KILLED BY A TRAIN

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 160737, 25 August 1920, Page 2

KILLED BY A TRAIN

INQUEST AT WXNGATUI. (Per United Press Association.) DUNEDIN, August 24. An inquest was held to-day concerning the death of a man, apparently named Angus Shaw, at Wingatui, on Monday morning as the result either of a fall from a tram or being struck in some other way. Evidence given showed that when tho train pulled up at Wingatui, the body was found lying between rails which tho train had recently passed over. The body was badly mangled. Marks showed that the body had been dragged about twenty yards. A railway ticket found in deceased’s pocket showed that it had been issued at Dunedin that day, and bore the punch of the guard of the Otago Central train. The guard of the train, in evidence, surmised that the deceased had got off the train at Wingatui, and was trying to board it while it was in motion.

A constable, who examined the body of deceased, found two letters, one being a note to R. K. Smith, of Tarras, apparently deceased’s prospective employer, and the other to “Dear Angus,” and signed “Ruby.” The latter was enclosed in an envelope and addressed “A. Shaw, care Mr Tyler, livery stables, Rangiora.” There was also a savings bank book issued at Christchurch, which was badly tom, and a wallet containing £33, and a railway ticket from Dunedin to Clyde. A telegram received by the Superintendent of Police from “Ruby,” was to the effect that she knew the deceased. He had no relatives in New Zealand, all his relatives being in Australia. Correspondence shWed that deceased’s name was in all probability Angus Shaw, and that he was known about Rangiora, following Jhe occupation of farm labourer. From the appearance of deceased, he would be about 35. The iuquest was adjourned sine die, pending further inquiry by the police, in regard to his identity.