INQUEST.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 10 December 1908, Page 7

INQUEST.

■ WELLINGTON, Decorator 8. " Di \. Me Arthur, Coroner, -held an inquiry at the District Hospital to-day, touching tho death of William Hills, the carpenter who was picked up in an unconscious condition near Newtown Park on Sunday^ afternoon, and who died *ai;' tho Hospital early this morn-. . inR. ■'.'"'John- Ew'art, medical supexintendont of, the': Hosoital,- said the de-l^cea-ed was .admitted at 5 o'clock on i Sunday /evening. Ho was in ,a very weak and exhausted condition, arid was tSMni-conr-icious. Thoro' were bruises < upon various parts of the body, tho ! left arm was paralysed, and there were \ evidences of brain injury. He had a bad sore on tho lower part of the back. Deceased's condition did not improve from ■ tho time'of admission, and. the t:auso «f death was exhaustion from exposure and starvation. The brirses i woro probably caused by a fall, abrasI ions on tho body pointing _to that i theory. Deceased must have laid in the : same position for some considerable | time. There was a bruise on the left i side of tlie scalp, although there was no | fracture. Witness was .of opinion that deeras?d became unconscious when he I foil. Andrew Kershaw said deceased i was working for witness for about a 1 fortnight. Witness saw deceased on \ Tuesday, Decembpr Ist, at 4.30 p.m. !He had ar-'k^d in the morning _f or half ' a days leave, which was granted. Dc- '. ceasr'd can;o back at 4.30 p.m. the same ; day, but he was not fit t owork, being [ intoxicated. Deceased said he would i o^lll9 to work tho next morninsr. That I was the last witness saw of deceased. I To get homo deceased could ao pnst the i ,tramsheds. wher? lie was found. The ! widow of deceased,, and tho two boys ; who disc-ovcred him lying in th^ dHch, r>.ho gn.ve evidence, but no fresh liclit wa<i thrown on tbo master. Dr McAr Lhurs fincliurr ""a." in accordance with the iiTM-iicnl ovidr-nc^. Docoasod, who w- forty-four y»ars of age, was born in Tasmania..and hod bo?n i') New Zoniand threo yearn. He ler^ves a i widow and ono cbi!d.

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