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THE HORRIBLE MINING
FATALITY.
OPENING OF THE INQUEST. A JURYMAN OBJECTED TO.
BENDIGO, Wednesday.
Mr V J Dwjci l'AI opened nn in quest to tlaf concerning the acculent at the Cíe it Noithern mine on Alondnt, bl which n miner named Richard Dcgiemes lost In* life tluoiigb the bieikage of n ttinih
lopc
At the outsit, Di Quick, who appeared foi the compaiii, objected to the inclusion m the jurf of Ali C 1 James who, it was allowed wtiR biassed against the minc mnnat,u anti the comjinni, mid lud shown
it in a pillions e i i
Jin colonel saul be did not tliinl Ali
lames would allow Ins feelings to miluence bun in suth an uni 01 tant niquirj
In teplf to the inonci, Ali limes saul he would find no elilhtultf in ailing but would letire it the colonel thought fit to tcquest lum
Mr Du j ci stud ho would be soin that auf such leflection should he nist upon Air James and the inquest was ptocccdcd
with
betcrnl witnesses emploi ed in the tumo stated tho\ lind c\ tunned the tope at i arums tunis and had been quite satisfied about its condition
Ali John lloopei the manager sud the lope had been m Use about si\ months its working fctiam was iOewt, and its break
ing strain set cn lons
Air liedeuck (. .\ atkin an expert on line ropes ilepcsttl to hat ing examined the rope ile found it rottin at the place whole it bl oie but otliei poi lions, lit thought wcie cal ible of bearing four 01 life tunis the tmi-lit ti hull tiUM.il the
luenkagc 1 rietinn t msod In the tipping of Hit buiket oxpmilid the stimula ol wire and separatee! them with Hit ltsult Hint ffutct _,ot between them and lotted thim lu hut opinion the shoes on such a lope should be bluf.id cien two or three
mouths
lu teplf to the inspectai of mines, wit ness stud he liutdlf thought the tole could hate been examined a lew hours befoie the accident without loose w11 es being dm
coi ci ed
Hie inquest ti is uchnmncd till Indai