OVER GRAFTON BRIDGE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 107, 7 May 1936, Page 8

OVER GRAFTON BRIDGE

MOTOR-CYCLE MECHANIC S DEATH COMMENT BY CORONER [ Per Press Association. I AUCKLAND, Al ay 6. '•A couple of strands of pig wire placed along the top of the parapet would stop some of these people,” said Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., coroner, at the inquest into the death of Harold Frederick Taylor, aged .18, of Alount Albert Road, whose body was found beneath the Grafton Bridge on Sunday morning. Deceased's father. Ernest James Taylor, retired storekeeper, said that] his son left the Technical College last I September or October and obtained om I ployment as a motor-cycle mechanic. | On Saturday evening he left home j about 6.40 to go to a city picture’ theatre. He enjoyed good health but was verv reserved and uncommunica- ' tive and of a d -idedly nervous dis position. Witness knew of no reason why he should have taken his life. Evidence was given by deceased s employer that he. was a good worker and better disciplined than, the average bov. How he found the body on Sunday morning when he was out exercising his dogs was related by R. Sheeran. A. constable also described the finding of the body and stated that the watch deceased was wearing had stopped at 10.35. “ j his is one of those extraordinary cases” said Air. Hunt, who returned a verdict, that deceased committed suicide by throwing himself from Grafton Bridge and death was due to internal