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VERDICT OF SUICIDE
DEATH OF CHINESE AT TEMUKA A verdict of suicide, while of an unsound mind, was returned by the District Coroner (Mr C. W, Wood) in the adjourned inquest into the death of James Guthrie, otherwise Ng Kam Leung, a Chinese market gardener, of Temuka, aged 22, who jumped in front of a train close to the Springfield road crossing on January 20, The fireman on the train, William George Copping, of Timaru, said he saw a man come out of the trees beside the line. As the train went past he threw himself under the engine. Charlie Guthrie, fruiterer, of Fairlie. said that his son worked as a labourer in his market gardens at Temuka. He last saw him on the Sunday after Christmas and he was then happy and contented. On Monday. January 18. he had a telephone call from Adjutant A. Angus, of the Salvation Army E".vs’ Home, to say that his son was ill. Dr. Scannell saw him and said the boy was all right, but later there was a suspicion that he was becoming mentally deranged. He had £135 in notes which ho left with Adjutant Aliens and ho had loft more money with Dr. Scannell. Guthrie said he had Telephoned his son on Tuesday. The boy spoke very strangely, but when asked what the trouble 'was said nothing.
Sergeant Hill gave evidence for the police about the finding of the bodv f. ncl 4 a J l t J Cl ;it lhe bo -V’s home. He said hat Guthrie was not in trouble with iho laiher or anybody else. Dr. Scan- IV? had visited him on the Tuesday and Wednesday, and although Guthrie was depiessod there was no reason to suspect suic.de.VERDICT OF SUICIDE
Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23856, 27 January 1943, Page 4 paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=CHP19430127.2.41&srpos=1&e=-------100--1----0temuka+chinese+fruiterer--
DEATH OF CHINESE AT TEMUKA A verdict of suicide, while of an unsound mind, was returned by the District Coroner (Mr C. W, Wood) in the adjourned inquest into the death of James Guthrie, otherwise Ng Kam Leung, a Chinese market gardener, of Temuka, aged 22, who jumped in front of a train close to the Springfield road crossing on January 20, The fireman on the train, William George Copping, of Timaru, said he saw a man come out of the trees beside the line. As the train went past he threw himself under the engine. Charlie Guthrie, fruiterer, of Fairlie. said that his son worked as a labourer in his market gardens at Temuka. He last saw him on the Sunday after Christmas and he was then happy and contented. On Monday. January 18. he had a telephone call from Adjutant A. Angus, of the Salvation Army E".vs’ Home, to say that his son was ill. Dr. Scannell saw him and said the boy was all right, but later there was a suspicion that he was becoming mentally deranged. He had £135 in notes which ho left with Adjutant Aliens and ho had loft more money with Dr. Scannell. Guthrie said he had Telephoned his son on Tuesday. The boy spoke very strangely, but when asked what the trouble 'was said nothing.
Sergeant Hill gave evidence for the police about the finding of the bodv f. ncl 4 a J l t J Cl ;it lhe bo -V’s home. He said hat Guthrie was not in trouble with iho laiher or anybody else. Dr. Scan- IV? had visited him on the Tuesday and Wednesday, and although Guthrie was depiessod there was no reason to suspect suic.de.VERDICT OF SUICIDE
Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23856, 27 January 1943, Page 4 paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=CHP19430127.2.41&srpos=1&e=-------100--1----0temuka+chinese+fruiterer--