Coroner's Findings in Case of Tragie Accident verdict that G, A. Griffiths died as a result of being knocked over while on his motor-cycle by a car @riven by a person "not under the jurisdiction of this court and in such circumstances that had he been under the, jurisdiction of this court he would be charged with murder" wails delivered by Mr. I. 'T. Morris, the Registrar sitting as coroner, at the resumed hearing of the inquest fon the victim of the Bubbling Well "Road motor tragedy on August 5, in H.M, Court on August 12.
At the previous heaving evidence of identification had been given, and "yesterday the Douglas motor-cycle the deceased had been riding at the time of the-crash was placed outside windows nee of eight the court in full view of the
witnesses wi Mr. B. H.C. inted Mrs, Griffiths and Mr. Gor Tsou-gee watched the proceedings on behalf of the driver of the motor ea 1 Very Severe Injuries Dr, B.-L. Marsh told the court that he had examined the body in the Public Mortuary the day following the accident. The injuries were all in front, he said, the most severe being an extensive fracture of the bones below the right knee. The head injuries included a fracture of the base of the skull and Jacuration of the brain, with hwemmorhage. At the time of the aceident the deceased's head must have been turned to. the right, as {the injuries were mostly on the lett side, There was evidence of internal injury to the lungs. His opinion was that death was due to the severity of the injuries, especi-cally to the head and brain. The injuries were necessarily fatal, fae of Sara, in Bubbling Well Road on the nigh in question, He was proceeding was passed near the Ascot Apart-right hand side. He heard the crash of the collision, but did not)
"Hine of. sight. He considered car] high rate of speed, increasing as it ha abut one year's expe ence of driving and his estimate of He had taken the other ca Mate' pa Se a gave corroborative evidence. time, but did not se¢ not seen the accident. He did not see any eastbound tram at the tim,
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