Inquests.

Canterbury Police Gazette, Volume XIII, Issue 6, 15 March 1875, Page 43

Inquests.

An inquest was held at Mclntosh’s Farm, Timaru, on the 6th February, 1875, before B. Woollcombe, Esq., J.P., '.Coroner,. upon the body of William Mitchell, aged 24 years, a labourer, who was taken suddenly ill, and died' in ■ fifteen < minutes from ; heart i disease. A post mortem examination'was 1 made by Dr. Hammond, and, from;.the nature; of y his evidence, the jury returned; a verdict of “ Died from disease of , the heart.” ■ <r

An inquest was. held at Sunnyside Lunatic Asylum, on 19th February, 1875, before C. R. Blakiston,, ; Esq., r J.P., Coroner, "upon'the body of' James Miller, aged" 38 years, a farmer. .Deceased was admitted into the Asylum on 26th January, 1870, and progressed favourably until 10th February, when he caught ; cold, : and fell : sick,'growing gradually worse ‘until' he died on i 18th February. From ;a . post mortem examination made by Dr.,. Coward, and the . evidence thereby adduced, , the jury returned a;verbct of“ Died from inflammation of the' lungs.”

An h inquest was held at Timaru, on 14th J February, 1875, before B. Woollcombe,' Esq., Coroner, upon the' bodies of James Francis Leigh Hunt, aged 34 years ; Catherine Hunt, his wife, aged 23 ; and Eliza

Cunningham,- his mother-in-law, aged 54. It appears that the deceased (Mr. Hunt), who was a school teacher at Timaru, accompanied by his wife and mother in-law, attempted to cross the Rangitata river from the south bank under the pilotage of a man named 'Wragg. When partly across the stream the horses were ' turned " rather suddenly, - causing the wheels to .. lock and . capsize the buggy, ( throwing the occupants in the river. ' Wragg' attempted to save Mrs. Hunt' but .on getting her to the bank she was dead. He then proceeded to the assistance of Mr. Hunt, who I "was standing’ in the stream, and whom he endeavoured to get bold of and bring to shore, but he refused,

accusing him , of j having . drowned, his wife, and saying at * the ;same ... tine, “ drown me.” He then struggled, and Wragg’s hold of him giving l way, .‘he was carried J down by the stream ; meantime the body of Mrs. Cunningham had disappeared. ..The jury returned a verdict of— Accidental drowning,” adding a rider that Wragg, the Ferryman, was guilty of. great indiscretion. in using the up-stream ford, in not taking the , management t of the horses when he saw them .. in danger, 1 and endeavouring 'to take Mr. . Humt out on the up-stream side of the horse”’&

An 11 inquest : ' was” held ;r at * i Lincoln Road, Christchurch; on J sth 'March 1875, ; before J. W. S. Coward - Esq., J.P., Coroner, upon 'the body of- Edward Haytoh, stonemason, 1 aged 55 years, who came by his death by falling into c a well. ! It appears that the t deceased, who'was the worse of drink, was accompanied by two of his mates, who saw him to his own door, and left him with 5 his wife. On their leaving they heard a call for assistance, and heard Mrs.- Hay toil 1 saying that her husband was in ! the 5 well. 7On procuring ; ”a light, deceased was - found a : few yards ' from'"his house in a well, doubled up,-with’his 'head out f of water. Every assistance was given, and remedies applied to revive him; but he died in ; a few minutes. After the ’evidence of Dr. Patrick 5 the'jury returned' a verdict of—“ Accidental death -by falling into a well.” ■ ,

Reverting to 'Police' Gazette,: No.” 3, J L 875, page 17, the whereabouts of William Marley, ship carpenter," has been discovered. 010 v : rr(? A <i ir.4 • n•it i * \ r r*.« .■ » t-» rw r * f £■< .n ■t.w. r» ri■

Wanted the present whereabouts of ( James Griffiths Roberts,. supposed {English; about 33 years .of ( age, about sft. 7in., ~.medium .build, dark complexion,,black hair, thin black whiskers, beard, and moustache, hair cut short, last heard, of at Ashburton,. on the 30th January, last. __ Information to be sent to the, Commissioner of Police, Christchurch.

Reverting j to Police \ Gazette , • No. 5, 1875, page 34,'i offenders John Roberts, and 'Peter Malmanche, , therein. 1 described;/ have / been arrested. ; mi bar, .mo/Uhlv/.Jrmod lind ;

Reverting to Criminal Offence, dated Eangiora, sth inst., offender Jefford, therein described, has been arrested by Detective Benjamin, and committed for trial at Supreme Court,. Christchurch.

Reverting ■ o • Criminal- Offence, dated -Kaiapoi, sth ' inst., Taveudale’s : pocketbook was picked up by Mr. B. Wake, of Kaiapoi, on the morning of the sth inst., minus its contents. rtycia'l/l ... ; UfeaaoO earn* I,

Reverting to Criminal Offence Report, dated Detective office, 15th ultimo, Alexander Duncan’s cow has been found straying, not stolen. 1 .... ’ -

Return Appointments, &c., since "ohr M'-now Last n Gazette. 1 ; n‘ tl (.' ‘ *** ; midio btid a'™mV hoc£s£*<■«! ej Thomas i-Pi f Henley,- and Edward,, Peckham -•3n Rugg, to be Third-class Constables., ~ , p Fiorct rf tot *VT U f od f ,! • r *’ f vjnf>,>b y*l. ./I OJI/d j C l)Off in.T,. I JI . RESIGNED. *, to'fndv n gmbbi; Vgmawom 10 Third-class i Constable William Smith. I

About midnight 1 on ! the 6th inst., four hundred bushels ‘of 1 barley, sixty one'bushels of tares, and s large stack of straw, the property of William Goodwin, farmer, Tai Tapu, were destroyed by fire.—Hugh Hamilton, Irish, 4 ,y ears, sft. 6in., stout build, black air, whiskers, and; moustache, dressed in an old tweed , suit, and black ,cock .-hat, ; still in 7 Tai Tapu, is suspected of ; , being the incendiary. ; 0

mu;j. vu mjjiju u v ' v # wv -i ?•■ \ * ••During- .the night of the 26th ultimo, some mischievously., disposed person or r ,persons threw two ( , of the • stone ..caps (on Colombo Bridge, into the river.; in ; t r Air; .mob

During the night of the sth inst., an attempt was made : to. break into the office of James Goss, builder, Whately.Road, but no entrance was effected. nt t fir/,f> .n.ny/ ««m

Between ,8.30 / and 11; p.m., on the 6th inst., a stable at Woolston, belonging to Mr. Offwood, ; was, broken into \ and ; a , quantity .of loose oats stolen. 'j,, A

Between the ours of ll p.m. 9th and 8 a.m. 10th inst, the shop of Messrs. Eountaine and ~ Strange,High j Street,; was broken - into and ’the following article’s stolen: —A blue Venetian paget ' coat, and vest to match',' with '-fancy silk buttons, one pair Melbourne-made striped ; trousers, ,' one pair •' No. 2 size dark grey tweed ‘trousers 1 and vest, one' boy’s imitation • tweed vest, - r one ditto medium . grey, one ! or two white ! billycock 1 hats, i one u half -Yankee hat, and several acceptances for various amounts!;' Clothing. identifiable. ■t'Hbd?? J

About 11 30 p.m. on the 7th instant, stories were thrown through * the windows of the boarding-house,- kept by l Edward Brinckman, Peterborough Street. }, A man named Archer, Scotch, dumb; sft. 8 or 9in., medium build, fair, beard, whiskers, and moustache,-s light brown hair, 28 to-30 years of age, usually

dressed in a dark tweed suit, and who • was lately turned out,of the, house by Mr. Brinckman, ''is' supposed to be the , aggressor, ] he is at present staying - at the boardinghouse, Papanui Road. on. to 61 nil