TAIHAPE NOTES.
A man named James Ruthven Grant was accidentally killed near Rangitaua on Thursday morning. He was one of a party of three engaged road clear ing for the Roads Department. An inquest was held at Ohakune on Thursday night before the Coroner for the district, Mr J. P. Aldridge, who after hearing the evidence of his mates, Messrs W. Henderson and John Coriway, and Dr. Lachmore, residentisurgeon of Ohakune, returned a, verdict that deceased was accidentally killed by a falling tree, uo blame; being attached to anyone. The evidence showed that deceased and Conway were, jacking put a stump about 30 feet from where Henderson was grubbing a mairie tree, having a lean away from the two. mates and being worked to fall with the lean, .but for some cause the tree came back. "As soon as Henderson saw what was happening he at once sang out to his mates, Avho both ran, but deceased ran in the wrong direction, and was struck by part of the falling tree. He was^not killed outright, but died in ;about.halt an hour. He is supposed to be a single man, about1 53, and is not known to have any relatives in the colony. -,
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12240, 14 June 1909, Page 8
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