CARTERTON

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 302, 29 October 1879, Page 2

CARTERTON

(from our own correspondent) <| October 28, 1879, 1 The District Coroner held an inquiry 1 yesterday at the Hotel at Hurlnuioranei I of which deceased had for some time past' I been proprietor, into the causes of the I death of Mr Robert Greathead. A jury I tang been empanelled, a foreiiaj 1 chosen and the body viewed, the evidence I given went to show that on May last I the deceased, while travelling with some 1 Maoris, became very erratic in hiytik i and actions. About 2 o'elwk in tldßir- 1 noon the natives left i of European assistahcftgWe informa- i tion on the matter at Mesllffmith Bros' ■ homestead at Moses Smith and one of the men in h'is employ went m search of him and found him about five miles away, trying to catch his horse. He was out of the track and it is presumed he must have fallen from his horse. A fire was lit, and the man rode oft for aid, while Mr Smith remained 1 with deceased to the last. At first he recognised them, but subsequently became delirious, and died between 2 and 3am • on Saturday, and the remains wore subse-' quently conveyed to his late residence The evidence of Dr J. M. Campbell - who performed the post mortem exami! nation, went to show that the deceased was in an unsound state of health and the immediate cause of death proceeded from fracture of the base of the skull. A verdict was returned in accordance with medical testimony. The four men arrested on suspicion of having participated in the late outrage on Mr Jjusch, were discharged at about 6'30 las night, as on the arrival of the witness called for the purpose of identifying them it was found that neither of them were * with the men he had met.