THE DROWNIKG FATALII

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2214, 11 June 1908, Page 2

THE DROWNIKG FATALII

RECOVERY OF THE BODY. Shortly after. 8 a.m. yester morning,.'as the dredge John Town was working opposite No. 1 shed the town wharf, tlie body of the i Andrew AValwicfk was * jirouglit The man had been missing from trawler Endon since Sunday, dragging operations on Alonday Tuesday were unsuccessful. The f of the dredge caught the man’s si and the body having been seel was handed to the police. THE INQUEST. An inquest into the death was . at the Courthouse yesterday ai noon before Air. AA r . E. Akroyd, iug-Coroner. The following jury were empa: ed : Alessrs. J. Brooking (foreman), P. Porter, T. Johnson, P. Naugh B. Harford,'arid C. Fogden. Sergt. Hutton represented the lice, and called Alfred Philip Coker, medical j: titioner, who deposed that he made an examination of the bod; the deceased. The body was nourished, and no signs of exte violence were visible. In. witness’ inion, drowning was the cause death. John Adamson, master of. the t: ler Endon, 6aid that, he had ku the deceased for over 20 years, ness and deceased had been mate; gether during that time. Dece had been acting-engineer of the t ler. AVitness last saw deceased the boat before 3 p.m. on Satur and later in the evening, shortly fore 10 p.m. on board the tra\ Deceased was then slightly under influence of drink. _ AYitness ha drink with deceased in a hotel a 9 o’clock. AYitness saw deceased ing in his bunk when he went to and that was the last'time .ho him. AVhen witness got up : morning deceasecl’s bunk was em His coat avas hanging on the enj room skylight, and there was an touched bottle of .beer lying on deck. .Deceased was a single i and belonged to Port Ahuriri. To a juryman: Ho had never kr deceased to bo subject to fite. Gc-orge Alfred Friers, owner of trawler, said that he saw the de< ed ayid the previous witness at oil Saturday night in the Turang Hotel. They were then leaving hotel, both being sligthly under influence of liquor. Tbe previous ness and tlie deceased had ah been good friends, and witness I of no quarrel between them. He viewed the body and identified i that of Andrew AA’alwick. AY in. Carrol], crane driver on dredge John Townley, gave evid as to the recovery of .the body, w was brought out of the river in grab of tbe dredge. Tlie body secured and handed'to the poiic Constable Pratt gave evidence on searching the body he found shillings and a perinv and an o face metal watch with rolledcham attached.' The jury returned the verdict deceased was found drowned, but there was no evidence to show lie got into the ‘Witter.