The Coroner renamed hie inquiry be] into the circumstances of the death of P.C. James Brough, who wes killed out shooting in the Jeesfield on Taesdey.
Mr. Kiog in giving' his verdict, immediately on taking his seat, said that be bad given the matter intense thought before coming 10 " decision. Untortonately be bad of had a jary to help bim with the verdict; the Order in '|Oouncil 1904, Article 68 B. stated that where a British subject was not charged mith cansiog " death the Quart shoold hold aa inquest, European had been killed another, in the eye of bee'tation and at once. He was quite certain that it must be clear to everybody that there was absolutely malice in thie case, The three men who went oat shooting were on the best of terms, As to manslaughter he need only deal with 1 negligence. To mal 0 forthe death el another om, the. charge of manslaogbter there must be gross Alter quoting difoitivax of gross negligence Mr. King contionirg, aid that where death resulted in conse queyes of a negligent act it would seem that to create criminal responsibility the negligence must amount to recklessns Having quoted the law en the subject the question are e of reply to the law on the facts of this case, and decide whether the nofortanate man King bad been galty of grove negligence, King ce was not very clear, and he (Sr, King) felt for bim Seiog in cb on unfortunate boston, He was and be coald a man mho unfortun
that © man in that position would be in such a state of mind that he coald not clearly recollect afterwards what did happen.
It occurred to him that it was quite possible explanation of the occurrence that when be slipped, associ his finger did go on to the trigg the gan and it went off. Now the point he had to decide, was whether Kiog was grossoly negligent in having his gun loaded with the trigger op at the place where be was, on the edge of the creek, not having crosced, bat waiting for
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