THROWN FROM A HORSE
GIRL’S TRAGIC DEATH.
A very sad accident occurred on the Warepa-Carterhopo road about 4.30 .on Monday afternoon, as a result of which Margaret Jane Murray, only daughter of Mr William Murray, manager of Carterhope Estate, met her death. Deceased, who was 13 years of age, was returning from school on her pony, and shortly alter passing Mr D. R. Jack’s property the pony apparently stumbled or by some means caused the little girl to be unseated and fall. She was dragged for a distance ot about 20ft, and when found was unconscious, and had a mark across her forehead. She was found by a daughter of Mr Jack, who signalled her father and Mr Murray, the father of the girl. Both hurried to the scene and conveyed the little girl to her home, where Dr Stenhouse arrived some time after only to pronounce that the child had expired. She had been riding since she was three years of age, and was considered a good rider. The pony was also unknown to stumble, and the cause of the unfortunate accident is more or less conjecture.
THE INQUEST. An inquest was held yesterday before Mr D. R. Jack, acting coroner, and a jury. William Murray, father of deceased, stated that at 4.30 on Tuesday afternoon he was called by Miss Maud Jack to the Carterhope road, where he found his daughter lying on her back. She looked as if she had been thrown from her pony, and. had a bruise on her forehead. She was not breathing, and did not speak. She was in the habit of riding to school every morning, and usually returned about 4.30. She was well accustomed to horses, having been able to ride for about eight years. The pony was quiet, and must have shied. She always rode the same pony. The pony came back with the saddle hanging and the stirrup irons were found subsequently about half a mile away. He knew of nothing on the road to cause the pony to take fright. Dr Stenhouse, having examined the body, said that death was due to concussion of the brain, caused probably by a fall from a horse. A verdict was returned that deceased met her death by falling from a horse and thereby sustaining concussion of the brain. -Otago Daily Times, 5/10/1921.
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