INQUEST ADJOURNED

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 144, 20 June 1931, Page 8

INQUEST ADJOURNED

TALL FROM TRAIN RAILWAY GUAMD’S DEATH After some evidence had been taken yesterday at an inquest concern ing the death of Mr P. Marshall, ac’ ing railway guard, the hearing was adjourned until evidence could be heard from a school girl, who saw the de ceased ia’l from the carriige. The Co. u pj. Mr J. J. Pilkington. pres’.ffiJ. D A. D. Nelson, medical superintendent at the Wanganui Hospital, said that at 9 a.m. he. proceeded with the ambulance to l orueil Station where he saw the body. At the morgue he made an examination and found that uv.a'.h was due to a broken nx-k. Herbert William Pa- . tiaffic in spectoi, gave evidence of .de nliication He stated that deceased vas i2 yearof age and appeared to »-njn goo I health. Last Aug.i t. h«»-. <-i■. «.•- absent from work for three weeks through sickness, -ut had lal'-'v toll nitifss that he ha J regi "'1 h.s » o ma I health. Herbert William 'ey. .'istri.t ■ n giuecr. deposed that at 5.40 he was at tending a derailment at Baker’s Crossing that had occurred earlier in the morning. The fireman and driver brought tip the first part of a heav\ train to the station and deceased remaiiici behind with the rear portion of f’«.• train. The engine returned to get the other half, which was also brought along. Witness, on looking along the line, saw n body tying beyond ;

ion’s. On hurryi.ig to the scene wi-.-n?.-- not iced that the acting gu t d was • rio.:-.!y in jure'!. When rofiio'. rd io the guard’s van h” appeared to be dead. It had been mining e.-tt'i. - n the morning and if deceased had mud "ti his boots it would tend to make fhi'i more slippery. Witness could only surmise that deceased had fallen off ’hi; cairiagc platform.