THE PAHIATUA FATALITY.
TIMBER, MERCHANT'S DEATH. IBy Telegraph—l'ress Association, j PAHIATUA, Last Niglit, An inbuest on the bod;- of James Cunningham, timber * merchant, whoso charred remains were foam! in a ilro 'at Iris office early on Sunday morning, was held to-day. Themedical evidence was to the effect that deceased sustained a fractured, skull in a motor cycle accident a year ago, and had since been stfl> ject to attacks of giddiness. For the last fortnight he had hardly had any sleep. The doctor was of opinion that deceased had a fit, and fell to the floor unconscious. In falling, he knocked over a lighted vessel, sotting the place afire. Deceased is believed to have had a considerable sum of money on him at the timeof the fire. A verdict of "form*?/ dead" was returned.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXV, Issue 10713, 6 July 1915, Page 4
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134THE PAHIATUA FATALITY. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXV, Issue 10713, 6 July 1915, Page 4
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