, before drawing up. 'piie whoh oirciimstances disclosed b y the evi donee _ was consistent only with a reck lc-ss> disregard for the safety of pu4n 3 lawfully using the highway He found that Mailo died as a result of injuries caused by being run over by aeg driven m .a reckless manner V\cbb was subsequently charged with week aUß ltei ’ ni ' d rem:ind ed for a