Walter Henry Brierly

On the 8th January an Inquest was held at the Hospital, before Dr. Philson, Coroner, on the body of Walter Henry Brierly, a boy six years old, who was killed by beings kicked by a horse on the 4th January. It appeared that deceased with two other boys were playing at cricket in Whisker's paddock, Newmarket, when tho ball was struck close to a horse which waa grazing near. Deceased ran after the ball, and tried to drive the horse away that he might get it. The horse kicked him on tha head, and," as was subsequently discovered, inflicted a compound fracture of the skull. The boy was not conscious afterwards, He was taken to the Hospital by his father, and died there on the 7th January. No blame appeared to be attached to anyone con* cerned, and the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 7857, 28 January 1887, Page 9. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=NZH188701...