SAD TRAGEDY.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7750, 18 July 1916, Page 3

SAD TRAGEDY.

VAN KILLED in a street fracas. (p t . r Press Association). CHRISTCHURCH, Last night. .. ,|„. inquest concerning the death f Frederick William Allen, who died 01 ,| H . result of injuries received in a frees in Cashel street on Saturday '.ht the medical evidence stated that Heath was due to a fracture of the Straffon deposed that he 1,1 plain clothes and saw Michael ('arev, a private belonging to the Six- , ’ ,„,ji’ Ueinforeements on final leave, anrui.ig the point with Allen. He *(d t'arev state: “You dirty —-, HI jnineh your head. The * I, »(re said in a low tone. Witess walked on, then looked back, and Heard Carcv sav “You are a hirker; you should he at the front.” ill i replied, hut witness could not what lie said. Allen then walk--4 iiuiekly away, closely,followed by who was face to face with deee i-. d. whom he smacked three times ji the face with his clenched fist. Witness was on the point of arresting Carey i'"r assault, but before he Juld gel hold of him the latter .truck deceased another blow with his Wt list on the right jaw, knocking deceased down. Allen’s head struck (be asphalt heavily, rendering him Uronscunis. Other witnesses corroborated the gptabk’s evidence in the main. TV Coroner’s verdict was that the esusc of death was a fracture of the base of the skull, resulting from a fall in consequence of a blow struck him bv Michael Carey. CHARGED WITH MURDER. Carry appeared at the Court to-day char/- *i ' : murder. A charge of obscene language was also preferred. A vas remanded till Friday. Bail was not asked for.